Show searchlight NOTES special correspondence searchlight nev june 9 another big productive property will be on the roll of honor list of searchlights gold producers in the near future negotiations are now pending 6 between the marion mining company owner of the marion group of mines and the national company of denver colorado for the installation of a ton plant capable of treating the base ores at a low figure with an excellent per of the values saved the properties owned by this company are situated about four miles east of searchlight in the fourth of july mountain section summit springs district development work has hag been progressing steadily for three years past under the management of W J rouse of los angeles during this period four shafts have been sunk and many feet of lateral work performed proving up the ore body the vein traverses with a northwest southeast strike pitching to the south arid and might be properly termed a whale inas much as it is over feet in length and i feet in width on the surface where tile the t main shaft shaf thas has been sunk good bannings pann ings are obtainable most anywhere on this giant fissure the ore being a quartz porphyry changing at a depth of about sixty teet leet to an iron sulphide blue porphyry is the country rock formation with a heavy clay gouge on the similar to it in color the four shafts are 50 and feet fe et in depth respectively with laterals literals late rals connecting them up at the and foot levels blocking out the ore body on three sides the shaft values average around 7 per ton while the main ore body gives values in gold from to 90 with a general average of 8 per ton the mine equipment at the present time consists of a 50 hp engine ingersoll rand 12 4 x 1214 compressor 15 hp witte hoist dynamo and generator the compressor house is being enlarged to accommodate from three to six compressors three 50 hp engines and a 50 hp westinghouse motor the contemplated plant will have a a 6 x 12 sampson crusher direct connected pierce amalgamators from which the ores are carried to the concentrating tables quantitative tests have shown that half of the values are in the gangue and the balance in the concentrates water sufficient for all purposes is being developed in the incline shaft and while the present flow is not ample it is believed that with a little more work sufficient can be developed for all purposes the quartette the largest mining property in this end of nevada has just changed hands being sold by the quartette mining company of boston massachusetts to chas jonas B F miller jr and a syndicate of local mining men with the quartette is included the boston fourth of july and rambler mines besides the large reduction plant railroad and rolling stock |