The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-19
BAD WEATHER RETARpS
WORK AT JOHNNIE CAMP

(From our Regular Representative
Johnnie. New. Jan. 1.-THE cold and
stormy weather has prevented much
surface work during the past week and
which have attained some depth. Sew
eral snowstorms have ragged and the
clustering winds have been biting and
cold.
The drifts on the 200 level of the
Johnnie Con. Mines have been extended,
the ore being followed which shows re-
markable regularity. Recent assays
verified the former figures and the ledge
averages between SIS and $40 across
the face. Many of the men put to work
on the upraising of the new shaft and
this work is conducted with unusual
vigor. The upper levels are being
cleaned and the Slopes are being put in
good shape. There is still much mill
ing ore in the upper workings Of the
company as only the shipping ore has
so far been extracted. Superintendent
Moser Is making preparations to con-
tinue sinking on the shaft and open up
another level.
Owing to the inclemency of the wealth
err the Boston Johnnie company has con-
fined its operations to the Slopes and
shafts Of its leases. The Bowler lease
especially is yielding good ore and as
the shaft is being mi along the foot
wall Of the ledge and the drifts are be-
ing extended the company is blocking
out considerable ore.
Camp buildings are being erected on
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to accommodate the increased working
force on the property.
Work. has been confined to the lower
tunnel level and the shaft in the Globe
Johnnie. GOOD milling ore is being ex-
tracted in the work.
On the Bullfrog Johnnie the men are
sinking the upper shaft along the ledge.
Assays at that point range between SIS
and $27.
F. E. Bennett has taken an option for
$4,000 on the Schader group of mines
located about half a mile north of the
Johnnie Con. Mine. An option was also
taken by Bennett on a group of claims
owned by Woodland and Simmons adjoin-
ing the Schader group.
The McClanahan ledge was encoun-
tered in the November mine in a tunnel
at a distance of As feet which taps tie
ledge at a depth of so feet. The ore is
silver, lead and gold and assays about
$40.
All the larger companies show salts
factory reports with the end of the year.
This time last year, such great prop
critics as the Bullfrog Johnnie. the
Globe Johnnie, the Boston Johnnie and
the Johnnie Wonder were practically
unknown. Since then all have expended
much money in development and with
one exception all Of them have produced
good shipping ore. Many other COM
panies have opened up rich territory and
are not yet in such a state that they
can be classed as coming mines. Dur
ing the year the ore bodies of the dis
trict nave been proven to a depth of 700
feet, the main shaft of the Johnnie
Con. company having been sunk to that
depth. The population of the district
has increased five times, yet labor is
scarce and idle men are unknown. The
Globe Treasure vein was not then
known but has since been proven to a
depth of 100 feet and 125 feet in length.
A year ago, ore n supplies had to be
teamed 100 miles, now a railroad is
running through the district within II
miles of the principal properties and
milling machinery is on the way. Tele-
phone lines and mail service has been