The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-26
Railr oad Mining District-Its Mines, Prospect.
and Scenery.
HIGnLANp, February 81, lS7

HIGHLAND, February Il, 1871.
EDIroRs IsDEPESDEST:--Hnving been driven
from work to my cabin by n snow cloud, can
think Of nothing better than to give you a few
brief items of what know and think of the
mineral resources of this district:
You will first recollect that the district Is
nearly twenty-five miles square, and the met
alliferous belt, yet prOspccted, is confined 10
m area of two miles wide by three miles In
length. II was first explored by Messrs.
Brown, Broadhead, Peck, Grant and Arm
strong. This belt is n calcanous formation,
which commences at the eastern base OF the
mountain, rnnning in a southeasterly course
across 10 its western base and produces the
following precious and base metals, to-wit;
gold, silver and copper in all its varieties, ar
gentifcrous galGna, and lead ore, also mag
netic iron. This metallferous belt is bounded
ON the north by n body of sycnite, on the
south by a detached mountain of dolomite, on
the east by granite, and OH the west by foot
hills of slate. The metals found in veins
of segregated character, whose general
course is southwest and northeast, with the
exception Of few bodies at the eastern base,
running in a northwest and southeaSterly di-
rcctiOn. Argentiferous galenns predominant
on the eastern slope of the mountain and
are found in dykes Of porphyritic lime. They
number nine distinct veins. The copper veins
found on the east side nrG accompanied by
dykes Of sparry carbonate OF iron, and some
times capped by large bodies of magnetic
iron ore.
THE PROMINENT MINES
On the east side are galenN, named and owned
as follows: Bullion, Truett a. Co.; Tycoon,
Banks 4 Co; Rmo. Grant e. Co; Yisalia,
Hitchings & Co.; Chieftain, Hannah & Co.
Southfork, Broadhead & Co. Hope. Central
and Lone, by Barry & Co. The principal cop
per mines on the east side are the Monitor
Orphan Boy, Snowdrop Humboldt, Red Dog
and Nevada, by -Broadhcad & Co.; Brown,
Manhattan and Richmond, by Brown 4 Co
The antimonial silver veins are the Pixley and
Accidental, by Gilllett d Co. and the Noun
tain View, 10y Broadhead & Co. a p. b.
THE CHIEF MINES
On tho ,oeSt side are copper. named and owned
as follows: Bunker Hill. Union and Boone
rang, by Grant e. Co.; Wisconsin Chief, and
Mountain Boy, by Hitchings & Co.; Legal
Tender, by Hannah e. Co.; New Year q, by Gof
& Co. All the above named mines have been
worked TO some extent. From four OF. them
ore has been shipped to San Francisco, with
fair results.
What our people now want il, that the snow
may disappear andg galena furnaces be erected tc
smelt out bullion; for you will know that W,
nave got AZ good galens mines here as thu
Sate produces, and our copper ores are of q,
nigh grade ms the world produces.
sMgLTINd FURNACES.
Although tho Storm King" has spread hi,
white mantle over us, VIC still keep delvinl
away, turning out ores; knowing the comm,
spring will bring us cheap transportation fo
our ores, and reduction works for our galenas
a Agentleman named Keyos is engaged in tn,
erection Of n ten-ton smelling furnace on th,
wSst side, which will be completed soon
ms district presents splendid inducement
hIiu opportunities for men Of means 20 builf
usosi Tor there Is plenty Of material, al
HUuhdhnce of fuel, with ores To Inst n lifetime
We nro nut short distance from the railway
sH lour,een miles to the Palisades, sixtcci
n,,s ,,Gs 70 oarlin, and short twenty TO Elko. Ii
"uont S 70 our mining prospects, we have
s1,"i s.1N uc"i OF Natures wealth in our beautifu
Valleys sparkling mountains streams, fle,
nna "th speIked trout; life-giying atmosphere
nnu most beautiful scenery. Let ono stand an
high point Of the divide, Immediately soutl
Si 'ne bunker Hin copper nine and no has
hne panorama Of w
THE SURROUNDING SCENERY
Laid before him. Looking 10 tho north h
VIII observe the locality whore quietly nestle
'ho little hamlet of Carlin, hidden from
view by low range Of hills skirtine the soutI
Dank Of The, Humboldt river; raising your via
ion, you follow along Tho limo OF Ma6t66 cree
ndhiey, look higher, and your eye rests ON IN
,m.;n.,,o-mantlod, Vii, mountain peaks Of Owyhoe
NH, NH Monntain City reposing within thoi
iuiIt unt and snroundcd ly tho vast minoro
,hn 'n s. OF Cope district. Turning westerly
me eye oh'ches tho southern rim.renpo Of In
"'ponoeht valley tho mountains that diyid