The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17

A new shaft has been started on the
Gold Coin property. In the Gold Run
district
The sunnyside Gold and Silver Mining
company has acquired a group Of claims
In the COL Run district and has started
aggress I'VE development work
The sh7ft on the Georfimac property
in the old Run district Is down 20 feet
and has cut a pay streak that pans gold.
A crosscut will be started when the so
foot level IL reached.
The shaft on the Hidden Treasure
group. southeast of Golconda Is down rs
feet and several bodies OF ore, running
high in p have been exposed on
the property.
The Central Nevada Mining company.
| whose property is located south of Ade-
laide. Is sacking ore for shipment.
The crosscut tunnel on the Leadville
has cut a 7-foot ledge that carries three
feet of shipping ore.
WE1xD FINE
A fine body of bornite, studded with
pyrited has been struck at the bottom
Of the shaft, at a depth of 152 feet. in
| the Moore and McAuley mine at Dolly
| Warden. The ore will assay Is per cent
copper.
The Millick boys have made a good
| strike on their property at Dolly Warden.
At a depth Of ten feet they have struck
q six-foot body of ore that will assay
rs per cent lead and 35 ounces of silver
to the ton.
Champagne and Mccormick have 40
tons of ore sacked on their lease on the
Kennedy Consolidated property. at Buck
skin and will soon make a shipment.
The Collier group Of claims IN the
Sunrise district has been sold by H.
Pilkington to C. F.. Reynolds Of Tono-
pah and John A. Hicks of San Jose, Cal.
for SIS, 900. of which amount $4,000 was
paid in cash, the remainder to be paid
inside of IL months.
Thu Flyer and Horseshoe group Of
claims In the Buckskin district Is COM
ing to the front. A s0-foct tunnel has
been driven to cut the 5-foot ledge OF
%porphyritic quartz. which shows good
values. In the shaft on the Flyer claim.
samples running as high as 500 q ton
in free gold have been obtained.
The new 15-horse power hoist on the
Honest Endeavor group, in the western
part Of the Yerington district is running
smoothly and the shaft Is down 80 feet.
1t is the intention of the management to
sink 500 feet before prosecuting.
Considerable excitement has been
caused in Yerington by the report that
rich placers had been discovered in the
vicinity of Lippin cnaon, at the base OF
Mount Grant. A great many fortune
hunters have gone to the scene of the
strike from Yerington.
CRR1CEYy
George w. Morgan has about COM
pleted plans for the erection of a GUS
tom mill, which will probably be of five
stamps capacity to start with. 1t Will
he located between Crescent and Nor
Rantown. and 1t is said will be completed
within go days. This will be a great
boon to the small operators in the dis
trict. More stamps will be added when
ever the demand warrants.
At the Nippeno connection has been
made between The two south shafts,
which gives the necessary air circula-
ton desired by the management. Man
ager Grant H~alfpenny at present is bus
lily engaged with plans for the new mill.
which is said to be an assured fact. The
capacity has not been given out, but
from all reports 1t will be a 2O-stamp
AFFAIR. IliSH BfduC ofC 10 tih coehSN
and stored in the lower levels. and at
present 1t is estimated that 100000
worth Of rock is blocked out.
Morrison & Moore are sinking on the
Scepter and following a 10-inch vein of
high grade lead ore that will average
$3.50 per ton. The shaft is down 70 feet.
New machinery has been ordered for
the Double Standard and is expected on
the ground shortly, when active develop
ment work will be resumed.
The Lucky Dutchman is down 325
feet, and two shifts are running a cross
cut to the main ledge.
The Wyoming-Nevada is drifting on
the 100-foot level. Development Is also
being carried on at the Hilda and Made
line. where an 1s-inch vein was opened
recently carrying $40 values.
The Tiger is prosecuting on the 200
foot level. and expects to encounter the
vein at an early date.
w. f. Carver has encountered a good
looking vein on the Indiana, with
streaks Of lead ore coming in. The
property parallels the Legal Tender.
Ike Reynolds is down % feet on the
Orc claim. in which three feet of pay
ore is exposed.
SEVEN T1oU0Hs
C.. I. Mangum has taken an IS months