The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-11
TELLS OF SHOWING
AT LEXINGTON.C CONCORD

Salt Lake, May Ernest r.
WoolleJ has returned from the Lex
ington mining district, In the Black
horse country, where he went to see
for himself the big strike OF hisa
grade silver-copper ore In the proper.
ty of the Lexington-Concord Mining
company, of which he is president
and the largest stockholder. 20 say
that he was pleased with what he
saw is to family describe the sts.e
OF MS mind. He declares that he has
never seen surface showing any
where that would equal 1t.
Before going to. camp was under
the impression that the miners might
be unduly excited over the find," said
Mr. Wolley, and that their descrlp-
tons were correspondingly glowing,
but found that they had not exagge-
rated it in the least. The showing
is al least 100 per cent better than l
was prepared to see. If there aren't.
some wonderful ore bodies In that
hill the mature has outdone herself
In the creation of deceptive condi-
tions
LIN the first place We have satisfied
ourselves that we have a true assure
in Il grantte-lime contact There was
some doubt about this at the outset
owing 10 the fact that at some time
during the formative stage the pres-
sure from below was so great that,
while there was no overflow. the met
ais III solution We're forced. out into
the soft limestone. thus. giving a
broken appearance near the surface.
But at the depth of about twenty feet
theorc was found in place, and ut
3S feet we have solid wall of the
rich rock Is feet in height forming
as pretty a sight as one could wish
to see.
The ledge is about nine feet wide,
carrying fair values clear across, and
on the hanging wall is about eighteen
inches of the high grade stuff which
caused the miners to get excited. And
guess it would he almost wooden
man who wouldn't get little excited
! upon seeing It,
The samples brought home by Mr..
Woolley Justify his conclusion in this
regard. The nearly equal ldistribu-
l ton of white, black and green over
4 tho eri.-
ceedingly lively appearance, and its
! richness can be appreciated by the
novice It carries from 500 70 1000
: ounces of silver TO the ton ami runs
n high in copper.
: A tunnel has been started down
the hill from the find, which in run
ming about 800 feet will catch the
ore at nearly 800 feet depth. This
tunnel is already in 100 feet and the
a miners in their anxiety to see What
s. awaits them at the end are making
n the rock fly at an almost unprece'
, dented rate. M. Woolley says that
n as a result of the surface work dofe
not less than 5000 tons of pay OLE
10 are already In sight.
/. When asked about the report tina
a powerful eastern interest had takei
At an option an the control Of the Lex
" ington-C Concord. Mr.. Woolley looked
n pleasant and remarked that the prop
'. erty was looking fine. merely addinI
ID that he was not in position to discus
the subject Just raised.
.e Fred schrott, who Is locking ate
n the development work on the prop
If erty, came In with his chief, but vii
ID return to the camp In few days. H
n is even more enthusiastic than eve
+ over the outlook. The Lexington
Id Concord strike has caused not a littl
~ excitement In that region, he says
n and the country Is being located TO
II twenty miles around.