The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-08
LONE STAR
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soon as the hanging-wall of this
vein is reached drifts in both di-
rections will be started. This vein
| appears to be the same vein that
produced $4,000 in the Common
wealth, Immediately across the
gulch from the Lone Star and in
which a considerable quantity OF
milling ore remains. G. b. Hart
ley, the superintendent, confident
ly expects to find an orebody in
this vein, as the neurological con-
ditions are favorable. The west
crosscut has cut several seams
and slips which indicate the near
approach to the vein, which has
been opened on the surface in cuts
west of the shaft.
The development work on h
property consists of two snaIts
over 500 feet deep, n zoo feet
and one $50 feet, the latter con-
nected with the 200-foot shaft
through a raise from the east
crosscut and drift. There are
also several other shafts from 90
to 100 feet deep, beside a number
of shallow pits and several tun-
nels. There are eight separate
vein systems and a number of spur
veins.
The company will start sinking
some time in March on the west
ern part of the ground, in the Ex-
aminer claim, which is neal the
Spearhead, Blue Bell and Grand
ma. Work in this part of the
property so far consists of trench
ing and prospect shafts to
the actual contact between the
shale and volcanic eruptives. These
formations all outcrop on the north
end of the claim. The actual con-
tact is covered by gravel or surface
wash. . Several strong veins or fis-
sures intersect this contact.
Ore has been found in and near
this contact in the Goldfield dis
trict only where assures or fault
veins intersect the contact. At
these intersections, evidently fav-
orable conditions existing for the
deposition of mineral from the
mi~neralized solutions traversing
the assures.
Consequently it is advisable to
explore the shale contact wherever
the latter veins cut in. AS these
favorable conditions are found on
this part of the company's ground,
the work recently done was to To-
cate the place for sinking an in
cline shaft along one of the veins
where it cuts the contact between
the shale and the volcanic forma-
ton everything it. During this
work ore was found .assaying 50
per ton in gold.
This vein is from five to 10
feet wide in the shale and extends
through the Lucky Boy ground.
1t does not show values until near
the intersection of the contact.
The main Lucky Boy vein enters
the Examiner claim about 800 feet
west of the Examiner vein, and
from the course of both veins.
they probably will unite near the
south end of the claim where they
meet the big fault vein known as
the indicator fault. Other veins
from the Blue Bell and S~pearhead
run into the Lazy George claim of
ground of the Spearhead Mining
company only a few hundred fee
from the point where the recent
rich strike was made.
The company's holdings consist
of II patented and contiguous
claims and one detached claim a
short distance east of the main
group. The company also owns
seven claims in the Indian mining
district, Mono county, California.
This property is 80 miles from
Bishop and five miles from Ben
ton, the shipping point on the
Southern Pacific railroad. Ore of
excellent grade has been produced
and shipped from this mine by
l~essees. The development work
consists of a 200-foot shaft and 500
feet of lateral work. Samples TAX
en- some time ago show values of
from $12 to $50 in gold and sill
yer. Several shipments of ore to
the smelter prior to 1912 yielded
average assays of from $25 to