The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-03
RAMSEY BONANZA IN
SPLENDID GOLD ORE
Attraction of Ramsey Maintains
Gait for Values and
Extent of Ore.

The third level at the Ramsey Bo-
nanza mine is we'll started. The next
couple OF weeks progress AT the famous
mine will be closely watched and there Is
good indication that a mining sensation
Will develop comparable 10 anything Yet
heard OF In New Nevada. AS stated In
last weeks issue says the Ramsey Re-
corder depth in the shaft has reached
a much greater naturalization of the for
nation they are sinking in and the rock
that above would show but trace OF
gold at the present level is carving low
milling values In gold and pay guam
phides nre very much In evidence and
everything goes TO show the workings
are now in wide extent OF ore
What progress is made In the cross
cut shows the great dixie 10 hold up 10
expectations and will on this new level
prove greater and richer body OF ore
than ever. There win be some little dis
tance to drive TO catch the high grade
chute, which Is over seven feet wide on
the second level The three shifts en-
ployed are getting ahead rapidly, how
ever, and their efforts will be given
every advantage. Every day promises
something good for this new level: AL
ready the ore is producing much higher
values than similar strata on the level
above and murmur OF general satls-
faction is going around over the sub
stantial results SO far obtained.
thing sought for And they are going
10 get II bigger and better than ever.
1t Is demonstrated To large extent II
Is carrying down and the width of vein
together with values are decidedly on the
Increase. They sunk winze about twcn-
~ feet on the rich ore chimney and in
ing as well as much greater quantity
Of metal. The orc shows the rich sui
phides much more ditfused. on every
side of a chunk can be seen spatler-
1 md
dark spots the high grade values lie
There have been assays made of some
Of these pieces that run Into pictures
and the whole exposed surface Is car
rying greater values than the breast
OF the drift The winze made too much
water TO be given further attention ana
needed for the shaft. made 1t advisable
to discontinue further operation, but
enough work was done TO Thoroughly
demonstrate the big strike is going 10 be
hummer at the next point or contact
and that the sensational Clark dixie VIII
be more famous than ever,
Among the. visitors TO the mine last
as ''Bullirog Clark He was certainly
amazed at The wonderful showing. both
in the oxide and sulphdc ores. some
crop or dixie and paintings made from H.
The great string of yellow gold obtained
was the source of much wonder to MN
He could not understand how the thing
could have been so long overlooked
Standing there all these wears, pok-
ing it's nose out at the prospector, as
he expressed il. The unusually wide and
rich sulphdc vein uncovered a the sec
ond level he considered cqualnS any
thing at present shown in Nevada and
he wondered that its fame was not more
widespread. Ee, as many others. pro-
nounced the property a great mIne and
further stated Il was in the ranks as one
of Nevadas big producers.
There Is going TO he an extensive
production of high grade ore after the
completion Of the present cross-cut
There will be 100 feet Of backs 10 stope
on the very rich sulphide ore besides the
great quantity of oxide shipping ore. II
Is proposed to get II out and ship II
lust as fast as possible and the tremcn-
dous dnantity that Will be blocked out
will make possible continuous shipments
for a long period. The company is also
perfeCting plans for mill 10 he con-
struc5ed at an early date. In addition
to the great quantity of shipping ore to
be taken from the mine that VIII keep
a large plant running for years. New
and heavier machinery will he Installed.
air compressors, machine drills, etc. In
fact preparations are under way for op-
Grafton on an extensive scale and the
great mine will soon enter very active
era and will add a large quota OF mineral
wealth To Nevada's production. Ram
scy Is going to feel the great benefit OF
the big monthly pay roll, necessary at
the Ramsey ComstoCk mine In the near
future and is certainly assured OF last
ing aid to her DroSperily,