The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-05-25

AT THE SPIDER WASP
Over in the west end of the camp
there is work being done that is ex-
pected by every one that has looked the
ground over to bring Wonder into the
forefront of shipping camps. Most of
this is being carried on by leasers on
the Spider Wasp group Eight leasers
are conducting operations there. and
owing to the fact that there is a time
limit on every lease, work is being
rushed. Fortunately the leasers en-
ounter pay ore from grass roots. The
Toohey. Gilkison and Herzog are work
ing on the big main vein of the Spider
Wasp. which averages twenty feet in
width for a proven distance of 400
feet, with fifteen feet running about
twenty dollars to the ton in gold and
silver and FIVE feet running from two
to three hundred dollars the ton in
gold. One of the peculiarities of the
ledge is that against one wall is found
silver values and against the other is
found gold values exclusively.
The Goldfeld Wonder Mining syndi-
cate has begun operations on it's two
leases and leases Nos. % and 2S on the
Long Nell. which is one of the Spider
Wasp group. are working a full force
of men. The first named company has
run into ore that averages SOS a ton in
gold. with still higher values coming
with almost every shot. The ledge is
we'll define In addition to this work
being carried on by the leasers the
Spider wasy Mining company, owners
of the claims is making preparations to
sink a shaft. In fact the company will
sink several shafts and explore the es-
tate in a thorough manner.
At the west end of the Spider Wasp
group the Christmas Wonder has begun
sinking a new shaft six hundred feet
away from the old one. The present
shaft is to be the permanent one, as the
old one was put in for exploration pur-
poses only. though ore of shipping value
was found in 1t. The new opening is
do~,n eight feet. and while the ledge
through which 1t is being driven is
somewhat cut up. the values found on
the surface running up to $134 are
found to persist.
On the Spider Wasp Extension a ledge
three feet wide has been opened up at
the 40-foot level that gives values rang
ing from seven to ninty-one dollars in
gold and silver. A contract has been
let by the Gordon Campbell Trust
company of Wonder to run a tunnel on
this estate one hundred feet to cross
cut the ledge. From the dip of the
ledge it is confidently expected that
it will be encountered before the cross
cut is run more than eighty feet.
One of the very best showings in the
| camp and one that has attracted more
attention outside of the strikes on the
| Spider Wasp and the Jack Pot. is that
on the Black Rocks. where values run
ming as high as $500 in gold and silver
have been found. Two lodges have been
uncovered that give every evidence or
being a split ledge and all efforts are
being concentrated on reaching the point
Of conjunction. A shaft Is down 36
feet and a tunnel has been run IS feet.
1t is expected that the two lodges Will
be caught after the tunnel is in $50 feet
when drifting will begin at once. The
management is confident that when the
juncture of the lodges is discovered,
there will be a thousand feet OF stop
ing, with ore giving greater values than
rave been found on the property SO Tar.
Experts who have visited the mine pre-
dict sensational values as soon as de-
velopment work is completed.
Work began yesterday on the White
Cloud group, owned by Judge Garoutte,
| formerly on the Supreme bench of CAL
ifornia. The development work will
be under the supervision of j. b. Brene-
man. Colorado mining man of consider
able reputation. 1t is the opinion that
the ground selected for the shaft on the
White Cloud will give results to those
obtained on the Marie group and on the
Golden Fleece of the Rich Gulch group.
which lies half a mile northwest, as a
ledge has been uncovered in place. On
the Golden Fleece two shifts are being
worked on shaft and tunnel. The val
ues in this mine have been marked from
grass roots. 1t is expected that the
tunnel will crosscut the ledge in less
than twenty days. The formation Is
similar in every respect to the Colo
radios which sold recently to a Goldield
syndicate for $780, 900. The ledge of
the Colorados has been traced the full
extent of the Golden Fleece property
and interest is keen among those who
nave holdings in that end of the camp
whether the values found on the sur
face of the Rich Gulch group will con-
tinue to depth. Every mining man a
seen the workings on the Golden Fleece
express the opinion that 1t will be one
of the greatest mines in the entire dis
trict.