White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-01
Operating Company to
Push Development of
Rich Ore Prospects.


ore to work upon the Arrowhead In
spiration Mines company is not pa
rading the question of highgrade.
but is going ahead to develop on a
scale commensurate with the magni-
tude of the undertaking, says the
ronopah Bonanza in its issue of jan
uary 23. The holdings of the In
spiration indicate mammoth
mountais of enrichment that Will
Vie y he porphyry eoppers in
prog and permanency. A. j.
saI Byrne & Sale. OF the vel
known firm of Utah engineers, has
been on the ground for some tims
giving the estate his earnest atten-
lion and his findings will prove in
teresting reading in the accompany
ing report. Other geologists. includ-
ing DR.. A. IL. Elftman. indorse the
representations which bring a new
element into the silver mining indus
try OF the world. Mr.. Sale stands
without a peer among mining engi-
neers In the Nevada field. as he was
associated with the Giroux mines OF
tho Ely district for eight years as
chief engineer aud is known as the
man who found the ore in the
Giroux. He will have charge OF
operations at the Arrowhead Inspira-
ton of which he thinks so highly
that he has established headquarters
at the new camp camp where he will
give his personal attention TO de-
velopment.
Max Herman, president of the Ar
rowhead inspiration company, re-
turned to the mine today TO begin
operations on a scale that should
prove up the potentialities of the
property In short time. The group
will be developed through tunnels
and the iirst bore has been spotted
by Mr.. Sale SO that the installation
of machinery will begin without any
loss of time. The engineers esti-
mate that in ten feet the drift will
be I'm the ore zone and that within
sixty feet the company viii have
brought into view values sustaining
the theories of the experts. The
vein has a known width of 200 10
l,000 feet. yielding 81 on the sur
face which is considered highly at
1ractiye when IL Is known that the
whole mountain Is mineralized and
that the company has what is believ-
ed to be a steam shovel proposition.
The following reports set forth
physical and geological conditions
that deserve the closest attention:
The property OF the Arrowhead
Inspiration Mines company consists
Of seven lode mining claims, known
as the Tramp No. /. Tramp No. 2,
Tramp No. 3. Millionaire Tramp No.
2. Herman and Minnie No. 3 claims.
situated In the northwestern part of
the Arrowhead mining district. Nye
county, Nevada, as shown on Ray
claim and my group map of the
third district. The ground is reach
cd from Tonopah, direct from Warm
SPRINGS Pass or from Arrowhead.
Geology: I have fully described
the general geological formations OF
this district in recent publications,
and will here state that for practical
purposes. the various rock forma-
tions may be divided into two easily
distinguishable series of rocks. The
Oldest formations which carry the
veins and pay ore 30 far found In
the district, are called the Arrow
head lode porphyries. consisting OF
rhyolite and mongonite porphyries
and biotite andesite OF Eocene or
early Tertiary age. These lode por-
phyries were covered by later erup-
tions OF Miocene or Middle Tertiary
rhyolites, andesite and basalt. In
places erosions again exposed the
lode porphyries.
The veins in the lode porphyries
are strong, we'll defined assure
veins. The values are mainly in sill
yer. which occurs as ruby silver
and argentite in the sulphide zone
and as native silver and horn
silver with some free gold In the
oxidized zone which extends to a
depth of about 100 feet. The ores
of the district are amenable TO the
ordinary proven processes of treat
ment.
The Arrowhead lode porphyries
are the oldest and main rock for