The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-24

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Good orr II being made on the
Surprise mine, on Winnemucca noun
tain. The shaft In down 40 feet and the
ledge has widened to foul feet. carrying
shipping ore. The ore IL an oxfdised
quartz. showing plenty Of chloride OF
silver.
The Modestor company IL preparing
to push work on the group of claims II
recently purchased on Rebel creek,
known as the Midas group.
The Warner-Stewart company IL rush.
ing work on its willow creek properties.
The Rebel Greek Mining company IL
preparing to take out high grade.
An important strike IL reported TO
have been made on the A.. p. Smith
claims in the vicinity Of Mud Springs In
Pleasant Valley. The ore Is a rose col
ored quartz, containing a large amount
of sulphide and came from a depth OF
ten feet. Two parallel lodges thai can
be traced for Q considerable distance,
pass through the property.
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The Ramsey-Ophir shaft IL COINS
down rapidly. 1t has passed the 100
foot mark IN will be sunk to 500 feet
Some lively quartz. carrying free gold
is beginning to show in the shaft and
the management Is very much pleased
with the showing. The upraise OF %
feet from III tunnel level is nearly com
pleted n when finished will establish
fine ventilation
The Ramsey-Comstock is adding to it'
force Of miners daily and pushing devel.
opment work on the big property with
considerable energy.
Ore il being broken down and sacked
for shipment in the Walkover mine. Thu
vein is showing better with every foot
Of work and a two-foot body Of ore ha
been exposed that will run 5000 a tor
in gold. Further along on the ledge
other veins have been cut, one three fee'
wide. assaying $3.50 a ton.
Preparations are being actively push
ed to develop the old Garavanta mines
on a large scale. The ledge is from II
to 100 feet wide and will average IS and
Sc a ton, although there are several
veins that will assay $25 a ton. The ore
carries sulphides and can be taken Out
In enormous quantities.
Development work has commenced or
the Cottontail claim. one of the grouI
adjoining the Ramsey-Comstock. Ths
shaft, which is being sunk on a bis
ledge, is down Is feet and the entire bot
tom IL quartz, some Of which Ii very
rich.
The upper tunnel on the Western Ne
vada Copper company's property hal
followed the ore for $50 feet, the aver
age width OF the vein being forty feet
and assaying from 2.3 per cent to 81
per cent copper. The lower tunnel II
lust breaking into the %sulphides and q
drift is being run on a mineralized zont
that is rs feet in width.
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The Black Cat Mining company hal
been ~ncorporated for the purpose of de
veloping a group of claims n the Saw
tooth district. Work will be started i'm
mediately sinking on a vein that carries
values Of s49 ounces Of silver and som
gold.
Two men are at work on the White
Cat claim. In a crosscut at a depth OF
SIS feet a vein Of fine looking ore wal
cut but returns have not yet been re
ceived from the "a
The Mollimac Mining company has 9
shaft down on a 6-foOt vein that gave
surface assays of $40 a ton in silver.
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Eight tons Of high grade were shipped
from the Brown Palace last week. Tht
ore was taken from the groupings ant
from the 19-foot vein on which the shaft
is being sunk. The ore will average II
the ~neighborhood of 500 a ton.
The Rosebud Mining and Leasinf
company. operating a lease on the White
Alps, has struck a body of ore that as
says $19s.54 a ton. principally silver. A
force of men has been put to work de-
veloping the find. A shaft will be SUM
poets to be shipping in a very shor'
time.
The work of stripping the vein still
continues on the Dreamland. The weir
has been followed for 100 feet. in ore ali
the way. The shaft is down 80 feet.
A fine looking vein has been opened
up on Mummy No. 2 claim Of the White
Alps company. The ore has not beer
assayed but it is believed that 1t Is o.
shipping grade.
The tunnel on the Springfield groul
is now In so feet. Some good quart;
has been cut in several places by cross
cutting. The ledge is of great strength
and is traceable for the length of tw'
claims.
The crosscut on the vein on the Rose
bud Rather has reached the footwal
and a drift Is now being run to the cas-
to catch the ore shoot.
The Golden Triangle shaft Is down g.
feet and the vein shows a width of fou
foot With No footwa1I Another cOntrac