The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
OATMAN 0REBODY
PROVING WHALE
UNITED EASTERN CROSS-CUTS
GREAT DEPOSITS ON NEW
DEEP LEVEL

lynne feet is the width OF the Ia
nous orebody Of the United Eastern
mine at Oatman, on the new $685.
foot level of the property. The
new cross-cut has completely in
tersected the vein and north and
south drifts are now being extended
en- the hanging wall section of the
pay shoot, which on the 465 and
500 levels varies in width from 20
to 40 feet and has a length of G5h
feet.
No details as to average values
obtained in the cross-cut thro Ugh
the vein on the new level have beel
announced and none will be given
out until the exploration of the
shoot has sufficiently advanced %
afford the management a definite
idea on that score. Such an an
nouncement vas made a few days
& by General Manager G. W.
Long. who however, admitted that
the showing on the new level is
thoroughly pleasing and in keeping
with his expectations.
The 22-horsepower hoist on the
old No. l shaft will be replaced
within the next 80 days by an out
fit of 60-horsepower, which has al
ready been ordered. The 1000 cuoic
foot air compressor to be used at
the new No. 2 shaft has arrived
tn the ground and the remainder oil
the equipment, including a 150-
/ hnrcnnnunr Hnnbln-Hrrm plnnr rio
hoist and transformers, are expect
ed daily.
The main shaft on the Big jim
has been widened out from one End
a half to three-compartment size
below the 450-foot point, to make
room for the sinking pump recent
ly installed, and it will be contin-
ued down hat size to the 600-foot
point, to which the bore is being
sunk from the 400 level. The en-
tire depth of the shaft at present
is 470 feet.
Upon it's completion to the OBJ
~jective point, the management will
prosecute at that depth the OK
p~loration of the big vein exposed
more than a month g by the
south cross-cut on the 400 level.
For a time Immediately following
the striking of water in the shaft
below that point, the management
was considerably hampered in It's
sinking operations, but all diff
culties have been overcome and the
work is now progressing at a rapid
rate.
The management of The Times
is proceeding with preparations in
cident to the continuation of ita
main shaft from the LA to the 500
foot point. 1t is being retimberod
from top to bottom and sinking or.
erations will be under way in the
near future. The company has just
installed a new compartment Of
machinery consisting OF a 25-horse-
power gasoline hoist, 500 cubic foot
compressor, S0-horsepower gasoline
engine to run the compressor, a drill
sharpener and several drills.
General Manager w. ID. GrannIs
Of The Arizona Venture corporation
is at present giving attention TO IN
watering of the 35O-foot vert;ca.
shaft on the company's Waldr0n
property in the Cedar Valley dis
trict, 5 miles southeast of King
man, and repairing damage done 10
the road leading to it by recent rain
storms. Upon the completion of th's
work, the company will materially
increase its operations and sink the
shaft to the 500-foot level. In rs
future development work, the man
agement will give particular atten-
ton to the extraction of lenzlte
(wireless telegraph crystals. which
is found in n of the various
lodges that have been opened up on
the propertp.
After about two months negOtia-
tiOns, Homer King, a mining man
of Spokane, has acquired from
Shorty Wiener of Kingman his Or
rhan property in the Secret pass
section. Incidently, the deal in
Guided the purchase of the lease of
o. T. James and associates on the
property, through the operation OF
which during the last six months
they have made handsome profits.
In association with other parties
who he has interested, Mr.. King
is proceeding with the development
Of the property and is mapping out
a program of extensive work Don
to be inaugurated.
The GolcOnda Consolidated mines,
a corporation composed largely of
Les Angeles men, which about six
months ago acquired the Gem mine
at Cerbat and the Fredonia prop
erty at Golconda. both in the Wal
lapai district, recently placed III
commission the cotton Niessen mill
on the former and is now operating
the plant eight hours daily or ere
extracted solely in development
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