| Show THE EASTERN STAR GOLD CIRCLE considerable interest centers in the development of the old eastern star mine in gold circle district elko county nevada which recently opened up some rich sulphide ore at the water wate r level feet from the collar of the shaft while there are several very rich streaks in the mine the company is relying on the mill ore for future profits and is developing the property with the view of installing a 10 stamp mill this summer the eastern star is being developed by a shaft sunk on the vein which was first opened through a tunnel that intersects the shaft at 75 feet from the surface when water was encountered a drift was driven about eight feet into the vein exposing a rich shoot of sulphides sulp hides carrying both gold and silver seams in the vein two and three inches wide are filled with sulphides sulp hides that are shot full of free gold according to a correspondent of the mining review za 41 kw U eastern star mine and camp gold circle silver is present in the form of argentite ruby and in the quartz in its native state on the tunnel level much of the vein matter is oxidized and here the gold appears in nuggets and small specks this character of ore also contains both gold god and silver sulphides sulp hides in thin seams that follow the quartz the vein is described by our correspondent as a fissure in a huge rhyolite dyke that intrudes in andesite the country rock standing almost vertical and measuring about six feet from wall to wall the shaft is down to a depth of feet and is to be lowered to the foot level before lateral work is commenced in the meantime contracts will be let for the mill in order that the plant may be installed before bad weather interferes the property is equipped with a fair banks morse gasoline hoist and a pump with a capacity of 1150 gallons from a depth of feet it is believed that alip ampe e water for the mill will be developed in ali the e mine when drifting is begun on oil therein the vein yein john E Pel pelton toli formerly general man ager of the rich national mine is president of the eastern star and owns a controlling interest L GL campbell winnemucca nevada is secretary and the offices of the company are located in that place |
