The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-24

A Cerre.psnds.t,. opinIo. sr the
Prospects over TAere

4 correspeRdsst's OpinIoa Of the
Prospects Over There
n. G. Eison writes fro1 Bullion. I'M
DIR date Of November icth. to the Salt
Lake TriSrass very Interesting letter
about Railroad District. We select that
portion which will be Of interest to some
Of orr readers:
The mines are located on the north
and northwest on spurs that look down
from Bunker Hill this peak being one
OF the highest points IN the Irscip
mountains. ranging to an altitude H.
0C0 feet above the level of the sea.
RAILEoAp
Was discovered in iss9by hardy miners
who had little means to develop the
mines. and since that time. like all min.
ing camps which 1 have seen. has had
its ups and downs; yet the work Of de-
velopment still goes on, and some OF
the ores have been worked with good
results.
The mines Of the district are confined
to q mineral belt running north aud
south with an average depth OF tSo
miles. This belt has been trrced and
mines located nearly Eve miles. The
country Eock is composed Of granite,
qurstzite. spar. limestone and slate.
The silver ores nre high grade snd are
In the form Of carbonaies and galena.
From what 1 have seen Of the mines 1
believe them to be as valuable. in copper
and silver, Us L ia Eastern Nevada.
In the year 1912. the Empire City
Mining Company o! New York. was or
gained, and commenced work on the
north side Of Bunker Hell. or course,
as is usual In like cases, none but a
scientific man from ''FriDurg'' could
wrech the untold millions OF precious
metals which lay hidden within the
rock bound breast Of old Bunker Hill,
to light; but after doing a large amount
Of useless work, and crpending thous-
ands Of dollars without any renunera-
tion, they, like all other Eastern capital.
lists who do not understand their bust
ness, refused to advance farther means
to be applied to Developments; hence
from that time to the present nothing
further has been done. But few mines
here now are worked, and the miners
are holding on; and we'll they may. for
the time is not far distant when these
mines will command good figures.
THE MIXES.
At the Blue Bell mine 1 found ten
men at work, and about 200 tons OF
copper ore piled up on the dump, This
mine is worked by men residing at Elko.
A small furnace for the reduction of
copper ore il connected with the mine.
The Sweepstakes is owned by Charles
A. Brossinor, and is one OF the oldest
claims in the district. 1t ia developed
by two shafts. This mine carries the
richest copper ] have seen in the camp.
The Lion, owned by H. A. Soule, is
another fine piece Of mining property,
developed by an incline.shaft 20 feet in
depth, also n tunnel 100 feet in length. |
The ores of this mine are bigh.grade
galena. Several tons of orc from the
Sweepstakes mine, worked here a short
time since, gayc 80 per cent. copper |
while assays from the Stag gavo nearly
the same. So much for bad working,
but ruin to the pockets Of the owners.
Good mines here can be bought for q
few hundred dollars each, which would
pay largely for the amount OF money
invested. What they want here IL cap
ital to buy and smelt the ores Of the
district.