Show NEVADA R M lesher prominent minin mining b man of good hope who was recently appraised of the fact that he is about to receive receive for his share of an old estate is in this city today arranging his affairs so lie he can make a trip east to collect his fortune Hurn humboldt boldt star bert goldsworthy operating a lease on the L K kramer mining property in the iron point district just east of golconda is in town on a business mission mr goldsworthy has been at work on the lease for some time and nd has made a number nu aber of carload shipments he has just completed the shipment of another carload to a utah smelter humboldt star capt L W whiting manager of the BI black ack mountain mineral was in in reno a mine at marietta in southern county few days ago and reported that he has taken over the endowment mine one of the old producers of the district he will between the first and extracting ore put men to work soon second levels and is also preparing to start in the black mountain according to the nevada mining press manager N H getchell of the betty oneal mine was treated to a very pleasing surprise recently when a round a shots fired into the hanging wall at the top of no 5 north above no 4 tunnel level exposed three to six inches of ounce ore subsequent work opened up 12 feet of good milling ore making a total width of 30 feet of ore the big Z mill of the united comstock mines company at gold hill has been speeded up until the daily tonnage milled is about 2000 tons what is more encouraging is is the fact that the ore is showing t considerably better values the only drawback now is the lack of skilled miners the labor turnover has been heavy but not more so than has been the case at tonopah and other nevada camps what is pronounced the most important discovery made in the simon silver lead property is just reported in the form of a 10 foot width of solid sulphide ore valued at 70 per ton according accordia b to president simon cut samples assayed 37 ounces in silver 42 per cent in lead and 19 per cent in zinc this spectacular find was made in following out the recommendation of J A burgess well known mining geologist to whom is attributed the rejuvenation of the simon properties A late mining deal and one of more than ordinary significance was completed in winnemucca recently when W S withers of oakland calif well known throughout california as a real estate operator took over the duffner group of claims situated in the spring hill mining district in the antelope range of mountains about twelve miles west of jungo t the holding consists of twenty one quartz claims and under tinder the terms of the lease and bond contract existing between the two principals mr withers engages to perform a large amount of development work disclaiming the characterization of mining man mr withers admits to several sallies into the mining world throughout recent years all of which were notably successful |