Show GOLD CIRCLE NOTES AND GOSSIP J A fessler of gold cold circle who has lease no 15 on gold crown territory is getting into some very fine ground W M young of salt lake carpentet carpenter and building contractor is in gold circle and is having all the work he can attend to colonel J al burke of midas alidas is looking the district over in the interest of a pittsburg t syndicate headed by W baer the gold circle investment company will soon build an office building on the lot now occupied by its present quarters C E devol of summit proprietor of althe the summit blacksmith shop is a master mechanic and a skillful hand at automobile repair county coin commissioner missioner arthur of midas has his store building completed and is ready for business with a large stock of general merchandise ika ike hazelgrove of gold circle a former salt laker leasing on the ripsaw claim has uncovered four feet of ore and ithe the camp is excited over the discovery the blosser bros of 0 ogden den utah have purchased a lot at midas alidas on main alain street costing 2000 and have ordered the lumber for the erection of a building feet governor john sparks of nevada is interested te rested in the reno belle group a property crossed by strong ledges and from which thigh high values have been obtained at the grass roots W D mcclellan of gold circle arrived in the district in july 1907 and pitched his camp in summit canyon since then he has located the water witch and other valuable properties G C C randall of summit has some very promising claims clainie in gold circle district mr randall is a prominent man in the community and is doing his utmost to further the best interests of the district E G hood was the first assayer to establish himself in gold circle mr hood has a well equipped office and is nicely located for business the office is operated under tinder the firm name of hood glider F walter is now running an auto line between gold circle and battle mountain leaving battle mountain in the morning and making the round tribby night he has a big french auto and it is doing good service W W warren the summit mining engineer aneer has the warren lease on the gold crown adjoining the big strike on this property on the north this is valuable round ground and work is to begin at once in its development olaus jeldness an eminent mining engineer of seattle has been making an exhaustive hau stive examination of gold circle district he represents heavy capital and expresses himself as being well pleased with the camp russell of battle mountain are now running a stage line between battle mountain and gold circle leaving battle mountain at a m four horses will soon be put on and the trip will be made with good speed and comfort frank gillen john custy and mike alike casey leasing on the pyramid fraction of the climax group have a fine showing on the surface and are running a short tunnel to cut the ledge they will endeavor to malle make a shipment of gold ore by july at buck springs midway between golconda and gold circle a tent eating house is being conducted by mrs W A copeland the stages and autos stop here for refreshments and rest and the table set by mrs copeland is highly praised by her patrons cromwell woodford mining engineers and TJ S deputy mineral surveyors are nicely established in camp and are in shape to give attention and good service to patrons the firm is experienced and its members are thoroughly familiar with the district A half way house has been established between battle mountain and gold cold circle with A R shipley in charge good meals will be served here and comfortable beds furnished A corral is maintained here with an abundance of hay grain and water T C parker of battle mountain editor of the battle mountain herald has taken advantage of the rapid growth of gold circle a and nd has established the gold circle news in this popular and progressive camp mr parker has put in a job plant and Js is prepared for all kinds of business fairbank mining engineers and U S deputy mineral surveyors was the first engineering firm to locate in gold circle they are colorado and nevada boys and know the district well they are getting out a district map which will be re ready ady for distribution about april george H snow of battle mountain is running a daily auto service into gold circle his machine is a 40 horsepower oldsmobile of special nevada model mr snow can carry five passengers and always gets there he leaves battle mountain in the morning and makes the round trip before dark mr frank J hansen who was formerly connected as assayer with the ontario mine at park city utah has established an assay office at midas and is prepared to do quick and first class work mr hansen is one of the reliable men in the assaying business and will surely make a big success in the new camp H J of battle mountain has recently completed the building and furnishing of the S house and is now doing a good business as he is having his share of the transient travel to gold circle as well as to austin and nearby camps everything at the house is new and guests receive good attention W M ae frost and E J bridges of summit are co owners of the wiola tiola group of six claims adjoining the queen great western and eldorado groups these gentlemen will begin work at once in the development of the wiola and will sink to feet from surface ores bannings pann ings of from 20 to 60 to the ton have been made S al levy of gold circle field man for the national exploration company has ordered feet of pipe for the gold circle water company and will put in a water system from the manikin and springs to midas the system will have a fall of feet and the volume of water furnished will be sufficient for all of the present and future needs of the camp the gold circle investment company composed of E IF roundtree J W matthews and john creighton have lease no 1 on the gift claim of the gold cold crown group there is a good showing of gold ore on this lease at the grass