Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-22
STRIKE REPORTED.
Gold Center Claim, Owned by Ram
sey Brothers, Has Rich Ore.

sey Brothers, Has Rich Ore.
Chalk up another strike in Ramsey
district. This time on the south side
of town, in the low hills about half a
mile'from the town limits.
The Gold Center claim, property
of the Ramsey brothers, is the scene
of the latest strike, where they have
opened up series of veins on the
ridge of a small hill that are furnish
ing sensational paintings of coarse
gold.
In selecting a spot to do some de-
velopment work the sands adjacent
to a wide porphyry belt were taken
and PANIED. A few colors of goll
were obtained. Then continued pan
ming UP the ravine and nearer the top
of the hill gave better results. 1t
was seen that the ledge producing
the values was near at hand SO they
started some prospect shafts. With
in a few hours time six-inch vein
of quartz that give unerring results
when crushed was found Work has
been continued for a depth of eight
or ten feet and there is exposed an
ore body eighteen inches wide, carry
ing more gold all the while, and, the
grains of yellow metal are much
coarser. The bottom ore is worth
$50 to $50 per ton, gold. The vein
pitches toward the northwest.
The prospectors We're sure that
there must be moro than one vein
which had caused the wide area of
surface soil to carry gold, and other
prospect holes were started Three
other places were opened. the last
one being nearly 100 feet westerly
from the original shaft. In all of
them veins are exposed, having the
same character quartz and in each in
stance will pan gold, although the
most westerly prospect contains the
wider and richer vein. This ore
body pitches just opposite to the first
one exposed, clearly indicating that
they win come together at no great
depth, with the likelihood of making
an extensive ore body.
Here again depth is resulting most
satisfactorily. Only six or eight feet
has been sunk, and the vein is max
ing greater width all the while. AT
the same time the gold values are
getting better, all the bottom ore
producing paintings of very coarse,
heavy gold. This vein is now over 4
| foot wide, which taken with the other
| ore bodies, makes at least three feet
of ore exposed of shipping grade.
As is usual when new strike is
announced dozens of visitors are go
ing over to the claim and a general
| panning bee is on over there during
all hours of the day. Everybody is
shown over the ground and shown
some paintings, and brings away a
pocketful of high grade to test with
his own mortar, pestle and pan
There is no gainsaying that the new
strike is a big one, and on all sides
enthusiasm is running high. Some
of those who follow leasing as bus
mess are negotiating with the owners
for block of ground, and 1t would
not be surprising were some deals Of
that sort arranged in next few days
/ The strike greatly increases the
rich mineral area of this district. +
is on what is known as the middle
belt, which is considerably more thar
a mile south OF the belt on which
i the Ramsey; ComstociS. Walkoyer
i Qphir and other mines are operating
In this instance systematic prospect
4ng has brought about fine results
something that this great minera
zone is certain to produce with NOR,
lof the same thing. The camp get.
J better every minute and the huncl
Is here given that more strikes ar,
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