Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-17
JARB|DGE JOTT!NGS


fkins, examining its mines and
ntospects, and sizing up the large
IRE bodies already uncovered, con-
Sinces one that there are few camps
There capital will have a better
hun for money spent in Intelligent
Ind systematic development than
IL the camp of Jarbidge.
Then, too, while its chief claim
fo recognition lies in its large bod
Hes of low grade free milling ore,
yet it is possible to get paintings
from Flake, Success or Bluster ore
that remind one somewhat of the
carly days of Goldfeld and which
stimulate the enthusiasm.
The richest ore so far found in
Jarbidge was uncovered on the
Flake mine some eight weeks ago
by Harry Dilts and Jim Johns,
who, together with Hodge Bros, Of
Bruneau. Idaho. and e. w. Ssarles,
of Cripple Creek, own the property.
The vein was cut in a crcsscut tun-
mel, 5l2 feet from its portal. at a
vertical depth of 800 feet.
The high grade shoot was en-
countercd in drift on the foot
wall of the vein bat 6 feet north
of the tunnel. AS shown by de-
h Avelopment up to this time the rich
averages about Is inches in
width and, as is usual with high
grade shoots, the values 10 not run
uniform. but the average is exceed
ingly satisfactory.
The high grade is not being min
ed now, but the dri fit has been con-
tinued alongside for a distance of
SO feet. This drift is in mill ore
that will go $50 per ton. A winze
is also being sunk on the edge Of
the rich ore at point near here
where it was first Struck. This
winze now down 80 feet and
exposes the high grade for the en-
tire distance. While, as indicated
it is not the intention to take out
the rich ore until later, yet in cut
ting bitches for stulls while sink
ing the winze it has been necessary
to cut into the high grade shoot.
In doing this a ton of the ore has
been taken out and sacked and a
grab sample from the different
sacks gave assay returns of 1884
J, to the ton. This is not so good as
Vthe assays of better than 200
per ton which were obtained some
weeks ago, but it is wonderfully
good for an average of the body
so far exposed.
A deal for large block of the
treasury stock of the Flake Mine
Co. is being negotiated, the pur-
chaser being b. D. Holcombe, of
Tacoma, Wash. who has been in
camp for some days. This will
provide funds for systematic de-
veIopment and blocking out of the
ore.
The writer had the privilege of
being shown through the workings
of the Success Company by Presi-
dent c. j Nelson. This property
has splendid showing and the
making of one of the big mines Of
the -Jarbidge district. The main
tunnel Of tine Success is run on the
kyein and is in $50 feet. 1t is all
in except for the first 90 feet, and
for go feet between the two ore
shoots
The first ore shoot was struck
30 feet from the portal of the tun-
+ mel and is 150 feet in length. AT
the foot point a winze was
sunk to depth Of rs feet. This
is on the hanging wall and is all
in ore, with no foot wall in sight.
An upraise Of 1l5 feet to the sur
face was made at a point $50 fee,
from the tunnel mouth also all
in ore. The average value of the
ores in this l5O-foot shoot, as
opened up in tunnel, winze and
upraise, was trife better than