The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-10-12

fIuorauo Told star Mining Co..
- wilso Building.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Gentlemen:-
Pursuant To your request have made
an examination of your property located
in Clark county, Nevada. ami herewith
submit my report on the same.
Property: The Silver Legion Group,
consisting of nine (y) elaine; the Gold
Star Group. consisting of two CD elaine
and the Combination Group. consisting
OF two (2) claims. q total of thirteen
U3) claims, all contiguous and forming
. solid groud
Location: Located i'm the Knob Hill
Section of the Eldorado Canyon Mining
District, CLARK county, Nevada, eighteen
miles northessterly from Sesrchlight.
which is the principal supply point. and
being the termir. al of the RarnweIl branch
OF the Santa Re railroad, first class auto
truck road runs directly from Search
light 10 your property. Elevation 81
mine D, lVo feet above sea level
Geology: The general formation OF
this district is a North-South belt of
quartz monzonite, hornblendic, schisst
and brotetic gnesse. cut by numerous
dykes Of snestic porphyrs. Some little
granite is found on the south ami esst
borders OF the mineral belt. On the eat
slope OF the range, where the iall 10 rapid
u the Colorado river and the formation
barred by erosion, the gneiss and schist
hills are cut by dykes q pigmatic, aplite,
lined grained quartz and monzonite and
various andesitic porphyrys- The veins
IN this section are fissurev with ezrterly-
westerly strike and south dip.
silver Legion: The principal workings
OF this group are upon the Silver Legion
ctalm and consist ol an adit tunnel 20
feet long. inclined shaft $50 feet deep. O.
90 feet isIerals have been run cost and
wet, totaling 3n feet, eli in the ore vein
vinze, and numerous crors-cuts have
been run showing . vein width OF ut lees,
Il fees from this level. An upraise has
b-ea -san to the adit tunnel, all N ore
At the l30-foot level laterals have been
run east and west, totsling 50 feet- From
the west lateral cro~s-cut be- BEEN run
60 the north for . distance of - feet, cut
ting The vein. Assay value Of ores taken
IRON these workings are shown ON sheet
attached. The vein running through the
Silver Legion is readily traced on the
ground for distance of 3. 900 feet Num-
erous small openings have been made IN
on this vein To prove is continuity. The
possibilities OF this great vein are ,mpos-
sible to calculate. The Silver Legion in
equipped with l5-horse power hosting
plant compiete, a small tube min and
C rc.ntration plant, together with the
necessary erushers, lower plant, etc.
Continuation Lloyd and Marion The
Oombinstson vein IT, developed With ..
%o-foot shaft and three levels, 500 Tea To-
tai OF underground workings. Consider
able ore has been mined and only The
highest grade OF ore hss been shipped.
There 10 ~ present about IA 600 ton. A
ore on the dump and IN the mine. This
VEN shows . large quantity OF ore re-
naming between the first level and the
surface.
Gold star: This property has been de-
veloped by ~ foot shaft and a lave
has been run TO the east The vein both
on the surface and in the working show.
STOUT Jour feet in width The vork n~y-
formed upon this claim 10 only OF q pro-.
pective nature; the shaft should he con.
timed to greater depth and levels and
and ero~s-c"ts shonld be run TO further
deveiop this very promising property.
Inis vein 10 a continustion Of tie silver
Legion vein and 10 readily traced upon
Other Properties: All work performed
upon The other claims Of the eroup con