Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-25
GOLD CIRCLE IS A
PROMISING DISTRICT

.Lr. Ha.MEF ....
MIDAS Gold Circle), New, March
IA district that In logical Sc
quence proves its Importance as a
mining section Is the Gold Circle dis
trict. Here one grasps a of
mineral wealth which, when Ia
ken into account, cannot but enforce
the recognition that Gold Circle has
great mine features and that with well
directed mining efforts tie district
will prove on a larger scale than II
already has q great gold-producing
section.
A number Of properties have prov
en- the mine qualities of the district,
but so far no real effective effort by
capital has been made to develop the
real large of Gold Circle.
With systematic work, properly sup
ported, there is every reason to pre-
dict that other rich mines like the
Elko Prince. Eastern Star, Rex and
Hardscrabbles will be made in this
large m~ineralized belt and where gold
predominates. At present there is
mainly the work of leasers. with the
Howel-Liddell operations in progress
on the Rex mine and mill.
The Rex mill is in constant opera
ton reducing ores. Its capacity is
fifty tons a day. The ore in the main
comes from the Rex and Colorado
Grande mines. 1t averages as broke
from the properties better than $15
per ton. The mining and reduction
cost approximates So a ton, leaving a
handsome daily profit.
The most notable proof of deep
mining and with a large Blocked body
of ore in sight is that of the Elko
Prince mine. The mine has more
than a million dollars worth of high,
grade ore blocked through drifts, lev.
els, upraises and wines. The mine
has a $50 feet depth a drift for 1,40O
feet on ore, a shaft from this level to
$50 feet on ore, and at the 600-fooi
level drifts that show all along the
character and class Of ore that makes
the Elko Prince such a strong prop
erty.
The Rex mill recently mined the
ore dumps coming from these drifts
and levels with the rich result Inat
all sampling Of the ore has proven
Taken without sorting there is a saw
ing of over S6S per ton.
4 present one of the strong Tono
pah mining companies have a large
force of men at work sampling the
Elko Prince and there. Is a well
grounded belief that the property will
change hands and that henceforth
mining operations and reduction Of
ores will be carried on OH a larger
scale than ever In the district.
1t is announced that the construc
ton of the Eastern Star mill will be
commenced during the early part OF
next week. The Eastern Star has q
large body of mill ore in sight, but II
also has some very high-grade ore
Reub Brown, who has been in
Portland, Ore, is expected back. With
his return there will be resumption
of development on the Hardscrabble
property. yhis property is operated
by a set of leasers who have proven
the Scrabbles as rich and with consist
ent milling and shipping ore.
j.. b. Coots is taking his regular
quota of $75 per ton ore from the
Coots Fraction and running It Into
bullion in his two-stamp mill.
Hagar and Storey are working theil
property adjoining the Gold Circle
Queen and for a few weeks work
reduced ore in an arrasts that net
tel them $840 worth Of bullion.
Dick Noble on his Hillside group Is
opening a fine body OF mill ore.
The Paul Bhlers strike on the june
Bells is proving as strong and larger
than the more advanced proof on the
Elko Prince.
Mike Paisley continues 20 take from
his Missing Link claim rlcn ore. Will
two men he clears, according t.