The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-12-28

MINK ft8 9alt - not % f1pfo a. tno
owners would have the speculatively In
clined public believe. He does not bank
on the form chart and IL al
together sceptical anent the dope sheet
Dexter has had several legal try-outs
this year but has never booked a win
ming.
Granny. that perennially youthful and
fruitful lady who makes her abode on
Litigation hill. has miners at work at
the leo. zoo and 300-foot levels Of her
estate In search Of valuable ore bodies
recently encountered at surface. The
deposits sought are distinct from those
already exposed in the upper workings
and are thought to be fully as rich In
gold. The crosscut at the s00-foot point
il out from the shaft a length of so feet
and h liberalization in Its breast is
such as warrants the prediction that the
objective point - not far distant. Once
the ore bodies are opened at the lower
level the management will have 500 feet
Of backs or stopping ground available
Ed Hirschler of San Francisco Is con-
suited on all matter pertaining to the
Granny's mining operations
Christmas week brings additional Joy
to Mineral Hill stockholders by reason
of a recent strike of moment on the
company's estate located in the east
end Of the pay belt. In the crosscut run
out at q depth of 200 feet q ledge has
been encountered whose riches give
promise Of becoming suflciently extern
s,ve to warrant regular ore shipments.
The vein IL showing 5 feet in width and
the primal assays gave returns Of
s24.s4 and s1os.ss gold h ton. Tho
more valuable portion Of the ore bod,
IL near the center. where the quarts
shows free gold in quantity. A heavy
coating of sulphides is q noticeable
feature as Is likewise the fact that the
pyrites are practically free Of evidences
of oxydization. Drifts are now being
run on this ledge and there is little
question but what they will prove ef-
ficient in opening up a number of pay
shoots. At surface this ledge is ex-
posed in an open cut 200 feet west Of
the shaft. At that point rich paintings
were secured across its entire width. 1t
was this find that encouraged the man.
agement to prosecute development at
depth.
NJ Q uCRtA u oV Cos III ON
Davis lease workings on the Seyler-
Humphrey estate a crosscut is being
run for the purpose of testing out values
in the ledge opened at surface. Values
have obtained in the shaft from surface
down and have increased with each foot
of depth. There is strong probability
that pay grade will be encountered with
the extending of a drift along he strike
Of the vein. 1t had been the intention
to sink to a depth Of $50 feet before at
tempting to prove up but the presence
of water in considerable volume at the
s0-foot level has forced the cessation of
further sinking until such time as
pumps can be installed.
After a period Of apathy of many
months work has been resumed on the
acreage Of the Manhattan Belmont Min
ing company. Frank p. Davis. one of
the most capable mining men in this
section. and one having a record as an
ore finder. Is in charge of development.
The property lies north and west of the
Combination and first came into promi-
nence something more than a twelve
month ago. Professor Jenny. the noted
geologist, made an examination of the
property at the time referred to and
passed very f~avorably upon it's mineral
showing. Free gold was a feature dur-
ing the former period of development
a few ions of pay grade ore were
piled on dump. Lack of funds with
which to prosecute development at depth
forced cessation Of operations just as
fortune appeared to be in sight. The
present condition of the company's
treasury is anything but satisfactory.
but such fund as it contains is to be
utilized in effort to locate pay ore in
place. The point of operations is claim
No. 5. scene of the earlier finds