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Show Hi FREE GOLD 1 GOLD BEEF SECT! Pure Silver Also Discovered; Discov-ered; Owners Prosecuting Work Near Surface. A wonderfully rich gold and silver discovery dis-covery is reported from the Gold Reef section of the Gold mountain mining district, situated six miles from Tonopah, says the Tonopah Daily Times. Free gold, visible to the naked eye. with great seams of wire silver are plainly in evidence, evi-dence, and while no assays have been made it is believed that values running into the hundreds or thousands of dollars a ton will be reported. The find was made by Charles Keilofer and Walter Ylrkers, who have been prosecuting pros-ecuting development upon a group of claims for quite a period. While no great dpth has been secured, it is said that the solid ore vein at a depth of ten feet shows a width of from six to eight inches, while the ledge varies from four to six feet. Samples of the ore were brought to Tonopah To-nopah yesterday and placed in the hands of an asayer. No test would he necessary neces-sary to determine the fact that the product prod-uct can be handled at a fair margin of profit, but the owners are desirous of ascertaining as-certaining the exact values. This property lies In a region of proved richness, although little development has , been carried forward by mine owners for a long period. The discoveries that have been made of late by Grimes & Hansen, who are leasing on the Tonopah-DKide Tonopah-DKide estate, have had a tendency to stimulate matters In no uncertain waw As a result of the latest find made by Keilofer & Ylrkers. several prospectors have gone to the Gold Reef section with a view of staking a number of claims. |