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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
Zinc ORE IS FOUND over WIDE
AREA in DUCK CREEK DISTRICT

local concentrator, when they
would prove an asset.
Since the discovery was made a
number of operators and leasers
have been busy, and in each and
every instance they are making
good. Good miners, with limited
amount of capital, can secure leases
on ground showing good ore on the
surface, and as all the properties so
far opened up are within from a
half mile to three miles from the
railroad station at McGill the cost
of transportation is practiclly nil.
The minimum rate on low-grade
ores to Salt Lake City is only SO
per ton, and from Salt Lake City
there is a rate of 81 per ton to ST.
Louis. The probabilities are of
course that all zinc ores from
the district will take higher rate
than So to Salt Lake City, but the
higher the grade of ore the better
the returns.
A carload of ore was shipped last
week by the Ely Gibraltar COM
pany, from it's properties located
about three miles north of McGill,
which from careful sampling is ex-
pected to average 40 per cent. The
company has a small force OF men
at work on ore, and will soon erect
a gasoline hoist on its property to
facilitate it's shipments.
The Eureka Leasing company is
sinking a double-compartment shaft
on ground adjoining the townsite Of
Steptoe City. and not more than a
mile from the depot at Mcfll. The
shaft is going down in ore of a
good shipping grade. The shaft is
equipped with hoist and a
whip" the ore being dumped over
grizzlies, separating the fines, which
are sacked for shipment.
Several men are working on the
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The romance of mining is ogain
forcefully illustrated in the Duck
Greek mining district near McGiil
where for the past 20 or more years
zinc ores ranging in value from 20
to 40 per cent have been thrown
over the dumps, for the reason that
miners and mining men did not
amount of lead ore ranging from
G5 to 80 per cent in value has been
shipped from this district since it's
discovery, and some of these ship
ments were penalized for zinc, but
this did not arouse an interest in
the metal for the miners, as at
that time zinc was considered as
detriment.
A number of the mines were also
carefully examined and reported on
by mining engineers of eminence,
but all reports failed to mention the
presence of zinc as commercial
product. In fact it seems that most
mining engineers in taking their
courses have received but little, if
any, instructions in regard to zinc or
zinc ores.
In developing the lead properties
of the Duck Creek range, the min
ers had a hunch, as the saying goes,
for on almost every old dump in the
district the zinc ores were thrown
to one side and thus separated from
the waste of the dump.
J. F. Brim, one of the pioneers
of the district, explains this by the
statement that it was his opinion.
and also that of others, that the
carbonates of zinc were low grade
carbonates of lead that would not
pay to ship at that time; hence
they were excluded from the ship
ments, but saved for the future.
foping that the time might come
with cheaper transportation, or with
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
FLORENCE PLANT
TO START SOON
CONDITION OF NINE INSURES
PROFITS WITH FLOTATION
MILL WORKING

Developments in the Florence
Goldfield mine have lately been OF
considerable interest, particularly
on the 650-foot level, where work
was resumed a short time ago. On
this level a body of ore has been
exposed that has been yielding
assays around $40 per ton an1
apparently contains a substantial
quantity of ore that can be ship
ped profitably. Ore of good mill
ing grade and which is we'll suit,
ed for treatment by flotation, has
been exposed in large quantity on
ether levels.
The company's enlarged flota-
tion plant is in readiness for
operation with the exception oil
the Marcy ball mill, which has been
delayed in transit but which is
expected to arrive here within a
day or two. This mill forms the
chief grinding unit of the plant
and will give teh latter a capacity
Of between 800 and 400 tons daily
according to the character of ore
handled.
The plant is equipped with Jan
ney flotation machines, in which
the necessary froth is produced by
agitation, each machine being
driven by an Independent motor.
Superintendent Clapp expects to
be operating the flotation plant
at full capacity by the 18th of the
present month. "A. d. Parker,
president of the Florence COM
pany, is now in Goldfield.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
GOLDFIELD CONSOLIDATED GIVES
OUT REPORT OF WORK IN MAY

Net earnings of the Goldfield Con-
solidated Mines company during the
month of May we're $5O,693.O3, ac-
cording to the final report of opera
tions for that month, just issued by
General Manager Hutchinson. For
the most part, the ore extracted
from new faces on the main levels
was of low grade, and it is apparent
from the report that recent opera
tions have been directed to the
cleaning up of the low-grade cyanid-
ing ore available, in preparation for
the treatment of the copper-bearing
product by flotation.
The company has installed flota-
tion equipment in it's main mill
structure, with a capacity of 1000
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
DRILL IN vein
ON SILVER PICK
CURED FROM CORES AT
GOOD DEPTH

