The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-06
MINING ACTIVITY
At GOLD CIRCLE
ELKO COUNTY DISTRICT Is PRE-
PAIRING TO MAKE LARGER
PRODUCTION

There is q rumor that a deal IL
pending for the Esmeralda, one OF
the really rich mines of the district.
This property is owned by the Ec-
cles family of Salt Lake City and
they seem to be disinclined to re-
sumo operations. says the Gold Cir
Gle correspondent of the Free Press.
The Transferable. owned by
Brown and Rice, looks like a jewelry
store in places. A specimen from
this property is on exhibition at the
Nevada exhibit at the worlds fair
and in conceded to be the best on K
hibit in that collection. Ore is be-
ing mined at this property, but by
a small force of men.
The June Bell lease on the Elko
to be a parallel vein and considera-
BILE work has been carried out on
this very promising lease. A test
run of 400 tons has been made at
the Rex mill and the owners. Paul
Ehlers and w. J. Bowman, report
satisfactory returns. At the present
time more ore is being blocked out
preparatory to a run in the new
Prince mill which will handle some
custom ore. Paul Ehlers is the orig
inal discoverer of the Elko Prince
and is still a large stakeholder.
1t is stated that eastern parties
have acquired the control, by pur-
chase, of the Reco group of claims
and are expected to take over same
and do considerable work this win
ter. The Missing Link. a member
of this group, is under lease to T.
Allen, w. Ray and S. Berlin. and
very rich ore is being extracted in
quantity and being sacked for ship
ment to the smelter. Beautiful
specimens carrying values of $4,000
per ton are very common and a
streak of ore IA inches wide has
been developed that will easily as
say $500 per ton. The leasers are
very jubilant ove this showing. This
ledge seems to be one of the cross
lodges spoken of in this district.
A property of great promise is
the Lucky Boy, of the Grizzly group,
situated south of the June Bell and
owned by r. T. Noble, G. A. Stone
and l.. r. Noble. The development
has been carried on very steadily
for the last two years and the work
has more than held up to the ex
pectations- The principal workings
consist of a shaft to the depth OF
$50 feet. The ore has been follow
ed and proven to this depth. A
south drift from this level is in ore
for So feet. A second shoot has been
encountered. showing rich high
grade on the hanging wall, a dis
lance of 2995 feet at this depth. is
in milling ore. A number of places
very rich picture rock has been
found. This property will no
doubt prove to be a big mine at
depth. to which the are con-
templating going. A steady cam
paign of development will be a I
ried on this winter and by sprins
arrangements will be made with the
Prince mill to handle the milling
ore.
The Elko Prince mill is nearing
completion, and will be tried out
about Nov. 10. This new mill is
very complete in every detail and
the very latest machinery has been
installed. The Dorr cyanide pro-
cess will be used, which will give the
greatest reduction at a minimum CT
cost. The very latest and modern
equipment are features, same con-
sisting of a Marcy mill Of great eff
| ficiency. a 6x15 = foot tube mill,
classifier. a Dorr thickener OF the
latest type, an oliver filter two
large agitators, elevators, convey
ors, pumps, compressors and other
necessary auxiliary machinery. The
power being furnished by an Allis u
Chambers 1SO-horsepower Diesel
type engine. using crude oil. All be-
ing housed in one of the most con-
venient and modern mill buildings
in Nevada.