The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-17
STARR LIGHTS BONANZA FIND
NAV EXCEL PIONEER LEASE

a depth OF Soo rect mas one foot Of ros..
eolored quartz, between deposits !,
oxidized tale, which assays 1890. ana
the last two or three rounds of shat.
have showed this quartz seam to \.
widening and getting richer. The vbol.
bottom of the shaft, leaving out thi,
rich vein, shows values of about 81.
Half a mile to the north and west. N.
company shaft of the Savage. NM,
which a big hoist is putting, has yalu.,
of $50 at 65 feet and proving up al
most conclusively this side of the di.
trict from the Mayfower to the SAVAGE
a distance of nearly or quite, two miles
Ii looks as though Pioneer is bound IA
come to the front. The Mayaows,
property has all the ore it can mill.
and will jog along at the s20,OOOa.
month rate. But while the Pionee,
lease last month, with a 15-horse DOVE,
hoisted, and then shipped slOO.OM
wcrth of ore, it nov has in operation a
more powerful hoist, and air compressor
and machine drills, opened the ore
in an additional working shaft Cor Inn
peD and will smash some records for
April.
Tells of Big Strike
"The strike on b. L. Smith s lease on
the Starlight No. 4, at the north end.
is one of the most sensational and phe.
nomenal ever known in the history Of
mining" said c. +. Redman, general
, agent of the Tonopah & Goldfeld rail-
road, who returned from the camp Sun.
day afternoon, and who made some Of
the paintings with his own hands. 81
saw at least fifteen paintings, all Of
which showed wonderful colors."
Mr.. Redman was on the ground at the
time the strike was made, and says that
there are cuts across the ledge to a
2 width of 100 feet, and that colors can
? be obtained anywhere in the cuts, or
' ever by breaking off a small portion Of
, the rock which is in the dyke. The dyke
sticks up from the surface for about
: four feet, and people have been camping
beside it and sitting on it for the last
five years and many more.
"Why, the owner Of the Bullfrog Pho
7 neer had his camp beside the dyke at
4 H. &.-o Lo 1onoxnl A. Dinnoar - .a.1
. Mr.. Redman, "and didn't know the
rock held any values.
2 "The strike is on what is thought to
be the junction of the Pioneer ledge and
the Maylower LEDGE continued Mr..
{ Redman. cat least it is the Mayaower
, ledge, as it can be traced from the lease
r OF the Starlight No. 4 right over to the
| Mayfower, and the ledge from the Pho
neer runs directly towards the lease.
, Some people seem to think it may not
/, be the junction of the two lodges, but in
t my opinion it is.
\ "There is not a hole deeper than five
feet, anywhere a color car be panned,
the values coming right from the SUI
face. / PANIED some myself and know
what l am talking about, and it is unbe-
lievable. If there is such a showing on
the surface, what will it be under
: groundl
"There are two and one-half feet
8 opened right on the surface which will
60 from $35 to $50 all across the width
/, of 100 feet, and colors can be had any
where in the 100 feet. The full extent
/, of the ledge is not known, as it has only
been opened by cuts for 100 feet, bl
the ledge from the Pioneer shows above
the surface a short distance from the
lease, and runs in the direction OF the
lease.
"The strike was made Saturday, and
, although an attempt was made to keep
| it quiet, it spread through the entire
' camp, and the population is Wild Inc
i leasing company will push work rapid!
and a shaft was started this morning
, preparations being made for its slnhins
E before l left Sunday.
. The lease is controlled by B. l.. smi'p'
t of the First National bank of Rhyoi'e