Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1886-12-15
The Golden Lapanta.


cursory description of the Lspanta
mine q few more details are given in
order TO answer in general way A
number of inquiries received. Gold
was first discovered on. what is now
known as the Lapapta ledge, about
July LIST, 1885, the claim having been
located on some bold groupings con.
tanning oxides of iron and supposed to
carry silver. On examination it was
round that the rich white granular
quartz, peculiar TO this mine had,a
surface exposure in fifteen or twenty
places in an area $50 feet wide ana ex.
lending about 400 feet along t .s claim,
put the ore being very soft it had worn
away and was generally covered with
loose earth and broken rock. 1t is
probable that careful examination will
disclose many more similar ore Chi m.
neys.
shortly after the discovery CT gold,
the property changed hands and passed
into the possession of the present
owners, aid they selected the most
easterly place where the white quartz
showed on The surface, about IS inches
In width, rs the best point for begin.
mining work. Upon sinking at this
spot 1t was found that the ore was
from three to four feet wide and that it
dipped to the east at an angle of about
forty degrees. This ore body has now
been followed on its dip for nearly 800
feet and continues improving with
depth.
All ore shipped so far has been
taken from these workings, but one of
the other groupings having been
followed down. On this an incline has
been sunk 100 feet exposing a very
large ledge averaging from $l5 to $50
ton in gold, In the main workings
large quantities of $50 and $40 ore
have been left standing in the slopes
awaiting more favorable milling iacili.
lies. All this can be easily extracted,
AS tunnels have been run connecting
with the incllnes, and at the lowest
point connection has been recently
made with perpendicular shaft. The
vein In this mine lies between a hang.
Ing wall of dolorite and slate foot.
wall. II is about 800 feet wide be.
tween the walls and its course is near
~ east and west, with a dip 10 the
north of about forty degrees. The
principal matFix between the walls is
limestone carrying veins of gold ores
oil banded structure, with general
course parallel with the main vein.
These bands of ore lie all through
the lime, at times pinchipg down to
small seams and again swelling out TO
~ and 30 feet in width, being, how.
ever, contiguous and showing CONNECT.
Ton with each other. The high and
low grade ores usually lie close TO.
gether but are easily separated in the
mine, and heretofore all but the rich
ores have been left standing, thus
leaving as work progresses large re.
serves of low grade rock In all the
workings, IN addition 10 the birl
grade ore which is not taken out, and
The large bodies at the surface west ct
the present workings both of high and
low grade. The quantity of ore of q
value of $40 and over now In sight IN
this mine Is enormous, the lowest esti
mate being many thousands of tons.
Arrangements will soon be made
whereby these cheaper ores can be
successfully handled, snd with the re.
duceG expenses of mining. owing to re,
cent developments all this can be con.
verified into bullion Mt good profit to
The owners, making, aside from lhe
rich rock mich is constantly improy.
ing, indeed golden future for the
LapapIa, This mine is FULLY equipped
with all the buildings, offices tools
hosting rigs tracks cars etc. neces.
sary for economical exploiting apd
employs working force Of eighteen
men.
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