The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23
REDUCTION PLANT
FOR S~EARCHLIGHT

News of considerable importance 10
the Canyon country, made known this
week. is that the Georgia property, I'M
der Superintendent Bergman, is to have
a reduction plant, says the Bulletin. 1t
will consist only of cyaniding to begin
with, but other features will be added
as rapidly as may be expedient from
this first step in production.
1t has been proven by thorough tests
that there is a quantity Of $40 rock
that is amenable to cyaniding; that this
will extract both gold and silver values
to a considerable depth, even embrac-
ing the so-called base ores where such
will run "free" to the extent Of 30 to
40 per cent. Amalgamating tables may
be added a little later.
The new machinery will include a
hoist for the Georgia claim, as well as
engine, crusher and grinder. The re-
duction plant will be located on the
Dixey Girl which will permit a gravity
haul from also the Georgia and Gold
Coin, all of which are undergoing devel-
opment.
Add to Holdings
Just before President b. Franklin
Mills of the Golden Triangle Mining
"a accompanied by Mrs. Mills,
left for his home at San Diego, CAL, he
closed a deal whereby the company's
holdings in the district were materially
increased.
The deal in question was the purchase
from Messrs. Hudgens and Rawlings of
the Mary Murphy and Eagle claims,
located Just south of the Searchlight
Consolidated in the northern part of
the district. No less than five separate
and well defined lodges are said to cross
the property from which good surface
values are obtainable. This group,
added to the one adjacent to the Pitts
burg, gives the company a large acre.
age.
Preparing for Mill
Superintendent Spanogle of h Sill
yer Legion is now sinking a shaft for
water development at a point about
one-half mile west of the camp. This
is incidental 70 the installation in the
near future of q reduction plant.
The upraise work that is now being
run in the Legion mine, is within 20
feet of daylight. Following this work
the shaft will be sent down from the
100 to the 200 level. There has been
no d%iminution of the excellent values
for which this property has long been
noted.
The ore bins are full to running over
and otherwise there is such an accumu-
lation of ore as is speaking loudly for
some early disposition of same. Mr..
Sartain of this company, who has been
in Los Angeles on company business
for several weeks, is expected back to-
day. Word has preceded him hat he
has been largely successful in matters
pertaining to more rapid progress of
the work. He has purchased a six
cylinder, 60-h.p. National automobile
for himself and his active co-workers,
Messrs. Spanogle and Lands. The
present Tourist car will continue in the
c%ompany's service.
Important Discovery
With the advent of Superintendent
Manion things are moving with the Red
Star Mines company, and this past
week, in addition to the letting of two
leases, an important new discovery has
been made.
The new strike was the finding of a
parallel vein on the Double Stanard
which pans high on the surface. So
far a depth of only a few feet has been
gained, but even so, sufficient ore has
been exposed to convince the manage
ment that an important discovery has
been made-one that is bound to add
materially to the already proven value
of the property.