The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-12-14
NEWS OF THE BUILFROG DISTRICT


NATIONAL DAuE
The new tunnel at tho National Bank is
now in nifty feet. and the last Ave feet
Is in vein matter. ten inches of which
will average better than 500 to the ton
in gold and silver. The rest of the vein
so far exposed is of a milling grade and
averages beyond $50.
The material was PANIED by a Miner
representative. and IL In every Instance
how a liberal amount OF gold. to-
gether with what appeared to be . heavy
silver-iron concentrate. The width of
the vein is not known at this time as the
opposite wall has not yet been reached.
The new tunnel was started with a
view to tapping a rich ledge exposed By
an open cut a short distance above. but
Superintendent Boyd Is OF the opinion
that this Is an entirely new vein since
IL dips northwest and the other south
west. Mr.. Boyd thinks that the one ex-
posed in the open cut is probably a
shoot from the one now being opened.
The vein In the open cut yields some
very high grade shipping ore. and picked
samples have returned as high as s47.-l
900 In gold and silver. The average OF
the pay streak goes considerably better
than 500.
Considering the dips and trends of the
two veins IT Is thought probable that
they will come together in a short dis
lance from the present workings. and
with a view to reaching the point of con-
v~ergence. Superintendent Boyd has
started drifts north and south on the
new lead. A rich ore body is expected
in this locality.
The management of the National Bank
contemplates increasing the force in a
short time and resuming work In the
shaft laterais.
xxANB WONDER
Homer Wilson. general manager of
the Keane Wonder. accompanied by Mrs.
Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Rogers,
was in Rhyolite a few lays ago to ship
the first cleanup from the new mill by
express to the mint at Carson City.
There were two gold bricks represent
ing a total value of approximately 49,
900. the result of a twelve full days
run.
In addition to this, Mr.. Wilson says
that thirty odd cars OF concentrates
averaging about $40 to the ton have
been saved. The concentrates. he says.
frequently run as high as $500, and
some times as low as $50. The figures
mentioned. however, he thinks a con-
servativc average.
r.. b. Hickey. of Carson. who is
heavily interested in the property. has
made an arrangement with the mint at
Carson whereby.a return for the bullion
may be had at once.
The new mill. Mr.. Wilson says, is CIV
ing excellent satisfaction. On the first
of the month 1t was speeded up to prac-
tically it's full capacity. and will be run
for the entire month before another
cleanup is made.
sKosKoME Mill
The new screens for the Montgomery
Shoshone mill have arrived and are be-
ing installed. according to Manager
Bryce Turner. He says that another
shift will be added. making three, and
that the plant will be run at its full
capacity in a week or such a matter. 1t
will then be treating in the vicinity of
$50 o a day.
A new station pump has been installed
in the triple compartment shaft and
sinking has been esumed. The shaft is
now down $50 feet. General develop
ment is being prosecuted at the prop
erty.
With the exception of the screens. the
mill, the management states is giving
satisfaction. and now that the old ones
have been replaced no further difficulty
is anticipated.
QUARTz MOUNTAIN
Oswald Stein. the mining engineer,
has just finished testing samples from
the property owned by the Marina
Quartz Mountain Mining c~ompany's
situated about twenty miles
of Rhyolite. He took ten
samples from the ledge and the lowest
ran 81, the highest s110. with several
around $50 and $40. mainly in gold.
George Turpin and o. o. Kincaid, are
largely interested in the company, and
with Mr.. Stein, they made a trip to the
a few lays ago. The claims are
about twelve miles east of the Bullfrog-
Goldfeld railroad.
Mr.. Stein made a superficial examina-
ton of the ground, and he regards 1t as
one of the most promising in this part
of the country. The ledge, he says,
ranges in width from six to ninety-five
feet. and has been traced for a distance
of 1900 feet by the outcrop. In many
places. it carries a width of sixty feet
for long stretches. The geologic condi-
tions are very similar to those of the
district, and the immense crop
pings of quartz and altered rhyolite,
lead Mr.. Stein to the conclusion that
very valuable deposits of gold exist.
The physical features render treat
ment easy and the property is but a
short distance from railway Transports
ton.
Little work, however, has been done,
but IL is the intention of the company
to more thoroughly examine the ground
in a short time with a view to beginning
operations.
xoxEsrAKE MILL
w. B.. Milliken, engineer for the Colo
RADIO Iron works, which was recently
the contract for the Homestake
mill. has completed a survey of the site
for the new plant and expects to have
the excavation for the foundation nm
ished by the time water can be obtained.
1t will be some time before the pipe
line for the new plants water supply
can be completed, and meanwhile the
water needed in laying the concrete
foundations and other necessities IN
will be furnished by the Gold
BAR pipe line now nearing completion
contingency is the fact that the
station for the Gold Bar line can
not be operated until the Nevada-Cali-
fornia company gets its power In.
Mr.. Milliken expects to nave every
thing in readiness to start construction
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