Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-04-01
Sensational Strike
In Gold Pen Mine

The rich Gold Pen mine of Rand,
taken over by a syndicate OF opera
tors last December. headed by Jesse
knight of Utah with J. II. Miller OF
Hawthorne in charge, made dscov-
cry last week which appears to be
greater than anything heretofore
found on that sensational property.
The Information OF the Strike is con-
vpyed by w. f. Davis, superlntend-
ent Of Queen Regent Merger Mines
| Company, that new vein was found
on the Golden Pen property about
| 100 feet from the rich vein already
opened up, which at the grass roots
shows width Of four feet OF ore
showing free gold every pound oil
which is being sacked for shipment.
! Paintings Indicate that the ore runs
from 500 to $500 per ton. These
! high values may appear exaggerated
until it is remembered that the low
est carload Of ore shipped from the
Golden Pen averaged $11S a ton; an
other car above 5000 ton; another
shipment above a 81 900 per ton,
whereas smaller shipments averaged
from 50 to $l8 a pound
The new owners of the Golden Pen
are now installing heavy machinery
equipment and working big force
OF men, and already have in the old
workings of the mine, upwards OF 40
tons ready for shipment and almost
carload ready for shipment from
the new strike.
The first mine opened west of the
Golden Pen is the Queen Regent
Merger Mines company, from which
shipments OF pproXimately 400
tons have already been made; "a 40
ton car is being shipped this week
and another car broken down to be
shipped next week.
1t is reported that "a deal is on for
the sale of the Last Hope mlLe which
adioins the Queen Regent on the
west, from which $50. 600 worth OF
high grade has been shipped from a
depth of $50 feet, and in which has
been developed large tonnage of
excellent milling ore. The deal being
negotiated on this mine will require
the immediate sinking Of the shaft to
at least 600 feet with extensive later
al development.
Three miles west on the Lrppat
property, three leases were let in
February and already shipments
have started with two freight teams
of eight horses each hauling ore to
Nolan Spur, which is the nearest
railroad station to the camp of Rand.
From the Joe Kelly property the
first carload shipment is now going
forward to Nolan Spur.
Frank Red of Rawhide has taken
an option on the Antelope group of
six claims and has already begun
work.
S. w. Van Syckle, who has been
developing gold mine in California
for the past four years, has bonded
the Lone Star Extension group of
three claims for $4,000. Very little
work has been done on this group,
but it is believed the extension of one
or more of the rich Golden Pen veins
pass into the ground.
The Grey Eagle group of claims
adjoining the Last Hope and the
Queen Regent on the north and
west, owned by Thomas Flynn, John
Backlin and Ed Lappatt, has been
sold under option to Sau Francisco
parties at the reported price Of SIG
900.
A number of Nevada mining men
have recently visited the camp of
Rand on an inspection trip and sew
erul Important deals for the purchase
of claims are now pending.
Rand is especially well located for
development work, being Is miles
from Nolan Spur ON the Southern
Pacific railroad, with "a good wagon
road built to the camp through the
hills, power line passes through
the camp and ample water can be
cheaply developed at distance of
only three miles from the center of
tbn Damn