The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-26
GROOM MINE IS
MAKING PROFIT
OLD SILVER-LEAD PROPERTY Is
SHIPPING GOOD TONNAGE
TO SHELTER

&S oAOOAA h1lhC OOulAuuCo It's
regular shipments of lead ore. Jus,
now the hauling from the mine so
Indian Springs is done with two
trucks. The round trip of 100 miles
Is easily made by each outfit in a
day. So far the roads have been
good.
The main shaft has been opened
from the 100 to the 200 level and
prosecuting is going ahead, east
and west, for new ore. Practically
no water was encountered in doing
this work till the east cross-cut was
in some % feet, when a water seam
was cut which flowed some 2400
gallons a day. Latterly this reduced
to about 1900 gallons a day, and it
may grow still less, but it helps to
solve the water question for the
camp, as more water is needed for
both domestic purposes and jigging
ore.
To secure a supply for all purpos-
es, however, the Groom owners re-
Gently filed an application to pipe
water from Naquinta Springs to the
camp. The springs are situated eight
miles to the north.
Lane and sherwood, owners of
the Black Metal claim, have put up
a lumber cabin and tent on the
ground and are sending down a pros
pect shaft at the point where they
recently discovered heavy lead ore.
They were fortunate enough, too, at
the upper part of the claim, to de-
velop water enough for camp pur-
poses. The ore showing gets strong
er as depth is attained.
The Paranagat people are with us
in wanting the road between the
valley and this place put in good
shape. Parties who have gone over
it frequently of late state that it
will not take much to make a good
road of it. With that done a good
part of the camp supplies should be
freighted in from Caliente and Pah-
ranagat instead of going by way of
Las Vegas and Indian Springs as at
present.
The new shaft at the Groom South
end company's property cut into
lime and shale and ~ore-bearing ma
terial at a depth of 33 feet. 1t will
be sent down IS feet or more be-
fore any drifting is done. This shaft
is situated right in camp and is in
tended to work the orebody opened
up by two other shafts on the COM
pany's property, 100 and 200 feet
to the north, respectively, extending
to it's north line, where it joins the
Groom mine proper.
This same shoot is shown by sew
eral prospect shafts to continue for
another 200 feet to the north in the
Groom mine ground. The company
is proceeding with the work OF put
ting in it's hoist and when this Is
done progress will be rapid as the
ground is fairly good. The shaft Is
being timbered with square sets to
insure safety and quick work.
A post office and express office
have been ordered for Indian
Springs. Leo H. Eddy will be post
master and agent and expects his
papers to arrive soon. This Is
something that has been badly want
ed by Groom residents for a long
time.
Groom has had a batch OF about
10 burros running around all WIN
ter. They belonged to several pro
pectors who secured work in the
district. Within the past few weeks
the outfits have been taken to the
hills again to look for mineral, some
going to old places which Justily
further attention now that metals
are so high.-Pioche Record.