Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-09-20
DEVILS GATE DISTRICT.
4 Glance At the Mining Industries.

never, We believe. been accorded the
prominence and importance to which
their merit entities them. It is CON-
mon to find men who believe that it
is impossible for the Comstock lead
to extend indefinitely to the SOUTH
ward. And even if it does continue
nearly to the Carson river, they say,
the fact that they claim a portion of
it in American Fiat district makes it
probable that the part that pursues
the general trend L. thinner or more
dissipated. Tho recent excellent
discoveries in the Justice, we hope,
will serve to dispel this illusion. The
fact is that large ore bodies in this
region of country are where you
find them, and the surface indications
are not always truthful. The only
way tn test the merits of II particula,
locality is to thoroughly prospect it.
Ten years ago, where the great bo-
nanza now lies many old and expe-
rienced miners supposed that nothi &
would ever be found. Who can say
what the next ten years will develop
IN other parts Of the lead? To
prospect where there are good sur
face indications, and to prospect
persi.tently aud unremittingly. is
the only way in which to determine
what is beneath the soil.
As we said above. the surface
outcroppings are often deceiving:
but still, unless with some rod of
divination, there is no way of tell
ing what is beneath the surface ex-
cept by calculations made from
those outcroppings. They are what
guide all old miners. There is no
part of the Comstock region where
one can go at random among the
hills and fiud so many good pros
poets as in this district. From
American Flat southessterly, strik-
ing about for the Amazon aud
Glasgow Company's ground, there
is a region every square acre Of
which. almost. contains good float
rock and excellent quartz speci-
mems On the other side of the
district. beginning from the Co.'S
mopolitau on tue north and run
uing southerly toward the Buckeve,
there is one continuous line OF sur
face Indications, most seductive to
the eye OF the prospector One
needs scarcely T. go outside of the
town Of Silver City. in fact. to come
upon silver-bearing rock lying on
the top OF the ground. On the
west side Of town, within stones
throw of the main street. almost. is
being now taken from near the top
OF the ground some very nice look
ing ore. This is out of the Silver
Leaf claim. comparatively un-
worked location. We mention these
things to show that there are plenty
OF inducements to prospectors aud
to prospecting companies in the
district.
Prospecting. since the late sud.
den decline in the price of silver
and its accompanying decrease in
the value Of mining stocks, has not
been noticesbly lively in the dis
trict. The South Con. Virginia
niue, very promising one, indeed,
has been compelled, under the gen.
eral pressure. to yield to heavy in-
debtedness. 1t has been idle about
two months. The Daney mine, To-
Gated fsvorably. has also been COM
PEELED to suspend operations until
times change. The Daney, how
ever, was not in debt. The Brooks,
Derby and Webber claims, all ex-
cellent locations, situated south Of
the Kossuth, have ceased work for
the same causes IA cited in respect
to the others. With the advent of
u better feeling in the stock market
and general improvement in
the times, these mines will be re-
worked. The Daney. We under
stand, will be worked III few
weeks.
Meanwhile those mines in opera
ton are showing excellent results
The Herald and South Eud espe-
c,ally deserve mention in this con-
nection. These mines, although
the first pick was struck on them
less than six months ago. are
already displaying some excellent
ore. Tie latter will have some ore
crushed in u short while Tae Am
azpn and Glasgow joint shaft is
also in n MISUNDERSTANDING forma-
ton, aud an important janctare
in the development Ut the mine has
been reached. The Erie Consoli-
dated will be- started in q snort
while. A contract for sinking the
shaft has been advertised for. The
Aureola, Argentina. San Fernando
aud Vivian Con. have been put in
operation within the past couple Of
months. So that. in reality, when
We come to consider it. the mines
recently started rather outnumber
those temporarily shut down, and
the district ~ whole, even in face
of times almost unprecedented for
stringency. does not seem to have
refrigerated.