Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-05-23


more in the sub-offices.
was sunk to depth of So feet,
and SO feet further in an upraise
of 80 feet was made. Close to
the end of this shoot the vein was
crosscut, showing an ore body ID
feet and 10 inches in width. with
neither wall in sight. At the bot
tom of the winze-237 feet in
depth from the surface the vein
was again crosscut and the ore
body here is IL feet wide. The
character of the ore is a soft sugar
quartz, easily mined and milled.
Assays show that the average valua
of the ore in this second shoot is
about SIS ton.
B. d. Holcomb, of Tacoma and
SuDt Macaulaly of the Mahogany
group, who accompanied the writ
er declared the Success ore shoots
were the "prettiest" they had ever
seen. When some of the ore was
later panned. and the long string of
gold showed, they were even more
enthusiastic
Owing to the imperfections of
long distance telephoning in the
mountains in winter, errors crept
into the report recently given out
regarding the deal for a control
of the stock of the Bluster Con-
sUlidated Co. The purchaser is not
the Potter Palmer estate" but
Honore Palmer. son of the late
Potter Palmer, of Chicago, and
one of the heirs OF the estate
He is dealing for himself individ-
ually and not for the estate Furth-
er, the deal was not actually closed
as the Bluster people have given
Mr.. Palmer until May 18th to
make the payment. For some
days past force of men under
Supt John A. Jess has been samp-
ling and surveying the known ore
bodies and H. L. Hollis, who is Mr.
Palmer's consulting engineer, has
been in camp this week checking
up the WORK. The size of the ore
bodies and the value Of the ore is
about the same in the Bluster as
in the Success which it adjoins.
When George Wingfield and the
owner of the Success and Buster
groups failed to conclude the deal
for those properties, it was given
out that Wingfeld had turned
down" Jarbidge That such was
not the case is indicated from the
fact that he is once more oper.
ating in the camp. The property
he is now working is the Jarbidge
Gold, which adjoins the Flaxie and
has the extension of its vein.
The option on .he Jarbidge Gold
is not in Mr.. Wingheld's name but
evidently has been purchased by
him as the work is being done un.
der the direction of +. j Siebert,
Wingfeld's chief engineer, and
whose services are devoted entirely
to the latter's interest. E. B.
Fletcher is in charge of the work
as laid out by Mr.. Siebert. A tun-
mel, now in 200 feet, is beng driv.
en-, and 1t is expected to catch the
Flake vein in another hundred
feet. Though it is still in the regu-
lar country rock they are already
getting panning. A shaft is also
being sunk, which is now down Is
feet.
Another property which is at.
tracing considerable attention is
the Little Devil group which joins
the Buster On the South. II is
owned by the Prunty Bros, VIM
Rowland, w, NJ. Martin and as.
sociates. A cross cut tunnel caught
the vein at depth of 35 feet
and in 1t is small streak of ore
from which two tons are sacked
that will go over $500 ton. An.
other crosscut tunnel has been
started which will give a depth OF
l15 feet on the vein.
Numerous other properties ir
Jarbidgc have very encouraging
showings and before midsummer
has arrived there should be man,
important developments.