Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-17
BULLFROG MINES
GROW IN VALUE
RICHER DEPOSITS FOUND IN
THE MAYFL0WER
High Rating for Milling Ore in the
Gold Bar Property-ConsoIida-
tion Of Valuable Mining
Claims


RHYOLITE, New, June 16.-Mayfow-
er, by reason of recent discoveries OF
immense bodies Of high grade. contin-
ues to remain first in the eye of Bull
frog operators. With $8,000,000 worth
Of profitable milling ore blocked out the
management has agreed upon the erec-
ton of a suitable plant of ample ca
pacity so soon as tests Of the bodies
shall demonstrate the most economic
processes of treatment. Sinking con-
tnues in both the Mayfiower and the
combination Mayfiower-Starlight shafts
the latter being near the dividing line
and about 1900 feet north Of the other
The former shaft is sinking from the
300 to the 400-foot and the combination
from the 150 to the 300. For both work
ings there has been provided LIE
horse power engine and 12-drill COM
pressor Within another month the
Mayflower- Starlight shaft, now In
stringers of rhyolite quartz displaying
nominal values. should reach the ledge
proper. The faces of the north and
south drifts, aggregating length OF
Sc feet from the gee gee feet station of the
Mayfower shaft, are in solid ore Of a
choice variety, furnishing employment
to sorters and sackers.
Gold Bar Mine
Seventy-five per cent of the aggregate
mile of underground workings in the
Gold Bar mine has been in profitable
milling ore, proving the presence of q
veritable mountain of average 81 dirt
aside from which there are slopes OF
high grade that yield $340 per ton
There is HOO feet of lateral work on
the 150-foot level and extensive drifting
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er. Already those at the helm have
decided upon the installation of 100
ton mill and to that end have ordered
test plant Of ten stamps. For use In
the treatment of the output the mine
has an available supply of $4,000 gallons
Of water daily from its we'll and ex-
poets to tap another big flow at about
the $50 level in the present 440-foot
incline, shaft which will continue to
depth of 1000 feet. There will be
built storage tanks good for 100000 gal
Ions and pumping stations established
Sulphides and free milling ore are be-
ing encountered in lie deepest laterals
south of the shaft, where a consistent
enhancement of values is noticed.
Within three weeks the new $3.50, ,00l
| mill at the -Shoshone, will
daily capacity of 300 tons, should b,
| placed in commission. The long-delayec
| 12-drils compressor has been delivered
and the six-inch pipe line has been laid
The bonanza property Is a steady ship
per and has incalculable reserves Of
choice feed for the big plant provided
Sinking continues at the Amethyst
Lucky Jack and the Providence.
Nuggets of News
These officers and directors of the
Hasyeed Extention Mining company ir
the Bullfrog district have been elected
L. P. McGarry, president; w. D. Walsh
vice president; L. G. Gwyne, secretary
and treasurer; additional directors: T
A. Fleming. S. r. Phail, ]. w. Seller
and 8. F. Lindsay. The company owns
seven valuable loca tions in the Lee dis.
trict covering the site of the Lee Town
site company. with which it is operat
ing in conjunction. 1t is understood
to be the purpose of the management
to open up the ground at once.
Judge Ray. Judge Largent, Robert
Smith and e. w. Cordus of Rhyolite
are associated in the consolidation ol
the Inyovada and the Highland Boy
In the Keane Wonder section. The
ground involved covers twenty-five
claims, with a surface showing of ex'
ceptional promise. it is stated. On the
Highland Boy values in gold rang
ing as high as $50 have been obtained
while the Inyovada values go as higf
as $106. The latter property adjoin!
the Keane Wonder on the north ant
west and the Big Belle on the west
Highland Boy is in the same locality.
T. G. Nicklin has disposed of his in.
terest In the Beatty-Bullfrog Miner tC
Terrell e. McKenna, who took posses
sion Of the printing office June 8.
AL Bealen, j. B. Cries and w. E
Boyd purchased some valuable prop
erty in the Lee district the last week
The ground in question lies in three
groups, twenty-six claims in ALL TIVE
of these claims are the east and wes
extensions of the Skibo respectively
The third group is located about a mile
west of Schw;,b. Assays taken at the
time of purchase from the surface al
various points gave the following re-
suits: Assay No. If $50; assay No. 2
1920; assay No. 8, $1040. The former
owners of the property were Thoma.
Rhylie and Ben Morris. The present
owners expect to turn the property Il
parties financially qualified to develoI
it.-Bulifrog Miner.
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