The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-15
BISHOP HAS A
MINING BOOM

Within the past three or -four weeks
the sections tributary TO Bishop have
displayed greater activity thar ever be-
fore in their history, says the Mining
Record. Important discoveries at the
Black Canyon, Red Rose, Southern
Belle, Bishop Creek, Casa iDablo and
other prominent properties, as well as
developments of considerable import at
other mines nave brought the mines cs
Inyo and Mono counties prominently to
the front. More men are working in
the district now than at any time for
many years, and the dawn of 1909
promises to find this section giving
other California counties a royal strug-
gle for productive supremacy.
The Black Canyon is coming steadily
to the front as one of the greatest prop
critics in the county. The main tunnel
is being driven along a true assure vein
and is expected TO cut the main ore
BODY in the center of the mountain
1000 feet below the apex. Running
alongside the assure is a three-foot vein
of high grade ore. Good ore is being
taken out at several points, and the in
itial shipment of 200 tons from the mine
will be shortly treated at the Southern
Belle mill. The main vein continues to
improve in character with development,
while recently several shoots of ex-
tremely high grade ore have been
opened up. Until the company is in .
position to construct its own mill, only
the highest grade will be treated. The
company is obtaining fair results by
ground s~luicing a portion of its holding.
At the Red Rose group, which is OPP
Grated under a bond by Black Canyon
interests, considerable development is
going on. Rich ore is being developed
neal the surface and several well-de
fined rich veins have been proven.
A large quantity of ore has been de-
veloped in the 325-foot level at the Bul
lion claim of the Southern Belle mines,
the ore being sent to the mill through
the New York tunnel. The main ledge
is showing up splendidly, and sufficient
ore has been developed to keep the 10
stamp mill running for a long term of
years. Arrangements have been prac-
tically perfected for the resumption of
sinking of the New Year shaft, which
will be sent from the 250-foot to the
450-foot level. This shaft will open up
large bolcks of virgin territory, and the
management ~contemplates the installa-
ton of another mill as soon as the shaft
has reached it's objective point.
The Bishop Creek Gold company is
planning for the erection of a large mill
at its holdings in the near future, and
will, in the meantime, push active deep
developments by the use of diamond
drills. The property has been devel-
oped to a depth of 100 feet by diamond
drilling, a 45-foot ledge running $l4 a
ton having been proven at that point.
Several smaller veins carrying splendid
values are receiving attention. Vast
bodies of medium grade milling ore
have peer developed in the upper work
ings.
The Ubehebe Mining company is
about to be incorporated by Bishop
people to develop and operate a group
of claims in the Ubehebe district. The
holdings have been developed to a con
siderable extent, and it is said that
fully 1000 tons Of high grade shipping
ore is available for immediate trans
portation TO the smelters. The ore runs
high in silver and lead, with good
values in copper.