The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-28

was formerly with W. w. Stratton of
Cripple Creek as foreman of the
Independence for two years, and who
was superintendent of the John A.
Logan and American Eagle mines in
Colorado. later coming to Tonopah
as foreman OF the Tonopah Belmont
and superintendent of the Tonopah
Merger, superintendent of the Gold
field Florence mine. and also in
charge Of several leases in Goldield,
and also superintendent of the White
Caps and Morning Glory mines at
Manhattan, had the following to say
regarding the Arrowhead district
when interviewed the other day by
the Tonopah Times:
During the past ten days l have
had the occasion to spend consid-
cradle time in the Arrowhead district
and it is needless to say that l am
exceptionally we'll pleased with this
particular part of the country, or /
would not have wasted my time,
My first impression of the country
created during my initial visit has
been borne out by subsequent and
closer examinations, which have
proven to my satisfaction that the
district as a whole contains many
dykes running northwesterly and
southeasterly, which are embedded
and an intrusion in a formation of
porphyry and andesite with frequent
areas of rhyolite. l found that there
was no lime or granite occurring
within an area several miles square
in which the most highly mineralized
dykes occur.
my examination of the Arrowhead
property was merely in the capacity
of a visitor, but l am frank to say
that probably not for the past several
years has such a rich orebody been
opened in Southern Nevada with SO
small an amount of development in
the sulphide zone that has such a
permanent indication of depth within
so favorable a formation as is today
found in this property. 1t is my be-
lief that the orebody will persistently
carry it's rich values to a much great
er depth. There al be no question
concerning the value of the ore. for
silver in its many forms is visible to
the naked eye. The mineral is not
distributed in streaks. but is found
widely disseminated throughout the
andesite, quartz and vein filling.
After closely studying the general
formation and the direction of the
dykes and ore deposits in this prop
erty, l visited the holdings of the
Arrowhead Extension Mining Com
pany, which adjoins the Arrowhead
property on the easterly and south
erly end lines. Their surface show
ing is truly remarkable and is equal
to, if not better. than the surface in
dications on the main property. 1
closely traced the dyke which runs
from the Arrowhead shaft into the
Extension property, where the end
lines of the respective properties ad-
join, and it s my opinion that this
dyke will be found in place for at
least 1000 feet across the Extension
property without breaks of any con-
sequence, and the ore found on the
surface shows signs of a good deal
of teaching and likewise indications
that at a depth of possibly 100 feet
the sulphide one should be encoun-
tered.
values can be obtained at many
places, and l have recommended to
the Extension Company that they
Immediately start ~trenching and pros
pecting on the surface to determine
the most likely place to start perma-
nent operations. AT one particular
place where a dyke shows a width of
at least forty feet a sample was taken
by me which assayed $67.75. Later,
Joe B. Kendall. now president of the
Extension Company. took a sample at
the same place and 1t assayed s71.35.
They have a very remarkable surface
showing and | ~unreservedly predict
that with the proper development.
judiciously supervised. the Arrowhead
Extension will prove to be one of the
largest mines in the district.
Il spent considerable time around
the property known as the Sunshine.
which has been taken over by Ely
capital, and ! am certainly we'll
pleased with the general conditions
of this part of the district. which is
of the same formation as the Arrow
head property. The Sunshine has a