The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-22
Gold6eld's Expanding Zone

HE question is often asked, twill the producing zone of Gold
field be extended and of course the solution of this question
is an all important one for the people of Godfeld. Let those
interested in this subject go over the district, view the vast amount
of work being done, investigate the vein system, as constantly de-
veoping and the most skeptical will then be convinced that the ore
producing zone of Goldfeld is extending and that other great mines
will be opened up.
A careful study of plate No. 2 of Professional paper No. &c of
the United States geological survey, with a personal inspection of the
surface outcrop, will convince any practical mining man that the Gold
Bar and ST. Ives properties are located on the same vein system.
Statistics show that the st. Ives claim was numbered among the early
producing properties of Goldfeld. 1t is also a recognized fact that
the Gold Bar opened up pay ore four years ago; and had these prop
critics been prospected and properly developed at that time they
would have been big producing propositions, long before this.
In close proximity to our present big mines hundreds of thou
sands OF dollars have been expended in an effort to open up ore, but
without success. Promising looking veins have been discovered, but
no pay ore, which should be sufficient proof that these veins were not
consistently ore bearing; and when we realize the fact that practically
none of this money was expended on the producing vein system be-
tween the Gold Bar and st. Ives Ga distance of over 900 feet) a con-
clusion "a at once be reached that the present activity along what
is now termed the St. Ives vein is justified and paying mines will be
developed.
A visit to the Gold Bar will convince any mining man that it is
a coming mine. On the 200foot level the vein is four feet wide and
has een exposed for a distance of 400 feet, and according to reliable
information this entire ore body will ship around $40 to the ton. The
lessons are now arranging to build a large mill so IS to handle their
low grade ores on the ground. Hundreds of tons of tks eass of orr
arc now IN evidence awaiting the construction of the min and in the
meantime developing work is being pushed and greater bodies are
pehg opened up every day. At the present writing, a carload of
higher grade ore IS being prepared for shipment.
About half way between the Gold Bar and St Ives WORKINGS ;s
located the Precious Metals Mining and Milling companys lease N
d niaek bear clam OF the Atlanta Mines company. The main work
,s snai' on tMsp property, known as No. ], has a depth of 73O feet
TN deepest smart IN that section and the fourth deepest shaft in the
Goldheld district. Two shifts of miners arr now emnlovad ar;v;nc
erosscut from the 73O-foot level, and it is expected that the 81 Ives
sen VIII d encountered at less than $50 feet from shaft. or in about
thirty days Shaft No. 2 was sunk too far east to strike the 81 rves
VEN, but shaft No 3 encountered this vein at a deptb of 400 foo,
cutting same at the 400foot level, showing the vein - .h.. -. ~
De % feet wide, all of which assayed values in gold M nr,snoot;no
= Deer 10 determine a shoot, but same will now be thor.