The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-10-16

Promising new mining fields are al.
ways an attraction. but sections Of real
merit have been almost IN unknown
quantity for the past year or two. It ia
a fact. however. that Cortez district in
Eureka County is one Of those desirable
camps only found in q decade. Within
the past month or two, strong and ag-
gressive mining operators have taken
holdings which have every indication Of
returning great values on the invest
! ment. and the district is admirably sit.
mated from an economic standpoint for
conducting operations on extensive lines.
Patrick Clark Interested
Patrick Clark is we'll known in West.
ern fields as an aggressive and consoi-
entious mining operator, and his friends
have always had the positive assurance
tnat his very best efforts would be ex.
erted in their behalf.
This gentleman has recently secured
a large and rich estate in Cortez district
and now has a force Of men at work
thoroughly exploiting at depth the
known rich chutes within the area con.
trollsd by him.
George Wingield Is not only we'll
known in Nevada fields, but his connec-
ton with propositions Of much merit
always assures a following who desire
an investment which is worthy Of honest
consideration. He is one of the owners
in the new camp.
Has Produced Millions
The Cortez district has produced more
than $50. 000. 900 aud $50, 900. 900 of this
sum is the product of the Cortez mine
alone, aud shareholders received the
enormous sum of sl2. 900. 600 in divi-
dends from this single property. This
is about so per cent Of the gross output
Of the property and is conclusive as to
the high grade of the ore chutes en-
countered in the operation of the prop.
erty.
While this vast sum was both gold
and silver. within a short time enormous
chutes of gold bearing material have
been opened up, and, from q geological
standpoint. it can be positively concluded
that these chutes carry very much higher
values in depth than were opened up
| real the surface. This is demonstrated
by the workings in the old Oortez mine.
Patrick CLARK has purchased outright a
vast estate which has bsen incorporated
under the name of the Nevada Treasure
Mining Company. This corporation has
a force of men at work and will thor
oughly exploit and demonstrate at depth
the enormous chutes of gold bearing
material already disclosed in the lowest
workings on this property. The greatest
depth heretofore attained is about 1875
feet below the apex Of the gold zone.
and at this depth there has actually been
opened up a body Of ore 40 feet wide
carrying general average values of more
than $25 per ton in gold. and two feet Of
this ore has returned sS9 per tn in gold,
which without any doubt whatever
places this proposition in the front rank
of Nevada gold mines. The amount of
development work and the disclosure is
q positive warrant for the assurance
that the Nevada Treasure has passed the
prospect stage aud is In every respect a
full isdged gold mine; and now it is
only cessary to block out and define
the true extent and richness Of this
great body of gold bearing material be-
fore the erection Of q plant Of sufficient
capacity to handle a tonnage apparently
so large as that now in sight in the
Nevada Treasure.
Mr.. Clark has at all times recognized
the fact that experienced men must be
In the field and be in direct personal
charge of development and exploitation,
and in opening mp the great gold bear
ing Zone in Cortez district he has been
assisted by his son. Patrick CLARK, Jr..
John Bresnahan. Jerry Delaney and
John Howard. and the Office work is in
charge of James B. Clark. The assay
department is under the direction of
Rowland King. J. NJ. Spencer. a very
favorably known mining engineer, is
consulting engineer in these extensive
operations.
The Nsw Buckhorn Dsfricf
Iu the new Buckhorn district. about
five miles from Kearps. on the east side
of the Cortez range, George Wipgield
has bonded a great gold property from
w. r. McCrea, j. W. Ebert, John Swan,
Joseph Lynn and ]. II. Dwyer. The de-
velopment consists Of q shaft "a feet
deep and in the bottom 80 feet Of ore
which averages $50 per ton in gold and
IL feet Of this chute averages over $50
per ton in goli. The formation is q de-
composed porphyry and the vein q be
traced for a length OF more than 5000
feet on the surface. The exploitation of
this proposition is under the personal
| direction of Frederick John Seibert, a
consulting engineer who is very favor
| ably known in Western camps. 1t is
| proposed to sink this main working
| shaft at least $50 feet, which will make
a total depth OF more than 900 feet, and
opsn levels in order to thoroughly de-