The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-06-09

What One who IL interested Says
About Them.
SPRING CRY, june 7, 1879

cry of mines containing native, horn.
ruby, stephanite, and chloride of silver
ores in the mountains situated six miles
northeast from Paradise village and
about fifty miles from Winnemucca,
created an overdue excitement with
the farmers living in the valley, and
they all pushed for the new Eldorado.
Nearly all the prospectors were men
who had never seen silver mine in
their life. They imagined when mine
was struck it would work itself.
THIS EXCITEMENT is OVER.
The farmers have drawn out, and the.
ores lay ON the dumps. Upward Of
5000 tons of ore has been shipped to
Rye Patch and Salt Lake and sold.
The ores have averaged, net, to the
owners $o3S to $3.50 per ton. This is
the product of a camp without capital.
The indefatigable E. P. Torrey secured
lnillsite, and has built the Sedan mill,
and has kept it busy night and day since
the 18th of March, working the ores up
to so per cent. of the battery assays.
The ores are free milling, containing
very little rebellious properties. In fact,
they do not contain sufficient sulphur
and arsenic to chloridize ores for roast
ing. All the lodges developed to the
depth of so feet are we'll defined fis-
sures, and stand nearly vertical be-
tween walls of indurated slate and
porphyry.J / have visited many camps
for investment in the State of Nevada,
but in all my travels have never seen a
mining camp more promising than
Paradise for investment of capital
Up to the time of writing,
NO CAPITAL HAS BEEN INVESTED.
The sale Of one of the first discoveries
for $35, 900, and disposal of the stock
in 80 days for $500, 0OO,. and shipping
1900 tons of ore from it's dumps,
brought no capital to the camp. The
lucky finders bagged the purchase
money, and the manipulators unloaded
| their stock, dismissed the miners and
from the results of the shipments will
build mill They have entered into a
contract to have a mill built on Martin
| creek, four and half miles distant from
the mine and the dump, which Is over
loaded with the precious metals. Like
all new camps, the discoveries of the
mines and the men who furnished the
grub and picks are i'll trouble over
TIE BULLION MINE.
This mine runs north of north west.
The ledge is well defined be-
tween walls of indurated slate, from
surface to a. depth of l6A feet, with an
open cut 30 feet long on the surface,
which shows the vein to be solid quartz,
Ia feet wide. On making inquiry,
| learn that. the ore out--sone 400 tons
has been sold to Z. p. Torrey, pro-
prietor of the Sedan mill, the cream
of the ore having been shipped to Salt
Lake. The owners discharged all the
miners, and no more work will be done
until the coin arrives from Salt Lake.
SO far no capital has been invested in
the mine.
THE BIG PRIZE
Runs north west, and was about being
closed by its owner when E. p. Torrey
stepped in and leased it, April 10th.
He at once commenced mining and put
full force of first-class miners at
work in the mine. From that day the
Sedan mill has been busy ON Big Prize
ore. The ore must average $50 to
$500 to the ton and is worked up to so
per cent. A very important fact has
been demonstrated by Mr.. Torrey in
milling Paradise ores, which is, that by
working the whole of the ore together
as it comes from themin much higher
per centage is obtained than when the
first-class ore is assorted and sent away
to be worked elsewhere. Before the
ore is assorted it can be worked mp to
so per cent. of the assay value of the