The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-10-19


The Old Cumberland group at osceoia
will SCOT begin shipping gold ore to the
mill. which has been pur-
by the company from DIR. H. A.
whitney. The mill is equipped with
five-stamps and will be kept busy hand
ling the product of the iii
The Lead King Mining company. has
just shipped a carload Of ore to the
smelter and another shipment is being
prepared. The ore runs 20 per cent lead
and was taken from a drift in the So
foot shaft that was sunk from the top
Of the hill. The tunnel that is being
driven to tap the rich ore bodies at
depth has cut a number of high grade
stringers. IS feet from its entrance and
1t is thought that the ore body will soon
be encountered although the manage
ment expected to drive the tunnei In leo
feet before striking the ore.
The Gold Bar Placer company has de-
clared q dividend of 4 cents a share on
all outstanding toe The Gold Bar
property II located at Osceola.
Clyde Tilford has made a rich strike
of silver lead ore at Granite. adjoining
the Ell Dorado Fraction. The ore as
SAYS so per cent lead and Is ounces in
silver.
Banigan n Brady, the ~discoverers OF
the Mizpah district have a carload OF
rich carbonate ore sacked for shipment
The ore carries good values in gold and
silver.
Dave bennett las sold a half interest
IN the old Peacock mine. across Steptos
valley, to James Beach and Fl. w. Kelley
of Lake City, for $500. The other hal
interest In the property is owned by
Newton Boyd. 1t is understood thai
work on the old shipper will be resumed
at onc
Arrangements are being made tt
patent the group of nine claims owned
by the Cambrian Copper company a
Muncey creek.
George F. Newman of Ely, has beer
appointed superintendent of the Osceols
group at Granite mountain. which wal
recently purchased from the Millfcl
brothers and Mr.. Newman by Richart
stingley and Fred Schratt of Salt Lake
and Frank C. Smith of Denver.
LUMINo
Ceroux has a large force of men a
work in his Copper Mountain Consoli
dated company. sinking shafts to tn
water level looking for the sulphid'
bodies.
The Santa Fe Mining company has
large force al work erecting buildings
and sinking on h ore. This compan!
is backed by Pittsburg capitalists.
The Todd camp is working full bias
with quite a number of men. 1t i
known as the Luning Gold Mines Syndi
cate Mining company.
The Portland Luning Copper compan.
ia shipping ore from a shaft and run
ming a tunnel to tap the ore lower.
The silver Leaf Mining company !
lust starting to develop a silver-coppe
property with bou IL men. 1t is put
ting in the latest machinery and hoists
Assays from this property show owe
4. 900 ounces Of silver and a good pc
cent in copper.
The Nevada Champion has a larg'
force working steadily. The shipment
from these in the last four months hav'
made this company large returns
The Pilot Rams group, owned b!
Eermenia Sarrais Copper Queen of Els
meralda county has l~easers, taking on
rich ore Tor SnlpiicIt. Doi@s
ia also being worked by lease and is pro
ducing some splendid ore. These 1--WE
group Of 25 claims each are reported
on by some of the best copper men al
great properties.
The Black Cat copper mines are beins
developed by Mr.. Alviez. He Is nov
running a tunnel to crosscut the mail
ledge at quite a depth.
The New York copper mines have sew
eral hundred tons of high grade ore Oh
the dump ready for shipment.
The Mayfower has a large force o.
men taking out rich ore and developing
a very promising mine.
The Luning Consolidated has recent!
been sold to New York people. who ar
now putting it in shape to make a snip
per out of 1t.
The Esmeralda Copper company MAJ
i,,st been sold to some good parties tina
will develop 1t.
The Banks brothers and James car
vert have made a new strike on what Il
supposed to be the same lead as TN
Lottie mines. They have a S-foot ieds'
Of silver and lead that runs very higl
In both metals. The ledge crops on
and shows strong for 5000 feet or more
They are developing 1t with a good fore
and now have out a car or more or ricl
sbinpine ore. They expect this propert!
to pay all expenses from the grass roots
Thu Lucky John, a shor distahc
from the Banks and Calvert claims, j
considered a big copper and silver prop
osition.
YEYIWoToU
The wabuska Copper Mines propert!
e showing up we'll. Sinking and cross
cutting are in progress on the Wiz
Horse claim and 1000 feet to the nortl
another shaft is being sunk that has Gu
a big vein of Is per cent copper. a tnir'
shaft will be sunk or the property.
The Mason Valley Copper company II
working on a ledge so feet wide ina
will ASSAY 20 per cent copper. With tn
nossible exception of the Nevada Doug
las and the Bluestone. the Mason Naiie'
has more ore in sight thar any prop
erty In the district.
RATTLE MOUNTAIN
The Pedro group of claims, locates
at Copper Basin has been purchased o!
7 !. Trimble of Tonopah and ]. J. Rat
tiran of Pennsylvania. A company VII
be organized at once to develop TN
property. :,
Matt Skow, A. Anderson and {. n
Duberg nave incorporated a company U
develop their claims at Marble CITY.