The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-03-14

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agement that the ma'a vein of the Hap
py Hooligan claim extends into and
through the Happy Day claim. Geo
say that this big vein is the
same one hat outcrops in the center of
Nevada street, where numerous assays
running over $500 a ton have been TAX
en-. and the same vein on which Grutt
Brothers recently made their sensation
al strike on the Wild West claim on
Grutt Hill. If correct, this vein extends
the length of the Happy Hooligan claim
and in its northerly course d~iagonaliy
across the Happy Day, Sunbeam and
Wild West ciaims-sn owned by the
Rawhide Coalition Mines Company. The
wonderful strikes made by Kearns in
his several leases on balloon Hill are on
veins which trend northeast and south
west and pass through the northeast
end of the Happy Da, claim. The Pros
key lease, on block s of the Happy Day.
has opened up the main kearns vein.
and recently mads . shipment of four
tons of ore which petted about $1,000.
or an average of 500 a ton. Proskey
has purchased a power hoist and will
open up his lease to depth as rapidly
as possible. The Smith and Cross lease.
on block 6 of the tsappy Day. has a
shaft down So feet, where repeated as
says averaging $500 a ton have been
secured. The formation on this lease
is lode porphyry, and although slightly
broken up, 1t is believed that the ledge
will be found in place at the depth of
100 feet. 1. II. Cook and DIR. Wheeler
of Goldheld. who a-s associated with
Smith & Cross in the ownership of this
lease. nave supplied the necessary funds
to provide a machine hoist and 1t will
be in commission within a week or ten
days. Block z on the Happy Day claim
has been reserved for company work.
This lease lies on the west slope of
Balloon Hill and ~atljoins the Balloon
claim of the Rawhide Queen Mines
Company. on which the Kearns leases
are situated. The rich vein on Kearns
Lease No. 2. the boDanza lease Of the
camp. runs directly into block Z. which
is considered by the management of the
pieces of ground. On block 8 on the
Happy Day a strike was made recently
which proves conclusively that the
parallel vein disclosed on the west slope
of Hooligan Hill continues through the
Happy Day. The Sisson lease, on block
1 of the Happy Day and situated on the
crest Of Hooligan Hill. has recently en-
countered shipping ore right at the top
of the hill, and a tunnel is now being
The Murphy & Terrell lease. on block
2 of the Guess IT claim, lies on the west
slope OF Hooligan Hill. The shaft is
down sixty-fve feet, at which point a
six-foot vein averaging s35 a ton has
been opened up. A four-inch streak in
this vein assays about $3.50 a ton. Some
of the finest specimens ever exhibited
in the camp are being taken from this
rich streak, and the owners are drift
ing on it with the expectation of open
ing up one Of the best pay shoots in
the district. On blocks 9 and 10 of
the Guess 1t claim a rich placer strike
was made recently. These blocks. which
lie on a small hill, are being trenched
to uncover the ledge from which the
placer gold was eroded. Every small
gulch on the slopes ut this hill pans
gold in sufici lent quantities to insure
profitable returns when worked ~ the
dry-washing process. The Nugent
lease. on block 2 of the Sunbeam claim,
has recently opened up a "jewelfy hex
from which the lucky owners of the
lease are selling high-grade samples
for watch charms. They find this.
method of disposing Of their rich ore
very profitable. Blocks s, 6, z and s
on the Sunbeam clair which lies with
in the townsite, have just been taken
over by a company of Utah mining
men, who have agreed to furnish 5000
a month to open up what they believe
to be the extension of the Miller vein
within their territory. The Adams
lease. on block 8 OF the Stunt cam
claim. made a very important strike
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