Show j W W CRESCENT DISTRICT NOTES NOTE S S X X x X W SPECIAL S P E 0 1 A L correspondence X X A fl brt B rt rt nev nov 5 A J who represents a colorado springs syndicate brought in some ore of a very promising nature from south of the turquoise mine he says the ledges are large and well defined in that locality he located a number of claims on this trip james slater is sinking a shaft on the gold ridge this claim will be developed extensively by denny callahan and T 13 dillon the carthage adjoining the crescent townsite has a well defined vein and promises to become a property of much merit it is owned by mr M H mcclure preparation is being made to sink a shaft to the depth of feet on the lucky dutchman the coming winter three men are at work on the property now preparing to start sinking A J has located a group of claims for a party of colorado springs business men the work of developing and opening up these claims will commence in a very short time mr benson the general manager of the crescent mines and reduction company has returned from los angeles he announces that the sinking of the white cloud shaft haft will be continued the oversight group consisting of two claims owned by frank tonsie has a ledge forty feet wide that crops for 2500 feet this group is located about five miles southeast of the town of crescent information pertaining to mining or any other industry in the crescent district will be gladly furnished correspondence solicited by al H mcclure secretary of the mines and business mens association crescent via las vegas nev meyers delmar are reported to have something good in the twin ledge claim at hopps well A pay streak in the vein ten inches wide at a depth of only six feet from the surface by assays essays give an average value of 40 in gold silver and lead the justice claim owned by C P carlin and located about four miles southeast of the town of crescent has a four foot vein of ore twenty inches of which assay 31 gold this ledge was only discovered and taken up the middle of last month samples from a new strike recently made in the gold king group are being exhibited hibi ted this group is owned by sullivan ryan at the solicitation of interested parties T B dillon AT E recently made an examination of this property and reports that it makes a wonderful showing 0 P F bevere has located three claims three and one half miles southeast of crescent through which a thirty foot vein runs assays essays made on ore picked up on the surface run gold the hanging wall is porphyry and the foot wall granite both are well defined arrangements are beng being made to sink a shaft on the vein C M white who owns owns the florodora discovered a four foot vein of ore just off his end line last thursday it is a cross vein irein and looks as if it should carry good values but it been tested yet he located the vein and called it the excelsior it is about a mile north of the lucky dutchman and four miles north of town frank straub general manager of the united mines and exploration company of denver paid a visit to crescent and searchlight last week he visited the mills in the latter place and the mines in both camps and was very favorably impressed with what he saw mr straub predicts a great future for both these districts the star mine owned by george M latimer J M wilson and dr renshaw has a large ledge from which they are arranging V to commence shipping from the average essays essays assays it runs 25 per cent lead 5 per cent copper gold silver 8 it is located about two band nd one half miles northeast ot of town the owners expect to make regular shipments hereafter ter A meeting of the citizens of the town was held in the colorado hotel on the evening of october 24 to consider the proposition for the erection of a reduction plant for treatment of the ores of the district but result of the deliberations of this meeting the secretary failed to report it will probably 1 come in time for the next paper work was resumed this week 0 on n the big four group owned by miller huntington T B dillon M E has recently taken a bond on five claims one the mamle mamie owned by ike reynolds has the extension of the double standard ledge also the sullivan ryan group which consists of the red onion emma murphy 16 to 1 and the iron prince the ledge on the last named claim has the largest surface deposit in the district and according el to mr dillon its average value is some boston capitalists are considering the purchase of the property covered by this bond F Ori ormand liand has secured the land and laid out an addition to the town of searchlight he came to on the stage and went to los angeles to contract for the erection of a number of buildings last friday night water works electric lights bath and a number of sanitary houses are on the pro gramme he is also largely interested in mining and is having a foot shaft sunk on one of his properties mr ormand is reported to be a german count also to be the largest tobacco manufacturer in switzerland ze rland the banner strike in the district to date was made on october 26 in the cherokee group owned by reynolds terris average assays essays made from three feet of ore next the hanging wall went gold this is not from one assay but it is from an average taken from samples of this part of a very large vein this strike is causing much favorable comment in the camp the development on this property consists of a seventy foot shaft with a thirty foot crosscut at the bottom all in ore this thin will make ake a great mine without the least doubt thos A irvine a colorado mining operator is here representing the interests of dennis sullivan a millionaire denver banker he has caused work to be resumed on the double standard which is owned by mr sullivan within the last few days on this property are two parallel veins A shaft has been sunk on one to the depth of feet demonstrating a good strong well defined vein which assays essays 10 gold and 1500 ounces silver mr irvine also informs us that work will soon be resumed on the golden fleece another of mr sullivans properties alfred H jeremy a los angeles capital was here last week personally examining the claims located for him by E R walbridge and john warren he expressed himself as highly pleased with the appearance of the claims and decided to sink a 75 foot shaft work on the same will commence in a few days if the values continue contina and it should prove to be what is expected the shaft will be sunk much deeper also the work done on the property will be very extensive mr jeremy left on a business trip to pittsburg pa and expects to return within a month mr walbridge also left for pittsburg kan on the to look after his oil interests and other matters he will return in about a month the ajax bullfrog mining company of denver colo owns a number of claims adjoining the mine from which some very high grade ore has been taken they are only working a few men now but this force will be increased just as rapidly as they can find room to put on more men one of their shafts is down thirty five feet and they have two more of less depth this property is under charge of bert hager an experienced mining operator from colorado this same company is operating a property in the bullfrog district but the showing made by the small amount of development on this property in the crescent district encourages them to prosecute the work of opening up their claims with the greatest vigor it looks as though they had a great property here and all it needs is sufficient work to convince the most skeptical sheerer zeller say they will throw a bomb into the camp of crescent between the ast 1st and the of next month that will startle the natives they are now sinking a and are down from 80 to 85 feet from the surface when they get to a depth of feet a cut across the vein will be made when ore of the most startling nature and carrying sensational values will be exposed to the gaze of the public they believe and hope this property is owned by sheerer zeller bro and the outlook is exceedingly promising for the same these people have expressed their confidence in the camp by this work and they surely deserve success we hope it will be all they merit which will be large |