Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-08-02
NEVADA BUNKER HILL .
LETS NEW LEASE
jackson and Wagner Make Best Cop.
per Showing In Camp on Ex-
tension Of Sweepstakes

Frederick Davis. manager of the Ne
vada Bunker Hill, returned yesterday
from trip to Bullion. While at the
mine he let a new. lease to Andrew
Jackson and Henry Wagner.
Soon after the strike in the Sweep
stakes these boys began prospecting
for the extension of the Sweeptakes
lode. Mr.. Davis told them to go ahead
and If they found anything he would
give them lease.
When Mr.. Davis went out this last
time he declares that Jackson and
Wagner had opened up the best COP
per showing in the camp. They had
out on the dump two tons that is
easily hundred dollar rock. The ore
runs twenty per cent copper and a
high value in silver.
The boys had a shaft down 25. feet.
The ground was considerably broken
and there are no well defined walls.
The find is 500 feet due east of the
Sweepstakes strike and II Is believed
to be an extension of the Sweepstakes
lode
Jackson and Wagner were given n
iease on 200 feet square of ground
to January l, 1917 ,on a 25 per cent
net royalty basis.
Altogether there are now five sets
OF lessees on the Nevada Bunker Hill
and 80 men are employed on this one
property.
Main Nevada Bunker Hill.
In addition Mr.. Davis expects very
, soon to resume work on the main Ne
vada Bunker Hill tunnel. This Is pro-
jected by the company itself to cross
cut the property for 5000 feet. It is
now In 2,400 feet. Five hundred feet
more will take it beneath the Tripoli
workings.
In the last $50 feet of the tunnel
three small veins were encountered
from eight to Is inches in width car
rying silver and lead. In these string
ers punches of galena were found that
run ~ ounces In silver and 65 per-
cen lead
Thus Mr. Davis feels most conf
dent that he will get ore when he
reaches point beneath the old Trip-
oil workings. The tunnel level is 800
feet below the deepest workings on
the Tripoli
The Wagner and Jackson strike is
on the Burke. Still 500 feet east of
what Is now thought to be a con-
tinuation of the lead Jack l.. McLaugh.
lin and Roy Paterson in their lease on
the Storm King have car of ore on
the dump that will run better than
ten per cent copper and six to ten
ounces in silver. They are working
six men.
These two leases are in heavy
iron Gaping. The ore that is being
taken out is some that had not been
leached away. The presence of the
iron capplng is strong Indication
that when the water level is reached
very high grade copper will be found
in the zone of secondary enrichment
Mclaughlin and Peterson have n
contact between blue lime and porphy.
ry and the vein is 80 feet wide. They
have 35-foot shaft and 5O.foot drift
and are sinking winz and stopping
overhead.
Standing Elk.
X. Il. Pearce, manager of the Dome
Mining and Reduction company which
has lease on No. adit of the Stand.
Ing ELK. Is putting In station $50 feet
from the portal where the tunnel cuts
the big copper lead. He has In two
decks OF square sets and ia pre-
pairing both to sink and upralse on
the vein.
He has car of ore on the dunn
and hos received two Jeffrey 4.wheel
drive trucks for hauling the ore to
Raines station. The station that fs
being cut Is on the Sweepstakes vein
and is 1900 feet beyond the Sweep.
stakes ground.
Grant Lease.
The lease on the Grant is also Tin.
der Mr.. Pearce's management. He ia
retimbering the tunnel for a distance
OF 825 feet from the portal TO the
face and is getting ready to drive
south to catch the big ore chute that
was worked last season on the Key
Mr.. Pearce has 10 men at work on his
two leases.
s. Outlet is working two men on
his lease on the Hoffman claim, a cop.
per vein.
Dan Frank and r. a. Kinney are
working four men on their Standing
Elk lease, They are taking out two