The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-06
PIONEER KEEPS UP HIGH
PITCH AROUND BULLFROG

original tunnel of Bob Montgomery 10
a;seernible on either bank, and the
seams and assures are laid bare as with
n knife. The prospector saw but little.
Hunting Rich Tale
The new Montgomery Mountain
shaft. with twenty-eight feet Of depth,
gives promise of early substautiating
the Judgment of Expert NJ. M. johnson
in ;ts connection. Two substantial leads
If tale have ma~terialized to date, Meth
or of which may be heralded as a high
grade body, but both Of which look ex-
c~eptionally well. Minor seams Of the
same character are of frequent occur
renee.
The tale ore body Of the Shoshone
mine is limited on the north by a great
basalt dyke, clearly defined and dipping
but slightly. The same dyke, or a
similar one having the same lay, appar-
emily, has been encountered in the
Shoshone-N National Bank, which is i
half mile to the west. Between These
two points lies the Montgomery Noun
tain. and there is hardly a doubt but
that the dyke is continuous, judging
from the mountain size and its definite
cleavage as now ascertained. The
values in this belt appear to run in tale
character, and by the rules Of good
mining the ore should taper away from
the basalt. Since the basalt was found
in Shoshone- National Bank ground, an
the supposition arose that the don't
gomery Mountain was similarly ira
yersed, it has been the purpose of those
in charge to prospect the cleavage. That
is the purpose of the present shaft. The
shaft. for surface considerations, was
placed some eighty feet off of the cal-
culated basalt line. 1t will be cou-
tinued to the l25-foot level, and at that
point a crosscut will be run to the dyke.
Work goes on in the tunnel with no
new development of note. The drift re-
mains ON the ledge unchanged from last
report.
Diamond Queen Section
The Diamond Queen section is show
ing energy, contagious about camp, in
keeping with one of the Bullfrog lead
ing belts. Leasers are opening up a
great amount of ground and numerous
individuals are going after the ore "A
their own territory.
The mpan work on the Diamond
Queen has reached a depth of eighty
feet in the shaft. Three men are work
ing here in sinking. At the 1O0-foot
level it is proposed to crosscut to the
ore. In this work it is estimated that
it will be necessary to go in the neigh
borhood of forty feet before catching
the ore. This ledge is the main one on
the property. 1t has been opened up
at a depth of seventy-fve feet by leas-
ers, and has in this extent yielded $l4,-
900 in bullion. Where cut by the cross
cut III Will nave Y ucptH VI ~ iSS'f "
proximately.
Three different sets of leasers are
working on the Diamond Queen ground,
all of which have ore in sight.
The Cover lease has 200 sacks of ore
prepared for shipment. These will be
sent out to Salt Lake in'the near future.
The Durch lease has an eight-foot
shaft and the present work is being
done in a crosscut from that level. A
fo~urteen-foot vein of quartz was cut
here last week, which is said to have
returned SIT to the ton all the way
across. The crosscut is being continued
and the main ledge is expected in about
twenty more feet. This is the same
ledge that is being mined by the com
pany, and will have, when reached, a
depth Of $50 feet.
Joe Knigault, who is also leasing
here, has three feet of ore in a north
drift, which assays $50 to the ton.
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