The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-06
ROCHESTER MINE
REPORTS BRIGHT
SUITS AND PRODUCTION Is
ON THE INCREASE

hhOni oiiOW thChr
camp to be in a flourishing condi-
ton. with the usual output of ore
and bullion. The Rochester Mines
company mill is treating 100 tons
a day and the small mill Of the Lin
coin Hill Mining company is report
ed to be running one shift a day
on high grade ore from the company
mine. In the south end of the dis
trict the Nevada Packard Mines
company is assembling the machIn-
cry for a 100-ton cyanide mill.
which. it is announced by officials
of the company. is expected to be
ready for operation the later part
of November.
A strike of Importance is reported
on the ground of the Mcneil Crown
Point Mining company, which lies on
the east slope of Rochester hill. 1t
is said hat a force of en-. engaged
in doing assessment work on the
covered a new vein on the surface
which shows three feet Of excellent
ore. The vein has been stripped for
so or 60 feet and is considered SO
promising that the company will
probably sink on it.
On Lincoln hill. Campbell 4
Wells. leasing on the Lincoln No. 2,
are sending 80 tons of ore to the
custom mill which their sampling
indicates should mill about $40 per
ton. G. D.. DeLorme on the Lincoln
Hill Milling & Mining company.
writes that there are three veins ex-
posed in this lease, n of which is
rich in silver. DeLormel states that
one sample assayed "A of an ounce
of gold and $3.50 ounce silver, a
total value of $4,000 DeLorme al
SO says that the HARDWOOD lease on
the Raven claim and the Potter
Higgins lease on the N%onpareil are
both ready to ship.
The Lincoln Hill Milling & Min
ing company is mining ore from the
Dyke and Peerless veins for the mill.
which DeLorme says will run from
$3.50 to $500 per ton. The company
is doing development work on the
No. 3 tunnel level which will add
materially to the ore reserves. A
raise is being driven to cut the Spur
vein, one of the strongest veins in
the mine. which has never been
stopped below No. 2 tunnel. This raise
is being driven from a north cross
cut which is being extended to
point where the Spur vein should
form a junction with the Peerless
vein on it's dip. The company has
made two shipments Of bullion this
month and will have another bar by
Nov. 5.
The Nevada Short Line railroad
which connects Rochester with the
Southern Pacific railroad at Oreana,
is preparing to add another OcOino-
tive and some cars to its equipment.
At a stockholders meeting in emo
last week it was voted to increase
the capital stock from 10000 shares.
par value SO, to 10000 shares, par
value $40. A. A. Codd, president
Of the railroad company. stated that
the increased capital stock will be
put Ill TIE tICdSuI III ci'S'Cu
sale at $40 per share. the proceeds
to be devoted to the purchase of new
equipment and to retire indebted
ness
The Short Line hauls ore from the
Rochester Mines property to the
mill, a distance of two and one-haf
miles. and also has a good event
from in and out freight. express and
mail and passenger traffic. 1t is
said that the o evenue is from
1000 to $4,000 a month. The
railroad. acting in conjunction with
an ore purchasing company has
established a low rate on $40 ore
and Mr.. Codd expects to secure con-
siderable business from that source.
Gazette.