The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-07-06

mohawk Y1orenco On 1o1overoe
The Mohawk Florence lease on the
Poieverde claim OF the Jumbo Exten-
sion Is driving a crosscut east from
the shaft, ut a depth of s14 feet. for the
purpose OF cutting the codd ledge.
The Mohawk Gold Bar lease on the
February claim OF the Consolidated. is
working three shifts In the shaft. which
is down s25 feet. They are in a fine
formation and prosecuting will begin
soon.
The Gold Bar lease on the Gold Bar
Is cutting a station at the 200-foot point.
on which level a crosscut will be driven
to cut the ledge that was opened up on
the surface.
Nohawk cola Dar
The Mohawk Gold Bar lease on the
spearhead claim. is nearing the 400
foot level. where a crosscut will be
driven to cut a known ledge.
The shaft of the Mohawk Daisy lease
on the Quartzite. is down $50 feet and
sinking Is being continued.
The Goldheld Red Hills Mining and
Leasing oompany's shaft has reached
the 225-foot point and a station is being
set at that point. from which q drift
wfll'be run to catch the ledge.
ooldnsid Syndicate
The Goldheld Syndicate Mining com
pany. which is operating the Rogers
lease on the Red King claim of the Flor
ence. has struck a flow Of water in its
shaft. which is nearing the 30o-foot
point. J. F. Lane. in charge of the
Nevada interests of the warner-stewart
company. which controls the lease, has
taken over the Truett lease on the o. X.
Fraction and the two leases, which are
on adjoining ground and are connected
by crosscuts. will hereafter be operated
as one. The Truett lease is equipped
with a 50-horse power hoist and a blower
and several fine lodges have been en-
countered in the shaft. which Is down
800 feet.
Victor Consolidated
n Victor Consolidated Leasing COM
pany has taken a lease on the Victor
claim of the Consolidated. located be-
tween the BLU Bull and the Gold Bar.
There are good surface groupings on
the ground and the company proposes
to sink a shaft to a depth OF 500 feet.
The company is controlled by John NJ.
Fairchild and W. s. Williams.
The Jumbo Wonder shaft, on the Pole
verde claim of the Jumbo Extension,
is down 210 feet and a crosscut has been
started from the 200-foot level to cut
the veins that were opened Up on the
S0-foot level.
Atlanta Leases
The Atlanta Boom Mining company's
shaft on the Atlanta Is down 275 feet
and will be sent to the 30O-foot point
as rapidly as possible.
h Atlanta Cherokee lease has cut
a vein at the 200-foot level that assays
from $50 to $500 a ton. The shaft is
down $50 feet and the company is drift
ing on the 300-foot level.
The Goldfeld Atlanta lease on the At
lanta has a shaft down on the Bismark
claim nearly 200 feet and Is still sink.
Ing. They will go to the 25o-foot level
before prosecuting.
The Florence Hopkins shaft IL down
$50 feet and the station at the 370-foot
point has been completed. Four cross
cuts will be driven In as many directions
on this level. with the expectation OF
catching the Little Florence ledge.
h9ohawk Ledge
The Mohawk Ledge shaft IL down
355 feet and a crosscut IL being driven
to cut the big ledge that was opened up
on the upper levels. II the ledge Il
not found on this level another crosscut
will be driven from the as5-foot levsi
Another ledge OF oxidized quartz was
encountered last Saturday in the north
drift on the 310-foot level.
Major Stanton has taken a lease on
the Golconda claim of the CONSOLIDATED
and will sink a shaft to a depth Of 200
feet as fast as the work can be done.
Five Friends ON Laguna
The Five Friends lease on the Laguna,
controlled by Captain Peterson. is work.
in3 three shifts and the shaft is down
$50 feet. A drift has been started to
the south on this level and when the
300-foot point is reached another drift
will be sent out in a northwesterly
direction. The plant is equipped with
Q 4O-horse power hoist, machine drills
and pumping outfit. They have a good
showing in the shaft and are in line
to catch the diamond drill strike.