The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-03-21
LEWIS DISTRICT.
Authentic Information From This
FIourishing Camp.
BROWNSVILLE, LEWIS MINING
n,.nnrcar AZ .uorr ne 1919

| DISTRICT, MARCH 10, 1915
EDITOR SILVER STATE; Being an old
acquaintance, as well as a pioneer of
your count, land knowing your interest
in all new camps, thought perhaps
few items from this place, and very
promising camp, might be of interest
to the many readers of your valuable
paper, as well as to yourself. To bat
very few outside of Battle Mountain
and vicinity,
LEWIS MINING DISTRICT
: Was comparatively unkuowD; though
the Eagle mill and mine started opera
tons over two years ago and bid fair to
! rival the best mines liz Eastern Nevada
but owing to the process then In vogue,
or to mlsmauagement, the camp
gradually langushed. Still the early
prospectors had faith in the richness OF
the mines. and by perseverance,, pluck
aud energy are likely to be rewarded.
| Chief among them are the
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STARR AND GROVE COMPANY,
OF which l propose mostly to write
about in this communicate, n, though
| do not for an instant mean to dlsparage
any of the other mines, for when they
are equally prospected, | believe they
VIII turn out good and prove reInuuera.
tive to their respective owners. but
from. personal observation l am better
acquainted with the latter named mine
than with the others, and what l. now
write Is the knowledge of others, as we'll
as myself, aud Can be relied upon as
strictly true ami reliable. Tue CROP
pings of the ledge vary from five to
seven feet, and mills from $l20 to $l57
to the ton, and Well incased in qnartz,
site and red iron stone. The dip of
the ledge is from l80 to 25o, lays fat
aud pitches nearly west. and the course
of the vein is north aud south. Incline
shafts aud tunnels have been run, tap
plug the ore vein in different places,
thus
THE PERMANENcY AND RICHNESS OF
THE MINE
Has been thoroughly tested. The COM
papy followed the footwala. of their
| ledge over sixty feet north, and from
| their TO the top of their tunnel
their course was almost entirely
through sulphate and ruby ore. AT
present they are running south. with
the same result. At the breast of the
| ledge the width of the vein is fifteen
feet, aud /, 500 tons OF ore are now on
the dumps ready to be hauled to the
mill. now in the course Of erection,
and will average from 800 to 500 to
the ton. Asfne ore house has been
completed, aud will hold 300 tons.
The company bave also fine mill site
at the mouth of Lewis canyon, within
/ whose limits lodging and boarding
house for the men and three neat and
comfortable dwellings for those work
ing for the company who have families.
are nearly completed, and last. but not
least,
| FINE INSTANT MILL
els being rapidly constructed, capable
of crushing 10 tons daily. Mr.. Robert
Crawford has taken contract to haul
1000 tons of ore from the niue, which
is situated about two miles up the
canyon from the mill, aud will CON-
mence in a few days. Mr. A. NJ Starr
of San Francisco finds the sinews of
war. and the whole is under the super
vision of Samuel Grove. formerly of
Austin, ably seconded by competant as
sistants. Mr.. James Brown. the well
known and gentle manly freight agent
at Battle Mountain, has laid ont
TOWN STE. CALLED ''BRowNsyILLE,
| On which store and the inevitable
saloon are now being erected. and of
course all the other adjnncts of lively
mining camp will soon follow. if the
mine turns out whas its owners so con
tidentially expect and feel assured of.
US. SINGLES. U. 5. Surveyor.