Show leavi leavine peavine ate di district ct is provi proving ng its permanency BY AL H MARTIN marti rt with the arrival of a new year the once ence famous peavine leavine mining district apparently parent ly three miles north of reno is again commanding wide interest the dis covery of a sixteen foot vein of shipping ore at a depth of feet in the standard metals mine has demonstrated that below water level high grade ore occurs in the peavine leavine district and that the ore deposits are of the persistent type so long maintained by the few men who retained their faith in the district after the decline of the famous wedekind and other properties the vein in the standard metals was encountered about sixty feet south of the shaft and at point of discovery was approximately seven feet wide it has been exposed by a drift for over thirty feet and has shown consistent improvement in size and values as developments advanced the ore carries considerable gray copper with silver the principal value metal and a little gold numerous assays essays range from 24 to 89 per ton and the product is to be treated in the concentrating mill owned by the standard metals company general manager A L chappell has started a crosscut on the preliminary to operations on a greatly broadened scale five foot in the fravel in the adjoining property of the fravel paymaster mining company an showing an average width of five feet of excellent milling ore has been exposed for feet on the foot level tentative arrangements range ments have been made for shipment of this ore to the standard metals mill and sinking of the shaft an additional feet J carlton bray and R A gfraser are the consulting engineers sinking has been resumed at the black panther with the foot point the objective the mine is equipped with an electric hoist and pump and installation of a compressor and drills is nearing completion bunches of rich ore occur in the low grade material on the foot level the reno panther company has carried its shaft to a depth of thirty feet on its group of three claims located a mile northwest of the black panther mine within forty feet manager fred J Delonge hamps expects to intersect the junction of two veins and to start drifting on both ledges surface prospecting has shown good silver and gold values it is planned to follow this work by sinking of a two compartment working shaft shaf t goldfield activities goldfield Devel development company is centering work on sinking of the shaft at the gold hill mine equipment has been installed and manager A 1 I darcy expects to have the shaft completed to water level in the early spring A huge vein of gold copper ore has been exposed in the upper workings with the gold and copper values improving as depth is gained goldfield deep mines company is steadily sinking its three compartment vertical shaft with the purpose of reaching the goldfield consolidated ore channel in the as soon as possible the yellow tiger has resumed preliminary work at its group and the crackerjack florence red hills spearhead great bend grandma and other companies are active the steadily improving gold situation is expected to materially teri ally aid goldfield developments this year on the comstock lode the middle mines association has announced that large scale operations will be put into effect shortly and development of new territory energetically prosecuted this corporation controls the extensive group of mines constituting the middle section of the main comstock lode the comstock company is steadily driving its foot main working tunnel and pressing developments in the imperial knickerbocker jacket and other properties bulkeley wells is president and the company is said to be backed by harry payne whitney and other wealthy new york capitalists in the north carson field conditions are steadily improving the southwest comstock company reports the drift from the main shaft has entered specimen ore with a large deposit of shipping material indicated the tunnel of the comstock superior 1 is showing seams of ore and preparations are being made for comprehensive development of the eagle comstock considered one of the best properties between virginia city and carson city rehabilitation of the famous florida property adjoining the noted hayward hayvard group has been undertaken by the comstock florida mining company controlled by G S clack of reno and san francisco associates |