Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-09
GETS LEASE
AT MASONIC
SHAFT ON BEATTY MOUNTAIN
WILL GO DEEPER
BOND ORIENT GROUP FOR LARGE
CONSIDERATION
Present Capacity of Stamp Mil at
Bonnie Clare viii Be Doubled
for Renewed Ac-
tivity

Special to The Herald.
RHYOLITE, Sept. S-Curtis Mann re-
turned Monday from the Masonic mining
district where he secured lease on the
property of the PittsbTg-Liberty COM
pany. The Masonic district is about
Fifteen miles from Bodie, Cal.
Mr.. Mann went through the extensive
workings Of the Liberty mire, and also
visited several other properties in that
section. The Liberty has big quantities
of ore in sight and is considered a very
valuable property. A D-stamp mill is
nearly ready for commission.
The mineral zone at Masonic Is ABOUT
four miles square. Several former resi-
dents of Rhyolite are operating. MT.
Whitelaw is operating a valuable lease,
from which $4,000 worth of ore was taken
within the past month. the ore averaging
above 500 to the ton with width OF 70
inches. Mr.. Manns lease joins the WHITE
law block within sixty feet from where
the ore is being stopped shoot OF ore
is exposed on Mr.. Mann's block that goes
$50 at surface. He expects 10 start WORK
early next month.
Encouraged by extremely favorable re-
suits in the last work undertaken, the
Beatty Mountain Mining company will
sink a deep shaft on its property at
Beatty. The indications are that the
latest find on the property is well worth
while, and that it is only a question of
getting depth to develop shipper,
Railway Spur Promised
Everything at the big Shoshone mine
is in practical readiness for starting,
and the machinery will be turned just
as soon as the Nevada-Caiifornia Power
company can deliver electricity. This, 1T
is stated, will be within the next few
days. The Shoshore continues to ship It's
high grade product to the smelters.
These consignments average better than
three cars a week. and the returns, 1T
is stated, are very satisfactory. The
company has an immense amount of ore
blocked out ready for treatment.
One of the best mining deals closed this
summer has just been made by Busch
Bros. of Rhyo.ite, who bonded the
Orient group of six claims for large
consideration. They now own the Rusty
Pick Richmond and few other claims
north of the Orient group. The option
will endure for one year and all the
payments have been made.
The properties are located at the lower
end of the Funeral range, about ITO miles
south of Rhyolite, in what is known as
the Old hex mining district. Several
properties were worked In this section
years ago and shipments were made to
the coast by freight teams. The groupsf
mentioned are situated about two and a
half miles north of the Ibex mine and
four miles south of the old Confidence
mine.
After successful run of several days
the Bonnie Glare mill is temporarily idle,
owing to the inability of the compapy's
teams to get a sufficient supply OF ore
down from the mine, about seven miles
distant. General Manager Fred H. YAH
renkamp has just let a contract for
hauling. 1t is expected that the ore haul
ing will commence so that operations at
the mill may be resumed some time this
week.
Everything Ready
Foundations are now being laid for
battery of ten additional stamps. which
will double the present capacity of the
mill
At the Rattlesnake mine, the principal
property of the Bonnie Glare estate. ore
bins have been built, and the output is
being trammed direct to the bins and
dumped. Tracks have been laid In the
old Chatiovich upper tunnel, and shoots
placed from the extreme upper workings
to the level In this portion of the mine
there is considerable high grade ore that
can be easily broken down and shipped.
ard the management will take out con-
siderable of this ore while doing further
development work below
From the face of the main tunnel about
400 feet in depth, winze being sunk
and is developing fine body of ore. The
shaft has reached the S00-foot point, and
on that level drifts are being run either
way on the ore.
Arrangements are now being made TO
establish a permanent camp at the
Courbett mine of the Bonnie Clare estate,
and several buildings will be erected. A
force of ten or fifteen miners will be
employed The workings comprise sew
eral thousand feet most of which Is In
ore, with both shipping and milling
values.
1t is stated on good authority that the
Las Vegas and Toropah railway will run
a spur from it's main line to the Bonnie
Clare mill, to parallel the spur from the
Bullfrog- Goldfield, and that the Clarks
are favorably considering the advisapility
of constructing spur into the heart OF
the Gold mountain district to accommo-
date the output from the Bonnie care
and the several other promising proper
ties of the camp.
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