The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-19
Condensed Summary Of

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One may travel for nearly three
fourths Of a mile through the under
ground workings of the Bullfrog Colo
Bar and be in sight of ore every foot
according to the Rhyolite Herald. TIT
ore body has been proved more than 800
feet in length. combining the drifts and
footwall on the 150-foot level.
Bullfrog district has real mines
plenty of water. one railroad built and
two more coming. mills are building
substantial towns are building houses
three ice plants. four ~newspapers. Ave
banks. three water works systems sup
plying Rhyolite. Western Union tele-
graph and cable service. telephone ex-
change and long distance service. Wells
Fargo and Pacific express. schools,
churches. and many other good things
that m 1t to public confidence.
Senator Nixon and George wingfeld
are said to have paid $4,000 for copper
properties in Ubehebe district.
1t is claimed that development work
is in progress on sixty-fve mines in
Manhattan district.
Ac1oss TIE xxHE
u CtOttp AHOWH ~ uAno as
"Scotty." has just filed the location to
hfs mysterious mine from which he has
been drawing revenue for some years
past. The mine Is a placer property,
and it's location shows shrewdness Of
the miner; for while he had claims on
the east of Death Valley, in the Funeral
range of mountains, his real source of
wealth was on the west side, in the
Panamint range.
The Lee and Echo canon district In
tnyo county. California, 32 miles south
of Rhyolite, are to nave a town in honor
of Charles M. Schwab, of Montgomery
Shoshone fame n other matters of
lesser Industrial Importance. The new
town has been named Schwab.
Recent borax discoveries IN Death
Valley desert are said to be 80 per cent
pure.
The ~Guggenheims are said to have
had experts examining the Common
wealth Nevada mine, in Washoe City
district, the past two weeks with the OBJ
ject of purchasing it. 1t is said one
million tons of ore ranging from $40 to
$12 per ton is blocked out n the ore
holds good at a depth of $50 feet. The
~Guggenheims option is for $4,000.
Several companies owning mining
locations in Ramsey and Washoe City
districts, are arranging to list their
stocks in the San Francisco exchange.
Emerson Gee, chief mining engineer
of the Selby Consolidated Mining COM
pany, which owns valuable property in
the Jumbo district, has returned from
Denver, where he purchased a large
modern electric hoist for the mine and
also other machinery for the more rapid
development of the mine.
The decision of the famous ingalls,
case in the White Horse district, which
has been attracting the attention of
mining men throughout this and other
states. has receiveo,' it being to the eff
feet that the reservation clause in the
patent could not hold; that is to say;
the government can not give a condi-
tional title.
Among the promising mining sections
of this county is Dollyvarden, on Spruce
in the southwestern corner of
Elko county. L.. L. Bradley, who has
just returned from that locality, says
everything is located clear out on the
desert. There is no regular town laid
out. but the hills are dotted with tents.
Dollyvarden is about IA miles from
Currie's and six miles from Spruce sid
ing. Joe Brown formerly conducted the
Senate saloon in Elko, is now agent at
Currie's and has what is believed to be
valuable mining interests in the new
district. Mr.. Bradley has interests in
Dollyvarden and believes it will he a