The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13
CBY RAY ID. HARRIS)

ment in the various mining districts
ing to development i'm a satisfactory
manner. The steady increase in tho
number of mining men arriving
!, here from all parts of the country
= makes it evident that the improve
E.ent in general mining conditions
throughout Mohave county is daily
extracting more interest.
The excitement in the Oatman.
Goldroads district. property known
as the San Francisco district. 26
miles southwest of Kingman. Is
raridly assuming the proportions OF
the great boom in Goldfield. eight
years age. The scale upon which
innumerable companies identified
with the district are being financed
insures deep operations that will UNI.
Occasionally be productive of rich
rewards and give support to the eN-
cellent results that have for a long
time been attained in the Goldroad,
TEN Reed and United Eastern mines.
Every foot Of development work
accomplished is improving the ply
steal conditions of the United East
ern. Although explored and proved
for a length of more than 500 feet
IN length aid more than an averaGJ
of 20 fe+. in width. to a depth of
65 feet. the magnitude of the Unit
ed Eastern orebidy remains yet to
be determined. Thus far all ore
exposed averages ground $25 per
! ton and there seems tC be no linin
to the supply. General Manager G.
w. Long IT, at present giving his at
tention to he sos, 46a and 565-
loot Levels and on each the mcss
pleasing C"nditions prevail.
North and south drifts have Just
been started frc: the shaft on the
3O6-foot level and both are yielding
ore ranging from $40 to $50 per ton.
After being advanced to the boun-
Diary line from the shaft, a distance
of about 375 feet. work in the south
drift on the 565-foOt level has been
suspended. The drift and tributary
workings have proved the vein in
/ tulS SOULFUL VI tHc Hliuc W NSioS
in width % feet and around $50 per
ten in value.
On the same level the north
drift has been advanced approx
!, mately $50 feet, all in ore. In
this direction the orebOdy has bee:s
% feet and to carry from $35 to
$40 gold per ton.
The United Western is now lin
the clear" to use an expression CT
: General Manager j. c. Denton. The
: officials of the company recently
recently made the final payment APP
on the purchase price of the prop
erty. The payment amounted 10
$4,000, and was made ten months
in advance of the stipulated date.
The 5O5-foot point has been reach
ed in the sinking of the main work
inc shaft. After a station at that
depth and a 25-foot sump are pro-
vided, which work is 10Y in progress
crosscuts will be extended west and
east to intersect the United Feast
ern vein and another ledge.
Ore considerably better than II a
revealed on the 20O-foot level is be
ing obtained by the Telluride Mining,
Milling and Development company
in its operations on the 400-foot lev
ell of its property.
The Hidden Treasure Mines com-
pany is one of the latest corpora
-. " antnr fhA nnfman tleI0 ana
has taken over the Treasure Key
group, as well as the La Vita Colo
RADIO and Night Owl claims. the
new will soon begin sink
ing the main incline shaft on tho
;, vein from the 800 to the 60O-foot
roint. Assays ranging from 500 to
$4,000 per ton have been yielded by
a two-inch streak in the orebOdy.
j. l.. McIver and G.. w. Long are
pushing operations on the Green
Quartz property, south of the BOun'-
!, larry Cone, Grading work having
:, been completed, the Lexington Mines
company is preparing to start a
three-compartment shaft with a
depth of 600 feet as the objective
point. The Arizona Rex shaft has at
tanned a depth of so feet.
Not until the recently started
Accompaniment shaft reaches the
SOC foot level will the Lazy Boy
management begin the exploration
of the two big lodges which on tn.
surface of the property give highly
;, pleasing assays.
Sinking has been started by the
, Merry Widow Mining company. The
shaft has gained a depth of 25 feet
and will be continued to the 200
foot point before lateral work is
started. H. S. Cooper and associates
recently sold to w. f., So Relic OF
Los Angeles and associates a proper