Show THE QUARTZITE AT GOLDFIELD the big strike made last month on the boak reilly and krise lease on the quartzite fraction at Diamond field says the tono pah nev miner continues to be the center of attraction and the developments during the past week have put this property in the front rank of the great producers of the goldfield district work in the crosscut on the 40 foot level has been discontinued for the present and drifting is now progressing to the north at three points following the rich streaks the ledge has been opened uz for a width of 34 feet the last two feet averaging a ton seven feet from the face of the crosscut there is a rich streak assaying as high as and the entire drift on this streak is in shipping ore A second drift is following an 8 inch streak kireak about 12 feet from the face of the crosscut cross cut assays essays showing that the streak carries average values of nearly 2500 a ton A third drift is being run on the rich streak of sylvanite ore mentioned last week this streak is from 5 to 7 inches wide and assays essays a ton the drift is in 5 feet and the rich streak is maintaining its width and values proving it to be one of the greatest strikes ever made in the country the ore from these three drifts is being sacked as rapidly as possible and another shipment will be made in a few days it is quite likely that the smelter returns from the next shipment will create a sensation the shaft shaf t on the kendall lease on the quartzite reached the 50 foot point yesterday and crosscutting cross cutting for the ledge is now in progress stringers of quartz have been encountered in the last 10 feet of the shaft shaf t and it is expected that the main ledge will be reached by the middle of next week |