The Calyx core drill which is
being operated from the 500-foot
level of the Silver Pick Consoli-
dated property, at a point over
400 feet west of the main shaft,
has penetrated quartz at a depth
of less than 200 feet below the
point where it is working and the
cores have been yielding some high
assays, one of the samples having
returned over $50 per ton. Ac-
cording to the management this
is in a new vein, lying between the
main lode and the Phelan or West
vein, and in view of this fact the
discovery of pay ore in the cores
is of particular interest.
The drill is being continued, in
the expectation that it will reveal
something of interest at greater
depth, as it should penetrate the
Phelan vein in this territory, ac-
cording to the dip of the latter
farther to the west and on this
level.
The main shaft is being sunk
by contract to reach the 1900
foot level, near which point the
drill obtained samples of good ole
near the surface of the shale, which
was also penetrated. The work
of sinking the shaft is making
rapid progress and the exploration
of the shale contact zone will be
in progress in the near future.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
SPRAGUE BONDS
KANR0HAT MINE
SECURES OPTION ON BIG Sill
YER PROPERTY AT JET
FERSON CANYON

Charles S. Sprague of Goldfield
has lately secured an option on
a large property in Jefferson can
yon, north of Round Mountain,
known as the Kanrohat property
and embracing 16 claims, with
valuable water rights and mill
sites. Under the direction of J.
K Turner, consulting engineer for
ali the Sprague interests, the pro-
perty will be thoroughly sampled
to determine the tonnage of ore
available for treatment.
Milling equipment is already on
the ground, mill having been
erected but never used, and IT
is said that the dumps and mine
workings now show a large ton
mage of ore that can be treated
profitably. There are indications
that tic ore is suitable for flo
tation and if the sampling shows
this to be true it Is probable that
flotation plant will be installed.
The property has been worked
chiefly through tunnels and the
ore can be delivered at the mill
at low cost The principal con-
tent of the ore is silver and earlier
reports on the property indicate
that the orebodies are of large
size and uniformly good value.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
COPPER NTH. IS
PRODUCING ORE
GOLDFlEI4D MAN INTERESTED IN
HIGH-GRADE SHIPPER
AT RAND

Mining activity in the Rand dis
trict is reported to be on the in
crease by f. G. Miller, who has been
visiting in Goldfield and who is in
terested in what is know mas the
Lappat or Copper Mountain proper
ty The district is situated IA
miles from Nolan siding, on the
Southern Pacific, and southeast OF
Rawhide. Shipments of high grade
copper ore are now being forwarded
to the smelters and the district is
said to be one of great promise.
The Copper Mountain property
from which the principal shipments
have been made, is owned by G. II.
Lappat. and associated with him in
its operation are his nephew, o. d.
appat and F. G. Miller. we'll known
in Goldfield. The ore extracted
from this property is copper car
bonate. some of which is of ex-
ceedingly high grade.
Six carloads have been shipped
recently and the better grade has
been running around 1S per cent
copper The Golden Pen mine, five
miles distant and owned by j. II.
Miller of Hawthorne and associates,
is now being worked on a substan
tial scale and is said to have large
quantities Of pay ore in sight.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
REVIEW OF mining OPERATIONS IN G0LDF|ELD DISTRICT

ore of shipping grade has been
exposed on the 650-foot level. With
it's flotation plant in operation the
company will be in condition to
earn substantial profits.
Jumbo Extension
Estimates of the production and
earnings of the Jumbo Extension
company in June, just issued by
Secretary Ben Gill, place the realiza-
ton for the month at something
over $35 900. The daily assay rec
Ords indicate that the mine still
contains high-grade ore at many
points and new work in virgin ter
ritOry has lately exposed ore of
good grade in the northeastern and
southeastern parts of the Velvet
claim, as well as near the center of
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
BRIGHT OUTLOOK
OF COPPER MINES
COMPANY HAS PROVIDED FUNDS
FOR A CAMPAIGN OF DE-
VEIIOPMENT

Announcement that at a meeting
held few days ago 1T New York Of
ficials of the Consolidated Copper
mines company had subscribed
100000 with which to rehabilitate
this property is cons; dered most inn
portant for this part of Nevada. This
company controls the most extensive
area of any in the district, which
almost surrounds the Nevada Con-
solidated. Engineers predict that it
will eventually prove to be a prolific
copper producer.
1t is understood that the old Gil
rOux mill will be remodeled and a
flotation plant added for treating
500 tons per day. Negotiations are
said to be progressing favorably for
the Nevada Con. to treat a minimum
of 1000 tons per day. Revival of
this property will add several hun
dred men to the pay roll of the dis
trict and greatly increase the output.
The history of the Coppermines
before and since the consolidation
of the various interests now includ-
ed in the holdings has been a long
run of misfortune, internal dissen-
sions and litigation, the end OF
which now seems to have been
reached through conciliation of all
factions.
Identified with it's management,
control and as large factors have
been such noted operators as GirOux,
Cole, Ryan, Wall and others who
have seldom been in complete har-
mony regarding the operations Of
the property. Managerial operating.
and financial troubles have nullified
every effort to place the property in
its right position among the great
copper producers of the country.
After the loss of the Giroux shaft
by caving to depth of 1900 feet a
few years ago, the Cole management
sank a new shaft of five compart-
ments, equipped with splendid
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
VERNAL COMPANY TO
PROSPECT WITH DRILL

