Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-11-06
REQ cyhon MINES.
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AID Iissances from Virginia.

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Altee number OF virsinian' are in.
teres,ed in mining operations In Red
Canyon, which lies some IS miles in a
direct line east Of south Of this place.
and some As miles by road. The camp
is not a new one. but some recent
'.auds" have been made there which are
lifting it into Importance, and next
Spring there promises to be quite u
immigration to that section.
On the table before the writer Is .
specimen Of gold rock from one OF the
new finds which is fsbulously rich in
free gold. II was taken from q large
specimen in Virginia. which Is better
| than the piece secured. It IL so fine q
specimen OF gold quartz that IL 10 useless
to assay it. Il was sent In by Bob
| Morrison, and was taken from an IN.
| named extension Of the Hester Holbrook
claim. It came from . ledge three feet
in width Of milling rock. OF this width.
six inches next the hanging wall are OF
the rich rock shown. Free gold is found
in large quantities all through the vein.
In the Immediate vicinity Of the new
dud are the Gray & Carter and the
| Golden Belt claims, which with the
| Hester Holbrook are the principal locs-
! tons OF the section. Tho portion OF
| Red canyon in which these mines are
located has plenty Of water to run mills.
and reducing machinery and n arastra
il now running on Gray & Carter rock.
but has not yet cleaned up. The mine
from which the specimens were sent Is
being developed BY . few men on their
own account. II there 10 - much rock
there OF the quality before Us as Is re-
ported. they will have all the money
they want.
Persons who are inquiring the route
there may be interested In the following.
which will be found to be tolerably cor.
rect. From Dayton the road leads up
Eldorado canyon about eleven miles to
the sieuboard. Here the fork leading
up Pine Nut valley 10 taken to the head
Of that valley. about seven miles. At
this point the left fork OF the road Is
followed some eleven miles to the VIM
tiers mine. This Is the beginning OF the
mining section. Thus It will be seen
that the camp lies about on the line run
out by "Old Man Gould. in the early
DAYS Of the Comstock, a. the trend OF
the mineral bearing belt here sncoun-
tered.
The section reached as above is rough
enough for the delight Of all prospect.
ors. From the Winters mine one road
takes up to the top OF the r%idse-the
highest in the section-and leads to the
center fork OF Red canyon. Another
road keeps up the principal ravine and
SOM six miles further on are found the
group Of miues which includes the new
find. They lie at the head OF the can.
yon and near them comes In the road
from Carson. A little further east is the
silver mine OF Gray & Carter. The sec.
ton is also very readily reached by the
Prison road from Carson. Red canyon
ia a sort Of pass across the ridge aud
after reaching up towards the top bends
to the east and runs down toward Wei
lipeton's station. But the mines above
mentioned lie west OF the summit and
on the western watershed.
Just at present the excitement Is over
the gold rock OF the section. There are.
however. some cool heads In that Sec
ton who have been searching for some
thing further. N. B. Daniels OF Viz.
einia Is one Of these, and he and Il. NJ.
Ballard, foreman OF the Ophir. think
they have found the mother lode. q sill.
ver.bearing vein some four miles fur.
Their along. on the eastern slope and
near the summit OF the make Of land.
This lode is, on the surface, 100 feet in
width. A shaft has been sunk on 1t 81
feet and II has been found to be well
defined and the ore assays from $40 to
$500. Locations have been made and
holding work done. and o they are
waiting for another season in which to
more fully prospect their claims.