The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-15

A report from Springdale states that
work Is progressing on the custom mill
being erected there by Newcomer a
Rankin. One car of machinery and one
car of lumber have been received and
the rest of the equipment is expected
in q short time.
Mining in Fairview is very much
alive. and with the restoration of silver
and the resumption of normal financial
conditions the coming spring will wit
ness a scale of operations here on a
larger basis than ever before.
The Robinson mining district of
which Ely is the center. is to be given
special attention by the United States
geological survey in the near future.
The era of mill building in the Bull
frog district is now well under way
and soon there will be the big record
OF production that has always been con
fdently predicted since the discovery of
the district.
A ~32-pound specimen of gold and sill
yer ore from the property of the Seven
Troughs Mining company is estimated
to have a value of $40 per pound.
Picture rock has again been struck
in the great Ramsey-Comstock mine.
Again has the deepest portion of the
workings, the fourth level. shown forth
a wide body of high grade ore that will
produce much revenue for this bonanza
property.
The Greenwater-Death Valley COM
pany has let an additional sinking con-
tract and intends to sink a shaft to a
depth Of 1000 feet.
Operators In the Hamilton district
are elated over the prospect of the new
Ely-Goldfeld railroad coming their way.
Arrangements a been completed
for establishing the third bank in Raw
hide.
Arrangements are being made to mar
ket the high grade ore In the INLAY
mine In Humboldt county.
Work has been resumed upon the
Gold Coin mine in Gold Run basin.
During the past five months 1883 tons
of rich lead-silver ore has been shipped
from the Tecopa mines.
Daily shipments OF forty to fifty tons
Of ore are being made from the Mont
gomery-S hoshone. The ore Is said to
average 5000 to the ton.
The Bullfrog Mayfiower and Banner
will resume operations soon.
After a shutdown of several months,
work has been resumed on the Bullfrog
Amethyst.
Throughout the state there are
dozens of old camps, the existence OF
which had been almost forgotten; but
since the discovery of Tonopah by Jim
Butler, seven years ago. the process OF
resurrection has been going on. and in
nearly every case the disclosures JUS
tify the belief that the new era" will
see as many millions taken out as were
produced during the old.
An old-time stampede out of Fair
view. Fallon n Rawhide occurred last
Wednesday night, when these camps got
word that a strike of se~nsationally rich
gold ore had been made in the range
back of Sand Springs.
The Colder Era group near Golconda
was purchased last year by C. H.. Snow
and associates of Napa, Cal. Develop
ment work has been steadily prose-
euted since and it can now be classed
among the shippers.
In GaIena Canyon. the Nevada Mining
company. controlled by Salt Lake CAPT.
~talists, is running a tunnel to tap a
large deposit of silver-lead ore which
was exposed in the upper levels.
At Copper Basin and adjoining the
Pedro, the Glasgow and Western Ex-
ploration company owns the Copper
Basin group of copper claims. which
during the past year shipped a large
quantity Of high grade copper ores car
rying good values in silver and gold.
The Gold-Bullfrog mill will soon have
it's capacity doubled.
Fourteen lodges, each about three
feet In width. have been cut in the
Raven group of claims in Ubehebe dis
trict.
Martin Ryan. a we'll known prospector
and mining man of Southern Nevada.
died several days & in Los Angeles.
A number of the old producers at
Austin nave recently been acquired by
outside capital and preparations are
being made for reopening them. In fact
the entire county is covered with old
and new properties, nearly all of which
have either been shippers or show
promise of entering the list.
There will likely be a change in the
ownership of the Nevada-Rockland min
before long. Los Angeles capital is
negotiating for the property and 1t is
more than likely that 1t will secure the
holdings
Black mountain comes to the front
this week with a strike of big proper
tions. At the 130-foot level in the
shaft of the Northern Light company. a
body of sulphide ore has been uncovered
which runs up to 500 in gold.
More excitement prevails in Buckskin
than at any time in the history of the
camp, and the hills are full of prospec-
tors. Every claim In the district has
been located where the original owner
has failed to do the work, due to n
strike being made on the Chloride
group, owned by p. G. Dwyre and r. L.
Ray.
The Caledonia Mining company of
Virginia City has levied IN assessment
of ten cents a share.
The employees of the Standard mine at
Bodie have refused to accept the re-
duced scale and the property Is closed
down.
While the local influence of the re-
port Of a consolidation Of the Ely Witch
with Federal Ely. says the White Pine
News, has been somewhat small, the
eastern market has without doubt been
affected by the report of the approach
ing merger, Ely Witch having been sent
to 62h cents, while Federal Ely has
gone to 81 cents.
Machines are being worked on the
60O-foot level OF the Shoshone. The in
flow of water has diminished nearly