Show new finds in inject act life into old nevada neva d a fields F eld S BY AL H AIA MARTIN RTIN discoveries 01 of rich deposits of gold and silver ores in the past two weeks have instilled new vigor into the austin peavine leavine Pe avine goldfield and divide districts with the passing of winter mining activities are increasing in all the proven fields of nevada with the outlook encouraging el for the best mineral year the state has enjoyed since the outbreak of the world war probably the most important of recent gold silver di discovery in nevada is the huge vein uncovered near the surface of the austin nevada consolidated group at austin this massive continues to show an average width of feet with the material assaying 44 gold and silver to the ton the ledge is more of the birch creek type of ore deposits than the usual austin vein which ordinarily carries a pre predominating domin abing amount of silver tw twelve elve distinct gold veins have been opened on the estate of the austin nevada consolidated together with several massive silver bearing ore bodies including continuations of the panamint curtis oregon frost lander plymouth and other famous ore bodies which made austin one of the premier silver camps of the west forty years ago arrangements are bel being i ng completed by president H G richardson for comprehensive development of the new ore body also for mining of another massive vein exposed last year in another section of the property future plans include ore shipments to custom tom plants erection of a large mill and comprehensive preben sive mining of the property along broad lines rich ore has been uncovered by the crackerjack company kompany in its lease on a virgin section of the florence goldfield gold fi eld mine at goldfield at a depth of feet the drift entered an several feet wide sampling 16 to 50 per ton accompanied by a two foot shoot assaying in gold and 7 per cent copper the discovery appears the most important made in the goldfield district in two years and further developments are bein being g followed with keen interest president H G mcmahon plans early shipments to custom mills and meanwhile is prosecuting developments with utmost energy the sandstorm kendall company has taken ea a two years option on the bonanza group of claims adjoining the th gold eg hill property of the goldfield development company and plans aggressive activities on the gold hill property the gold vein is fourteen to seventy feet wide at the surface and is being 0 opened to water level by a shaft now down eighty feet the property is being equipped with an excellent mine plant and the shaft will be used jointly by the goldfield development and sandstorm kendall companies in the peavine leavine field three miles north of reno which has recently taken a foremost place among the leading mineral fields of nevada many companies are operating with good results on the foot level of the standard metals group the drift has advanced over feet on the vein which is six feet wide in the face with the ore sampling 24 per ton in silver gold and copper the copper at first very prominent is gradually being displaced by gold with indications excellent for the standard metals to become one of the leading silver gold producers of western nevada some of the ore recently found in this mine runs as high as 6 15 per ton ore of good shipping grade has been uncovered in the raise from the foot level of the fravel paymaster adjoining the standard metals and a from the is exposing some ore the silver blossom company has started operations and will send the eighty foot shaft to considerable depth as soon as the new hoisting plant is placed in position the vein at the surface is stated to be fourteen feet wide by manager 1 T 1 brockbank with the material assaying 12 per ton in silver and gold at a depth of eighty feet a four foot shoot of 55 ore shows with cross v veins eins carrying carrein t seams assaying to per ton in gold reports are current in tonopah that control of the tonopah divide mine is being 1 sought by strong interests identified with the belmont development company of tonopah To owner of the famous belmont mine and other noted producers shipments from froni the tonopah divide mine to the belmont mill are at the rate of fifty tons daily with the product averaging 28 per ton the crosscut on the 1000 level continues in low grade 1 quartz I bartz with the drift on the being extended to cut extensions of veins proven on the upper lipper levels promising discoveries have been made recently in the west divide gold zone and rosetta situated at widely divergent points in the divide field interesting work is po p o 0 beeding in the I 1 kernick ernick c victory silver and several other properties in the old klondyke district adjacent to divide several comp companies I 1 anies are active with the original klondyke Klon Nion dyko dyke company s shipping hipping to the millers plant of theTo the tonopah mining company |