Show THE STRIKE IN THE RED TOP bonanza to tonopah opah nev J F bradley and isaac mckay the tonopah and goldfield representatives of keith and kearns the utah millionaires have struck it in their lease on the red top at goldfield the red top is owned by C D taylor frank M ish R L colburn J B george dbr ge E mcclelland henry C marcus and dr F 0 0 chamberlain it lies between columbia mountain and the combination mine about 1800 feet distant from the latter the owners by way of prospecting their ground started a trench some fifty feet south of the present leasers leaders lea sers strike opening up a ledge edge for a distance of forty feet giving average surface assays essays of 10 continuing a little further south another trench about fifty two feet in length disclosed a ledge surface values running while on the south end of the claim a ledge eighteen feet wide was exposed from which an average of 12 was obtained now at a point about feet from the north end of the claim the bradley lease as it is familiarly known has uncovered a ledge twelve feet in width assays essays taken from across this ledge in the order named run as follows 19 52 and the opening up of this ledge and the obtaining of these values while of the utmost importance to the district does not come wholly in the nature of a surprise especially to those conversant with the location and the formation it simply verifies the opinions of mining experts that a big mine would be found in this locality this strike has naturally caused a heavy demand for red top stock as well as greatly enhancing the value of adjacent properties dick colburns colburne Col burns old friends in salt lake will be glad to hear of his good fortune dick is a splendid fellow the kind entitled to such luck and plenty of the needful what is known as the booth claim end lines the red top and it is understood that a big off offer er has been made for foi that property another strike has been made in the jumbo mine at goldfield this time in the shields and parham lease A sample assay yielded in gold and a small amount am aunt in silver this was from an open cut less than feet from the zinn lease where the recent strike was made shields and parham are down fifty reet at another point and are running a crosscut cross bross cut to tap the main ledge they have already encountered co five feet of ore which they believe will average 40 is as an average assay gave in the zinn lease there are three feet of ore which it is understood averages about |