Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-06-23
WORD FOR COLUMBUS MINING
DISTRICT.


respecting the southern sections of Esmeralda
For some months Columbus Mining Dis
trict has been growing dull and protitless to a
degree unknown in it's history. The town Of
Columbus has been almost literally deserted,
but few of the old inhabitants remaining TO
represent the concrete town in the desert
marsh.
Within the past few weeks the beginning
of new era of prosperity seems to be grow
ing around the old camp. A company of
capitalists who claim the Hon. j. P. Jones
among their number, and who are represented
by Frank Wheeler (Red Frank and Superin-
tendent Dixon are working the Washington
Tunnel with view of purchasing the mine.
On Wednesday last quite an excitement
sprang up in the neighborhood of Candelaria,
caused by well authenticated reports of rich
strike in what is known as the second or inner
vein of the Washington. The reports are to
the effect that this heretofore doubtful de
pOslt has proven to be the richer and larger
part of the mine. The specimens exhibited
are of great promise, and the old miners of
CAndelaria and Mt. Diablo mountains are
predicting rich reward for Mr.. A. Hanke,
the present owner of the property, and for
Mr.. Jones and his joint purchasers.
The Northern Belle Company are taking
out ore from the new shaft, having connected
through drift 800 feet in length with the old
wines sunk from the lower tunnel level, and
reports are rife of new and valuable strike
in the header of the new drift, promising a
resumption of dividends on the Belle, that
proud old mine which has made 50 many of
its owners wealthy
While these old claims are attracting and
reviving SO much attention, the Calliston
brothers have struck a ledge in the ravine be
tween the Metallic and Mount Diablo, wi ich
fairly startes the Oldest prospectors and min
ers of the district. In line bearing from
the Belle toward the Mt. Diablo, and south |
of the Metallic, just where it has been walked |
over for ten or twelve years by almost every |
miner who has been in the district. and almost |
within a hands reach of the road up the
rlvue, Doc CallistOn, who has been mining
recorder of the Columbus District for the
past two terms, commenced prospecting fot
the connecting link between the Belle and
DIablo chmneys, bringing to bear upon hi
work long experience i'll the district From
tlmoSt the first stroke OF the pick he turned
40 pay "crOppings, and has continued the
work with ;he assistance of his brothers and
others, until now he is working some thirty
h tnds in all The ore is being reduced in one
OF the Northern Belle mills at Belleville, ami
is reported to e returning to he owners IA
profit of from eight hundred to one thousand
dollars per day. The ledge has been stripped"
for distance of about sixty feet. An incline
has been sunk on the ledge to depth of 1872
feet, having width of seven feet in rich ore,
between well defined walls, at its base Most
Of the leading miners of the district, Superin-
tendent Buckminster of the Belle among the
number, have examined this strike, and the
impression prevails that the real assure of
mining district is here for the first
time shown. The Belle and Diablo with all
the vast amount of their bullion product have
never shown a reliable ledge-the ore being
in a succession of small bonanzas, and re- :
Iuiring great deal of prospecting to bring
them to light fast enough to keep up the bull
lion yield. If the hope engendered by this
strike is verified it will prove the key stone {
to the prospecting Of all the mines of the
which have proved by their
product to be relatives of the Belle the
Metallic, the Washington and the Diablo. n
The New Boston 10-stamp mill, near t
Rhodes Marsh has started up, and reports e
rom there are quite encouraging. d
The Endowment Company at Marietta have
ldded five stamps to their mill, put in roast
ng and drying appliances, and are about
eady to start up i'll good shape and become II
permanent bullion producer ,,
Col Ellis is at Whisky Flat looking after
he Rising Sun mine Reports among the =
miners in the vicinity are encouraging, and A
he Colonels many friends in Esmeralda hope 81
o number him among the mining princes of
southern Nevada
Mr. Barnes says he has not printed
3orar Miner since November last, and that VI
he had maintained the publication during d
he entire interim he would not have been o.
bic to furnish matter containing so much of Ct
cal hope for Columbus and its neighborhood Ill
S is here presented :