The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15

the Charles A. Stoneham party or New
York, gives in the Copper Curb and
Mining Outlook a vivid and interesting
story of his impressions in the Hamp-
ton stope and other portions Of the
Consolidated mines. Mr.. jenkins
writes:
OF the liberality with which nature
has compensated the Nevada miner, l
can conceive of no example more strik-
ing or more ostentatious han those that
appear in panoramic profusion within
the chambers of the Goldfeld Consoii
dated at Goldfeld. The millions ex-
posed within them are to be enumerated,
no doubt, but not within the time aliot-
ed us, although we saw them beneath
the glare of the most favorable light
and under the ciceronage of one who
is familiar with the contents of every
vault; for when Superintendent Hamp-
ton is not at his fireside he is down
among these millions. / tried hard as
did Fred Miner, the adroit and ener-
getic emisssry of the News OF that
camp. to induce Mr.. Hampton to share
his tall figures with his guests, but he
only hurried them deeper in an ava
ianche of cordial evasion. To be can
did. | am not convinced that the man
who presides over this modern Pactolus
is any more positive in his aggregates
or is overcome by any less bewilder-
ment than were his visitors. Perhaps,
after repeated attempts, be has acquir-
ed a more tangible knowledge of the
variety" or grades Of gold bear
ing rock exposed in the famous chan
mel that bears his name, but a fanatieal
endeavor to keep within the ATTITUDES
of conservatism has no doubt deprived
the actual aggregate of one million or
two millions, and another million or
two and yet even that has had no visi-
BILE effect upon the b~ewildering ex-
hibition. Twenty Millions suggest
ed one, but the superintendent only
elevated his brows and moved along the
labyrinth to shed his light upon an
other flash of gold. We took samples,
pocketed souvenirs and without vigor-
Gus remonstrance from one OF the pa
trolmen whose duty is to see to 1t that
the wings of specimen-ores are proper
" clipped before the shift-bell rings,
did some "high grading Some OF
these samples went into the furnace,
not that any of the guests doubted the
integrity of Superintendent Hampton $
knowledge of values but to gratify
curiosity. We found among these
fragments, rock that afforded 500 gold
per ton and saw some of the assayer $
returns run deliriously up to $l4,Oo0
per ton. Perhaps had the privilege
and a full shift on ore been accorded
his guests, a ton of the value OF $oo,-
900 might have beea dug from cells
that were studded with free gold, for
it was in evidence at almost every ex-
posture.
Nor did nature confine it's prodigai-
tiles to this one alluring channel for ~
had Just been heralded from LUCKY
Row. ground. another of the Consoli-
dated's array of dazzling assets, that
ores of similar composition had been
encountered there and that no less
than twelve feet of material affordlng
an average of 5000 per ton, or better,
was there exposed. A sample OF ore
from it on which superintendent
Hampton's gaze was fixed, verified the
exhiiarating news from hat gldeo
parish. and while the real extent Oh
the ore body there was yet to De de-
termined. there was no argument over
the suggestion that a million could DC
mined from it in thirty days OF less.
Other channels were visited during the
pilgrimage through the Consolidated 8
empire of opulence, after which the VS.
itors were permitted to explore the
sscaverns', left in Mohawk grouha
when an hours interruption at Ger
tain intervals during the life OF the
lease, meant the loss Of $I,ooo OF more
10 it's benefieiaries who were putting
np the most furious fight IN the MS
tory of mining against the e~ncroach-
ments of relentless time. 'WorAeo
OUT lisped the superintendent, as ne
brouaht his hammer down on a pepDie