Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-03-16
MUCH WORK IS
NOW GOING ON
MANY PROPOSITIONS BEING
OPERATED IN CRESCENT.
NEVADA

CRESCENT. Ney. Mar. with
three shifts Of men busily engaged
in sinking the main shaft to the 600
foot level. the management Of the
Big Tiger mine is straining every
energy. working under forced
draught. developing their vast estate.
Since water was encountered in the
shaft. buckets have been used in
keeping the workLzgs clear. but il
appears now that pumps will have to
be installed in the near future. From
the soft quartz. encountered at the
200-foot level. the formation is
gradually turning into an altered
porphyry as the shaft descends
Many samples have been taken of
the assure since water has been en-
eountered and the values are higher
than the management expected, This
is regarded as a good sign in the
Crescent district, and if the present
values hold out or increase. the fu-
ture Of this property is assured.
Extensive development work is be-
ing carried on by C. NJ. White on the
Fioradora group, adjoining the
Double Standard. Homestake and
Florence claims Of the Wyoming Ne
vada; and on the Yaqui mine. where
the recent strike was made. On the
Homestake. the immense lead
traverses the property. north and
south, from which assays can be had
in gold and silver from the surface.
A working shaft is about to be start
ed on the lead near the end lines
and win be sunk 100 feet on the in
cline OF the vein.
superintendent A. J. Waddleton of
the Golden Crescent mines is prepar-
ing for active development on the
Happy Year group, situated south Of
the Boulder mine. A d%ouble-come
partment vertical shaft is to be sunk
to the water level. fully timbered
and 4xS in the clear. Hosting ma
chinery capable OF development to
great depth will be installed. The
Happy Year consists of three claims,
the Colorado. Good Luck and Happy
Year.
Superintendent Waddleton also
has charge of operations at the
searchlight Gold Extraction COM
pany's property in Searchlight. A
double-compartment shaft will be
sunk on the Comstock group to water
level. This group lies 400 feet east
Of the Searchlight. adjoining the
Blue Bird group. The shaft will be
fully timbered and one of the finest
in the district. At each 100 feet sta
tons will be cut and drifts run on
the vein. This property gives prom
Use Of great things with depth. and
is destined to become one of the big
producers of the camp.
The Ajax Bullfrog has let a con-
tract to r. H. B. Warburton for sink
ing the present 16O-foot shaft to the
water level The contract also calls
for stations at each 100 feet and
levels to be run on the ore body
There IS at present three feet OF good
shipping ore opened up. which gives
promise Of developing into a large
ore body. increasing in values with
The company has already
made several largs shipments of ore
that netted handsome returns. and
from now hence viii endeavor to
make this a big producer.
Another startling strike has been
made in the Crescent district four
miles from the town Of Crescent.
This mex find was made By Frank
Tursick while exploring the Merri-
mac. The vein is traceable for 1900
feet on the surface. 1000 feet show
ing al average value of ST. per ton.
The shoot is from four to five feet
wide. The Merrimac endlines the
Searchlight Gold Extraction COM
property. The vein has been
sampled its entire length, and pans
freely for 1900 feet. Depth on this
find will he watched with interest as
it is believed n Of the largest ore
shoots yet discovered in Nevada lies
below
Through the payment of $4,000,
which is believed to be 10 per cent of
the purchase price, Isaac Stevens Of
New Salem, Ind. becomes half owner
in a group of five claims at Crescent.
The purchase was made from Super
.intendent T. +. Gibbons OF the Cres-
cent Peak Gold Mining company. The
five claims are located on the north
side of Crescent peak.
Recent new finds have stimulated
business in Crescent which is now on
the verge of a building boom. Many
new arrivals are now on the ground
and new business is being estab-
With the coming Of spring.
great activity is looked for, as 1t will