The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-13
PROMISING PROSPECT
DISCLOSED BY RAINS
WASH OF THE WATER DEVEI.-
OPES A LEAD WITHIN
CITY LIMITS.

ohl a iOt tuc NolntI VI
Mine and Aspen streets, within the
corporate limits of the city, by Ban
croft and associates, leasers, from
the Hayden Gold Mining company
Notwithstanding the ore hauler pro
tested that mistake had been made
as there was no shipper in thai
BLAMED neighborhood," he was or,
dered to go and see. 1t developed
that Bancroft and his partners had
the ore all right and what was OF
more import, anticipated settle
ment therefor at the rate of about
$25 ton. The ore was accordingly
loaded, hauled to local sampler
where settlement will he made today
The story then leaked out as fol-
lows: Bancroft going to and from
his work on the Abe Lincoln, was at
tracted by the outcrop of lead from
which the surface dirt had been
washed away. Curiosity led him
closer and he decided to have a sam
pie of the quartz assayed, and he
broke off the required amount. To
his surprise pay obtained, and
without making public his discovery
and the assay results. made applica-
tion of lease thereon. Some surprise
was evidenced by the well known sec
retary of the Hayden company, 'Har-
ry" Shepard, but was assured that
the applicant wanted to prospect a
little and the lease was granted. An
open cut now exposes a strong vein
and If the shipments hold up to the
assay tests, or anywhere near them,
machinery will be installed and the
property developed for all that's in it..
The Hayden Gold Mining company
is one of the older interpretations of
the Cripple Creek district The in
corporation papers were filed on No
vember IS, 1895. and its officers at
that time-Charles l.. Tutt, presi-
dent; Spencer Penrose, vice presi-
dent, and II. L. Shepherd of this city.
it's secretary-treasurer served
in their respective Offices continuous
ly since that date.
The company owns in all. 25O
acres, including 204 town lots in
Cripple Creek, in what Is known as
the Hayden Placer addition to the
city of Cripple Creek. NOtwithstand-
ing that some 2,000 feet of shaft
work and possibly one-half as much
tunnel and trench work has been
prosecuted, success has not been met
from a mining standpoint, although
a neat sum resulted from the realty
sales, the mineral rights in all in
stances being reserved.
Several applications for prospect
ing permits on this territory have
been received by Secretary Shepherd
since the strike has became public.
Water COmpels Cessation.
The Beacon Hill Development COM
panv. leasing on the south end of the
Gold Dollar Consolidated company's
estate on the east slope or beacon
Hill, has been obliged to cease sink
ing operations on account OF water.
1t was determined by the manage
ment to sink to water level and this
has been reached at depth or ap-
700 feet from surface.
The winze was sunk In ore all the
way down, and values obtaining
averaged fractionally better than two
and one-half ounces gold to the ton.
For the present operations Will be
confined to the drifts above water
level, and no attempt will be made
TO raise the water, no relief, there
fore. is possible until such time as
the second drainage tunnel cuts the
main water course.
Another Surface Strike.
Another surface strike has been
made on the Stratton estate, and is
another verification of the assertion
often made by old timers that Grip
pie Creek has been little better than
scratched H. P. Relton recently
decided to trench at surface on the
Brooklyn claim on Bull Hill, at
point about 100 feet south OF ms
main working shaft. Good looking
fIoat was uncovered at grass roots,
and on Thursday, the lessees Dllled
ont a car of ore that is estimated to
return values of from three to hve
ounces gold to the ton. At depth
of 40 feet. Relton is developing a
three-foot vein, the quartz from the
lead showing a liberal sprinkling OF
rusty gold.
Steady shipments are leaving the
Clara ID. of the Lexington Gold Min
ing company on Gold HILL Ihe
property is under lease to the Union
Leasing company The product OF
the mine is ranging in value from
S18 to S25 ton. The same com
pany the Union, has also resumed
shipments from the new Hustled
shaft on the north end of the COLO
Dollar Consolidated company's es
tate. At a depth of 800 feet, the
management is running drift on an
S-inch streak of high grade sylvan
ite quartz. A shipment of two-ounct
ore was loaded out on "Wednesday OF
this week.
The grading work has been com
pleted at the site of the new mill tt
be constructed by Stratton's lnde
pendence (LimitedD the British cor
poration near to the mine dumps OF
Wilson creek. Material is arriving
and the masonry work will shortl,
commence.
The lessees on the Red Bird min'
of the National Mining Tunnel ant
Land company, will send out two
car shipment the first of the weel
from their recent strike at the 200
foot level of that Gold Hill property
The lessee, D. H. Harris, and hi
partners, are breaking ore from
five-foot vein, between granite walls
the quartz close grained, ligh
colored phonolite, is full of small
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