The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-23

The Pioneer Bullfrog took on a new
squirt this week. The 21O-foot crosscut
has broken into the high grade, and
every foot of work OF the property now
yields twelve inches square of the rich
est kind of high grade. With the work
ings crowded with miners-three shifts
a day-every pound Of ore that is
hOisted goes into the sacks without
sorting. The Pioneer at this stage is
certainly the biggest thing in the state
of Nevada.
One car went out to the smelter the
forepart of the week and another was
practically loaded at the last report.
The production now is $4,000 per week
in ore averaging $3.50 to the ton.
The extent of the ledge on the 210-
foot level is not known yet, but where
last tapped, sixty feet above, the width
of the shaft at the bottom was $500
ore. Twenty feet closer to the surface
the ore shoot was cut into for sixteen
feet, and the entire mass would ship
without sorting. From these figures it
will be seen that a prophecy as to what
will be developed at the lower level
would not look well in print. AS an
illustration of that point it is but
needed to cite an estimate made by
men of the company. 1t was said that
twenty feet, cross-sectionally, twenty
feet of the shoot to be stopped out above
the 21O-foot level, between that level
and the shaft above, would be worth
something over 100000, if it did not
improve at all.
A new forty-horse power hoist has
been added to the equipment and will
be in operation by February l.. This
will materially add to the efficiency of
that department. A compressor plant
also await installation.
Camp Pleases MacVichie
One of the biggest mining men 10
this western country was in camp this
week, in the person of ID. MacVichie
directly enroute from Salt Lake City.
He spent some time in looking over the
mining situation in camp with p. A.
Busch. 1t is needless to dwell on the
standing of Mr.. MacVichie, as he IS
already known in the mining world.
The purpose of the present trip can
not be learned, but it is to be pre-
sumed that it was planned to get q
general prospectus of the camp. The
two main properties visited were the
Shoshone and the Pioneer. Both prop
critics were accorded very high rating
by the expert.
The visitor, while frank in his adj
miration of what he had seen, was not
at all inclined to go into details. He
conceded to the state of Nevada the
palm for rich ore, thinking in par
ticular of Goldfeld, as he spoke. He
was equally complimentary as regards
our own section.
GA gold quarry like the Shoshone IS
Il TtNcldtlOu " d LuIuiHS man, oSSoAU
ing to his views. Charge deposits Of
low grade ore, such as Bullfrog evil
IDENTIFY has, will make a camp of per
manency and wealth. The Pioneer and
Shoshone are both wonderful prop
critics.
r.. NJ. league of San Dimas, CAL,
the owner of the largest citrus nursery
in the world, and l.. De S%allier, the Ne
vada mining man, were the guests OF
Len p. McGarry in this city for a cou-
pie of days this week. The purpose OF
the trip was to find a promising mining
investment. Several things were taken
up and are now under consideration
An effort was made to get a lease on
Pioneer ground for immediate develop
ment, but nothing has been obtained to
date.
Homestake In Big Ore
The 50O-foot level of the Homestakt