The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-03-07
NEWS OF MANHATTAN DISTRICT

ment Of quarts from the Rose-Nash
lease on the Union No. 4 claim OF the
Union Extension Mining company was
treated at the plant of the Nevada MIL
ing q Ore Reduction company IL - not
claimed that the gold saved wa In ex-
cess of s27 the ton The reclamation az
this plant II better than 30 per cent. OF
which 70 per cent IL held on the plates.
The irst run from the Rose-Nash lease
consisted Of 435 tons. the return In
bullion averaging about $50 the tom
These figures tally very closely with the
estimate forwarded by your correspond
emit at a time just prior TO the date
when the quarts went TO stamp. Dump
ore from early day lease on the Union
No. . Is now being treated. Its average
grade Is about $40 gold the ton.
The FIRST week In April Is to witness
the inauguration of a comprehensive
campaign of development at the estates
Of the Stray Dog. Indian Camp and
yumping lack Mining companies. state
ment to that effect being made to your
correspondent by Frank Peterson just
prior to his department for New York
City. Mr.. Peterson is the man on the
ground representative of the New York
syndicate tha recently purchased the
plant of the Ore Reduction &
Refining ompan and which has a g.
year lease tenure on the mining prop
critics before mentioned. 1t Is the intent
Of the new operators to continue the
mining and prospecting of the ore bodies
already exposed and to also explore vir-
gin ground at greater depth. Mr.. Peter
- ..tt.{~otau that nnartz sufficient TO
keep the syndicate's milling plant in
constant operation will be available by
the time the prevailing ore reduction
contract with the Consolidated manage
ment expires.
The milling plant in question is now
being inspected by experts in the EN-
ploy of Mr.. Peterson with a view to
making such alterations. additions and
improvements as will assure the great
est maximum gold saving at the lowest
minimum of cost. As stated before in
these dispatches. the stamping capacity
of the mill is to be double by the plac-
ing of two more 5-stamp batteries. Tn
installation of the second boiler was
completed about a week since. and the
machinery is once more reducing Con-
soIidated ores to gold bullion.
A power hoist and pumping plant Is
to be installed at the lease OF the
Pioneer filming & Leasing company In
the rich Litigation hill section. Decf-
sion to that effect was reached at time
of the recent inspection of the workings
by ]. @. Sartorius of San Francisco, the
moving spirit in the enterprise. That
gentleman is now on the coast for the
purpose of purchasing and forwarding
the necessary machinery. The middle
of March should see the plant in opera
ton. This lease is one OF the most
promising in the section mentioned. and
there is reason to predict that pay ore
in place will be encountered with but
little further mining effort.
Recent development in the west drift
at the 200-foot level of the Mineral Hill
mine has to do with the finding of a
cross fissure of decidedly gratifying
mineral promise. The deposit was en-
countered at a point about $50 feet out
from the shaft; 1t carries a high grade
streak of black sulphide ore showing
free gold in quantity. Exploration of
the main ledge continues under very
favorable mineral conditions, and with
the constant breaking down of quartz
carrying an average gold grade of s27
the ton. This ore is being broken down
in the ordinary course Of development.
no attempt being. made at this time to
conserve a onnage. The management
has in mind the thorough blocking out
of the ore body to a depth of at least
800 feet before planning for it's reduc-
ton; 1t is probable that at that time a
mill will be erected by the company.
The shaft is to be d~eepened an addi-
tional 100 feet at once. An ample treas
ury fund assures the uninterrupted de-
velopment of the estate. At the COM
pany's annual meeting. recently held,
Omer Maris was elected president. A. A..
Johnson vice president, H. L.. Ross sec
rotary and treasurer.