Show THE RUSH TO BULLFROG news goldfield nev the rush to bullfrog continues to grow greater as those returning tell of the great showing and samples of ore in which gold visible to the naked eye tells the story of its richness without the need of panning or assaying whether or not a second goldfield has been discovered remains to ao be but the great surface showing and high values distributed over big wide ledges justify the belief of the many who have been to bullfrog a majority are men who are well known kaohn here and whose word is unquestioned therefore the truth of the stories is assured one man who returned to goldfield yesterday met 52 different outfits going in and stated that there were 75 men camped at beattys ranch this being so the country will be thoroughly prospected and muy many more finds probably made P E 0 Brion cn and william prey frey returned yesterday and showed samples of ore from the bullfrog mine which were full of free gold plainly visible but for the visible gold it is hungry looking rock but specimens that looks valueless pan like a house afire sacking ore from the bullfrog mine started day before yesterday and it is said the average value of the first 25 sacks is about 1200 per ton of which is in silver and the balance gold specimen assays essays would go as high as and from to are common the highest silver value in assays essays so far was 1700 ounces and the lowest 48 ounces to the ton the bullfrog mining company of nevada of which brief mention was made last week has several large loads of supplies going in and they are prepared for a vigorous campaign on their large and valuable holdings although on just one group they have a surface showing which would justify incorporating with witha a high price on it alone yet dark clark benson and ladd have put three groups twenty three claims in all in th the e company As previously stated in the news the showing on the ladd mountain group is excellent 15 feet of the ledge panning big and smaller streaks giving picture assays essays the stock of the company has all been subscribed for and placed in the treasury for development which will be prosecuted under the personal direction of H 11 dark clark secretary and general manager with plenty of money to work with a practical and careful manager like mr dark clark is hound bound to make a winner it if the ore is isn in the ground and if it is not there nature I 1 has put on the wrong sign cochran and smith have bonded their half interest in the big strike group adjoining join i ing and having the extension of dark clark benson ladds stats state bank group at bullfrog to mr hitchcock of st louis the bond calls for 0 a cash payment has already been made and the entire sum will be made at intervals within a year such a sum gum for a prospect on which there is not a hole over three feet deep seems absurd but the wonderful surface showing justifies it the ledge is over feet wide and samples taken cold clear across show an average value of over 10 per ton in free milling gold ore samples taken take across 50 feet feat of the ledge showed values of per ton and there is every indication that it will prove a bonanza high grade milling proposition position plenty of water to run a big mill can be had from the oasis river four away and an ample supply of timber is within ten miles the owners of the other half interest in the big strike strike group are L L patrick and sol camp wh who 0 have refused to sell their interest for the same sum accepted by cochran and smith joe simpson and P E obrien have made a good strike one f fourth mile west of if the bullfrog mine and values of frow from to WO have been obtained the ald altitude tude of the bullfrog district is about feet and within its iia limits limits is an abundant water supply both for domestic and mill purposes purples and d within ten miles is plenty of tim timber ber tho town sites of bullfrog 9 and amargosa amargoso are several miles from water but it will be piped to both those towns |