The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-28
PLENTY Of WATER
HAD AT BULLFROG
Writer in Mining Science Gives
Some Advantages of Camp
on Desert.
SH0SH0NE IS THE
PRINCIPAL NINE
Description of Ore System of
the Big Property of
District.

One OF the chief advantages enjoyed
by Tie BullfroE district is the compare
tive plenty OF water, in marked contras,
10 the usual mining camp OF the so-called
desert country. Scores OF large springs
arc found In the nearby mountains and
the water is brought Ia mines and mills
by lines OF pipe running down the noun
tain sides. The timber growing in the
mountains Is generally too small for Prac-
tlcsl purposes, but the needed supplies
are brought In by the Tonopah G. Tide
water and Las Vegas &. ronopah all
roads both Of which pass through the
district Spurs extend from both roads
to the more important mines Electric
power is received from the wires of the
Nevada California Power company al
Bishop. Al this time is IL doubtful if
more than 600 men arc employed in
the district, says y. II. Martin In Mining
The Montgomery -Shoshone mines.
owned by the Montgomery Shoshone Con.
producer in the district The group com
prises the original Montgomery Shoshone.
Crystal Bullfrog and Shoshone Polaris
properties, comprising l7l,ln acres or
includes two mill sites. comprising ten
acres. 500 acres OF agricultural lands in
aggregate flow of 100000 gallons per, day;
The mill. water rights. pipe line and mill
sites are owned by the Bullfrog Reduc-
tion & Water company, subsidiary cor
=
Consolidated Mines company Is incorpor-
a,ed for 500, 600 shares. par value So
The principal property NJ the group Is
the Montgomer ry- -Shoshone mine. This
property has been developed 10 depth
al 700 feet by a three compartment shaft,
equipped with Hendric d. Boltholl uou-
l2-inch cylinders with a l6-inch stroke
and develops n speed of GOO leet per
minute Single cages are employed and
200 tons OF ore are hoisted every sixteen
-fs,,.f, drill 10
by Il Chicago Pneumatic Tool company
compressor. steam power is generated
by two 100 0-horse power Belnze water,
tube oil-burning boilers Three hundred
horse power electrical energy IS received
daily from the wires of the Nevada-Cal-
iforna Power company.
At the 500 level heavy now OF water
was encountered and but little work has
been performed below this point inc
tale at this point becomes more heaFllE
impregnated with sulphides and indicates
q marked change in the ore bodies at
greater depth. Cutting across the prop
e~ty at the surface is vast zone ol
crushed ore irreGularly traySrsed oS
seams of tale and quartz. The course
~ tho zone Is bordered by huge dikc
Of basalt which breaks the formation
badly The length OF the zone al cruShed
,-,aiorial still remains unknown, but IL
i,as been demonstrated to an approximate
derIh nj 200 feet with every indication
rersisting To greater depth At the zVp
l"vel the zone Is over 3ho ieet "lue. iuls
glory hole process, the nre being quar-
,.ied and sent direct to the mill. Inc orc
averages about SS per ton and rs Inincd
nj surprisingly low costs. The Shait
has disclosed the orc body opened IN
the glory hole 10 depth exceeding ooo
feet and has also. cut several other as
zinc, shoots. The shaft is north of tn,
glory holes. with several levels eXtended
10 ,nicrsect the deposit Throughout TINS
section Of the property the ore deposits
arc marked by iITeGulariiy with the VAL
ne of the ore widely differing.
The formation south Of the glory mole
is moro regular and a series of south-
erIv parallel veins have been proven
These ledees are higher grade than pre-,
vail towards tho north. but are oi small
dimensions To the west the PoladiS MS
sure vein has been opened extensively
by means Of n shaft and extensive lat
cral workings a fair amount ot ore Is
reing produced from this section of the
property approximately 200 tons being
produced each month. Mining costs run
about SO 90 per ton. The company mas
dcveloped approximately Sl.OOoooo IN orc,
but owinc to ihc irregularity of the veins
and the nuctuatlnC value OF the deposlls
il is practically impossible to correctly
..i-,a.c the value OF the ore now opened
The last report shows that the company
has broken and stored In the stones 93oo
tons Of ore tho average value oI which
* nlacrd al So 80 per ton.