The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-25
NEWS FROM BULLFROG DISTRICT

This combines both amalgamation n
concentration. Power viii be furnished
by a 25-horse power gasoline engine
The initial capacity of the plant VIII De
20 tons a day. but this will be increased
~ treatment demand make IL necessary.
and IL Is probable that cyanide tanks
will be later added
The present contract calls for the re-
duction of 1000 tons OF the National
Bank dump only. Mr.. Sparkling says tina
IL the district justihes II. the mill VIII
he enlarged. and he will devote his at
tention exclusively to custom work
Mr.. Sparkling spent some time In camp
with a view to installing a custom mill
before he entered into a contract with
the National Bank people. and he Is OF
the opinion that there will be no dif-
6eulty whatever in securing a sufficient
amount of ore from the various prop
critics TO keep a good-sized mill running
ALI the time. The present contract.
however. will be completed before TINS
feature of the enterprise is looked after.
The National Bank has an Immense
amount of good grade milling ore on its
dump. and this can be treated on the
ground at good profit. In addition 10
the milling grade. there is In the prop
erty a considerable amount OF high
grade. which IT will pay to ship. Sew
eral shipments OF material of this char
acter have been made. But on the whole
the property is a milling proposition.
and present development with the ore
accumulation on the dump demands
treatment
Mr.. Sparkling started work on the
foundation of his mill Monday. and ne
expects to push the work along as rap
idly as possible.
GOLD BUILx100
Additional tanks and new ore class
ifers are being installed at the Colo
Bullfrog mill, which was recently start
ed in operation to increase the capacity
of the plant. A compressor plant is also
to be installed at the mine. According
10 III. w. Preston. general manage OF
the the new plant is doing
satisfactory work. but the aim of the
MANAGEMENT is to increase it's treating
capacity.
4 the mine, development is proceed
ing as usual. The raise to the surface
is completed, and a 5-horse owe hoist
will be placed at this point next week.
AT WHICH tlme slHhlnS shS w.
levels will be begun.
Three shifts are being worked at the
mill and W underground, and boil
branches are being vigorously pushed.
LEE HAY9EED
Sam Lindsay. when at Lee the other
day. visited the Hayseed and made a
thorough inspection of its workings. He
made paintings of the ore in the drift
from the 100-foot level, and he says
that It will easily average between $50
and 800 to the ton in gold. There are
from 3 to 4 feet of this material in the
face, and there is a tendency toward i'm
provement with distance.
The drift, which is now in $50 feet. is
following the ledge south in the direc-
ton of a big blowout where a substan-
tial increase in values at the intersec-
ton is expected.
MI. Lindsay says that the property is
looking better han ever before in its
history.
SHIPMENTS FROM sHosHoNE
The Montgomery Shoshone shipped
two cars of ore and one car of concen-
trates this week to the smelters. Min
ing operations continue full blast at the
property and the mill is treating the
usual amount of ore.-Bullfrog Miner.