The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-07
MOntay E7sping, June . I90g,
NAVAJO NininR Dis.fiots

A Nevada Journal Of recent GATE gives
tho following detailed and apparently reiia'
ble account of the silver mines which are
attracting SO many miners and adyenturers
toward the Pacific:
Il is not our intention to enter upon "a
fall and complete description Of eastern Ne.
vada, but simply to make reference to some
Of the leading features Of this section Of the
state Some time after the discovery Of the
CJmstock ledge, it was supposed that there
was no other ledge in the state containing
silver in sufficient quantities TO pay for re
ducton. American Flat, Palmyra Monitor,
Devils Gate, Silver Mountain Mogu, pes
ert aud many other districts on this side Of
the Sierras we're prOspected, and in some OF
them mills were built only TO be torn down
and taken away again The mines Of Ian
der county ut one time yielded q large
amount Of bullion. Tho ore was much
richer than that Of the Comsock, but cost
heavily for mining aud reduction. Those
interested in the COmstock we're unwilling
to admit that Reese river was anything but
humbug. The bullion received in Nir
GINA from Austin was shipped from Virgin.
ia 10 San Francisco and nothing said re-
gardiug il being Reese river bullion By
this method eastern Nevada was kept down
until the mines Of White Pine were discov.
cred Hundred, Of the same men who
were never in their own employ day in
their lives, aud it has become second ma.
ture with them to sing the praise Of their
masters interest, and to condemn anything
they might think would detract from his in.
AVnh 80 A lao Il,
pie who have come TO White Pine and have
left il and are now using what powers they
possess in the way Of making false state
ments about the country. For six years 4
was our privilege to examine into the merits
Of the Comstock, and during that time have
written many reports of the different mines
now we are IN new field, aud feel prlWl
edged 10 state what we believe 20 be tht
true merits Of this portion OF the state
From a careful examination Of the mine
Of White Pine, we d. not hesitate 10 say v,
have never seen any single ledge develop
the same number Of mines as does the
Comstock The peculiar formation Of the
country would prevent this, If nothing else
We now spsak Of the chloride bell, aud no
OF the base range, as We believe
there are lodges in that bell
"HGeAoi' G I'l 'n'es l"''. " %, more
IN 'uo ColIS'yeA nero are - GAINS
"nlcn ha'' yie'leo pay ore so,Ne N suaI'
mines range Ia size from eight to seventy
five feet in length. In the portion Of the
's.o"s'Hs " '"t'n'H' "''I' are ''Eh'
.''"'' ""'1" I"'' d. some t,''oN o' y'n''
''"e" "'' -''l ore some Oh '''"i ]" arg
41au''He'' ana no. others 10 Small Ia our 90
SeF'At'ohS J" " hl'e Fin'' We nave lo"N1
some lny.o"sH'y 'eiHoI cages ana ID some
PAGES 'H' "no'o mountains where 'he mines
af" i"e"tf' seem 10 DC mass OF pay ore
"n'u we SpeaH OF pay ore we 40 NOT refer
70 ore winch VIII 'lg.a ; ~ or gov per ton,
tul TO ore "hieh VIII yie,G over Ei'V per
ton, ana up 70 S3",'"', .''m"s OF inns chAr
a'ir' exist a. over h.'e ! me o'''[l','--
60 va "nA' direction yo' VIII you VIII ',"d
zen mines surrounding WINE me, Fa'
l.r'on' "fa4t, Mem sacramento Se"N'
NterA' lem I'1'e, Moran ana many others.