The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-06

If surface indications for any
thing it is more than likely that, a
soon as the snow is of the ground, Their,
will be no little activity among pros
~pectors over in the Toiyabe mountains
across the way.
During the early part of the week
Henry Dressler came over from a group
of claims which he located about three
weeks ago six miles west of Millets
He has been doing the location work on
them and thereby hangs the tale.
Fred Jones, who lives not far from
Millets also owns n group of claims
where the Dressler claims are, which he
located a veal or so ago. He found
some gold ON them. On the strength of
this Mr.. Dressler staked out the ground
adjoining.
On Thursday Mr.. Dressler was in
Round Mountain and with him he had
a sack containing some ledge matter
which he PANIED in the presence of the
Nugget representatives and others. 1t
was gold. No question about that al
though there was some difference Of
opinion as to the value of the contents.
Some said fifty dollars per ton, Others
maintained that it would run as high as
sevcnty-five dollars.
According to Mr.. Dressler the ledge
outcrops and is about two feet wide.
Nine inches of this pans freely of gold,
a rich gold. 1t looks as if it was eigh-
teen dollar gold. Through this ledge
run high grade seams. Parts of these
seams were in Mr.. Dressler's pocket.
They were little chunks of rock and it
din't require a magnifying glass to fnl
the gold peppered through them.
VIM. Berg the local assayer made a
report on one sample which was given
him to test. The result was $94 in gold.
Another sample was assayed up at the
Sunnyside mine and this returned $206
per ton.
Will Work Fairview Mine
President Reece Wampler of the Fair
view arrived in town during the week
and has been perfecting arrangements
to run ore from this mine through the
Solid Gold mill.
Superintendent jesse Harris is at
present putting in a raise which will
tap the surface at the dump just above
the old Mulholland workings. The ore
will then be dropped into cars through
the raise and taken through the lower
workings to the mill. Superintendent
Harris figures that less than 20 feet of
rails will have to be laid in order to do
the trick. 1t will take three or four
days more to put the raise through.
As soOn as this is cut and while the
dump is being put through the mill, a
shift of men will be started to work
taking out more ore, as it is the purpose
of the management to make a thorough
and comprehensive test of the ore in the
Solid Gold mill to ascertain how the
values run and the exact cost of treat
ment figuring the loss in the tailings.
The present mill of the Fairview
company is inadequate to handle a suf-
ficient tonnage besides being too far
away. from the mine, which entails the
additional cost per ton for hauling.
The proposed test run will have
everything to do with the future plans
of the company with respect to the
steps they will take in regard to secur-
ing milling facilities to treat their ores.
President Reeee Wampler will remain
in Round Mountain during the entire
time which will probably consume a
month or six weeks. He is at present
making his headquarters at the com
pany house with Superintendent Harris.