East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17

The Butte Boys has been in process
of development for a little over one
year. and is now working two shifts OF
miners. prosecuting from the $780,
foot level, with every indication that
high-grade pay ore is near at hand. 1t
will be but a short time at the most
when this property will be paying
back to its shareholders the money
invested in'its stock, and continual div
idends for many years TO come. This
is, indeed, destined TO rank among the
great gold mines of Nevada, and those
who hold their stock a short time will
find II one OF the best investments
they ever have made. The mine Is
provided with first-class hoist, a 20
horse power gasoline engine, black
smiths shop, miners house, cook
house and full equipment of mining
tools. 1t is in firstclass working or
der and as Mining Engineer Parks
has heretofore reported, before year
will be a million dollar NINE"
The Florence Leases Comprise a Part
OF the Richest Gold Mining Ground
So Far Discovered in the Worlds
History.
Reporting on this property a short
time since, James H. Parks, c. E.,
mining engineer wrote:
This ground is in the central part
of the great producing area of the
Goldfield district, and joins the Won
derful Little Florence lease, now ex-
pired, which has produced the great
est amount Of gold, of the highest
grade of ore, ever produced in any
mining camp. II lies on the flat across
the railroad at the foot Of the hill of
the Little Florence and main Florence
workings on the southwest, and the
quartzite hills Of the Atlanta on the
northeast. To the northwest, down
the slope, are the greatest number of
producers OF the district, while to the
southeast are large number of leas-
ers at work. For about mile north
west and southeast, and a mile wide,
the ground is covered with gallows
frames over deep shafts, mostly own
ed by leasing companies. The Flor
ence ground, of which this lease is
part, is said TO be the richest ground
in the Goldfield district, and is sur
rounded by the Consolidated, Combi-
nation Fraction, Atlanta and C. o. D.
ground, all richly producing proper
ties / know of no lease close to this
one which has not found ore, though
not all Of high grade. Some of them
are of the highest grade ever found in
large bodies, as on the main working
of the Florence, the Little Florence
and Rogers Syndicate. Specifically
the surface of most of this lease Is
covered with washings of the rich
hills above, and it seems to me that
good ore can be shipped from the sur
face, as good paintings can be had
over a large surface area. From the
underground workings of adjoining
leases and surface indications where
the hill Lodges crop out, think there
are at least three good veins crossing
this territory-one a main ledge east
and west across the southly side, and
two in a northerly direction, one al
most paralleling the railroad and the
other crossing ii forming at least, three
functions to this lease, which may
apex on this ground. The indications
are strong that either one of these
veins will contain pay values at either
deep or shallow depth. Pay ore has
been taken from very near the side
lines OF this lease. and very large
quantity from very near to it.
One of the Most Valuable Leases I'm
the District.
This lease can be economically
worked from the bottom of a 500-foot
shaft already sunk near its line, and
through which shaft this company has
the right, with the lease. to work the
ground. The privilege Of working this
lease through this shaft is a very val
liable concession, for by It this proper
~ may be Immediately developed
saving time from the lease which
otherwise would be consumed in
sinking to great depth at great cost
With probably 20 feet of prosecuting
this property may be Immediately
prospected, and very rapidly extended
across the ground in both directions
and when an ore body is found will
have nearly 500 feet Of stoping area
to work on. / consider this lease,
with the concessions Of the use of the
5G0-foot shaft, and the situation Oh
the ground to surrounding leases, and
main workings one Of the most valu-
able that can be had in the GoIdfield
district. l recommend that this lease
be thoroughly prospected by cross
cut from the workings at the bottom
Of this shaft, and drifting along any