The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-05-18
PROVING UP
THE RAMSEY
COMSTOCK


The third level at the mine is well
started says the Ramsey Recorder. The
next couple of weeks rogress at the
famous mine will be closely watched
and there is good Indication that a min
ing sensation will develop comparable
to anything yet heard OF in New Nevada
AS stated in last weeks issue. depth
in the shaft has reached a much greater
liberalization of the formation they
are sinking In n the rock that above
would show but a trace of gold, at the
present level is carrying low milling
values in gold and pay quantities of
copper. The gray copper sulphides are
very much In evidence and every thing
goes to show the workings are now
in a wide extent of ore. What progress
is made in the crosscut shows the great
dyke is going to hold up the expecta-
tons and will on this new level prove a
greater and richer body of ore than
ever. There will be some little dis
lance 20 drive TO catch the high grade
shoot, which IS over Z feet wide on
the second level. The three shifts en-
ployed are getting ahead rapidly how
ever, and their efforts will be given
every dQtuntdkt. ENtIN ute HhtHiiotS
something good for this new level. AL
ready the ore is producing much higher
values thar similar strata on the level
above and a murmur of general satis-
faction is going around over the sub
stantial result so far obtained.
A lively sensation was created at the
New Comstock mine this week. In the
crosscut through the big dyke the shots
broke into a quartz stringer of excep-
tional richness. No assay tests have
as yet been returned. but there was a
general test with mortar. pestle and
pan. Enough colors are obtained to In
dictate that the general average Is from
$500 to $4,000 per ton. gold. Some
selected specimens are considerably
richer. The strike indicates that the
vein Is but another of the small string
ers found on the outcrop and which
nave in some instances returned very
high assays. The vein cut in the level
shows a very distinct widening. There
is about six inches more of 1t in the
bottom of the big crosscut than at the
top, which is a very substantial IN
crease and indicates no great depth need
be made to uncover a very large shoot
Of ore. The strike shows more copper
than has been found in any other part
OF the mine. Some places are alive
with c~halcopyrites and azurite. The
condition is unusual as 1T is not the
ordinary thing to find this character or
ore that will produce paintings of free
gold.
There was a general desire to see
the strike, with the result that neraly
everybody took a walk down the ravine
below town and visited the mine. Doz-
ems of pieces of the ore were brought
back and a general ~panning bee took
place.
Sinking continues at the Clark lease
on Ramsey Ophir ground, over on Bo-
nanza Mountain, and the immediate re-
suit is the finding of richer and better
ore. The condition is exactly similar
to that of the workings anywhere along
the rich trend and only serves to show
the and rich character OF the
big lead. The leasers Will likely con-
tinue the shaft another 100 feet before
a crosscut is made. They ave suffi-
GENTLY demonstrated shipping values
are present on the property and have
taken from the upper drift a nice bunch
Of high grade ore. This Is held 1or
future attention and win be added to
the consignments a little later on. Inc
results so far obtained with sinking have
shown the resolve to secure more depth
will amply repay the effort. There Is
the Indication the ores taken
from a lower level will bring up the
average to a marked degree.
At the Ramsey Ophir main workings
drifting and prosecuting is proceeding.
The big ledge, continuation of the fam
Gus Ramsey Comstock dyke, Is being
thoroughly explored. Like the big dyke
below, the high values are evidently
held nearer the hanging wall. rms
feature will doubtless change with more
depth and the big chute will appear at
the middle of the ledge or perhaps well
towards the foot wall. There is every
Indication results Identical with the
Clark dyke will be obtained on Ophlr
ground when the wet sulphide zone is
cut. The lead shows very strong ana
pannings secured from the oxide ore
near surface that are very nne.
Development of the big lodges or the
Coe-Fuller lease continues. They are
drifting to secure the contact at when
point some very high surface values
exist. There is a considerable quantity
Of silver carried with the ore indicating
the ledge is strong and permanent A
junction of two lodges offers the chance
for some exceedingly high values and
the work will be eventually carried TO
the point.