Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-20
RECORD STRIKE
OF RAMSEY CAMP

The folloSing concerning the re-
cent strike OF high grade ore at RAM
sey will be read with Interest BY a
number ot people In this city who
have Interests In that camp. Accord
ing to William whitesides. who ar
rived from that camp last evening.
the strike is one OF the richest that
that has made recently anywhere In
the state. lie states that they are
taking out shipping rock right from
the surface and will begin transport
ing the ore to the railroad withou.
delay. Our correspondent in the
camp has the following to say re-
eardinG the Ramsey Queen. the mine
on which the new high grade strike
was made
The remarkable assay of $35O6.SO
In gold was obtained from the high
grade ore uncovered at the Ramsey
Queen mine last week. The samples
were taken only six feet from the sur.
face and the assay obtained is the
record for grass root ore in this dis.
trict
Assays running into the hundreds
are the regular thing while numerous
returns above $1,000 are obtained.
Most everybody will remember the
samples of rich ore sent out from
Goldfield when the first big strikes
were made in that camp. This was
an oxidized ore containing great
amount of iron. soft and bright yell
low in color. The miners termed II
yellow ochre. This is the sort of ore
that is uncovered at the Ramsey
Queen and has caused the mining
fraternity here to go wild with ex-
element. as it not only gives promise
of developing into another Mohawk,
but there is already exposed ore that
not only pans sensationally, but it
produces high assays all the while.
For many hundreds of feet, in tina,
part OF the basin where the Ramsey
Queen is located. great belt of por
phyry occurs which for the greater
part of the distance is indicated
merely by one yellow stain along the
low lying hills. There are occasional
outcroppings, some of which are
quite extensive, but for the most part
the rich ore occurs in what is known
as blind ledge. 1t is not hard to
prospect however, as the surface
sands carry a great amount of placer
gold, and one can hardly take pan
full of dirt without obtaining colors.
while in some instances hundred-dol-
lar paintings are secured.
, At the scene of the Ramsey Oueen
strike the sands are exceptionally
rich and 1t Was this feature that led
TO thorough prospecting OF the ledge
1t is now strikingiy apparent where
all the placer gold comes from and
because in a number of places quite
distant from the strike, rich placer
prospects have been found. it is high
ly probable that REPETITION of tn,
big discovery will be made. In fact
on the opposite side of the hill the
owners uncovered another vein from
which $500 ore was obtained and It
is their intention to give further at
tpntinn hat 1,.t ~ IL.
an early date.
shaft has already been squared
out and as soon as material arrives
sinking will progress vigorously.
The hanging wall of the ledge is
exposed and it is near it that the SEN
sational values are found although
all the exposed quartz carries high
values. Quite number of specimens
have been found showing lots of free
gold. Some of these pieces of quartz
carry a large amount of brown OK
ide of iron and the coarse yellow
grains protruding from it makes a
beautiful contrast of color. In the
yellow oxide ore the gold does not
show as plain, although specimen:
are on exhibition that show the vel,
low metal all through the piece. A1|
assay test of either variety gives the
high values, although the yellow on
ide predominates and ii is this vein
that is being followed and is widen
ing and getting richer with each foot
of depth
The owners OF the ground are be-
ing swamped with applications for
leases. Not only residents of tho
district, but outsiders who have been
attracted here by the rich strikes. are
begging for ground. AS soon as some
preliminaries are arranged there will
doubtless be leases giver1 and some
lively development of the rich prom
erty ensue. 1t is surely likely prop
osition for the leaser, with high
grade right at surface. and the signs
are right that when some of the lucky