The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23

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n. J. Holmes. representing Goldneld
capital, has purchased the Gold Crown
and Overlook groups. adjoining the spi-
der and Wasp.
Samuel McMullen Of Goldneld has tied
up the Pike's Peak group.
The Red Top group to the northwest
of the vulture has been tied up by
Henry Weber of Goldfield.
An average of $500 to h foot has
been taken out in sinking eighty feet in
the Jack Pot shaft.
Twelve men are employed prospecting
the Stray Horse group.
Two tunnels are being driven on the
Saginaw Wonder
Splendid surface assays are being rb-
tanned from the Christmas Wonder.
Three shifts are employed on the
vuiture. The tunnel is now in ESQ feet.
The Wonder Witch company will order
machinery without delay and will enter
upon a campaign of active development
Work has been started On the Col
conda property.
Colorado capitalists have acquired the
Lena group.
Work has been commenced on the
property of the Joe Wonder Mining
company.
The Nevada Wonder company has
received two thousand additional ore
sacks and will hereafter ship steadily.
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Three feet of ore averaging $3.50 has
been struck in the Dromedary Hump
mine.
The hoist has arrived for the Aztec
mine.
Ores of Fairview and Wonder will
shortly be handIed by an immense sam
ping works being erected at Hazen.
Rich ore is showing at a depth of
sixty feet in the Harrett lease on the
Consano claim.
Boulde property.
A contract has been let for a 200-foot
shaft on the Great Falls claim of the
Nevada Hills Annex.
r.. L. Colburn has started work on
the Fairview Kimberly.
GOLD CENTER
One hundred tons of good milling
ore are on the dump of the Gold Center
Tunnel company.
The hoist of the Keystone mine on
Bare mountain has arrived and is in
place.
The face of the tunnel of the Gold
Mining Success company is in ore.
An enormous ore body is believed to
lie under the iron Gaping of Bare
mountain.
A gilt edged copper strike has been
made in Lee district. The ledge Is five
feet wide and assays of seventy per cent
nave been obtained.
The first carload of machinery for the
Gold Center plant has arrived at Gold
Center.
A number of big lodges have been
uncovered on the Independence.
A ledge carrying lead, silver and
copper.
RHYoLITE
n Rhyolite stock exchange held Its
first meeting on February 18th.
A tunnel is being run on the Fox
for a heavy blowout which indicates a
body of good ore beneath.
A hoist has been installed at the Dia-
mondheld Bullfrog.
The veins of the Tramp Consolidated
and Gibraltar are expected to enter Ali
Baba ground. A double con. ~artn.ent
/ SHAFT Is DeiflS Suuh W PlCh ticit UP.
The main shaft of the Original Bull
frog is now down four hundred feet.
Shipping ore is being sacked on the
Cross lease of the Original Bullfrog.
There is an unusual amount of activity
on Black Spar ground.
Miners in the North Star have broken
into the big vein for which the tunnel
was bein run.
REsE1vATIoE
Shot gold has been discovered within
eighteen inches of the surface on the
Wild Horse group of claims on Cotton
wood creek.
Leases in large numbers have been
secured in the vicinity of Dutchman
creek and operations are beginning.
The new camp of Dutchman now
boasts of two hotels, three restaurants,
four saloons, two blacksmith shops. W
feed ~corrals. a stage line, transfer COM
pany, two butcher shops, one shoemaker
and a general merchandise store.
The first issue of the Dutch Creek
News is nearly three weeks old and
the editor has not been shot at yet.
Development work on the properties
of the Walker Piute Mining company
at Copper is being pushed forward as
rapidly as possible.
A large ledge has been uncovered
at Dry creek which assays $3.50 to the
ton.
ToMoPAH
Ore shipments over the Tonopah rail-
road for the week ending Thursday
evening amounted to 1884 tons. of which
$500 tone were shipped from Goldfeld.
The Midway, which was shut down for
nearly a month because of lack Of fuel,
has resumed operations.
The Ohio-Tonopah Mining company
has declared a stock dividend of $780,
600 shares Of West enc Consolidated
Mining company.
DUTCH CREEK
Dutch Creek is rapidly assuming the
appearance of a town of stability and
permanence. The conflicts that existed
over the townsite have all been settled
and the owners of mining properties
in and around the vacinity are buying
lots and erecting good substantial resi-