The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-10
NEWETT TELLS FINDINGS At
G|ROCX AND PLANS ENTERTAINED
THE CONCLUSIONS REACHED As TO MANNER OF FUTURE oP
CREATIONS AND EQUIPMENT TO BE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TOR AND SHELTERS WILL BUIIT-coNsIDERs PROPERTY
COUNTRY

indicate 1t, and we can say that this
was one of the many unmistakable
evidences of permanency and rich
ness that attracted the favorable at
tention of the practical men now fig
of 9R foot timber can be run upon
uring so prominently in this mining
organization.
A STRONG ORE FORMATION.
This mineralized porphyry belt at
the location of the Alpha shaft has
width of full half mile, between
the enclosing limestones lying to the
north and south. great mineralized
body, and to the eastward it gradu-
ally broadens until It possesses
width of a mile. on Giroux lands, at
a point $500 feet east of the Alpha
shaft, and beyond which distance the
work thus far done by the Giroux
company in that direction has not ex-
tended, although the surface gossans
still appear prolifically and Nevada
Consolidated is mining a mile and
a quarter distant on the strike of
the formation and near east end of
Giroux lands. The Giroux found
plenty of ore to keep busy upon at
its original openings and was not
financially able to properly take adj
vantage of the tonnage IL developed
in four shafts sunk TO depth of from
l 80 to $50 feet.
THE OLD GLORY SHAFT.
About 1900 feet northeast of the
Alpha shaft is the Old Glory shaft
on claim of that name. 1t is To-
Gated about centrally with reference
to the porphyretic belt at that point
and is rich I'm large bodies of direct
smelling as well as in concentrating
ores. The several levels show inn
portant areas of semi-oxidized ores
| that will provide admirable material
for a blast furnace they averaging
we'll in copper, many places show
| ing 8 to IL per cent. One freqeunt-
| ly sees spots of metallic copper the
whole presenting healthy appear
anee. There is leached ground that
tells of ores at depth and on levels
| thus far opened near surface much
more ore will be developed. The ores
of this shaft also hold important
gold values. The shaft is to the 450
| foot level. and can quickly be made
a heavy producer of direct smelling
ores.
MUCH DIRECT SMELLING ORE.
| The impression which seems TO
prevail in some quarters that the Gil
roux is productive of only concen-
trating ores is erroneous as proved
! by the deepest workings thus far
made ON the property, at the Alpha
and Old Glory shafts where the
grade fully equals the average of
the best copper camps of the coun-
try. and where an immense tonnage
can be economically secured. This
is assured by developments already
made. and as yet this portion of the
porperty has scarcely been touched
as compared with its mineralized
area. One body of ore in the Old
Glory shaft has known length of
600 feet all of direct smelling class
and carrying good values in gold.
The recovery from ores of this class
is much higher than can be had from
concentrating deposits. the latter
their copper values. Therefore
these great direct smelling ore de-
posits of Giroux are very valuable.
Ii will be possible. with moderate ex-
penditure, to quickly provide blast
furnaces for these ores. that will
earn money rapidly.
From the Old Glory shaft a tunnel
was driven in the direction of the
Alpha shaft, this having a length of
about 500 feet. Leached ore ma
terial shows abundantly in this. Ii
is noticeable that the dip of the for
nation here Is inclined towards the
Alpha. Intervening, as shown upon
surface, is belt of highly silicified
porphyry which may serve as an ore
concentrating table at depth. hold
ing the solutions from above. Con-
tinuing across this belt the same dip
holds good. suggesting a wonderful
ore area about the Alpha, where ores
of very high grade, as previously
stated. have been found at depth
from surface of 1900 feet.
PILOT KNOB Is ATTRACTIyE.
Fifteen hundred feet northeast of
the Old Glory shaft. is Pilot Knob
possessing many of the Characters
ties of the Old Glory district. Here
are very heavy outerops of iron with
leached ground showing in few sur
face test pits. These outcrops have
a width of several hundred feet In
places the porphyry is quite silicious
and gold can be PANIED from 1t at
the rate of SO to $40 per ton. This
would make an ideal lining for con-
yerters. The indications are that
under this teaching another extern
sive body of direct smelling copper
ore carrying high values in gold will
be found. No work of any practical
kind other than showing the charac-
ter of the Gaping has been done at
this location although IL is won
n a.