Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-10-21
ENGINEERS REPORT
ON HONEST ENDEAVOR

T. A. Goodale, Mining Engineer, of
Denver, who recently visited this district
to examine the Honest Endeavor ground
situated to the west of Yerington, sue
ceeded i'll making consolidation of the
Honest Endeavor and Union Blue prop
critics, and has submitted the following
report on them to the company:
The Honest Endeavor and Union Blue
properties adjoin and cover, approx
nately, 200 acres of well mineralized
land. They are situated in Sec. %, r. 3
n, K. "a T., NJ. d. B. and NJ. in LYON
county, Nevada about miles from the
town of erington, and 5 miles from
Buckskiu The terminus of the Copper
Belt railroad is at the Nevada Douglas
property, just one and a quarter miles
south. A good wagon road PASSES
through the group, giving a down-hill
haul to the railroad, and also the short
est possible distance to both Yerington
and Buckskin.
There are twelve claims embraced in
the two groups, i'll which four distinct
veins, mineralized with copper and some
gold, show, and are easily traceable.
Two of these veins are very strong, and
have been well prospected ard partially
developed The other two have been
opened by means of surface cuts and
shafts
The Golden Sunset claim has the main
shaft and workings of the Honest En-
deavor on it, and has about 270 feet of
sinking aud drifting done in its develop
mcnt. There is an incline shaft which
was sunk at pitch of IS degrees on the
vein to about 81 feet, and from there
Strengthened to % degrees and sunk to
about l50 feet The vein fattened at
the 67-foot point, aud it was left at that
point with the intention OF sinking
deeper and cross cutting from the bot
tom of the shaft to cut it, There is
cross-cut 80 feet from the bottom of the
incline, but my surveys shows that the
main vein has not been cut. although
several small veins, which are unminer-
allied, except for small values i'll gold,
have been cut.
Another incline, with very slight
pitch, has been sunk on the vein, and
in ore, from the poiut at which the vein
Uattened The ore is of good quality,
and is from to feet thick in the vein,
which vein is from ; to 4 feet wide.
About 10 tons of this ore are on the
dump and ready to ship as soon as the
smclter is blown in.
The formation of the two properties is
the same as that which prevails i'll the
district. The rocks consist chiefly of
diorite and porphvries. with some lime
in evidence. The veins occur in con
junction with the porphyry dikes, and
seem To have been formed and influenced
in their formation by these dikes. They
should 90 to great depth and the ore
STAY with them.
The Honest Endeavor and Union Blue
properties are in the very heart OF. the
mineraliled district, and are surrounded
by large properties on all sides. Joining
ii Immediately on the south is the Ne
vada Queen Copper Co, then to the
south of that are the Yerington Central
and Nevada Douglas properties. The
famous old producer, the Ludwig, be
longs to the Nevada Douglas Co, and is
II miles south. The Mason Valley
Mcconnell and such mines are southeast
and the Sunset Group, Albany Copper
Co. and the Nevada Calumet are north,
while the camp of Buckskin with its
we'll know properties lies west. To the
east are the Empire Nevada and the
Bucstone.
endeavored To obtain an average from
the shoots of ore as well as their average
thickness. Careful study of the forma-
tions leads me to conclude that the veins
on the Honest Eudeavor and the Union
Blue are strong and persistent, and fur
ther development will disclose good ore
bodies.
Twenty. six samples were taken along
exposures Oh lHt NNiliS vi NhN
Endeavor and the Union Blue, and the aV
erage value of the Honest Endeavol
shaft vein is o. per copper and S22O II
gold, or an average value of $1,000 PEE
ton However, an average OF the orr
taken out of the incline of the Homes
Endeavor shaft ran 9.S per cent coppe
and 81. so in gold, or an average o
SIS 20 per ton. There are at preseh
approximately 200 tons of ore BLOCKED
out that will average $1,000 ton, o
$500. Should the vein be cut by tn
cross. cut aud the present values hold
there will be from 500 to 1000 tons @
ore, depending on the width OF the VEN
which will be worth from $4,000 to slo'
OOO gross.
There are approximately 10000 ton