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


YOU do not near as much Of Cripple
Creek as you did years ago in the boom
DAYS. Nevertheless, Cripple Creek is
still on the map and producing along
with the best camps in the country. The
boom has passed away, but the camp
is down to a business basis. Judging
from the report from Cripple Creek OF
the production for the month of No
vember, the mining of ore is proceeding
at a ~livelier rate than ever. The larg-
est tonnage in the recent history of the
district was sent out; but owing to the
fact that much low grade is being
shipped from dumps and old workings
the average value per ton was not quite
as high as previously. This is shown
by the statement that while 1000 tons
more were shipped than in October the
total output was $150,000 less. Never
theless, a production of $1,317 900 is a
splendid figure and Cripple Creek
proves that it is still by far the leading
gold camp in the United States. The
figures from the gold camp for the year
1908 will considerably surpass those Of
1907. The output for the year will run
between $15, 1000, 900 and $16,0O0,3 500,
which is a splendid addition to the
worlds stock of yellow metal. When
it is remembered that most of this gold
was taken from ore that did not run as
high as $25 per ton, it will be seen that
a tremendous amount of mining has
; been done. And it also shows that Grip
ple Creek is now shipping her low
grades at a profit and is making money
| ont of rock that was formerly sent over
the dump as waste.
L. G. B., Denver. The California
Hills is a promotion of Harry Woods,
; formerly of the Woods Investment COM
pany of Colorado Springs and Victor.
Reports from the property at Goldbend,
California, show the ore bodies to be
improving steadily with development.
A high grade strike was reported last
week on the Iron Horse lode at surface.
: The shaft is down II feet and the
streak has increased from three inches
; to Is inches, part of this being high
grade ore which will run as high as
: $500. but the whole mass will run from
$50 to 800. In the north drift from
: the bottom of the Gold Dollar shaft,
the deepest working in the camp, -four
! feet of quartz has been opened and the
vein is much wider than four feet. No
assays nave been made from this place,
but paintings show the vein to contain
good values. The vein shows a great
Improvement. at this depth both in size
and appearance. In the Blue Bird
shaft, which is down about Is feet, also
shows a ,strFk;of high grade which is
improving with depth. One foot of ore
in this shaft will average $50 and the
rich streak will go from 1920 to 5000.
The company is working in four differ
ent places and will increase the force
steadily from time to time. The stock
is an active trader on the Los Angeles
exchange.
N. j. F. c., Jersey City.-Our under
standing is that the Goldfel1 Nameless
has not been working for son lime.
The ground lies about two mics west
of the Sandstone, out on the fiat, and
away from the producing section so far
that it is rarely visited. There ere no
other prospects, except one or two,
None of the officers of the company. 50
far as we know, are in the camp nor 10
we know what representations they are
making in the sale of stock. They may
have a good prospect, but we have no
way of finding out at present. O..c thing
is certain: No one else seems to .hink
enough of the locality to do any mining
anywhere near the Namcless. There is
a theory that some lodges travcrsc the
fiat, running to the malapai on the west,
at depth, but it will take a great zeal
of money to prospect the section, ,r de-
termine its merits. Some Goldfeil
operators nave been on the Name;ess
ground, and seem to think favorablv
of it
T. F. f., Brooklyn, N. Y. The Com
bined M. & l.. Co. is not working It's
Velvet lease at present, but will start
up in a few days. Water was strucl; in
such quantities when the lease closed
down, that further work wouis.not be
prosecuted until more machinery was
installed, which involved NOR money
than was then ON hand. Since, Mr..
Blanchard has been east, anil war,l hes
been received that the needed money
has been raised, and work will he re-
sumed on his return.
T. g. NJ, Phoenix.-Therc is a Gold
field Silver Pick Mining and Leasing
company, a Silver Pick M. & l.. co.r-
pany, and a Silver Pick Triangle. The
Office of the former is in Colorado
Springs, Colo; of the latter two. Gold
field. The Silver Pick Triangle held its
annual meeting this week and the Of
heers will be found in another column.
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