Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-01
.LEASERS STRIKE
RICH SULPHIDES
IN RATTLESNAkE
ORE MAKES IN FlSSURE IN
GRANITE
MANAGER CONSIDERS STRIKE OF
IMPORTANCE
Company Is Ready to Install Mill
Equipment and Will Take Up
Matter of transportation
of Ores

Andrew J. Trumbo, general manager
for the New Bonnie Glare Mining COM
many, has been in Los Angeles for three
days, en- route to the mine from Grass
Valley, where he has been testing the
shines from the Bonnie Glare mill IN
an oliver filter press, in operation at
the North Pole mine. He pronounce5
the process as superior to anything ne
has seen, and will install II IN the new
mill.
Mr.. Tumbo left for the mine and mill
last night, after a conference with the
directors to keep things moving IN
preparation for the mill equipment
which will commence to arrive within
two weeks. He expects to nave the
liant In operation by February !, 1910
Among the first things he will take up
is the matter of transportation OF the
ore from the mines to the mill, dis
tance of ten miles. The Tonopah u
Tidewater has investigated the pro
oosed spur which il was asked to build,
and 1t was understood that the report
of the mining engineer of the road haV-
ing been favorable, the branch llne
would be constructed. The accident to
General Manager John Ryan, who
broke a leg and arm some thirty days
ago and has been confined since to an
Oakland hospital, seems to have de-
layed the work.
Would Be Profitable Road
speaking frankly, l would much
rather see our own company build the
branch line" said Mr.. Trumbo. The
road would not be expensive. and there
is enough ore back in the nils, IN
other mines, TO pay the cost of con-
struction and equipment in short
time. By using a Shea cog engine we
ff, 10 hills n
reach the most important mines, and l
am sure that the tonnage would be
great enough right at the start TO
more than pay the operating expenses,
which means that our own ores would
come down without cost TO the COM
pany. That would mean saving OF
not less than 800 a day on 100 tons.
which will be the minimum capacity
of our mill at the start
suIphide Ore in RattIesnake
The leasers on the comnany's Rat
tlesnake mine have opened mp two teet
of black sulphide ore I'm Wine below
the SO0-foot level, and are apparently
lust entering the true sulphide zone,
where great things are expected. The
leasers have shipped tWenty-cight tons
of this ore, which, according to camp
assays, should run Sf75 to the ton.
Mr.. Trumbo regards this. strike as
of great Importance, from the Idtl lllt
the formation has changed. both walls
being granite, showing a true fissure.
Water is coming i'm as sinking pro-
crosses, and the indications are all good
for the making of great mine in the
Rattlesnake. This is particularly graf
flying to Mr.. Trumho, as bearing out
the opinion expressed i'm his report to
the directors several months ago, i'm
which he spoke of the possibilities of
the Rattlesnake.
The New Bonnie clare company will
mill all ores under $50 a ton. shipping
the high grade to the smelters, and IL IS
probable that the shipping ore Will E1
to the Needles plant as soon as IT is
ready for business because of a low
railroad rate made by the Toropah &
Tidewater and Santa Fe systems to
that point.
OF the Gold Mountain district in gem
eral Mr. Trumbo says there is consid-
cradle work going on. The Nevada
Empress, on Anderson mountain, is
making some changes in its mill pre-
paratory to resumnF operations and
the district court of Esmeralda county
has ordered the acceptance Of a pro
posal to work the Oriental under lease.
This is one of the famous mines Of the
Gold Mountain country having won
first prize for an exhibit of GOLD ores
at the Centennial exposition. For two
years it has been claimed by two par
ties Mike Drum having relocated it,
claiming that the owners had not per-
formed the annual assessment work
The ownership has not yet been de
cded