Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-28
STRIKE
Gold Center Claim. owned by Ram.
scy Brothers, Has Rich Ore.

scy Brothers, Has Rich Ore.
Chalk up another strike in Ramsey
district. This time on the south side
Of town, in the low hills about half a
mile from the town limits.
The Gold Center claim. property
of the Ramsey brothers, is the scene
of the latest strike, where they have
opened up q series of veins on the
ridge Of a small hill that are furnish
ing sensational paintings of coarse
gold.
In selecting a spot to do some de-
velopment work the sands adjacent
to a wide porphyry belt were taken
and PANIED. A few colors of goll
were obtained. Then continued pam
ming up the ravine and nearer the top
of the hill gave better results. 1t
was seen that the ledge producing
the values was near at hand, so they
started some prospect shafts. With
in a few hours time a six-inch vein
of quartz that give unerring results
when crushed was found. Work has.
been continued for a depth of eight
/ or ten feet and there is exposed an
ore body eighteen inches wide, carry
ing mor gold all the while, and the
u grains of yellow metal are much
coarser. The bottom ore is worth
$50 to $50 per ton, gold. The vein
-fpitches toward the northwest.
+ The ~prospectors were sure that
there must be more than one vein
which had caused the wide area of
/, surface soil TO carry gold, and other
prospect holes were started. Three
other places were opened, the last
one being nearly 100 feet westerly
from the original shaft. In all of
, them veins are exposed, having the
, same character quartz and in each in
stance will pan gold, although the
5 most westerly prospect contains the
wider and richer vein. This ore
body pitches just opposite to the first
3 one exposed, clearly indicating that
they will come together at no great
depth, with the likelihood OF making
an extensive ore body.
/ Here again depth is resulting most
satisfactorily. Only six or eight feet
! has been sunk, and the vein is MAX
{ ing greater width all the while. AT
the same time the gold values are
r getting better, all the bottom ore
producing paintings OF very coarse,
heavy gold. This vein is 10Y over !
@ foot wide, which taken with the other
t ore bodies, makes at least three feet
OF ore exposed of shipping grade.
= AS is usual when a new strike is
I announced dozens of visitors are go.
ing oyer to the claim and a genera.
I panning bee is on over there during
D all hours of the day. Everybody is
c shown over the ground and show
c some paintings, and brings away {
G pocketful of high grade to test witt
his own mortar, pestle and pan
There Is no g~ainsaying that the new
strike is a big one, and on all side.
k enthusiasm is running high. Som'
of those who follow leasing as a bus
mess are negotiating with the owners
h for a block of ground, and it woulG
c not be surprising were some deals o
that sort arranged in next few days
d The strike greatly increases tn
n rich mineral area of this district. [
is ON what is known as the middl
e belt, which Is considerably more thai
a mile south of the belt or whicl
the Ramsey Comstock, Walkover
< Ophir and other mines are operating
In this instance systematic prospect
N ing has brought about fine results
something that this great minera
zone is certain to produce with NOR
,r OF the same thing. The camp get
le better every minute and the hume.
d IL here given that more strikes ar
near at hand.-Ramsey Record.