The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-29
GOLD RATERTAKING ON NEWLlFE

ture ore at grass roots. and made . con-
siderable shipment Of ore that yielded
$500 per ton. There IL enough ore o
on the dump of the Polly to convince
any mining man that IL has the real
stun. The dump has been hunted over
and over by specimen hunters. but even
now there Is no trouble in securing
specimens that plainly show the yellow
metal. Several assays ave returned a.
high as ZOO per ton. At the present
time the Polly is held under bond and
option by Chicago parties. and Il Is
their intention to Immediately do more
sinking and drifting in an effort to re-
cover the rich pay streak which was
originally worked.
The Hub Is another property which
has produced shipping ore: some of IL
yielded as much as $1,000 a tor. The
Hub vas later ~amalgamated with the
properties belonging to the Consolidated
Gold Crater Mining company. Of which
II. D.. Murphy. Al Myers and Marvin
Ish are the moving spirits. This COM
pany owns a group OF eight claims in
the center Of the mineralized area. The
property is fully equipped with an up
to-date plant. All the claims ave been
opened UP to a more or less extent. and
upon one OF them a shaft had been sunk
to a depth of 2s5 feet. with several
hundred feet of drifting to the north and
south with crosscuts at different points.
in one OF which there was encountered
a blind ledge carrying satisfactory
values. This shaft will be continued
to the 5o0-foot level and deeper. suf-
fcient ore has been uncovered and
blocked out upon his property to jug
tify the owners building a 20-stamp
mill. the erection Of which will shortly
be commenced. The development Of this
property is under the direct supervision
of Mr.. d. d. Muir, the well known min
ing engineer.
Among other well known operators Of
Goldneld who are extensively interested
at Gold Crater may be mentioned J. b..
D~elafontain. Ed Jumbo" Yeiser, Bar
ney McArdell. Jack Mernin. Sam Calvin
and Jake Martin. all Of whom are work
ing their properties.
One Of the most promising mines in
the district is the windy Ride owned
by Calvin and Martin. without ques-
tion III Windy Ride Is the making OF
the of the big mines of Nevada. Cours-
ing through the property is an immense
ledge. varying in width OF the surface
from twenty to forty feet and which IL
exposed for a distance Of over four
hundred feet in length. The mine has
about 10000 tons Of ore now in sight.
Assays taken from the groupings and
from shallow workings give an average
value Of about s1l per ton, mi have
run as high as $54. A crosscut tunnel
was run into the hillside to tap the
ledge. which. when penetrated. disclosed
a large body of free milling ore. Nego-
t~iations are now under way looking to
the development Of the property upon an
extensive scale. and 1t IL quite probable
that the near future will see a large
number of men employed.
Unlike most new mining camps stu
ated on the desert. Gold Crater IL
blessed with a bountiful supply of
water free from all contamination. and
suficient to supply several large stamp
mills and the domestic purposes of a
large community. Gold Crater. after
two years OF seeming inactivity, Is now
about to come into its own and 1t will
be no surprise to the knowing ones to
see II quickly take its place among the
active producing camps OF the state.