Negotiations are said to be un-
der way for the purchase by the
Vernal company of Goldfield of
core drill, with which to pros
pect at depth. The property is
situated in the Diamondfield part
Of the district, adjoining the Gold
field Belmont, and has produced
some ore of shipping grade above
is controlled by the Philadelphia
men who are the principal stock
holders in the Tonopah Belmont
company.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
FOLLOWING VEIN
IN CRACKERJACK
DRIFT EXTENDED SOUTH TO
CUT OREBODY EXPOSED
AT SURFACE

At a depth of 115 feet on the
Cracker Jack property a drift is
being advanced to the south, fol-
lowing the foot-wall of the great
Columbia Mountain fault vein, and
for some distance the material
broken has averaged, from car
samples, between 81 and Sc per
ton in gold.
The drift is being driven for the
purpose of cutting the orebody ex-
posed at the surface, in this vein,
about $50 feet south of the shaft
From this drift a raise has been
started and cross-cut has shown
the width of the low-grade vein
matter to be about Is feet.
The cross-cut east from the shaft
to the vein has been extended
some 60 feet, continuing in vein
matter and indicating that the vein
flattens at this point nearly 10
the horizontal There is no in
dication of such flattening above
this level or farther south in the
new workings. Results pf the
present work will be watched with
the keenest interest here, as the
character of the orebody exposed
in surface work to the south in
dlcates that a deposit of great i'm
portance may be exposed by tie
drift
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08

Metal production of the Goldfield
district is destined to increase in
substantial measure within the next
month, as during that time two
flotation plants of large capacity
will be brought up to capacity opera
ton and facilities will thus be pro-
vided for the treatment OF vast
which there has not hitherto been a
market. Already the new flotation
plant of the Goldfield Consolidated
company is treating upwards of 500
tons daily and within short time
this will be increased to 1000 tons,
while the plant of the Florence
Goldfield company will soon be
treating between 800 and 400 tons
day.
Mine conditions at a number of
points have lately shown marked
Improvement and are of such a
character as to afford the greatest
encouragement for the future. Sew
eral shafts of large size are being
sunk, with the aid of powerful
equipment, and development work
veins that have been found to
contain pay ore in quantity. The
physical condition of many of the
properties is better than at any time
in the past and the work now being
conducted on more than 20 proper
ties in the district is of kind we'll
calculated to produce good results.
Goldfield Consolidated
The flotation equipment, with a
capacity of 1000 tons daily, has
been installed in the company's big
mill, occupying only compare
lively small part of one floor and
including As Callow pneumatic flo
tation cells. This part of the plant
is already treating over 500 tons Of
ore daily, and the amount will be
increased gradually to 1000 tons as
necessary adjustments to the new
machinery are completed. With the
plant in full operation the cyanide
process will be abandoned. The
shows a production of 32.400 tons,
with net realization of $50,693. 1t
is estimated that the net profits for
the month of June were only about
$40. 900, but during that month the
fiotation equipment was being in
stalled and the ore treated was
uniformly of low grade. Here
after it will be possible to handle
the concentrating ores from the
deeper levels.
Florence GoldfieId
Delay in shipping the Marcv ball
mill. the PRINCIPAL grinding unit. has
interfered with the completion on
scheduled time of the enlarged flo
tation plant of the Florence Gold
field companv. but Superintendent
C1apn has assurance of the arrival
of the Marcy mill within few days
and will have the plant in operation
nv the middle of the present month.
The mine is said to have shown
great Improvement of late and In
addition to large quantities of good
mill ore, suitable for flotation, some
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
JUMBO EXTENSION MAKES LARGE
PRODUCTION in MONTH OF june

eral points this work has produced
results of importance during the
past two or three weeks, notably in
the northeastern and southeastern
parts of the Velvet claim and near
the center of the property, at the
dividing line between the two
claims.
New work that is of unusual in,
terest is about to be undertaken on
the 1017-foot level, the deepest in
the mine. A series of raises will be
driven from the northeast branch
cross-cut on this level to explore
the vein far within the shale. This
cross-cut, started from the main
east cross-cut, becomes a drift when
it penetrates the main fissure with
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tons daily. and has been treating
upwards of 500 tons a day. This
quantity will be gradually increased
as necessary adjustments are made
to the new machinery. The re-
suits already obtained are said to
be highly satisfactory.
With its plant in full operation,
the company will use As Callow
pneumatic flotation cells. together
with accessories, the coarser ground
material passing through tube mills
and Dorr classifiers before reach
ing the flotation cells. A high ex-
traction of both gold and copper is
assured.
Mr.. Hutchinson's report for last
month is as follows:
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08

