The San Francisco call., 1908-11-30

Nevada Mining News
The Elks' consolidated lease, in the
Goldheld district, according to the
Goldfeld News. has secured an extern
most extensively developed leases in
the district. The company back of the
property is unlisted and is said to be a
close corporation.
The Red Light and Golden Fleece
claims in the Goldfield district. compos-
ing the estate of the Goldfield Jupiter
mining company will be operated by
placer ground, which the GoIdfield
News said was rich, was discovered re
Gently
The Hazel Goldfield comnany has
taken over the Mushett lease. The
company has also a lease on the La
guna and a fee simple on the Berenice
Fraction property. The Mushett lease
financial difficulties. The terms of the
deal just made provide that the share
holders of the Mushett shall receive
20 per cent net of the returns from
the Mushett ore that shall be taken out.
A general resume OF operations
among the properties in the GoldffeId
district is made by the Goldfie1d News,
as follows
Under direction Of Superintendent T II
Bowen. the Godfeld mining and reduction com
pany has resumed operations ON its property in
the northern portion of the district The two
compartment shaft is down 10 feet 1t is
the intention of the company TO sink 1t TO the
900 foot level gasoline hoist is being in
stalled.
A maiden shipment was made this week bv
the Portland Florence lessees, who are explorinp
the old California Florence ground The first
output consisted of 20 TONS. 1t came from the
go and 300 foot levels. The average value was
about $50 a ton.
The GoIdfeld Merger mines company has cut
aNstation at the 600 foot level of it's shaft and
has commenced crosscuttng. Early in September
last the Merger commenced active onerations and
since that time has had three shifts employed
Energetic development work is being prose
cuted on the Ben Hur property. which is sifu-
group is in the vicinity Of the Sassy Sal Ten
miners ere employed. The shaft is down 127
feet and crosscnt is out IS feet
Damondfield Jack Davis is rushing work on
his lease on the combination which adjoins the
Gotwddt on the west. The shaft is being on.
larged to two compartments and is being s,1h
stsntal1y tlmbered A complete hoisting nIa,t
was installed this week The shaft is iSO feet
deep.
Black Eagle lease on the Consolidated George
Vickers IS in charge of the property Crosscnts
viii be run northeast and southwest.
A lease the south half of the East Siaa
claim, which is owned by the Goldfeld Night
hawk company, has been granted to Al Pierce
for period of two years. Three shifts viii be
employed on the property aud an effort will be
made to pick up the Red Top ledge
Work in the Gotwaldt Combination lease on
IL
dated mines company was confined to the 22s
foot level. where strong ledge, probably the
combination Fraction, was recently encountered
There is much activity in Humboldt
county. according to the Goldield News:
me seven Troughs gold mining company
operating the Sandifer lease on the Therian
property is cross cutting from the 100 foot
level of the shaft. The shaft is down below
@ me level OF Seven Troughs canyon and the
cross cuts now being run will give the greatest
depth IN the district The, Sandfer lease is
being worked at point supposed TO be mid
way between Harnan and Reagan veins
The g. H. Hayes lease on Maz1ma hills
has commenced cross cutting from the 800 foot
level At this same level senss tional strikes
were made In the Reagan lease and it is
conndeDtly expected that the same results
viii be obtained in the Hayes lease as soon
as the vein is cut
The Hayes lease has long since been regarded
as one of the best properties in the district
Some parties have been working for several
days on the tailings OF the Mazuma bills mill.
trying TO demonstrate that some new process
tney nave can treat the tsilings at a great
saving of cost. At last reports the gentlemen
such low value that practically nothing could
be extracted from them.
The survey for the electric power line
to Round Mountain, according to the
Round Mountain Nugget. is under way
and the system will be in operation
about the 1st of April.
The Nevada California power company which
supplies power light and heat for southern
Nevada has completed three of its units with
a capacity of $4,000 horsepower and has
started on the CONSTRUCTION of it's line to Man
haitian and Round Mountain.
T. q. Dobbns, superintendent of transmits
sion lines, when interviewed last week said:
The Nevada California power company has
completed three of its power units. aggregat-
ing $4,000 kilowatts, or practically % GOO horse
power. The line material to extend the line
from Millers to Manhattan and Round Noun
tain has been purchased and work on the
surveys Is now under way. The extension will
require three and half tons Of copper per
mile, and the pole line viii be built with 35
foot poles, nine inches at the top Parallel
with the power line will be built telephone
line on 25 foot poles. double. line is now
in operation from the power plant at Bishop
to Millers, 50 that any mishap TO one will not
interfere with the use of the other and
the people using power at this end of the line
will in all probability never be without power
for the shortest time. The line from
Millers to the subststion which we will build
Central. two miles west OF Manhattan viii
carry the full capacity of the generating plant
at Bishop. The voltage this line to the
substation VIII be 10000, where it will be
reduced to J. 900 volts and transmitted TO
Manhattan and Round Mountain. If the ma
terial for the line were hand now we could
furnish power within go or 30 days, but knowing
the delays incident to construction in this
country. we will not promise power before
April l. next. The cost OF the extension
from Nfl1ers RI Manhattan and Roafnd Mann