The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-19
MINES OF TYPO
BECOME ACTIVE
NEW LIFE IN SIGHT FOR ONCE
PRODUCTIVE DIS
TRICT
by James F. O'Brien)

One of the old and promising
mining districts of Nevada that will
be r~ejuvenated as a result of the
construction of the new railroad
which the Louisiana Consolidated
Mining company is to build in con-
nection with its Typo mine opera
tions is that where the Rattlesnake
mine is located, seven miles north
of Typo. There has been little do
ing there in recent years, largely as
a result of excessive freight and
treatment costs, but partly due to
the fact hat the n of the
principal property had their time
taken up with larger interests.
The Rattlesnake group, which
consists of PC claims, is owned by
John w. Brock, former president of
the Tonopah Mining company of Ne
vada; Clyde Heller, president of the
Belmont and Jim Butler companies
Of Tonopah. the White Investment
company, Frank Keith and others
who are prominent in the mining
world.
NHeu lHe IdIlICSudhC wac bClhS
developed, the mine was examined
by A. A. Blow, at that time one of
the most sought after mining engi-
neers. The report of Mr.. Blow was
favorable and he stated that the Gre
bodies of the R~attlesnake, and the
formation generally, were more like
the big mines of Chile than any he
IL ~A~ - ~ nrinn He loIH n1f a
plan of development which included
the sinking of four shafts. The
greatest depth attained, however,
was about $50 feet, when the water
bothered considerably and operations
we're suspended.
The best ore that came from the
Rattlesnake was found in a chimney
deposit on the Ophir claim. This
was very rich and showed consider
able native silver. In spite of the ex-
pensive wagon haul to the railroad
the richest ore was shipped as it
was mined, but the balance, which
goes from $50 to SIS per ton, is
still on the dump. Worth l.. Wis
wall is in charge of the property
III 10 dloo poollliuoICi O.
which is the postoffice for that sec
ton.
The Keystone Mountain group of
IA claims lies close to the Rattle
snake group. 1t is owned principal
ly by Colonel Thomas l.. Wiswall
and his son Worth, and the shOwings
are such as to warrant extensive de-
velopment, in their belief. Colonel
Wiswall is we'll known, especially
to the older generation of mining
men, as he was a pioneer in intro
ducing the cyanide treatment of
ores in this country.
There is at least one vein on every
claim in the Keystone group, and
with the exception of one they are
all in the lime. Very little gold is
found in the ores occurring in the
lime, but in the vein on a contact
between lime and porphyry ore has
been found which assayed as high as
$25 in gold. The veins vary in
width from one to foul feet.
The Louisiana Consolidated Min
ing company continues to make
splendid progress in its operations
at the Typo mine. The large number
of surface improvements take time,
but they are necessary in view of
the assurance of a long life to the
mine.
In this connection it will be APP
ropos to quote from an article which
appeared in the White Pine News
under date Of Anril % If aDDeared
under the head, "Tybo Is Coming
Camp" and was evidently written
by one who is familiar with the
camp from its earliest development
The quotation follows:
with reference to the historic
camps, the resources of the Typo
district alone will probably not be
exhausted within the neXt 25 years.
The ore-bearing west vein is three
miles long, with comparatively shall
low workings and all indications of
permanency with great depth, as
the ledge is a reverse fault assure
vein with a 1000-foot displacement,
which action must be felt to depth,
and in fact where developed over
100 per CEN improvement is record
ed from the 1OO-foot to the 4OO-foot
level.
"Those adventurous spirits who
have either held on to or have taken
over new interests in the Typo dis
trict are in line to share in the re-
ward when history again repeats
itcalf in Nauadao