The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-05
DUPLEX GROUP AT
SEARCHLIGHT IS SOLD

The Duplex group Of mines has been
sold to the Homesteak Mining & Mill
ing company, says the Searchlight Bull
letin. The deal, which has been brew
ing for some weeks, has been closed and
the new owners are now in possession.
Particular details are not available
for the reason that none of the prin-
cipals are at present in S~earchlight, and
those on the ground are unwilling to
talk for publication. However, the
general facts are known and can be ac-
cepted as authentic.
Following the visit of G.. Fred Cotton,
the former owner of the property, to
Colorado Springs, President Caseley,
Treasurer Mummah, Secretary Perkins
and other large stockholders have been
here on the ground. The first of the
present week the principals gathered in
Los Angeles and came to terms, and
Superintendent Frank C. Brown took
immediate possession.
Already a considerable force of men
has been employed to do the necessary
preliminary work leading up to the
larger operations. The mill is being
~overhauled and put in shape for con-
~tinuous running, and the cheerful roar
of the stamps will soon be heard in the
streets of Searchlight. Like a swarm
of bees men have attacked the cyanide
plant. The big tanks are being emptied,
after which they will be moved up close
to the mill. Mr.. Brown is a widely
experienced mill man and it is his plan
to cyanide direct.
The deal for the Duplex, which is by
far the largest and most important ever
consummated in the district, has been
received with great rejoicing, and many
a local man when he heard the news
hustled a turkey for his Thanksgiving
repast, whereas before he had com
promised on chicken.
The Duplex is a mine, a big one, a
rich one, an assured success-the equal,
if not the superior of the Quartette. 1t
has showered its former owner with
wealth, but its best days-the days OF
prolific production-are still to come.
The property has never been operated
on the scale it merits, and it has re-
NAMED for the Homestead to reap the
benefits of Mr.. Colton's consummate
skill as a mine director and gather the
golden harvest.
The Duplex deal means more to the
town than would a dozen others more
removed. A part of the town, itself,
almost, it means a direct increase OF
business, an increase in activity, greater
prosperity. The town has always been
greatly benefited by the operation OF
the Duplex, so it is no wonder that the
people are rejoicing, for the immediate
future holds forth the prospects of a
pay roll ten times larger than ever be-
fore.
The operation of the Duplex on a
scale it merits will likewise greatly
benefit the entire district. Increased
production will bring added recognition
to Searchlight as one of the greatest
gold camps in Nevada.
As for future plans it is known that
they include a big reduction plant and
the sinking of a double-compartment
shaft to a vertical depth of probably
1000 feet. Development to date has
demonstrated that the three principal
veins, the Searchlight, Fraction and
| Gift, will be found united at depth.
The new shaft will undoubtedly be
sunk on the east side of the hill. 1t is
| also presumed that the Good Hope will
be worked from this deep shaft. "