The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-17
CALLS STRIKE
BIG BONANZA
NEW YORK MINING ENGINEER
PLEASED WITH VELVET
SHOWING

w. II. leHllHs, lillHlHS engineer
of New York, is a visitor to Coli
field, having arrived yesterday He
will make a stay of several days to
thoroughly familiarize himself with
local conditions and renew old ac-
quaintances, he having been identi-
field with Goldfield in the boom days.
In company with General Manager
]. X. Turner Mr.. Fleming this morn
ing made visit of inspection to the
new strike in the Velvet claim of
the Jumbo Extension mine. When
questioned as to his impressions of
the district and the new strike, Mr..
Fleming said:
You ask me for an impression of
the camp. and yet l have been here
only about twenty-four hours. I
can give you just two-all that I
have as yet had an opportunity to
form. First, Goldfield, in general.
is showing an immensely greater ac-
tivity than | had expected to see.
The old feeling of confidence and
optimism is reviving; every man OF
your population with whom | have
talked views the future with the
old-time faith and certainly that to-
morrow will bring great things. And.
let me tell you, that spirit is what
counts in mining camp Mines are
not made in minute nor day, and
without that steadfast faith in the
future, that dogged determination
to keep going in spite OF discourage
ments. the metal output of Nevada
today could be reckoned in dimes.
Probably the greatest single con-
tributing factor in the revival in this
camp is the success of the Jumbo
Extension company, and when I say
success, l believe | can use the
word in it's fullest sense. l have
just made an inspection of the mine.
through the courtesy of Manager
Turner. The property has the ap-
pearance, not only of good mine,
but really bonanza.
Frankly, l had expected to see
one of those rather limited ore lens
es, but instead Manager Turner
showed me a definite and persistent
ore body, following consistently
| along the wavering contact of latte
and shale. The trip through the
mine was supplemented with study
OF the maps and assay sheets. both
before and after going underground,
and l, therefore, feel that can speak
with less reservation than is ordi-
narily necessary after brief visit
to property. There is no ques-
tion in my mind at all that the mine
is big, really big. and will probably
develop a very large tonnage of
both high grade and milling ore be-
yOnd the small area of the vein now
opened
An ore bOdy-a real definite fis-
sure system, which shows high grade
ore continuously for 400 feet and
still going, an ore body which will
yield $4,000 from a single raise
about six by eight in section and
about sixty feet long, an ore body
which will consistently return from
$40 to several hundred dollars per
ton across a five-foot facets an
asset to any mine. But what
makes the discovery of real import
ance is the fact that the ore shoot
Is continuous and is in big, strong
vein. 1t cannot dwindle away in a
few feet of drifting. Mr.. Turner is
opening the mine with excellent sys-
tenn and there can hardly be any
! question that he will continue to de-
velop ore long way beyond the
present workings"