The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24

does not nor did it ever own n lao.
the Kendall. 1t is leasing on IN. ",
vet. The latter lease is in trouble ON
ing to a flow of water Just set in
eral leases in the ~neighborhood hav.
shut down for one reason or ano
and the Combined lease shaft is dro;.
ing them all. 1t may be necessary g.
the latter company to start a shat,
a new place. (2) The Nevada pso,
forfeited its lease on the Combina+;a
No. 3, and it is now called the Rl.o,
Eagle. The company then took in /
lease on the Kendall, called the Carrot. |
lease, which seemed to be PROMISING
lease was taken on the Bonnie Ctaro
mill, south of Goldfeld, and the rail
road built a mile spur to the mill. Bu, I;
never a ton of ore was shipped to tbs
mill that paid expenses. There was a
little high grade but the great bulk Of
the stuff shipped was below the profit I
making grade. The lease has been shin,
down, and Vahrenkamp and Col. Dorsey
have both left the camp for other fields
The Nevada Pearl owns some claims in I
Idaho, we understand, that are said tn
be under bond and lease. (3) Answer
to query about Kansas City Goldfeld. in
another place in this department.
G. x. F., Tehama, Cal.-Two shifts
are employed by the Goldfeld Kewapas
Mining company on company account.
The inclined shaft has been Temporarily
abandoned because of the difficulty of 4
hosting material. In its stead the so.
called O'Keefe vertical shaft is heinz
lowered. 1t is now $50 feet deem and
will be sent as rapidly as possible to
the 500-foot level, whence a crosscut
will be run by Superintendent Condor
to pick up the lead cut in the inclined
shaft. There are several leases in
force on Kewanas ground, but only one
of them is working at present. 1t is
owned by the Kewanas Extension com.
pany, which is operating on the north
end of the property and, after sufficient
depth is attained, will crosscut into its
owned territory, as well as develop the
leasehold.
A. B. R., Boston, Mass.-Goldfeld
Merger is not permitting the grass to
grow under it's feet. Three shifts are
employed sinking a shaft ON the Moon.
shine claim of the Gold Horn, a unit of
the holding company. An effort is be-
ing made to cut the big ledge that
shows on the 450-foot level of the main
workings in the st. Ives. This will
probably be picked up between the 800
and 600-foot points. The company will
sink to a depth of 1000 feet, ample
funds for this work being in the treas
ury. The shaft is now nearing the 800
foot mark. Two additional shafts will K
be sunk by the Goldfeld Merger Min
ing company; one on the Velvet and the
other on the st. Ives.
A. R., Lovelocks.-The Leviathan
mine was one of Major Duncan B. Han.
%rison's propositions. 1t is in the Monte ]
yuma district, and some eight miles /
from Goldfeld. Considerable work was
done on the property and it is thorough
ly equipped with machinery, but now
the shaft Is covered and nailed down
and everything locked up, nothing hay
ing been done on it for several
months. Harrison is not in this part of a
the country and we can not tell what
his intentions are respecting future
work.
B. G., Los Gatos, Cal.-The Florence
mill is practically completed. 1t
awaits only the arrival of a eonslgn'
ment of pipe. An average of three tel
egrams a day are being sent out to To-
cate the shipment. 1t is now almost
certain that the mill will be running
full olast by Thanksgiving. Enlarge
ment Of the Florence shaft viii begin
as soon as Mr.. Lockhart arrives, when
will oe a a day or two. The mill VIII
start With twenty stamps.
H. C.. NJ, Slater, Mo.-Kansas City
Goldield mas temporarily suspended
operations ON the C. O. d.. Consolidated
hut has not Forfeited its lease. 1t Is
concentrating york on its Violet iease'
where it is getting a good showing
Work is being carried on in the ooV
toto level, where she st. Ives, or oodd'
lead is believed ~ trend, and also on
the ffty-foot Level which SLOWS some
ore.
J. D. j., Newport, R. 1.-The SILVER
Pick Triangle owns a fraction near 'n'
Silver Pick and another piece OF prop
erty in the D~iamondfieid seeFlon' az"
has recently acquired two claims
Cuprite. The Goldfeld ground IS peins
patented, but nothing can be dohe
Cuprite until the treasury can ~
some money.
G. G. W., Sault st. Marie -Nevada'