The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-02
CONDENSED NEWS OF THE STATE
Tell OF the Latest Mining Happenings In Thd,
Respective Districts
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Inc Nevada douglas resumed opera
items last wednesdss. after being closed
several weeks while repairs were being
made.
The South Bluestone is sacking ore
from a vein that was opened up within
a few feet of the surface while doing
assessment work. The ore is a high
grade copper.
Water has been encountered in the
Mason Valley property. at a depth of so
feet in the winze that is being sunk on
the ore body that was recently encoun-
tered in the upper tunnel.
The shaft on the Mcconnell property
has reached a depth of $40 feet and is
now In a granitized lime Gaping. which
is believed to indicate the presence of
an ore body in the vicinity. General
Manager Spencer is of the opinion that
good ore will be broken into within the
next so feet. The property was re-
Gently purchased by Tfe'-gh capitalists
for s250.o 900.
The Walker Lake Syndicate Mines
company continues to actively push de-
velopment on its property, east of Yer
layton.
sT1MLEH
The Consolidated lease shaft has
reached a depth of sixty feet. and the
ledge has been proven to have a width
Of at least eight feet. of which -four feet
gives excellent returns. An average
sample of the four feet was taken a few
days since. and. by fire test. showed
seven ounces Of gold, and silver suffi-
cient to bring the total value up to
$437 per ton. This showing was good
enough to cause Henry Jagels, who had
an offer for his interests. to hesitate
about disposing of them, for a time. at
least.
ingalls, and Shirley are continuing
the sinking of their shaft to the 50-foot
mark before any attention of moment
will be paid to the values that are be-
ing obtained. However, as a matter of
curiosity, a sample taken from a depth
of 35 feet was tested a few days since,
and gave returns of better than $62.
The entire bottom of the shaft is in ore
that gives u~nmistakable evidence of the
presence of good values.
Watson and Coburn are obtaining a
quality of ore that. judging by the pan,
the only method available at present, is
good enough to ship, and it is being
saved for that purpose.
Burton and Swears in the early part
of the week had reached a depth of IL
feet, where they had a showing of four
feet which gave returns of S45, and Mr..
Swears, who has charge of the work., is
feeling highly elated over the outlook.
Progress has been slow on account of
the difficulty of procuring timbers. it
being necessary to go to the hills and
cut and hew trees to the required dimen-
sions, a slow and laborious operation.
CRESCENT
S. G. McMullin. a big operator of Bull
frog and Goldfield. took up an option
on the Double Standard. paying a sub
stantial sum down. The price was not
given out for publication. 1t is known
to be near the six figure mark, however.
Barney O'Hara. who has charge of Mr..
McMullin's company, the Red Star
Mines company, expects to put on a
force Of miners and push work vigor-
ously the first of the month.
Frank Trusick had two men out to
inspect his group of claims east of
Crescent, and he hopes to do business
with them.
II. NJ. Benson showed his Bandhann
group to a mining expert from Denver.
Colo. Mr.. Benson and associates re-
Gently organized the Nevad Swastika
Mines mpan to operate this group.
which adjoins the Nippeno mine on the
south and west.
j. F.. Stanish took Charles s. Wilson
of Los Angeles over the Maumee ground
Monday, Mr.. Wilson went away well
pleased with this property. taking with
him a large number of samples from
the shaft and drifts of the mine.
O. F. Beure started work on his
claims south of Crescent. He recently
Incorporated the Liberty Bell Mining
company, backed by Florida capital.
The Nippeno Mining company sent
out a carload of high grade ore this
week. the shipment going over the
Clark road from Nipton.
In the winze from the lower level of
the Legal Tender a nice body of lead ore
has been exposed.
Henry Chester seems TO have struck
a bonanza in his recent location, the
John S. He has opened four feet of
quartz, with more to follow. some of
which shows galena and bromide of
silver.
Gibbons and Stevens are very enthus-
iastic over the strike in their tunnel on
the Leader and say the ore is improving
with every foot of progress.
Matchett and Short cut into a 16-inch
streak of quartz showing galena in
their 35-foot shaft on the I. X. l.. claim
while doing their annual work.
The Lucky Dutchman promises to
have some news for the near future.
They are drifting on 4 p4!oinisihs ~
at a depth of about 900 feet.
C. u. Carr of South Bend. Indiana. -
rived Wednesday, and in company win
NJ. Fl. Mcclure inspected the holdings
of the Lucky Horseshoe -Four Leaf Min
ing company. This company will hand
its stockholders a dividend before the
end of the present month.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN t
In tunnel No. ! On the Little Giant
property, a tel-root body of ore has
been entered with three feet of lead car
Donate ore along the hanging wall that
runs 40 per cent lead and $500 in gold
to the ton. A sample shipment of the
ore has been made in order to determine
the best method for treating tEe prod
uct. Fhe tunnel is now in "5e feet.
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