The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-23
MINE ACTIVITY ON
DEATH VALLEYS RIM

On the western edge of Death val
ley is a mining district which is COM
ing into prominence, although 1T
has thus far had little or no news
paper publicity. John S%alsberry,
who is interested In the region,
gave this information to the Bo-
nanZa:
"A spur of the railroad has been
extended from Death Valley junction
a distance of 16 miles to the vicin-
ity of the new diggings. Many peo-
pie are coming in, particularly from
Los Angeles, while a number of
Americans who formerly were en-
gagged in Mexico, are also arriving.
Ashford Brothers some time ago
sold their property for 100000 to
Count Cramer, a Hungarian noble
man residing at Los Angeles. He,
in turn, has disposed of the proper
ty for $685. 900 to the McCauslands,
a wealthy family of mine investors
in Los Angeles. They are INSTALL
ing a 50-ton mill in middle Death
valley, which will be completed by
February 18th. Ore will be hauled
a distance of four miles from the
mine. The property has four dis
$3.50. One shoot is 80 inches wide
and 250 feet long. 1t averages S1H,
free gold being visible. The ledg-
es were all cut by tunnels. Three
auto trucks and a big team are pull
ing supplies in to the property.
Count Kramer has also bought
the Rob Roy from Hugh Frazier.
taking it over on a $4,000 bond
and lease, together with other prop
critics in the vicinity, which show
nine veins of lead silver ore from
two to four feet in width. the val
ues ranging from Is to ~ per ent
lead, 20 ounces in silver and $3.50
in gold. Two tunnels are being run
with four men employed in each.
Alex Yoeman has sold to Armstrong
of Los Angeles his gold property,
situated above these other proper
ties. The consideration was a bond
for $4,000. Armstrong has let a
contract to Reeber for further de-
velopment work. The tunnel is in
225 feet, giving PIP feet of backs.
The vein is two and one-half feet
wide and assays 1872. This and 9TH
er gold properties in the vicinity
are in micacious schist, similar to
the Keane Wonder formation. Re-
Der has bonded his gold property
for $4,000. He has a four-foot
ledge running $45."
Mr.. Salisbury is working three
men at Carbonate in the anne VI
entity. He has $4,000 tons of first
and second grade ore blocked out
and will hereafter devote consider
able time to this property. He re-
ports that the Chambers people have
negotiated with parties at Good
GOOD Springs for crushers and con-
contractors and will shortly have
the plant installed on their lead-sil-
yer property. The Armstrong; have
also purchased the Riggs group.
This was owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Riggs of Los Angeles. The consid-
Grafton was 100000, of which $5,-
900 was paid down at once, the
balance in one year. The vein car
ries white and wax silver and a ship
ment. of 10 sacks of selected ore re-
turned $4,000. The Gunsight mine
at Tecopa shipped 16 carloads of
lead ore from TecOpa between the
LIST and 9th of January. They ex-
pect to make a production of As to
so cars a month. The Pacific Coast
Borax company is forwarding two
or three carloads of borax a day.
The company has recently completed
a large refining plant.-Bonanza.