the property. Developments at the
northeast are regarded as highly
significant, as this part of the
main vein has never been explored
heretofore and there are substan-
tial indications that this territory
will yield an important production
of pay ore. The east cross-cut on
the 1017-foot level has been con-
nected with the Merger workings
and from the branch cross-cut to
the northeast series of raises will
be driven to open up the main fis-
sure in the shale.
Jumbo Junior
From the Velvet shaft of the
Jumbo Extension drift has been
extended on the SS0foot level, into
the Jumbo Junior property, and at
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08

Changes in the workings of the
Jumbo Extension mine during the
past week have been unimportant
in character a'.d conditions generally
continue favorable and in every way
satisfactory to the management.
Shipments to the sampler are main
tained at normal volume and the
average grade of the product has
been better of late than for some
time past. Preliminary estimates
of the production in June, just pre-
pared by Secretary Ben Gill, place
the net realization for the month at
slightly over $4,000.
Development work is now being
extended over a wide area and on
number of levels, in both the Palo
verde and Velvet claims, and at sew
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
GREAT BEND CONNECTS
WITH INCLINE SHAFT

Connection has been made be-
tween the main vertical shaft and
the old incline shaft of the Great
Bend, at a depth of about $50
ings are being timbered in pre-
paration for driving south, into
territory where early lessees Sc
cured high-grade ore.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08

"a point 60 or 20 feet beyond the
| boundary line cross-cut has been
started to explore the big vein.
Raises will be driven from this
cross-cut and the vein will be ex-
plored in like manner farther to the
northeast. Ore has been found by
the Jumbo Extension in this vein,
at a point where it appears to dip
directly into the Jumbo Junior prop
erty.
Atlanta Mines Co.
On the 1750-foot level, the deep
the district, cross-cut is being
driven west to cut the main Con-
sOlidated vein, which is parallel with
the Atlanta vein. Ore of high grade
was found in this vein, in the ad-
joining Grizzly Bear claim and at
a depth of about 1900 feet, and the
present work is being done with the
object of seeking the downward ex-
tension of this ore-shoot.
Merger Mines Co.
With it's workings in the Sunflow-
er claim connected with those of the
Jumbo Extension company, the
Merger will now be enabled to make
better progress in seeking the east
extension of the bonanza ore-chan-
mel opened in the Jumbo Extension
property. The crOss-cut in the shale
is nearing the shale contact zone.
Silver Pi01 Consolidated
The main shaft of the Silver Pick
is being sunk rapidly to reach a
depth of 1000 feet, near which point
the shale contact was penetrated by
the Calyx drill and where good as
says were obtained The drill is
now being sunk from the 500-foot
level, about 400 feet to the west,
and has lately produced cores con-
tanning ore of excellent grade, some
of the assays running as high as
$50 per ton, according to the man
agement
endalI Cons.
Manager Darcy is driving rapidly
on the 350-foot level to reach a
point beneath the old lease work
ings, where fortunes in picture ore
were extracted during the early
years of the camps activity. This
work may require another three or
four weeks to complete.
GOldfield Orc
Development work has been re-
sumed on the 800-foot level of the
Orc property, adjoining the Booth
on the east. The north drift on this
level will be extended, the work
being taken up at point where ex-
cellent assays were obtained just
before the work was suspended some
time ago.
Cracker Jack
Cracker Jack has an encouraging
showing of low-grade ore on it's
15-foot level and is driving to cut
an orebody of good appearance that
was exposed in surface work, $50
feet south of the main shaft. Grand
ma is making good progress in
sinking it's new main shaft and has
lately installed hoisting machinery
of large capacity.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
YELLOW TIGER RECEIVES
CARLOAD OF TIMBERS

After an extended delay carload
of mine timbers arrived during the
week for the Yellow Tiger company
and will be used in timbering the
workings on the 70O-foot level,
where work will be resumed short
ly. according to an announcement
from the Denver office of the COM
pany.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
NEW JERSEY MINES co.
PROSPECTING AT DEPTH

Development work is progressing
on the 400 and 500-foot levels OF
the Exchequer property of the New
Jersey Mines company, about two
miles east of the Consolidated. A
considerable quantity of low-grade
ore has been exposed, together with
seams of shipping grade.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-08
BLUE BULL WORKING

The usual development work con-
tinues at depth of 700 feet in the
property of the Reorganized Blue
Bull company. Large bodies of low
grade quartz have been exposed
here