Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-12-15
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The Coming Mining Camp of the
Pacific coast,


Sweetwater district furnishes US with
the following in regard to this new
and rich mining eountry: Sweet.
water district is situated about six
miles from the Williams ranch and
is in California about four miles from
the Nevada line. Clinton, the min.
ing camp 10 situated about three
miles from the mines In Sweetwater
canyon. There is Eve stamp mill
at the town and there is plenty of
water coming from tho numerous
springs theres bouts to keep 1t run.
hing regularly. There are three
canyons in the district, the Sweet
water, Selversdo and Fsracis, which
all head up to the mines. the Sweet
water conyon being the principal
one. The Great Western nine which
is situated in this canyon has rock,
and lois Of that will mill from 500
to $1,000 per ton. At present no
work is being done on this mine.
The Cslifornia Comstock mine, which
is also in this canyon is being work
ed steadily and is turning out to be
q splendid mine. The rock works
from $40 to 5000 and they have a
.. ledge about go feet wide. The Look.
out mine is also being worked and
some very fine ore Is being taken
out. The Stur claim is another fine
prospect from which some excellent
rock is being taken. The Hoodoo
claim, which adjpins the Great West
ern is one of the best claims in the
district and from it they are taking
some very rich ore. The Kentuck
mine, owned by Summers, in Farscis
canyon 10 looking we'll. A fine body
of rich ore was struck In it lately.
The mill which is owned by this
company has been running now for
over three years on rock that works
over 500 to the ton. On the Thor
oughbrace mine they are sinking a
new two compartment shaft, and are
down about 140 feet. Thev hay ,
struck a small seam of very rich gold
ore at this distance. The MINT,
Eagle Bird, Mama, Poor Boy, and
other claims owned by Mr.. Misamore
are all good ones and they are all
silver mines, and rich. The lodges
as rule are large aud run from tour
feet up. What is needed 10 the dis
trict is q good ten or twenty stamp
custom mill, as the owners OF these
mines have no way of getting their
rock worked, the five stamp mill
now there being constantly kept
busy on rock from the Summers
mine. There are some splendid
good mill sites there, and by run
ming a fume about seven hundred
feet they Can get fall OF four hun
dred feet, and water enough TO run q
100 stamp mill. Mr. Misamore, who
owns the ground, offers to furnish
a site free of charge and give deed
of the same to any one who will 60
there and put up . first class ten
stamp custom mill. He has rock
enough on the dumps of his several
claims to keep such Il mill going fol
two or three years. Sweetwater il
bound to be a big camp at no fal
distant day, all that is needed being
sufficient capital with which to gel
things started on business propo
si,ion. There is plenty of timber
close at hand for building and othel
purposes aud q good road has beer
built up Sweetwster canyon to thu
mines. Here is a chance for some
one with capital to make splendid
Investment and it is hoped that it will
not be long before this neglected
camp will be brought to the front.
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