The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-01
RAWHIDE LEASES SHOW
VERY GRATIFYING RESULTS

At the Grutt Balloon Hill lease on
the Queen estate, four shipments are
cut to the sampler from which no re
turns have been received. Still another
one of these rich consignments is ready
for the first team that comes along.
The company expects to be on velvet
insofar as finances are concerned, with
in the next ten days as the several
shipments above referred to will net a
pront well up in the four figures.
Ore shows up in the WINE at the
120-foot level, and it extends clear
across that working. The high grade
streak still continues and it IS said that
within its two-foot limit assays run
from $1,000 to $4,000 per ton.
In the south drift they have opened
up the ore for 40 feet in length.
In the north drift being worked by
the st. ives people, they have e%ncount-
cred a good body of milling ore judg-
ing from the paintings obtained. They
expect to break into the rich shoot with
every shift.
The company now has 10 men at WORK
opening up the immense, rich ore body
ON tie property, and as soon as more
room can Io made, additional miners
wi l., pst on. LAST week $40 sacks,
or IS tons Of ore tnai viii give returns
of over $40 to the ton, were Slapped
to tn s4t.p.er at Illzsn. Tlis ore was
not sorted carefully but shoveled from
the platform into sacks. The winze is
now down "a feet and the entire bottom
o fthis is in wonderfully rich ore.
Eighteen inches of vein matter broken
from its place returned an assay OF
$4,000.
Proskey Lease Ships.
At the Proskey No. l they are work
ing in a good grade of ore containing
excellent milling values. The body
averages between three and four feet
in width. High grade streaks run
through it and these are being care
fully gone over, assorted and sacked.
Genera. Manager Nat Proskey states
that some of these narrow seams run
from 81 to So per pound. This pre-
cious stuff is naturally being very
carefully handed and will be sent
out to the sampler at Hazen.
They are now having about 40 tons
of ore run through the Knight-Conlon
mill on the fiat below town, the re-
turns from which are quite satisfae-
tory. Another shipment is about ready
for reduction, and this will be sent to
the Murray mill for treatment, In order
to ascertain the plants best adapted for
handling this particular class of ore.
They are shipping to the Hazen smell
ter about 10 or II tons Of ore which
samples about $3.50 per ton.
The lease is now working two shifts
and the vein is looking stronger and
move permanent.
The Rawhide Morning Star lease,
on the morning Star claim, which is
under the management of Frank he'd,
the well known Cripple Creek ami
Goldfeld miner, yesterday encounter
ed the wonderfully rich Dromiac lead
at a depth of $50 feet. The ore is
rich but work enough has not been done
on the lead yet to tell of its extent
or value. This much is known, however,
that with the limited amount perform
ed, the lead appears even better defined
than on the upper levels OF the
Dromiac.
Rawhide Avenue Is Active.
Work is being theoretically prosecut-
ed on the Arizona claim by the Raw
hide Avenue Mining company under
the efficient supervision of General
Manager Treanor. They are now cross