The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-30

Luning, n railroad station on the
Oregon & Short Line, 1923 miles south
of Hazcn and 10l miles north of Gold
field, is an important shipping point,
with good rooming houses, restaurant,
assay office and a first class mercantile
store kept by F. NJ. Andrews. Situated
in the center of a desert about six miles
wide, with mountains on either side and
a surface showing that can hardly be
equaled in the state.
Six miles north of Luning is the prop
erty of the Luning Gold Mines Syndi-
cate. X. b. Todd is manager and the
largest interests are held in San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and Goldfeld. This
property has shipped ore that ran bet
ter than $50 per ton and have large
bodies of ore running up to this value
in sight in the mine, and are looking
for something better. They are run
ming a tunnel now over 400 feet in
length which will tap what they call
the south vein, $50 feet under the crop
pings. They expect to connect with
this vein within so feet. From this
tunnel a crosscut has been made to con
meet with a northern vein which has been
drifted on for some distance in good
ore. They are sinking a winze, down
now about 60 feet and have taken out
ore running as high as $3.50 per ton
in gold, silver and lead. The vein is
well defined and they expect to go down
the 1OO-foot level, when ore will be
extracted and a new level established.
This company has eight claims, all of
which show good strong veins and Ell
c%ouraging values. From every appear
ance now, they will be shipping high
grade ore shortly.
Idaho Mining Company
The Idaho Mining company have
eight claims adjoining the above prop
crty on the northeast, and shows the
same character of ore that the Luning
shows, in addition to a copper vein.
They are developing this ledge with en-
couraging results.
North of their property is the once
famous Hidden Treasure mine, from
which over a half million dollars of ore
has been shipped. Now idle on ac
count of litigation.
South of this, lies the Nevada Silver
Leaf Mining company, controlled by
southern California capitalists and
managed by John Hartwick. They are
working five men, sinking a shaft, down
now about 100 feet. They expect to
sink to a depth of 300 feet before
prosecuting. They undoubtedly have
the same system of veins that have been
developed on the Hidden Treasure and
the property of the Luning Gold Mines
!,
The Copper Mountain Consolidated
company is under the management Of
George Giroux. Have some forty claims,
most of them have been patented. Are
working Is men, are down 300 feet with
every indication of making a great pro-
Queer of copper pre-.
Has Big Group
The Mexican Woman has some 50
odd claims in this vicinity. Have
some wonderful surface s~howings for
copper. Considerable ore has been
shipped and development work is pro-
crossing slowly but favorably.
The Sprague and Williamson prop
critics to the south are being developed
and making a wonderful surface show
ing. This is the property that was
bonded for a large sum to Colonel
Posey, prior to the slump in copper and
on that account the deal was not COM
pleted. Sprague represents the From
tier Exploration Company of Nevada.
The Rather Mining company, north
of these properties, has a shaft down
over 100 feet and still sinking with
very encouraging results. Mr.. George
Bells is superintendent.