Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-03
PANAMINT.

Upon either side of a narrow can
yon on the western slope of the Pan
amint range of mountains, about ten
miles southerly from Telescope Peak
(the highest point in the range, are
situated the mines, the discovery
and working OF which has caused
town to be laid out and rapidly built
up in this canyon. Ten or twelve
miles to the eastward, across the
range, lies Death Valley, and to the
west, seven miles down the canyon,
is Panamint Valley, lying between
the Argus, or Tortoise range, and
the Panamint mountains.
The first discoveries made were
those of the sStewart Wonder" and
"Jacob's Wonder" located in April,
1873. The ledge in each of these
claims crops out boldly above the
surrounding formation, and each
are cut by ravines to great depth,
showing a most wonderful surface
prospect. Many prosPectors have
clambered over the rocky precipices,
each day discovering other lodges,
until there are now over six hundred
locations in the district, many OF
which are developing into valuable
and extensive mines. The formation
is mainly limestone, though the
hedges are found in slate and granite
also. The qualification Of the lime
stone is entirely different from that
at White Pine and other places where
deposits of silver ores have been
found, and the lodges are traceable
upon the surface for such distance
that there is but little reason to doubt
the permanency OF the mines in their
formation. The ores are mainl Y cop
per-silver glance and chloride OF sill
yer, with some black sulphuret OF
silver. Some lodges also carry ar
gentlterous galena. There appears
to be but little of the baser metals,
which render the working OF the ores
so difficult. Assays and working
tests of the ores show'values ranging
from 500 10 $4,000 per ton, the
average being about S400. A large
number of the principal mines have
passed into the hands of company
known as the Surprise Valley Mill
and Water Company, represented by
Senators Stewart and Jones, OF Ne
vada. The company have expended
"a large sum of money in the pur-
chase and opening of their mines
and are yet at great expense-though
the yield of some of their mines in
first-class ore, which they ship to
England for reduction, is returning
to them much of their outlay. No
new mining district has ever had the
advantage of heavy capital, as has
Panamint, SO early in it's history.
There are yet scores of mines, show
ing equally as well as those owned
by the Stewart-J tones company,
awaiting development by labor and
capital.
Commencing at a point in the can
yon opposite the Jacobs Wonder
mine, about six and a half miles from
been laid out, extending distance
of about a mile up the canyon.
There are several buildings of de-
cent proportions already erected and
others being constructed. A refer
ence to our advertising columns will
show that these buildings are not
unoccupied. At least one thousand
men are now living in the district.
About one half a mile east of the
main town the works of the Surprise
Valley Company are situated; at
which there is large store, board
ing house for employees, store-house,
feed yards, ETC., and excavations are
being made for mills, ore breakers
and other buildings. The time is
not far distant when the whole space
between the main town and the COM
pany's works will be built upon, and
one continuous town will extend far
down the canyon.