Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-17
Something Doing
In Clifford District

DR.. A. H. Elftman, who has been I
out in the Golden Arrow and Clifford
districts for the past week, returned |
yesterday afternoon and reports both
places as in very prosperous condi-
ton.
'At Clifford said DR.. Elftman,
the property recently purchased by
Mr. Mccormack has started opera
lions. This property will be operat-
ed under the name of the Nevada
Broken Hills Mining company They
are awaiting the arrival of two
freight loads Nbf supplies which are
now on the way and when they ar
rive operations will be started on
much larger scale A force of men
is at work sacking ore from the
dump and several leases are being
worked on the property. 1t is the
intention of the company to sink
three shafts and when the machinery,
which has been ordered. arrives the
work will be commenced.
"A new strike has been made on
the Fairview property, which is about
1900 feet north of the big property,
where the original strike was made,
This ground is owned by the CahilI
brothers and they have a shaft down
sixty feet in which they made their
new strike. The ledge will pan in
the vicinity of $4,000 ton. l was
surprised at the paintings, for when
first heard of the strike l was some
what skeptical and inspected the find
for myself. The results somewhat
startled me for it seemed that the
entire bottom of the pan was gold.
This strike means much for the Cliff
ford district for it proves that the ore
bodies exist in place besides where
the original strike was made. Prop.
erty owners IN this district upon
hearing this news have stapted in
working their properties and it would
not surprise me if more important
strikes were reported within the next
few weeks
I'm Golden Arrow there is consid-
cradle activity. Captain Cotter has
the shaft of the Cotter Mines COM
pany down to depth of 263 feet and
is sinking about two feet day. He
Is sinking on the footwall of the
ledge below the hard quartz and in
this way is making greater progress
than If he sank directly on the ledge.
The width of the ledge at present is
three feet and it is widening with
depth. The hanging wall is full of
quartz seams that carry good values
and 1t is thought that with more
depth the entire hanging wall will
carry values enough to have it mill
ed. The pumps are extracting about
1000 gallons of water daily and when
greater depth is reached and the
output of the water increases the
company will install mill on the
ground and work their own ores.
The property has never looked in
better shape and 1t has been proven
that the values increase with depth
1t is known fact that the ledge is
permanent and there is every indica.
ton that in time the mine will be a
great dividend payer. At present it
is the deepest mine in the district.
ION the Spokane claim, three
miles from the main group, Captain
Cotter has opened up new ledge
that carries good values in silver
Tex Watson has started to sink on a
new cross ledge on his property that
carries high values in gold and sill
yer. He is also sinking shaft on
the Pocahontas claim, where he has
three feet of $50 ore. He is now
down to a depth of sixty-five feet.
Jack Hall and Colonel Orumm now
have their shaft down eighty-five
feet and are prosecuting to cut the
ledge. On the surface they have
drove number of crosscuts on the
ledge which carries high values in
gold. The ledge there is seven feet
in width and has been proven for
over $50 feet.
The Carlson Mining and Milling
company has Just completed a run in
their mill on ore from the Silver Bow
property at Silver Bow and they sue
ceeded in saving over S5 per cent of