The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-13
The BoRaX DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.


contains an interesting article on the
Borax deposits of Nevada. The
principal deposits OF the bOTate OF
lime aad he borate of soda are stu
ate in the Columbus and Fish Lake
valleys, in the southern part Of Es-
meraIda county. They I also
found at Rhodes Marsh. - miles
north Of Columbus, at Hot Springs
not far from Wadsworth, at Sand
Springs, l. miles east of Carson
Lake, on the plains OF Walker river.
in Death VALLEY, anlabout thesirks
If the Mohave and Amargosa. The
quality Of the deposit of co1rse
differs in different localities. In
some places the horate Of both Lime
and soda are found, and in others
only one of these substances. In
the Esmeralda deposits both are
found intermixed, while but little
soda is found at Hot Springs, Sand
Springs or TeaTs Marsh, the deposits
being chiefly borate OF lime. The
Press says that cwiEgtothis fact but
little understandable boraX has vet
been turned out Of the Wadsworth
works but az Ragtown, J. Y. lewis
is producing about 300 pounds of
refined borax daily. According to
he Press:
These two are the only points in
the STATE of Nevada at which the
manufacture of bOraN II even the
concentration e the crude article
has vet been attempted. \ consid-
erabie amount, not less, perhaps,
than sixty or seventy tons of the
i,orutes has been shippedto this city,
where it was subsequently worked
and disposed Of through local deal
ers. whose customers gave 1t 4 pref
erence over the imported article, it
having been found Of greater purity
anu strength than the best English
bOraX.
IS soEe Of the. citizens of Carson
are interested in the borate deposits
of Esmeralda, we append the follow
ing extract relative to their compo-
sition. working, and value:
There seems now no question but
we have the native product in great
quantities on this coast a late care
full examination made IN the interest
Of the Nevada Consolidated Borax
Company establishing the fact that
they have several hundred thousand
tons of the borates within the limits
of their surveyin the Columbus and
Fish Valleys. This company have,
however, without any doubt, not
only the most extensive. but IN
every respect the most valuable de
posts to be found on this coast. or
perhaps. elsewhere in the world.
The Quantity covered by their claim
is ample tolneetall the requirements
of commerce., the substance here ex-
istinG under the most favorable con
ditions. save only the cost of trans
portati0u TO market. These beds
are 100 miles from W&dsworth, the
nearest point on the Central Pacific
railroad. the intermediate country
being sandy, hilly and barren, rem
dcriLC tie road Il hard one to freight
across.
This company, however, having
ample means, propose to Obvlate
this trouble by the construction Of
an improved wagon road, and posi-
bly, Of a railroad at an early day.
Meantime, they will erect works and
proceed to concentrate the DorQtes
on the ground, preparatory to their
shipment to market. The members
OF the company are mostly residents
Of Sacramento, and, besides being
men OF large means, have an excel
lent standing in the business com
munitv. and who having embarked
earnestly in this enterprise, Will be
likely to make it al early and an
entire success.
While the borates exist SO plenti-
fully ut a few points IL Tie State OF
Nevada. it IS. nevertheless, the case,
that their distribution shy no means
so general as Was at Il time sup
posed it having t~ransPired through
numerous tests lately made OF mate
rial obtained from different localities,
and supposed to he rich in boraclc
acid. that it contained but little, and
in many instancesn not even a trace OF
that substance. In consequence of