The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-14
CONDENSED NEWS OF THE STATE
Correspondents Tel. Of the Latest Mining Happenings In Iheir
Respective Districts
AURA

There In considerable ACTIVITY IN the
Aura district just now and some very
fine prospects are being developed One
of the most promising Is the Blenheimi
on Gold hill. which pans gold from one
side line to the other and from end line
to end line. The Bienheim completes
with the Jack Pot. Dick Bland. Hum
boldt. Aura King No. 1, Gold Crest and
others for the distinction OF being
known as the best high grade gold lease
In the camp. Then there are the Gold
Crest. q valuable group of claims adj
jacent to the Blenheim: the Tunnel
Lode. with a 24-inch ledge carrying
values OF SITS to $3.50; the De Grundy.
with nine inches Of beautiful quarts
running up into the hundreds; the Jack
Pot. with Sc inches Of quartz porphyry
averaging over $50 and with streaks
that run way up into the thousands; the
Humboldt and Aura King. in the last Of
which has been uncovered ore that will
mill over 5000; the far famed Dick
Bland: the Schley. from a 17-inch ledge
where they are removing ore that uns
800: and the Artic. the last big strike
in the camp. The Attic is owned by
Frick and Chase and when opened on
Afft StIO"tn q
seam tina carried values of about $50.
1t Is now opened to a depth of 40 feet.
grows wider with every loot in depth
and the 14-inch vein now averages
s2ss in gold. The Artic. though a gold
ledge. is close to the Big Four, being on
the east side of Columbia creek. Or
the silver gold propositions the most
prominent ones working are the Big
-Four and Columbia Queen. and both are
better than ever.
Porter mountain at Aura Is reported
as a scene of remarkable activity. On
the north side the Edgemont company
is driving with machines a tunnel that
cut its ledge at 1000 feet. This will
give the company an immense body OF
ore for stopping, in addition to that al
ready blocked out.
On the west side Of the peak the
Leonard-Taylor company is driving a
deep level tunnel that is expected to
open up a large body of hing grade ore.
Houses for the rkm are being
erected. and II is reported that the mill
and cyanide plant will later be removed
to a site below the new tunnel. n ad-
vantage will be taken Of the flow OF
water in the Bull Run to secure ade-
quate power facilities.
On the southern slope the Dick Bland
people are preparing for the winter. lay
ing track and getting ready for a vigor-
Gus campaign. Their location is such
that they will have the winter a month
earlier than the town of Aura in the
valley below them.
On the western slope the w. W.
Reese company is sinking a shaft on the
California that is in very rich ore.
DOUGLAS
The Coppernose Mining company is
shipping ore from its mine in Hope Val
ley to Minden depot. The company has
a large amount Of high grade on the
dumps and will make regular shipments
hereafter.
A 15-horse power hoist has been or
dered and will soon be installed at the
Longfellow mine in Red Canon. The
shaft will be continued to great depth
and the rich ledge which has been
opened up on the ppe levels will be
crosscut on the lower level.
The Donnelly mine, which has pro-
duced some marvelously rich specimens
of copper ore, has been bonded to Gold
field parties.
0BvEN T10U0X0
A strike is reported on the Seven
Troughs Lookout. located just west OF
the Mazuma Hills. In the bottom OF
the shaft a three-foot ledge, showing an
of sulphides has been un-
and while the values are not
high il is believed they will increase
with depth. In the tunnel that is be-
driven on the Gold Prize group. a
ledge of porphyritic quartz has
been penetrated for a distance OF 20
feet with only one wall in sight.
An important strike is reported on the
Buck Dorsey claim of the Humboldt
Troughs Mining company. A fine
ledge four feet wide was UNI
in trenching on the surface to
select a site for the shaft. 1t pans well
and development work on the find will
at once
Values in the two lodges on the Kay
ler-Distelli lease continue to increase
steadily n promise to develop into
big. Development work is
progressing satisfactorily.
The incline shaft on the uckho
property is down a12 feet and a crosscut
will be driven to cut the ledge as o
as the work of cutting a station is nm
ished.
The Seven Troughs Mining and Leas-
Ing has resumed work on its
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