Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-12
MAKES REPORT ON
NEVADA MINING
TELLS OF BULLFR0G DISTRICT
WORKINGS
Amount Of Work Done, Depths of
Tunnels and Prospect of Mines
Given by Salt Lake
Investor

! Special to The Herald.
1 RHYOLITE, New, March 11.-R. B
Whittemore, the Salt Lake man whC
has become deeply interested in tn,
Bullfrog district and has Joined force.
with Judge Ray in Lee and Bullfrol
deals, has completed report upon the
Bullfrog mines that in condensed form
reads:
Ali Baba-Shaft down eighty-five fee
and sinking.
Alliance-Work 200 feet deep: will
go 100 more. Hoist and blower pro
vided. Water piped from Patrick mine
No ore yet.
Amethyst-A new 25-horse power
hoist at the workings.
Belle-Contracts let for another 10C
feet of development.
Belmont-Belmont claims are in E
group of twelve, two miles east ot
Gold Bar. Ore uncovered at depth Of
fifty feet on Friendship No. 2.
Bonanza Mountain Extension-Cross.
cut tunnel running for vein upon which
| drift will drive.
Bullfrog Mining-A 25-horse power
hoist received.
| California-Copper ore coming into
west crosscut tunnel. East tunnel 300
feet drifting on vein that reveals
values. Resumption of sinking on shaft
where was once found $14O0 ore. Big
spring of good water developed.
Combination-Shallow shaft in gold
ore.
Daisy-Big ledge of fair mineraliza-
tion being developed at depth of zoe
feet
Gem-Six claims west of Gold Bar
Shaft down sixty feet.
(fibraltar-O0a Of tba host ;ae
in the district. There is a large con-
signment of ore sacked on the dumI
that was not sorted, and the railroad ie
within 200 yards of the workings.
Gold Bar-Another of the good ones
Ore averaging $3.50 being shipped con.
tinually. Crew developing water for &
mill.
Gold Bar Annex-New hoist.
Gold Bullfrog-Building a 35-ton mill
concentrator and amalgamator. A 400.
foot tunnel drifting on lead will pusl
$50 feet further for the conjunction o1
lodges.
Gold Coin-Fair surface showing
Work started.
| Golden Scepter-Three feet of man.
ganese tapped at a depth of eighty feet
pans clear across. This shaft to con.
meet by upraise from tunnel driving or
300-foot level of old workings. From
main shaft drifts are going north anc
south to eclipse lead.
Golden Shield-Tunnel driving on 100
| foot contract.
Homestake-At depth of 400 feet II
shaft is eighteen feet of $50 ore. Their,
is about 200 feet of drifting and cross
cutting on that level. A mill will b,
built and a 40-horse power hoist in
stalled. The main shaft will go dowr
| 700 feet and the Gold King shaft 500
The two will be connected and lateral
will also be run to Gold Bar workings
Los Angeles-Presence of ore body in
dicated at 50-foot level by stringers il
station
Manganese-Surface prospection t,
determine location of 3OO-foot shaft.
| Mayf1ower Consolidated-Two hoists
delivered-one for the Consolidated an6
the other for the Croesus. Crosscut or
the 100-foot level of the Starlight in
developing values. Milling ore 300 feet
in the Mayfiower shaft. A mill a
thing of the near future.
| Montana-New hoist Shaft to dror
additional 25 feet to 100-foot level be.
fore drifting is started
Montana Hill-Shaft now at 80 or
the way to 15O-foot level for milling
! ore.
Montana Mountain-Drifts in two di-
are
in milling ore, while crosscuts are driv-
ing from the 100-foot station of the
Black Bull.
Million Dollars on the Dumps
Montgomery Shoshone-A thousand
tons of ore shipped at values running
from 800 to $3.50. There is at present
100000 worth of ore on the dumps.
Connection has been made between the
t~ic nd frf, l. .l,,
future hosting will be done through
| the Shoshone and the Polaris hoists
moved to other workings. The triple
shaft is 260 feet deep and still sinking.
The Indian Johnnie tunnel Is now 100
feet deep and within three months the
new mill will be working.
Montgomery Extension-Ore running
from 81 to $500 has been taken out of
the double compartment shaft that is
being sunk
Nugget-The Sunrise claim is thought
to carry the Victor ledge.
Pedestal-DeVelopme work is being
rushed and showings are of the best.
Pioneer-Initial exploration takes the
form of a 1OO-foot shaft.
South Gold Bar Extension-New
hoist.
Utah-A 5O-foot tunnel has tapped
low-grade ore.
Steinway-Ore is being developed by
a 47O-foot crosscut from the SOO-foot
level.
sunset-Shaft equipped with hoist is
200 feet down.
Tramp Extension-Crosscut running
on the 50-foot level Of the Anglo-Amer-
lean.
Trinidad-New hoist.
Velvet-A 60-foot shaft has cut a
1S-foot ledge and drifting has started.
Victor-Croppings show free gold.
Shallow tunnel on north and is all In
ore that runs SIS. High grade forms
floor OF 50-foot shaft Three veins ali
mineralized have been cut on the S4O-
foot level.
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