Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-28
MORRISON MINE
CONTINUES RICH
STRIKE ON THE GOLDEN DAISY
LOOKS PERMANENT
FOURTEEN-INCH VEIN AVERAGES
$143 A TON
Operator of Gold and Silver Property
Expects to Establish Status of
Mine Within Next
Few Weeks

GOLDFIELD. June 27.-That the
strike recently made on the Golden
Daisy lease on the Diamondfeld Daisy,
controlled by H. A. Morrison, is prob
ably a permanent one, is the opinion
of those who investigated for them
selves last week, accompanied by SUI
perintendent C. D. Wilkinson of the
Daisy company. Work was done i'll
the same character of stuff last week,
without any evidence of a tendency
to pinch out, and it is now believed
that the ore shoot is one which may
be depended upon
Mr.. Wilkinson is of the opinion that
it is something new on this ground and
in this section of the country, nothing
like it having before been encountered
anywhere around it, and the vein be-
ing one which is entirely out of the
Daisy ground as it is thus far de-
veloped.
He also believes that it is one which
is not likely to be encountered any
where on the Daisy, and that he re-
CARDS is as most promising.
1T is holding out" said the super
II
tinue to do So The general indication
is that the values will be maintained
at something like Il substantial ave-
rage, and the fact that they have 300
feet to work on from where the strike
was made to the surface. makes things
look mighty promising in the event the
ore lasts"
Strike Is Discussed
About the streets the strike was
much discussed, and the consensus of
opinion seemed to be that nothing OF
more Importance to the Diamondfeld
district and to Goldfeld, could have
happened than this find, and that there
could not have been a more opportune
time for the strike than just now
when the eXcitable are rushing about
over the state Cooking for something"
BY many it is predicted that, coupled
with the hint lately dropped in certain
circles to the effect that within a short
time there would be some deep mining
going on in Goldfield, things are not
half as bad as they are painted, and
the coming fall will find Goldheld do
ing business ON a larger scale at the
same old stand.
Ore from the new find on the Golden
Daisy is now being taken out.
H. A Morrison, who is developing
the ground, came to this city about
three years ago, and for time was
employed as an assayer on the Daisy,
and subsequently became foreman on
that property His first work on the
present lease was begun In March,
1908, when the shaft was at a depth
of $50 feet. He sank the shaft to the
300 feet of prosecuting and 150 feet Of
drifting
When November came the young
man found himself without funds and
was compelled to shut down the prop
erty Just at the time when his own
good Judgment convinced him that ore
was almost in reach. After months of
patient endeaVor he finally succeeded
in interesting his father In the propo-
sition, and 1t is a matter OF much
pleasure to him that with the first
round of shots put in after work was
resumed the ore which he had eX-
pected was brought in.
Vein Measures Twenty inches
The vein measured twenty eight
inches in width and the values ranged
around $50 a ton. From that time for
ward the work was pushed feVerishly,
and high values and the present fine
indication of permanency are the result
The scope in which the rich stuff Is
being encountered is increasing in
value to the west, as is also the length
of the backs. At this time he describes
the high grade as fourteen inches wide.
twenty feet long, the average value of
which is $14S a ton. One man broke
down a ton of the ore which runs bet
ter than $100.
Mr.. Morrison is of the opinion that
another week will tell the tale of per-
manency. or delay the consummation:
meanwhile he is bending his energies
toward the end that in the event the
find continues to grow the property
will have been worked in such a man
ner that ample backs are provided and
thorough knowledge of the amount
of ore now to be depended upon Sc
cured With this in view, much pros
pecting is likely to begin, at once.
| though the ore now in sight will be
taken out as rapidly as possible.
Thus far the ore has shown its
values principally in gold and silver,
in some instances silver running thirty
ounces TO the ton. In weight the gold
and silver are proportionately the
same. Mr.. Morrison says the ore is
Typical of that found in the old Daisy
workings and that also found in the
/ niad lease,