DAILY OJUMTAli JQUftKAD, SALEM, QIIEGON, THURSDAY, AjjjJLliESL
THE SILENT FRIEND
"THE BEST UNDEVELOPED PIECE OF GROUND IN RAWHIDE
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So says J. Carlton Bray, the eminent mining engineer, who stands at the top of his profi
sion in Nevada. This opinion is endorsed by every mining man familiar with the district
THE SILENT FRIEND MINING CO
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incorporated under Nevada laws. Capital stock 1 ,000,000 shares, par value $1 .00 each,
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Fully paid and non assessable. 400,000 shares in treasury.
E. MARKS, Pres.
(Hmvlilrio Lending Merrhnnt nml
Mlneowiier.)
HARRY GUINAN, Vice Pres.
(Miner anil Original Owner.)
GEO. K. ALLEN, Secy.
(iiuui'uniit'r uiiu vuiiiuusi,j
J. fl. CRADLEBAUGH, Treas. J. C. BRAY, Director and Consulting Engineer.
Rnwhldo, Nov., March 21, 11)08.
To Tho Pacific Stiitta, TrUHt Co.,
Hawhldo, Novnda. Goullemon: In
compliance- with your ronuctit of
March 20th, 11)08, I hnvo oxnmlnod
your property Tho Sllont Frlond
No.n 1, 2, 3 and 4, lodo olnlms. TIiIh.
hh you know, wag not. my first In
troduction to tho property, having
boon on tho ground many tlinoa
Blnco July, 1907.
Thovo clnliim contain, all told,
about 75 auruH, and nro In a compact
group about 3000 foot In length by
1200 foot In width. Tlioy aro now
bolng Hurvco'ud for pntont, which
will doflnltoly dotorinlno thoh urm.
Tlioy lay right In th hoart of tho
Hawhldo dlstrlor, about 1500 foet
south of tho Royal. Tlgor. Ilimh
whaokor, Wonder Kings and Jack
I'oWi; and adjoin tho Hawhldo IIIIU.
Bliowp 'Trallu. Salmon nud othor
uotod proportloH.
The topography of tho group In
an unbroken fddo hill, sloping to
the Houthonet at an anglo of about
3 ft dogroog. ThlH hill Ih probably
tho rlohost In camp, holding an It
does tho oxtromoly rich Hoyal, Ti
ger, Jack Pot, HiiHhwhackor and
Shoop Trails volnB, all of which aro
lining energetically dovolopod.
Tho goology of tho Silent Friend
group is strikingly Blmllar to that
Of tho proven pioportlos not only
or Uila district, lut of tho biwt
gamps of tho Htato. Tho nountry
roek It) a lino gralnod wfilto, or
cream-colored rhyollto, greatly nl
tored and fltnuirod. ThlH alteration
la directly duo to a daclto dike,
which rutin tho full longth of tho
claims, 3000 (cot. This dlko, which
Ih about 40 foot wldo, can bo tracod
for ovor u mllo running nearly duo
north and uouth and dipping to tho
wont, it Ih bo greatly attorod and
slllclflod that the original chnrac
tor of tho rock Ih hard to dotor
inlno. Slllflcatlon becomos moro
comploto aH tho hanging wall Is ap
proached, and It la hero tho Impor
tant oro bodloa occur. Along this
woat contact (or hanging wall of,
tho dlko) thoro nro thrgo well do
llnod voIhh, all carrying, values, tho
upper, or west voln, which la about
four foot In width bolng tho rich
eat. Tho similarity of tho Silent
Friend to othor woll known mlnos
should bo noted horo. Tho forma
tion U identical with that of tho
famous Mohawk of Goldfiold, as In
mUo the orcurrunco of tho oro, the
Silent Frl'iied oro, howover, carry
ing u largor proportion of allvor.
Tho Montgomory-Shoahono, of Bull
frog, U Blmllar In oro nml occur
rence; ns Ih nlHO tho groat Novnda
11111b mlno of Falrvlow. Tho volna
of all theso mlnoa nro of tho ter
tiary porlod, and hnvo boon c'nssod
as prophylltlo or porphyry volns by
thu moro noted geologists. Tertiary
volns nro known to bo tho most
productive in tho world, as witness
tho Comstock lode, the volns of
Cripple Crook, Tonopah, Bodlo PI
ocho, Goldflold, Fnlrvlow and many
othor camps noted for their onor
mouB production. Tho volns of tho
Silent Friend nro undeniably of this
$41. GO cold, and sllvor G1.2 oz.
making n total of $70.20 per ton.
