The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-03-16

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The deem silver mines OF Phoebe, Ne
Ida. were worked to a depth of over
loo feet before water became trouble
lime. At that depth the influx of water
las so great that mining operations
build be continued no deeper with the
Humping facilities available at that
tme.
Ramsey all along has been regarded
Is a low grade district. Experts VINO
lave examined the formation, however
have all predicted rich ore at depth.
The strike on the $50 level of Dago No.
settles the question pretty definitely
hat Ramsey will come to the front as
high grade district.
A new hoist has been installed on the
kayfower estate at Bullfrog.
The Bullfrog Winner property is be-
Ing developed with a big force OF men.
The Tonopah Liberty Mining COM
hany's ten stamp mill will be ready for
operation in about two months. II Is
said to be the management's intention
Ito Increase the number of stamps to 40
during the coming summer. The mill
sill be equipped with a cyanide plant
land everything will be complete. Bodies
or high grade ore are being blocked out
and enough is in sight to run the mill
many months.
The Slaterange district will soon add
! another producer to its list for the Rus
sel-Cavanaugh is about to made a hip
ment. Itere is a strong body or good
milling ore in the bottom of the 1Oo-foot
~---..- 100 haan rarr on the
80 and f0o-foot levels and an s-foot vein
opened up. three feet of which carries
gold and silver values running from
$3.50 to $3.50 per ton.
The old I1linoi mine at Lodi has re-
Gently shipped 21.065 pounds of ore to
the smelttl. This shipment was made
via Austin
1t is thought that by the close of the
present year at least 100 stamps will be
dropping ir the Manhattan district and
in two years time the number will be
double. Eight different companies are
contemplating the erection of mills on
their properties.
The Rujlfrog Banner and Midas prop
critics are equipped with 25-horse power
gasoline hoists and double compartment
shafts are being sunk. Since the So
horse power compressor, with a ca
pacity of IL drills, has been installed
1000 feet of underground development
work has been accomplished in so days.
About six miles from Belmont j. w.
Schultz has a group of cinnabar mines,
assays from which run from 2 to "a per
cent in quicksilver. There is a good
prospect of opening up a large body of
ore.
The Sphinx is fast developing into a
wonderful mine and bids fair to outrival
any in the district, If not, indeed, in the
entire state. Drifts are being run at the
10 and 200-foot levels. Immense bodies
Of milling ore are being blocked out and
specimen stringers are occurring with in
creasing frequency.
ORMsBY
The False Alarm mine, three miles
from Carson City, has just made its
first shipment of ore. An s-foot ledge
has been encountered in the shaft,
which assayed from $3.50 to $175.
DEATH VALLEY CAMPS
Water is selling for Sc a barrel in
G~reenwater. The price was formerly
$3.50.
A contract has been let to continue
sinking the Queen Three shaft in Green
water, which iSnow down EOS feet.
Four fee1 9 high grade copper ore
has been opened at Ra~ttlesnake Point.
The Greenwater Brokerage company
has acquired sixty claims in East Green
water.
A permanent showing of copper is
being revealed on the estate of the Salt
Lake Furnace Creek Copper company.
Development work at G~reenwater is
retarded by lack of miners.
FAIRvIET
Fairview, the greatest camp of all.
says the Fairview News. will go down
in history as the one that forced itself
upon the world, without boosting and
without a really great boom.
Last Sunday work oil the Seymour
Fraction was resumed with a full force
of men, under the direction of ]. w.
Fairfield who has superintended opera
tons there from the beginning but who
has been absent at Seven Troughs,
where he acquired some very valuabl
holdings.
Orders have been received from Colo
RADIO Springs to begin operations on the
property of the Lena Nevada Mines
SohhPdHS, WHicH OWnS the IcHdS NO. T.,
8 and 6, lately acquired of F. o.. Norton
and Chas. S. Wilson, the Original loca-
tors.
Good progress is being made in driv-
ing the tunnel on the Condors property.
The tunnel is now in 100 feet. and in
the breast is the characteristic ore of
the range
lust far enough removed as to loca-
tion from the life of the Fairview dis
trict to be out of the public eye, the
Nevada Fairview mine is working out
its destiny. the making of a big mine.
in rapid fashion.