Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-26
BIG MINES
ARE ACTIVE
OFFICIAL REPORT ON BULLFRoc
GOLD BAR
DAN P. MURPHY HOME FROM
ALASKAN TRIP
extensive Campaign to Be Started on
the Diamond RuIfrog Con-
solidated--MiIIlns Ore
on Shoshone
Special to The Herald.

| opcCldi 10 1no Herald.
RHYOLITE, New, Aug. 25.-Tbe renort
of the Bullfrog Gold Bar Mining con,.
pany, which has just been prepared bv
President j. P. LOTUS, shows that tbare
has been expended in development ana
equipment, from the date of Organization
about two and half years ago, the sum
Oh $il9'OOo and that the work done with
this money includes water supply nIan,
with daily capacity of $4,000 gallons de-
llvered at the mine, necessary hoistine
equipment and 1861 feet of undereround
work, 80 per cent of which is in ore. The
mine Is developed to depth of 500 feet,
with crosscuts and drifts every 100 feet
from the 50-foot level down. The company
estimates that upward of s3,5OO.OOO in ore
are now blocked out in the ground. ready
for milling.
The company paid $4,000 for the prop
erty, which comprises 100 acres. located
by Benny Hazeltine. The first unit of n
lOO-ton mill has been ordered and is now
en- route from the manufacturers During
its entire life the mine has been in charge
OF l.. E. Bedford, to whom credit is dire
Tor the magnificent line of development
accomplished
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are; j. p. LOTUS, president; James r.
Davis, vice president and general man
ager; A. d. Sherman, secretary, and H.
q. Mayer, assistant secretary. The stock
In the Gold Bar corporation is closely
held In large blocks by certain individu-
ais, Mr.. LOTUS being the largest indi-
vidual stockholder.
Montgomery Shoshone is a steady ship
Dor and is blocking N n N
tity of fine milling ore. On the 4oO-foot
level the crosscut from the Shoshone is
within $50 feet of the Polaris vein, which
will be thoroughly exploited on that Level.
Drifts are following ore in the 5OO-foot
level and the 550-foot shaft will be con-
tinued to probable depth of 1900 feet SO
soon as oil for fuel may come to the 120-
horse steam hoist.
In the near future drifting will begin
at the Montgomery -Shoshone Extension,
whose shaft is nearly 400 feet deep.
Return of Murphy
Dan p. Murphy returned to RhyoIite
after a ten weeks sojourn in the great
northwest. He went from there to Seat
tie. where he remained a week, and from
there shipped to Nome. where he put in a
month among the placers. From Nome he
went with an excursion party to East
Cape, Siberia, remaining five dang Re
turning he visited relatives anN,Wriends
at Missoula and Butte. Mont. says
that II Is pretty cold up in Nomd d that
the hills are covered with snow lie the
sea holds considerable ice. He had the
pleasure of taking a squint at pile OF
gold bars in the purseT's room on the
home trip, the bars being worth a cold
million and half dollars. Nome is pros
porous, but the old settlers say that the
summer Is unusually quiet.
Lateral development Is now the order
on the b00-foot level at the property OF
the Homestake- King Consolidated com
pany there having been blocked out
down to a depth OF 400 feet free milling
ore to the value of at least 81. 100000, with
every foot of additional depth showing
an Increased enrichment, The incline
shaft at whose collar there are to be i'm
planted an s0-horse power hoist. compress
sor and air drilling appliances, is con-
timing to depth OF 700 feet. with drifts
to run on the 800 and 100 levels, and mean
while a new triple compartment shaft TO
be the main working shaft Of the mine.
will be sent down 10 great depth near
the junction of the Homestake and King
claims,