The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-19

Inc recent Dig secondary strikes
at Midas led the author to make another
general examination of the entire dis
t@rict, beginning at the original dis
covery-the Midas mine-in the south
western part and ending with the latest
sensation, the wonderful strike on the
Esmeralda group, located almost at the
extreme northeastern portion of the
district, thus covering a section over
five miles long by three miles wide;
truly an exceptionally large area of
naturalization.
The more developed properties upon
which work was started last March
have gone ahead steadily through the
summer until at the present time at
least FIVE mines are practically made.
These are the Midas, Gold Crown, Rex,
st. Paul, and Waterwitch properties.
Quietly and without any of the usual
advertising, the operators in Gold Cir
Gle have gone about the business of
mine making until the present showing
is one of phenomenal growth when the
scarcity of mining money is considered.
None of the boom stock offerings have
come out of the camp, which perhaps
accounts for the scarcity of outside ad-
vertising the camp has had. This in it.
self is very unusual when it is taken
into consideration that the "high
grade strikes throughout the district
have been of phenomenal dimensions, a
sure magnet for the stock boomer. A
brief description of a number of the
more promising properties of the section
viii be of interest here.
Owing to the financial depression and
lack of sufficient funds for aggressive
work the Midas property has not gone
ahead in development as quickly as
some Others in the district. However,
the shaft has reached a depth of 100
feet and a station is being cut at that
level so that extensive drifting can be
icOmI1lenctu lHilIlculdtCiy. ohsio, -
to be let in the near future for sinking
the shaft to the 300-foot level and also
for a 6O0-foot tunnel to be driven on
the vein to intersect the shaft at a
depth of $50 feet. The great body of
milling ore is from IA to 10 feet wide
with . to 21s feet of high grade on the
foot wall returning from assay an aver
age of $500 per ton. The company has
purchased an excellent mill site and
water right close to the mine.
Considerable work has been done ON
the Gold Crown property and a wonder
full showing has been the result. The
shaft is down over 200 feet all in ore
and extensive drifting has been under
taken at three levels. A 250-foot tunnel
has been driven on the ledge to inter
sect the shaft at the 150-foot Level. me
workings give a remarkable ore reserve
overhead. as the vein matter has an
average width of twelve feet. Two feet
on the hanging wall carries excellent
high grade values and in driving the
tunnel two thirty-ton shipments OF $500
ore were sent to the smelter from the
workings alone. In consideration OF
the large amount of ore in sight OF an
average milling grade of $l5 per ton,
the immediate erection of a twenty
stamp mill has been recently assured.
The Rex mine is one of the more re-
cent products of aggressive develop
ment in Gold Circle, the real extent OF
the ore body having become known only
last .June. Since that time a large
amount of money has been expended In
development with the most satisfying
results. Z. l.. Rothschiid, who is closely
connected with the G-uggenheims, has
taken over this valuable property and
upon the completion of some very ex'
itensive milling tests which are IN pro
aress now another twenty-stamp mil
will be added to the district. The ore
body is from six to eight feet wide ant
carries some phenomenal values.
Tho st. Paul and Waterwiteh prop
critics follow the preceding description
in point of development very closely
with the exception that the ore bodice
in both eases are from four to six fee
wide and carry average values runninl