Bolow Id a tablo showing tho rnnge
of values along tho voln during my
oxamlnatlen:
GOLD SILVIOH Total Val
No. Claim Oz pr ton Val. Oz pr ton Vnl pr ton
1 Sllont Frlond No 2 20 ft wd .41 8.20 4.2 2.31 10.51
2 " " No 2 3 ft wldo 2.0S 41. CO Gl.2 33.GG 75.26
3 " " No 3, 1 foot 1.70 34.00 1G0.0 88.00 122.00
4 " " No 3, picked. 10.10 202.00 0G0.4 528.22 730.20
5 " " No 3, picked. 19. G2 392.40 1903.1 1046.70 1439.10
G, " " No3, 4ft.. .26 5.20 19.2 10.56 15.75
7 " " No i, lowor voln .57 11.40 5.G ' 3. OS 14.48
7 " " No 3 " " 1.G8 33. GO 8.7 4.78 38.38
9 " " No 3, talc... .05 1.00 2.4 1.32 2.32
10 .No 3, Hhyollto .75 15.0P 9.7 5.33 20.33
11 " "-No, 3, cross vlow ,2.20 44.00 21.3 11.71 55.71
Avorago por ton 3.58 71. G7 28G.9 157.79 229.4G
kind and they posaoss possibilities
of largo ore bodle not to bo ox
pocted In tho ordinary fissure voln.
It must bo romomborod that ores of
this class nro formed by tho roplao
meut of the rock by the mineraliz
ing waters, and honce aro noi con
fined to any narrow fissure or chan
uol. To IHustrato this point, tho act
ual as ay value of tho cropping
may be tnkn. On the Silent Frlond
No. 2, at tho south cropping I took
r. aninplo ncrois 20 foot of tho dlko
on the hanging, wall side. Tho re
turns gnvo sold $S.00 and silver 4
oz. por ton. Also across throo feet
of cjtmrtz the wwtty return was
Thoso assays, whllo astounding to
tho avorngo man at first sight, ropro
sont tho valuos of tho high grndo
orra only, and nro soloctod from ovor
30 nsinys I took whon In quost of
high valuos. Howover, thoro nro
two outcropping Bhoots, which show
thoso high vnluos and they Ho ovbr
1000 foot apart. Thoy both show a
width of ovor two foot, and whllo
the oro may not bo continuous for
this distance, tho existence of other
Bhoots Is Inconclusively proven both
by tho "float" and tho placor gold
In tho washos bolow tho ledge.
Tho opon cut on tho wost side of
the Silent Frlond No, 3 has oponed
tho upper voln to good advantage,
and I ndvlso pushing tho work at
this point.
Your plan of lonsfng alternate
blocks Is, in my opinion, tho best
method of dovolopmont In tho lm
mcdlato future Your leasers will
undoubtedly follow tho ore, and
their work will show, boyond a
doubt, tho best method of develop
ment work to bo pormnnently pur
Bued, and tho roynltlos accruing will
provldo funds for this purpose.
iu conclusion. I fool perfectly safe
in saying that YOU HAVE TUB
IIKST UNDEVELOPED IMECB OF
GROUND IN THE RAWHIDE BIS
TIUCT. Tho showlngo on tho Silent Friend
group nro far bettor than any other
property horo has had on the sur
face, not oxecptlng tho Royal, User,
or tho CJrutt or Baloon Hill prop
ortles, nnd many othor claims whose
present oro bodies wore found only
nftor tho most psrslstont search both
above and underground, and whose
Important "finds" wore, in a meas
ure, accldontal. You have a well de
flnod dlko to follow, with well
mnrkod oro shoots actually outcrop
ping on tho surface I bellevo you
will mnko of tho Sllont Frlond, a
mlno whoso production alono will
soon attract widespread attention
Yours respectfully,
J. Carlton Bray,
Consulting engineer
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WE OFFER TO THE PUBLIC
100,000 SHARES OF TREASURY STOCK AT 30c PER SHAR
"I unhesitatindv Dronounce the surface showing of the Sll FNT FRIEND the best I
ever seen, and recommend this stock to my friends as I BELIEVE IT WILL BE ABOVf P'
WITHIN 90 DAY5."--J. H. CRADLEBAUGH.
Make remittance by registered mail to the address below, or write or wire the am
of stock you wish, and it will be forwarded attached to draft.
THE PACIFIC STATES TRUST COMPAN
RAWHIDE, NEVADA
P. O. Box 26
CAPITAL $100,000
I H. CRADLEBAUGH
Vice President and Gen.
Local Representative IVAN G. tf ARTIN, with W. A. Lfston, 379 Court Street