Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-11
Ghe Carson Daily 9ppeal
CARSON CITY:
Saturday, October IL. 1873.

use of the forces engaged III con-
structing the Columbus wagon road
was sent to the front yesterday.
From what information we can
gather concerning matters pertain
ing to this enterprise, it bids fair to
be completed within the next six
weeks, or, say, by the LIST of Deem
Der. We are glad to be able to
state in this connection that the
committee into whose hands the col
lection of moneys for the p-osecu-
ton of this work have been placed
report everything progressing quite
as prosperously as they could wishs
and in fact they consider the enter
prise so well in hand in all respects
as to be quite past every uncertainty
save that of the more or less time
which will be consumed in its com
pletion. When this road is done.
Carson may be proud of her pluck
and enterprise, and not only that,
but may feel assured of full re-
muneration for the handsome public
spirit of her more liberal minded
citizens. As pertinent to this
present matter of reference we re-
produce from the Borac Miner the
the following description of Teals
Marsh, which is one of the principal
sources of production in the Column
bus District: This marsh is about
twenty miles westerly from Colum-
bus, on a direct line to Carson City.
Like Columbus Marsh it is an aka
line basin with no outlet. 1t is
about six miles long by two wide.
The incrustations on the southwest
ern end consist of salt, sulphate and
some carbonate Of soda. The north
easterly line contains the borate de-
posts which are composed Of borate
of soda and borate of lime. There
were originally located on this marsh
ten quarter sections of borate lands,
nearly one-half of which have been
abandoned, but the remainder are OF
considerable value. there are about
two hundred and fifty acres which
are worth more than all the balance
of this marsh. The borates of soda,
which is the principal portion of the
deposits. appear as surface incrusta-
tons from one to fifteen inches In
depth, yielding from five to fifty per
cent. The deposit, though smooth
and level on top. is very uneven I'M
derneath ; when the borate is taken
off, the ground presents very much
the appearance of potato field after
the harvest. In the deepest of these
fluctuations is often found the best !
of borax, in fine chrystals, and pure |
enough for blacksmiths' use in weld |
ing. The borate of lime appears
here in very small "cotton balls"
largely mixed with sand. There is
about thirty acres of this land which
will pay for working. At present
only the b, st deposits of borate of
soda are being worked, such as will
yield fifty per cent. These lands.
which were formerly located under
the State law, which allows every
occupant one hundred and sixty
acres. are now relocated in twenty
acre lots, under Commissioner
Drummond's construction of the
United States law. The principal
portion is owned by the Dlanco Vale
company. On the ore hundred and
'lxty acres Of their central deposit,
here Is as much borax as in all the
eft OF The marsh. 1t may be set
Town as yielding forty tons to the
lcre OF value OF thirty per cent.
Which would give total OF two
thousand tons. The deposit owned
~ II. Nadear. on two quarter sec
ions may VI ED on an average ten
ger cent. I'd furnish two hundred
ons of DO .rax. The deposits owned
y Sweet apple l. Hazletine, r. M.
ohnso' !, NJ. Marsich, Geo. G. Alex
nder. J, s. Jameson aud Others will
robi bly, furnish tive hundred tons
r. .sued borax. The horate of soda
A4ese claims -sppears in spots of
.rsous richness, and will probably
average fifteen per cent. when clean
BY and properly collected. The
above shows that from this marsh
alone about two thousand seven
hundred tons of borax can be pro
duced. We are aware that far
higher estimates have been made.
but we believe that they are not re-