Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
DIAMOND DRILL
DOING GOOD WORK
MORE FINE STRIKES IN THE
SEARCHLIGHT DISTRICT
New Discoveries from the Hills Out to
the Flat Section-Owners Buy
Machinery In Los
Angeles
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SEARCHLIGHT, New. Jan. 90
superintendent Edward Carleson re-
ported few days ago that he had
struck the apex of the ore shoot in the
WyomingSearchligh mine in the
north cross-Cut on the 2l5-foot level.
Investigation of the reported strike
showed that the value of the find was
not fully reported, as assay returns
make this new find one of the best
ever made in the Searchlight mining
district especially on the fiat where
everything heretofore has been merely
of a prospecting nature. Now, with
the knowledge that there are bodies
of rich ore extending from the hills of
Searchllght out to the fiat, many of
the companies in this district are ex-
pending every energy to be the next to
report a strike
Recently pay ore was encountered on
the Searchlight Mammoth, where Cen
eral Manager Abbott has been operat-
ing for some time past, and during the
past week larger and richer ore shoot
was encountered on the 100-foot level.
This latest find is surprising for
this district. as the best values are
rarely found above water level. Ma
chinery necessary to sink to the 500
progress on this property will be eager
ly watched by the mining men who
have holdings in the near vicinity.
To the north of the Wyoming-Search-
light work on the Golconda has been
progressing very rapidly under the
management of General Manager w.
w. Hurt. The shaft has reached the
200-foot level and cross-cuts will be
run to the vein. In sinking, the shaft
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mineralized vein matter at a depth of
ninety feet and another body ten feet
in width, assaying over $24 at depth
of 125 feet The fifteen horse power
Fairbanks Morse gasoline hoist in
stalled on this property is now in active
working order and the shaft will be
sunk to the water level.
The diamond drill is an assured fact,
as the management of the New York
Searchlight Mining company has or
dered one and it is on the road from
the manufacturers The introduction
of the drill in Searchlight will mean
considerable for the owners that can
not afford to sink expensive shafts in
exploiting their properties at depth.
Diamond drilling is the modern method
of quickly and cheaply gaining knowl-
edge of concealed portions of the
earths crust and it reveals hidden ore
deposits.
The rich strike recently made on the
Stanley Forbes property, east OF
Searchlight, continues to increase as
work progresses. The adit is now in
100 feet on the vein and the high values
continue, while the ore body is
very uniform. averaging five feet in
width. President Joseph Macarthur is
in Los Angeles purchasing machinery
for the mine.
G. w. Huntington is operating the
Superior r-Nevada and Crescent Search
light properties in a very systematic
manner judging from the results
shown for the time the property has
been under development. Five feet of
ore has been struck on the Superior
Nevada, running over $3S per ton in
the main shaft and in the King Solo,
mon tunnel the vein was intersected
at 110 feet. A cross-cut showed near
ly four feet of good milling ore. VAL
ues ran from $685. to $6670 in gold.
superintendent George Straub has
let contract to sink the present fifty
foot shaft to water level. This prop
erty is in the vicinity of the wyoming
Searchlight and very defined vein
can be traced the entire length of the
Bank Roll and Crystal claims. The
shaft is being sunk on this vein and
from the present indications the prop
erty has a good chance to develop
with attained depth. The hoist to be
used in sinking the shaft has arrived
and is being set up in place. Work
and living houses have been erected
and the mine is working two shifts.