The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01

officlals or the road state th2t trains
will be running into Rawhide not later
than October /. 1t had been expected
that the first train would steam in here
before the close of July, but the strin-
gency of the financial market for a time
held in abeyance the funds subscribed
for completing the rroad. Now, how
ever, all necessary monies are in bank,
so it is not likely that further delay
need be anticipated.
Plant for Victor
A powerful plant of machinery is be-
ing installed at the Hooligan hill hold
ing of the Rawhide Victor Mining com
pany, preparatory to lowering the main
working shaft to depth and entering
upon a comprehensive campaign of lie
velopment. The present depth of the
shaft is 125-feet, where drifts have
been extended in both directions on a
well defined, well mineralized ledge.
The gangue is a porphyritic quartz ear
rying a 14-inch seam of quartz which
has a gold content varying from Sl2o
to 1857 the ton. Perhaps the best
showing is that in the upraise from the
west drift where the ledge has been
stripped for a length of IA feet, show
ing 10 inches of high grade shipping ore
for the entire distance. A general aver
age sampling, taken sectionally across
the body at 5 points, gave the decidedly
satisfying return of 1928 the ton. A
number of tons of high grade, mined in
the ordinary course of development
work, are awaiting shipment.
The Grutt Hill Mint
A 25-horse power gasoline hoist is to
soon supersede the valiant little hoist
of coffee-mill size now on the job at the
Grutt hill workings of the Grutt Hill
Mint company. As soon as 1T is In COM
mission the shaft is to be lowered from
the $50 to the 250-foot point, where the
ore body now being explored to such
good purpose at the 150-foot level is to
be again proved up. Drifts are out IN
both directions a length of 20 feet at
the present point of development and as
thew are extended the ore body is be-
coming more compact and its precious
metal grade more uniform. A generous
tonnage of high grade is awaiting snip
ment. none of which has a value below
5000 the ton. A consignment went out
this week and is to be followed by IN
other early in August. The entire work
mos are in ore, the faces of the W
drifts showing FIVE feet of high grade.
So congested have become the ore bins
il has become necessary to increase
their capacity. This work is now on.
Strike on Kearns No. 1
The Kearns No. / lease on the estate
of the Rawhide Queen Mines company
is the scene of important mine develop
ment, the point of it's location being the
south drift from the 1OO-foot v OF
the old shaft, where a shoot OF high
GRADE ore was recently encountered.
SAMPLES taken a few days ago show
much free gold and yield assay returns
of 5000 the ton. The entire face OF the
drive is breaking to a high shipping
average. The new find is important
both to the lessee and to the owning
company as it adds a large reserve 10
the mineral resources of the lease n
increases the worth of the Rawhide
Queen company. Shipments are going
out with weekly regularity to mill and
smelter.
Nearing the End
The water system of the kawhide
Water & Reduction company is nearing
completion, and barring accident water
will be flowing through the mains be-
fore these dispatches are in print. A
large reservoir has been established On
a high hill south of the townsite from