The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-05-07
Gold Ore Find
At GoIdbasin
Miller Ground Sackine
Shipping Ore; Other
Property Active

oped on the Miller-Hunt ground a,
Goldbasin interest in the new camp
was revived considerably the past
week. Several parties who have Wis
tied the camp the past week agree
that the new find ON the Hidden
Treasure fraction is one of the most
important that the camp has known
in some time, or since the opening
cf the placer deposits last fall by
Frank Wilson.
Samples of the ore brought to this
city carry the characteristics of the
ores of the old Jumbo district, to
the west of Mt. Davidson, as both
are of a decomposed porphyry with
free gold. The new find runs from
one to two feet In width and assays
have shown that the gold values run
from 500 to $3.50 per ton.
The new find is in the heart OF
the district which has lent encour.
agement to others operating in tbs
district and 1t is such veins as this
that undoubtedly left the trail OF
gold In the gulches below, as 1t Is
heavy and of the same character. a
shipment of this ore Is being taken
cut and will be sent to the samplers
this coming week. 1t will be the first
shipping ore to leave the camp and
should make a handsome return to
the men who have uncovered this
gold vein.
Driving Tunnel
On the Gold Basin Mining, Mill
ing & Development ground, which
adjoins the new find, 250-foot tun-
mel is being driven which should cut
the ledge above at about 200 feet
below the surface. Recent assays
from a vein near the surface gave
ss1 in gold values, while other
samples have been most encouraging.
The washing plant that is to han
die the gravel from the Wilson plac-
ers has gone to the camp, the last of
the machinery being loaded out Mon
day. 1t is expected that the assembl-
ing will be finished within a couple
of weeks when the experiment of
real test II assays stand true and
the machine is all that is anticipated
Goldbasin will be making gold dust
shipments to the mints within the
next thirty days.
Other Sections Active
Work at Sand Springs continues
on the gold arsenic properties, and
II is expected that transfer of some
claims will be made shortly as op-
tions have been granted on two
groups of claims where some excel
lent assays have been obtained. AS
this is practically on the highway
shipments are possible with little
difficulty.
At Shadyrun a shipment OF arsen-
ical ore with considerable gold and
silver contents is going forward from
the Johnny Hellum property. This
property has been under develop
ment for a number OF years and Is
considered one of the promising
nearby sections that will add to the
mineral wealth of this county.
In the same neighDorhood ship
ments of arsenical ore are being
trucked to Toulon where 1t will be
treated. Several claim owners in the
district are developing and hope to
be In the shipping class this summer.
The Shadyrun section aside from the
arsenic values has shown up some
very flattering gold and silver as
says the past few months from here
tofore unsupported resources.
The local assay office Is being kept
busy while samples of ore are going
forward from half dozen new dis
tricts that threaten to become pro-
ducers before the season closes.