The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-26
RED HILL To START
COLD CIRCLE WORK
WILL SINK FROM 500 TO 500
LEVEL AND DRIFT ON
TIE 500 LEVEL

For over week II. G. Mcmahon
has been at Gold Circle looking over
the property recently acquired from
Clarence Berry. Recently he wired
as follows:
"Cementing Deep Mines shaft
progressing very satisfactorily. Will
resume sinking within 80 days with
two shifts, leaving third shift free to
complete cementing of shaft. Have
started work at Gold Circle. Will
sink Ling shaft from 300-foot level
to 500-foot level and also drift on
300-foot level. Property has much
promise and the new work out
lined will quickly demonstrate its
value"
The Ling shaft mentioned in Mr.
McMahon's wire is the main shaft
of the Missing Link group, one of
the four groups recently taken over
by the Red Hill Florence Mining
company of Goldfield. The new
property included the st. Paul, Miss
ing Link, Jackson and Grant groups.
The st. Paul adjoins the Missing
Link and the Grant makes the third
adjoining unit of the property. The
main assure of the district, known
rs the Missing Link vein, traverses
the properties for a distance of g.
$50 feet. According to engineers
reports, the vein averages about two
feet in width, but much wider at
points.
According to report by William
Sharp, there is $199,777 blocked out
in the Missing Link. He also esti-
mates $175 ,631 in the Jackson-Grant
workings and about $105,925 in the
St. Paul. At one point in the re-
port it states that ore assaying
Sl23.97 was exposed on the 109-
loot level of the st. Paul, which is
lust above the water level in this
ground. This ore will be reached
within a short distance by the south
drift ON the 266-foot level of the
Missing Link. The report also says
The sampling of the Missing Link
workings by the examining engi-
neers show long stretches of ex-
eellent ore, ranging in value from
$40 to $50 per ton, but for the
most part between $50 and $40 per
ION. Values are chiefly in gold.
The Grant vein is reported as
varying from three feet to Is feet
n width. Sampling showed an
ayerage value of $63 across four
feet, $50 across five feet, $50 across
70 feet, $44 across IA feet and $27
cross 1S feet This sampling was
done along the vein in drift on the
2A0-foot level. This drift has fol-
owed the vein for distance of
30 feet.
On the 160-foot level the north
drift is out 750 feet and has re-
vealed four separate ore shoots.
The first is stated to be 900 feet
ong and to average $35 per ton
across five feet. The second ore
shoot is reported as 125 feet long
md sampled $40 over a width of
tx feet. The third is reported as
100 feet in length and samples $50
across four feet. In the third ore
ihoot some samples were obtained
that assayed over $500 per ton
The fourth ore shoot had not been
fully explored at time of sampling.
The above mentioned vein system
reported as having a trend paral-
! ell to the widely known Elko Prince,
which produced the high grade ore
hat gave Gold Circle its fame. The
Elko Prince is credited with having
Produced about $12,000,000. The
Elko Prince mill was destroyed by
FIRE during war times and has not
been rebuilt.
The Missing Link property, at
which II. G. Mcmahon states the
work on the property will be started,
IS well equipped with machinery.
4 250-horsepower Diesel oil-burning
engine, which is credited with being
# sufficient capacity to furnish
power for drills, hoist and to run
mill, will be purchased. An air
compressor and drills are already on
the ground. The property is well
equipped with mine buildings, black
smith shop, etc. When it comes to
milling facilities no doubt the eya-
hide process will be adopted. 1t is
reported that the ores of the dis
trict respond very freely to eva
nidation. Some time ago five lots
were treated by Bradley, Brulf e.
Larbarte of San Francisco. These
tests showed the ores to be ideal
for cyanidation. The method fol-
lowed was by the all-sliming process
from grinding to 100-mesh. The ex-
traction showed SO per cent gold
and over 80 per cent silver.
1t is evident from Mr.. McMahon's
wire that it is his intention to de-
velop along the 300-foot level, and
most of the ore bodies mentioned
in the report by William Sharp may
be attacked from that level. Ac-
cording to the reports, a quantity
Of shipping ore could be reached
soon, and meantime large amount
of mill grade ore blocked out against
the building Of a mill. As the Red
Hill has just completed the collec-
ton of a 2-cent per share assess
ment on its 100000 shares it is
well financed for immediate opera
ton. 1t has just been reported by
R. A. Mccarthy, superintendent Of
the Florence, that the work of Red
Hill in the leased Florence ground
shows every indication of breaking
into an ore shoot. The drift is now
under the ground from which Bar
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