The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-12-21
OF THE
WONDER DISTRICT

WONDER DlSlMCl
we have enough ore in sight on our
see-foot level alone "a boom the town OF
Wonder and assure the future Of the
Wonder district.--Charies A. Higbee.
president of the Nevada Wonder Mining
company.
Mr.. Higbee arrived In Wonder last
Saturday afternoon. and. after spending
the night at the home Of J. B. Daniel.
general manager of the company, left
for San Francisco Sunday morning. He
made the above statement just before
departure, after q long talk with Mr..
Daniel n an examination OF the work
In the mine at the 500-foot level He
expressed himself as much pleased with
the development of the property thus
far, and. in the conversation with Mr..
Daniel, outlined the plans for the fu-
ture.
A 50-h.p. hoist will be installed for
the sinking to the water level. estimated
to be at a depth Of about a thousand
feet. which work. as already announced.
viii be started with the resumption OF
general activity on the property. The
MOIST Will DC OYGFdtcu " stCdhbs OCSoocS
of the greater rapidity Of this power.
and q special boiler has been ordered In
Pittsburg. This boiler will be adapted
to 18th gasoline. distillate. or crude
petroleum as fuel. A dealer In crude
petroleum IL expected in Wonder within
Q short time to 20 over with Mr.. Daniel
the matter Of using this commodity as
fuel. The boiler will be of the locomo-
tive type. with the special fuel appli-
ance added. Because there IL no brick
for holding heat in this section. the
boiler will be encased in asbestos. Con-
.struction Of the boiler and the filling OF
the order for the hoist will take several
weeks, and 1t Is estimated hat this ma
chinery will not be on the ground until
about two months after 1t Is ready for
shipment. Mr.. Daniel says that there
will probably be no general work done
on the Nevada Wonder again until o
March LIST.
At this time, in addition to the con-
tinued sinking. the work in the drifts
and crosscuts at the 500-foot level will
be resumed, with a view to thoroughly
prospecting the seven lodges which have
been cut in the surface workings. Only
OuC " tuCoC ACuBCos thS oe9 ~
far peer cut. This ledge shows an un-
usually large body of ore at this level.
and indicates an important Improvement
in the formation The latter is not
broken by intrusions of country rock
and cross assures at this depth. as 1t Is
near the surface. This uniformity Is
taken to mean that not only on this
property, but in the Wonder district
generally, the veins will be found to. be
more regular and even in direct ratio
to the depth attained. The Nevada Won
der vein, which proved to be the richest
near the surface on the Nevada n
property, has not yet been cut at the
500-foot level. but Mr.. Daniel believes
that 1t is a very short distance from the
head of the crosscut from the Badger
ledge.
Fifty feet of the tunnel which Is be-
ing driven on the Gold Bar property has
been completed, and work on the re-
.maining fifty feet called for In the con-
tract is being pushed with vigor. The
tunnel is being run on a promising ledge.
No assays ave been made recently. but
the quartz is of excellent quality. TIT
showing on the ground. together with its
location close to the vulture, Jack Pot.
Queens and other important properties.
makes the outlook for the Gold Bar
highly favorable.
A force of men has been engaged this
week on the Tune Wonder, cleaning out
the shaft, and. in general, putting the
property in good order for the contrac-
tor, who will sink the shaft another hun
dred feet when the contract is let by
w. w. Kirby. The 25-horse power hoist,
installed under contract by John Hos
~tettler. is now working perfectly. and
the skip has been operated to full ca
pacity during the week. The ore in the
bottom Of the shaft, already down 200
feet. looks better than at any past stage
in the development work. Much of the
rock will run better than a hundred
ounces Of silver to the tor. and. in adj
dition to this carries a heavy percentage
Of both copper and galena. The ledge
varies in width from ten to eighteen
feet. and the hanging wall is perhaps
the most perfect yet uncovered in the
district.
Contracts for work on the Queen
group have at last been awarded
Messrs. Parhm and Hart were the sue
cessful bidders for the 50-foot shaft
which will be SUM on Queen claim No.
2. close to the end line Of Queen No. 1.
The shaft will be 5x6 in the clear, and
will be sunk about 40 feet on the pitch
of a strong ledge showing the character
istic quartz of the Wonder district.
The tunnel work has been awarded to
A.. J. Layman. who will drive the tunnel
4x6 in the clear. SO feet, to locate the
l.-~ - 1T ~
on the ridge above.-Wonder News.