The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-07
REVIVAL OF INTEREST IN
OLD MONTEZUMA DISTRICT

every Indication that the Buckeye win
soon become q shipper Of very high
grade ore.
The Iron Can Is another promising
property owned By DR.. W. X Robinson
and associates. Much work has been
done under the superintendency Of Jack
r. ingram. one of the owners and VINO
made the original locations Of the estate.
George vickers Is the fiscal agent NO
work has been done for some Time u
when IL Is resumed il will be with a
hoists and the other necessary para
phernaIia for deep mining Con-
siderable choice ore has been taken from
the Iron Cap. but not enough to make a
shipment
Mark walser Is the leading spirit in
the Mineral Hill group. which adjoins
the famous old Caracas on the SOUTH
Jim Carson has charge Of the workings
and the 1oo-foot shaft displays his SUI
periority as a miner and superintendent.
The bottom of the shaf Is in a vein OF
excellent looking rock which gives
promise of becoming move valuable with
each shot It's location is such that II
seems hardly possible to get away from
the real old Caracas dope
Across the gulch from the Caracas
Is the Golden Buck group. owned by ga"
Francisco people. Of which w. Lucas -
the president. Work on the ground has
been under the supervision Of Charles
Buckhart. Last week Mr.. Lucas. j. T.
Gleason. Alex Minnie and Al johnson.
other o~fhcials of the company. were In
the c;ty and secured the services or
Percy A.. Bell. one Of the most reliable
and careful mining engineers in Gold
field Together they spent three days on
the premises and made a thorough ex-
animation of the surface and of the
workings. whether work will be re-
.umed remains to be seen as it all de-
wolves on the report which has been sub
mitted by Mr.. Bell to the company.
Colonel o. p. Posey is president and J.
NJ. Fairfield IL secretary OF the Monte
yuma Goldheld Mining company which
Is operating near the desert at the
mouth of Montezuma canon The sur
face Indications are excellent, put
enough work has not been done TO de-
monstrate much Of anything. The prop
erty IL in a good section. however. ana
Colonel Posey is of the belief that IL
will be a shipper when the necessary
depth Is attained.
One of the greatest propositions. so
far as lead, copper and silver indications
IL concerned. Is what Is known as the
Shusart claims. Mr.. F. r. u is
the head of the concern and IL is not in
corporated. There are a dozen holders
in the claims and four of them are work
ing daily. A few days ago Mr.. Shugars
was in Goldfeld and had ores from some
of the workings assayed. The gentlemen
took delight in showing the certificates
TO his friends which told a good story.
They read s12.25. $143.s5, s4os-1o. The
first assay from casing and the others
from ledge matter. This ledge is from
90 to so feet wide on the surface. A
large portion of the gangue is low grade
but IT is crossed and recrossed by seams
Of shipping value.
n New Caracas is the name of a
corporation which has secured several
claims to the north of the old Caracas
property. 1t il composed OF Omaha
capitalists who sent A. c. Jones here te
start and superintend the work. The
| gentleman has been working since tine
first Of April with one shift on a tun'
mel. 1t is his intention to put on another
crew in a short time and continue worl
during the winter. There is a shaft Oh
100 feet on the property from which
good milling rock has been obtained II
is on this shaft that the additional crew
will be put to work.
AS a rule every mine owner in the dis
trict has an abiding faith in the district
and they are willing to sink or swim
with their convictions.