| Show GOlDfiElD CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN REVIEW Of WEEK Br By The Th Tel Sped I New NeI SmIte Service GOLDFIELD COLDFIELD Dec 2 Renewed Renewed Interest interest interest inter Inter- est In the western part o of or the Gol Goldfield district which has be been n stimulated by developments in the Silver Pick property has line taken concrete form fonn In the reorganIzation reorganization reorganization of one company owning ground adjoining the Silver Pick j and In the prospective resumption of ot activities by byone byone byone one or more other companies with claims in the vicinity It Is realized that in all probability deep mining wi wl be entailed in the adequate exploration of these properties but there is a ample a assurance that funds will be provided provided for the thorough thorough thorough thor thor- ough development of ot properties in this part of ot the district while mining and geological authorities express complete confidence in inthe the ultimate success of such work Other parts of the district have hare not lacked their share of attention notably properties in the division those near Columbia Mountain and within with- with in lIt the past few days das the Spearhead mine In the eastern central part of the more extensively developed part of the tho district The chief center of ot interest interests however has been the Silver Pick and he grat zone of highly quartz in which its d development work Is progressing at a depth of 1100 feet and west of the big Columbia Mountain fault f r No work conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted In the Goldfield district In recent years has been watched as keenly and expectantly by local mining circles as that now progressing at this Is point It is Js generally realized and universally admitted admitted admitted admit admit- ted by the best authorities that the discovery discovery discovery dis dis- dis- dis covery of an ore body of value In this ground will signalize I the opening of a anew anew new ld with possibilities lI f of d duplicating II eating cating the production made from the bonanza mines east of the JUie he fault and adJoining adJoining adjoining ad- ad Joining the Silver Pick property Mines and prospects In other parts of the district district district dis dis- dis- dis are In good shape and the coming year promises to be a busy one in the Gol Goldfield field district lf If 1 Goldfield Consolidated Manager J. J W. W Hutchinson of the Goldfield Goldfield Goldfield Gold- Gold field Consol Consolidated dated Mines company has authorized the that he be will be ready on or about bout the first day of Janu January ry to start at t least one ton unit of the his company's ton 1000 flotation alO plant I It Is known that a large e tonnage of sulphide ore wel well suited Bulled for treatment by flotation Is exposed In the company's mines and there is apparently good reason to believe bellev that the tM bi big plant will be operating at full capacity In the near future Ample provision has been made to treat any oxidized ore ore extracted as equipment for this purpose was retained when the mill was Wall converted from tram the cyanide to the flotation process In the company's mines preparation has been made to handle Ore re in large quantities from the deeper ll levels vels and the new electric dec elec haulage system is now operating underground f I Sliver Silver Pick Consolidated on Operations of tho Silver Pick company continue one of the he chief points of Interest interest interest inter Inter- est In the ds ct Developments at a depth of 1100 t et as as' described by the management hove hilve been highly significant and presage th opening of a mine of tile first rank in tUis territory The shaft Is iss still in qU quartz at a depth of 1130 o feet and oa e d deon crosscuts s u are being driven east a and west weston weston on the fo OO fot t level both showing small seams of or ore In the big quartz mass Manager Geo ge F. F Dyer states Dyer states that within with with- in a few feet of or the shaft the he east crosscut crosscut cross cross- cut has exp several sc seams scams ms of ore and this now W regarded e as the most promising Opened ened e I in the work k at this point will be continued shortly to reach the underlying alasI te and both crosscuts will ill be extended to thoroughly explore th quartz channel in which the shaft h has s ji for about feet teet Great Bend Ore of of good grade is being shipped to th the sampler of the Western t r Ore Purchasing a aIng ing company nY in volume sufficient to yield a a. good profit and a decided Improvement has has' bee been reported during the Uie past few days in conditions in the east drift As predicted by Consulting Engineer J. J K ore shoot exposed by a crosscut crosscut crosscut cross cross- cut from the hanging hangin wall wan drift has been picked tip ip in extending this drift to the east anti a number of sensational assays have resulted At one point the drift it two feet teet of ore assaying per t tori tn and at the other side of the drift was vas a a. narrow seam assaying up to rier iler er ton These assay assays are ara not averages averages aver aver- ages of any appreciable q quantity of ore but Indicate a wide distribution of en enrichment enrichment en- en and everything points to a sub- sub sta tal output of shipping ore from this grond Jumbo Extension n Engineer J. J K Turner of the Ju bo Extension has just returned after atter m king an examination of a copper pros- pros P pett t near Bovard nine miles from Ra Raw Raw- w- w hi hike hifle e on behalf of the Jumbo Extension c company which is in the market for ano an- an o er producer and which has a subs substantial tant tan tan- t thu 1 cash reserve with which to purchase II 51 e property Turner urner has examined a num- num 1 her er of mines and prospects that have been submitted to his company compan and some ot at these hese are said to possess merit ment His Ills re- re bort kort ort on the property just examined will willot ot be completed until assays have been made made of ot the samples ta taken en The Jumbo Extension has an option on the mine near Round Mountain and a t tunnel tun tunnel tun- tun n- n nel nd is being driven by contract to open the main vein system at depth Jumbo Junior Work has been resumed in the In which ore varying in vane value from 40 to over 80 S per Jr ton oe was exposed f si Equipment Equip reha a ment e has just b been installed t to fa facilitate sinking and t the e management is convinced that t the e is nearing the shale tact zone one where further work will be watched with the most nse interest Spearhead Gold The appearance of or black water coming from the drill holes O in n the the bottom t of the main shaft and at ets a nd d i of about o f feet has stimulated the belief on the part of the miners employed t that at the shaft is entering the shale contact zone in which the water is often found foun to be discolored by the black decomposed material found In association with the high grade ra e ore of this zone Another dab dah or two will be required to determine the significance of this development but lit it Is regarded as encouraging since the shaft haft has reached the depth where It win expected to cut the shale Black Sl fitte tte Reports from the Orizaba mine controlled controlled controlled con con- trolled by the Black Butte company of el continue li e gratifying n and shipments shipments ship ship- em ments are reCo being m mane malls by motor n truck with a regularity Insuring a good pro profit tit Tho The ore sent to th smelter smelters has been averaging around ton ton with no attemPt attempt attempt at at- tempt at close sorting Plans are being worked out for supplying a reduction plant but tests will be made with the sulphide ores comin coming from below the permanent permanent permanent per per- manent water level before a process Is definitely adopted The local property of the Black Butte company is said to tobe tobe tobe be In better condition than for several years year past |