roots and the company has put on a good force and is sinking on the ledge r the company is the pioneer in fit real estate transactions in the district J P sweeney the well known goldfield expert has made a careful examination of gold circle and is so well pleased with the outlook that he has made investments investment there mr air sweeney stated to the mining review that the geological conditions were all that could be asked for and that the showing of such excellent values on the surface was a condition which should greatly encourage prospectors the nevada hotel at battle mountain fred altenburg proprietor is headquarters for mining men and investors going into gold circle and other nearby mining camps this is one of the new first class hotels in nevada along the line of the southern pacific the house is very nicely kept the beds are clean and comfortable the table is excellent and prices are very reasonable J P turner of salt lake has an option on the massachusetts 1 2 and 3 claims the old bay state ripsaw nos 1 and 2 and the rico no 5 claims the options extend to november and the bond price is the properties in question are located between the gold crown and frying pan groups and it is believed that they carry with them the extensions of the gold crown and st paul ledges judge W H dickson of salt lake who is interested in the gold crown group recently visited gold circle and it was while he was inspecting the property that the big strike was made as the shot being put in on the side of the vein disclosed a zone of ore which was fairly alive and bristling with the yellow metal the chunk of ore he took home with him was a splendid specimen and attracted a great deal of attention the golconda hot springs hotel at gold circle is headquarters for travelers en route to gold circle this is an oasis on the desert and is a beautiful place in summer time with its large trees and attractive surroundings the house lids has rooms and three hot springs plunge baths this is the stopping place for the better class of mining men and investors and J I 1 peterson the general manager is a success as mine host and makes it pleasant for his patrons C E stevenson E M formerly of salt lake but now of reno is in gold circle district he has his camping equipment with him and will spend considerable time in looking over the camp mr stevenson I 1 is a mining engineer and expert of note and represents big interests his people being new yorkers and san francisco and salt lake capitalists he is much pleased with the surface showings of gold circle and his opinion of the district as far as examined is most favorable the golden chariot group of three claims owned by manikin and is worthy of mention and is regarded as being one of the choice propositions of the district this group joins the sleeping beauty on the north and we west st and was one of the early locations of gold circle district while but little work has been done in its development it has an excellent surface showing there are three ledges on the golden chariot and bannings pann ings can be secured from almost any point ed dame the auto man has a line of autos running between golconda and gold circle and is giving excellent service his great auto the nevada wonder sixty horsepower and of the desert special type of the thomas flyer has seen good service and has traveled over miles since being put on nevada roads the illustration of the nevada wonder in this issue will give the tenderfoot some idea of how investors rush into new nevada camps the fare to gold circle from golconda is 15 round trip 25 the little queen group which adjoins the sleeping beauty on the east has the record of having produced the greatest 11 specimen ore ever taken out of gold circle this property which belongs to stony reeves consists of three claims and was one of the original locations it lies in the heart of the mineral zone and has an excellent surface showing A tunnel was started some time ago to cut the ledge and is now in about seventy five feet with seventy five feet yet to run before cutting the ledge the tunnel from mouth to face pans gold freely the sleeping beauty group is well named for the surface indications are such that it looks as if this property only needed the magic touch of pick and shovel to awaken into a grand producer of the precious metals the sleeping beauty group of six claims adjoins the columbia holdings on the south and east and is considered one of the best properties in the district it was originally located by baker and meirs and was sold by them to george F busch of ogden mr busch has sold the group to some goldfield people and it is expected that it will soon be in course of active development J K turner E M of reno who spent several days in gold circle in the interest of A D myers of goldfield and who has visited many of the mining camps of nevada stated to the representative of the mining review that he had never seen a new district equaling gold circle for strong veins fine surface showings and general favorable geological conditions continuing he said my report to mr myers will be favorable regarding the camp in general no other gold camp in the state has equal facilities as to water etc this morning I 1 s saw a ledge nine feet wide which will average f from rom 12 to 15 to the ton emery buren and H lent of gold circle have made fifteen or more locations in the district since november last the principal group being the st paul now under bond to L D gordon and associates the connecting link and the snow bird located by them and lying between the st paul and rico are being held by them for future operations to the writer mr buren said watch the st paul group for it will be the first dividend payer in the d district as triet 11 mr buren who is of the firm of stough buren of ely is moving to gold circle where the firm will carry a complete line of sheet metal and corrugated iron he is a firm believer in the fu ture 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