The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-18
LUNING DISTRICT ACTIVE
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tho south, some of which were
formerly contained in the Parrot
holdings, also have been bono
to the same interests. Lessees
have worked part of the Champion
for several months and have made
several shipments of 6 per cent ore.
TIE company 'ins contracted with
the Western Ore Purchasing COM
pany to deliver 10000 tons of ore
and will commence hauling as soOl
rs the new road is built across the
dry lake. This road will be ma
cadamized where it crosses the lake
for a distance of three-quarters OF
a mile.
A short distance south of the
Nevada Champion in New York
cspyon are several mines which
have been worked in times gone
by and which now are being re-
opened. The Wall Street and Turk
an old time producer, consisting of
two patented claims, has been sold
to a group of Goldfield men which
is said to include a. H. Howe,
vice president and manager of the
John S. Cook bank and secretary
and treasurer of the Goldfield Con-
solidated and several other prom
inent Goldfield companies.
East of the peak ana north OF the
Neversweat is the Mayflower, a
property that was quite widely
known a few years ago, when the
owners projected a smolter for the
treatment of the copper ores of this
district. l.. l.. Patrick of Goldfield
has purchased the equipment of n
o. the lessees on the Mayflower,
whose lease expired, and has a
force of men at work on company
account.
The Nevada Champion mine Is
north of Volcanic peak and north
of the Champion in the Wagner
Azurite. This company built a
teaching plant for the treatment OF
It's low grade ores some time ago.,
Bat the process was not success
full, and the mine was shut down.
The company has been reol gained
by a Mr.. Reichell of Grand Rapids,
Mich, and has let a contract to sink
the shaft 100 feet deeper. Machine
drills are employed at the Wagner
Azurite and the company is said to
have ample funds to develop TIE
mine.
East of the Champion and Wag-
ner-Azcrita is the Calavada, known
locally as the Giroux mine, which
is the deepest mine in the district.
he main shaft is down 1000 ieet
and is said to have cut a body OF
oxidized ore of ~shipping grade at
700 feet. The shaft passed through
this orebody, according to men VIII
worked in it at the time, and the
object of the present cross-cut Is
assumed to be to cut this ore
greater depth.
The large group of claims en-
braced in the cOmpany's holdings
was located by GirouX who located
the great GirouX mine in Ely. The
Calavada company is said to Rave
a Eond on the ground. 1t is con-
posed of wealthy men who made
a fortune in Ely operations. ghe
mine is finely equipped with host,
necessary tools.
North of the Calavada the LuH~
ing Idaho is Lei4g Systematically
developed under the direction OF
John S. Skuse, superintendent. The
principal work is being done in the
Lob t,,nnal ~ th0 hax ni N m wall
side of the big zone, but a very good
strike is reported in the McDavitt
shaft en- the footwall side.
The copper ores OF the Luning
district are very desirable. and much
sought by the smelters because Of
a nigh percentage of iron and low
content of silica, and in conse-
quence, the smelling rate is low.
Luning at different times has
been the scene of much prospectus
for silver and there are a number
of silver mines in the district which
will lie reopeled if that metal on
tinues to advance.
he Southern Pacific railroad
makes a turn a short distance north
OF Lunilg and takes off to the west
toward the south end of Walker
lake. Near this turn at a place
called Boris siding a mill has been
built and is treating tungsten ore
from mines in thevicinity of SODA
Vile. The mill is operated by At
kins, Croll e Company, Of San
Francisco. 1t runs constantly day
and night, with a force of 20 mel
and produces a concentrate that IS
said to be worth 50 a pound
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