The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-10-12
WONDER FORGING
.ITOfHH FRONT


While very little IL being said and no
ATTEMPTS made to create . boom condi-
ton. the progress Of development work
A. Wonder is bringing forth uch re-
suits that the district II forefng rapidly
to . prominent position among the gold
silver camps Of the state. AZ the Ne
vada Wonder three shifts are toning
night and day IN the further exploration
Of the remarkable mineral u Of
the property. The main working shaft
has reached a depth of 4s5 feet and -
to be continued for q distance of 500 feet
before further prosecuting II under
taken The vein opened by this work.
ing has been proved of regular forma-
tion and enrichment to a depth Of over
500 feet. At the s0e-foot level . station
IL 10 be cut and crosscuts driven to open
the ore bodies that have produced %
prolihciy above.
Huge ore bins have been built 1T the
mine and regular shipments are being
marketed. although no effort IL being
made towards q record production. a.
the management Is blocking out . tre-
mendous tonnage with a view to the in
stallation OF a large milling plant. cap
able of handling several hundred tons
uaily. tonStFuttlbn OI n IHllTOAO
from Fallon to Wonder is also contem-
plated by the company. The ore 81 Il
II shipped from the mine averages 5000
per ton. and many look upon the Nevada
Wonder as the equal II not superior Of
the great Nevada Hills at Fairview.
Spslss wasp
The Spider Wasp continues its regular
production Of high grade ore. while re-
cent Developments have materially mn
proved the physical showing of the
mine. The three lessees operating on
the estate are actively engaged IN OPEN
ing up their respective blocks OF ground
and a remarkably good showing Is be-
ing made. The ~company's workings are
also proving up additional reserves OF
ore and establishing beyond cavil the
wonderfully rich mineral deposits Of
this property. Shipments are being
made at regular intervals and the gold
and silver contents contained In the ore
provide a very substantial margin Of
profit above the cost OF mining. trans
portntion and treatment.
A railroad to Wonder appears to he
an assured futurity. In fact. from all
that can be ascertained. 1t will not be
many months before trains are running
into camp. Two projects of this char
acter are on foot and that one of them
will be carried to contamination before
the end Of the year certainly seems q
pronounced probability at least. 1t II
now currently reported tina a smelter
is to be built on the Walker River for
the treatment OF the ores OF Wonder.
Fairview and neighboring camps and
the copper ores of Yerington and Buck
.f.g~ L. 49, A. @I.- ~
the Nevada Hills company to construct
a road to Fairview In the event the
Southern Pacific declines such an un-
dertaking. So that from every view
point the future OF the two districts
stands out with every promise Of ire
mendous activity and a consequent
heavy production of the precious metals
during the next few years to come.
wonder Taustina
Plans are being perfected by the own
ers to begin exhaustive development
work on the estate of the Wonder Faus-
tina Mining company at Wonder a
very considerable amount Of surface
prospecting has been done, revealing one
Of the strongest and most regularly de-
fined ore veins In the camp. Work has
been confined In great measure to the
exploitation of the continuation of the
Spider Wasp ledge. which traverses the
Faustina property. This has been
proved up for a distance OF over 1000
feet, showing regularly defined walls
and . uniformity Of formation that In
dicates most conclusively its continue
ton Of great depth. In numerous places
good ore has been opened. several lenses
Of shipping rock having been encoun-
tered. A close sampling of the vein
matter for a distance of nearly a thou
sand feet gave the following results:
No. Gold. 1890; silver, $3.50; total
value. $1,000.
No. Gold. 1920; silver, s7s.o5; total
value, $159.25.
No. s-Gold. sl2.4o. silver, sl2s,ss;
total. $136.2s.
No. 4-Gold. 1854; silver. s255.45;
total value. s2s1.4s.
The location of the Faustina relative
to the Spider-asp and the principal vein
system of the district lends very
strongly to the belief. which Is practi-
cally a conviction. that the Faustina
will develop into one OF the great mines
of Wonder. w. d.. O'Brien OF Goldfield
will shortly go to Wonder to superintend
the operations Of this company.
Hidden Treasure
The Hidden Treasure. adjoining the
Nevada Wonder on the north, IL also
proving a great mining proposition AZ
development work progresses. One Of
the main lodges OF the latter continues
across Hidden Treasure ground and ore
carrying gold and silver contents of
5000 per ton has been opened and IL be-
ing mined. Thirty feet of ore has been
proved up by a crosscut at a depth OF
1856 feet without disclosing the hanging
wall Of the vein. This entire width is
of good milling grade and plans are now
being laid for the installation Of q COM
plete reduction plant to treat the ores
of the mine. CHASING the Hidden Treas
ure as one of the great mining proper
ties of the stated the management is go
ing ahead with a view to maintaining q
regular tonnage output of very consid-
e-able Importance for an indefinite num-
Der of years. At present the property