The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-20
LEASES LET BY.
LONE STAR CON.
EACH SECURE BLOCK OF
GROUND


the most aggressive campaigns in
augurated in this district by placing
its vast area at the disposal of leas-
ers on most liberal terms, and it is
probable that before April 1 opera
tions will be under way over the
entire estate, embracing 3O2 acres.
Harry B. Lind has leased the Ex-
aminer claim situated on the western
side of the group and will not waste
time in getting into harness. An
other lease, taking in the western
half Of the Wildcat and the north
ern quarter of the Michigan Boy,
goes to Fred H. Nelson and partner.
who have been leasing on the jun
DO claim of the Consolidated group.
included in the last is a shaft sunk to
a depth of rs feet from which opera
lions will be conducted after reach
ing the shale contact, which they
expect to encounter at 200 feet. The
shaft is double compartment and
well timbered. therefore the leas-
ers will not be subject to any great
expense in making a start.
In the early days Lone Star start
ed to make spectacular records. The
Lone Star Leasing company, on
lease No. 1, on January 1, 1907,
shipped a gross weight of 22,562
pounds, netting 21,S3S pounds which
gave a return of seven and one
half ounces in gold and $50 ounces
In silver. With silver at COY cents
n the cost of treatment at Sc the
net value was $142.32 per ton. net
ting the leasers ~$1.553.99. Willis
Laurence, later connected with the
Goldfield Florence, was su~perintend-
ent of this lease. On July 5, 1905.
lease No. l also shipped 1925
pounds with a gold content of 1901
ounces per ton, which represented
Sl4l.S2 per ton. The leasers had
to pay $12 per ton for treatment and
$l.5O per ton for hauling to the To-
col railroad.
The discovery of ore in the very
early days of the camp was on the
Lone Star claim, where some very
nigh values were secured. In 1903
a fCrty-foot shaft was sunk by l.. l..
Patrick and associates, and later
this was sent down to a depth of $50
feet. Some of the prominent men
OF the early days who held leases on
the Lone Star we're Thomas d. MUIR
ply, Ernest Kennedy and Harry
ramsey. They all subscribed lib
orally to the development of the
property, but complete exploration
was stopped by the panic of 1907.
Approximately $4,000 was realized
from Lone Star shipments sem to
the old American mill situated on
the side of the Malapai on the west
side or town, which was operated by
the Western Reduction
This mill was very crudely con-
structed and not adapted to the saw
ing of values. yet the early day leas-
ers were very we'll satisfied with
their returns.
The Michigan shaft on the eastern
section of the Lone Star was sunk
500 feet north of the Patrick shaft
~N >"S thO otIlS Will at a ueDl Vi
14O fee on it's way down to a depth
OF $50 feet. Another incline shaft
was put down rs feet and James
Blake also sunk a shaft to the same
level. A strong vein has been traced
clear across the estate by cuts and
trenches. In the Michigan shaft.
where Michigan left off at a depth
of $50 feet, after cutting a vein,
the present company is proceeding
with lateral work.
James Blake sunk an incline shaft
0 feet north Of the Michigan shaft
to a depth of so feet and all the way
down got assays, some of which ran
as high as $175, the values being
carried in a tale formation. He was
in ore all the way down and altogeth-
er took out 1870 tons which still lies
on the dump as in the breaking it
became so badly diffused with coarse
quartz that finally values did not ex-
coed S. or Sc. However, the value
was there in spots and Blake was
confident that development would
'iih6 NH W q ICu6c Lila WOulu pay
for shipping. He never succeeded
owing to the financial stringency in
terfering with the raising of funds
for the lease, which he finally sur
rendered. The shoot of tale was
from three to three and a half feet
in width and at m place where
Blake drifted he found good values
disclosed by very rich openings. At
eighty feet, five feet of tale carried
high grade. At that point Blake put
in a floor and started drifting down
on an incline. Another shaft was
sunk 60 feet north to a depth Of
so feet whence they drifted south
and both in%clines were connected.
! 81 believe that as soon as they get
down to the shale contact they will
have a big mine" said Mr.. Blake,