Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1888-04-11

Garfield District as it is now. Mr..
harrington considered his interests as
being worth $1,000 600, aud vast i'm.
provements have been made since he
sold to the present owners.
The remarkable and famous
HAWTHORNE DISTRICT
received but little attention until 1885,
although it had been prospected to
some extent before this time by few
enthusiastic miners, the popular opin.
ion was, that owing to the general for.
nation of the country, gold could not
be found in quantities sufficient to
tempt the experienced miner or willy
capitalist to risk their time and money
in explorations, but affairs presented
decidedly different aspect when the
renowned and valuable
LAPANTA
mine, which is now owned by Messrs
Knapp, Laws, Forbes Tobey, Yering.
ton and Bliss, was discovered by Tom
Bradley while prospecting for Knapp,
& Laws, Forbes & Tobey, on the first
Of July 1885. From the Time Of this
discovery the mine has proved to be
very valuable. After Bradley discov-
cred it. he gave two-thirds to the party
for whom he was prospecting, after
ward Yerington and Bliss purchased
an intirest and furnished working cap
ital; Archie Farington became owner
of the remaining one.third. The mine
was then worked by the Company and
thousands of dollars nave been taken
from it. 1t is now being worked on
lease by Olsen and Woods, and they
are meeting with success. They have
made two shipments of ore; the first
was one of hundred tons and yielded
over $4,000, the last was shipment
of one hundred and fifty tons, and it
yielded $9,945 "a, making an aggre-
gate Of about $24,OOO from eight
months work. This is a mine that
will be hard to excel as an ore pro-
Queer
The next discovery of any notable
interest was that Of the
x~.s...
This mine has not an equal as a rich
ore producer. 1t was discovered by A
s. George in July, 1885, while pros.
pec.ing for Messrs Knapp, Laws,
Forbes and Tobey. The Company
afterward decided onethird interest
to Arthur George for further develop
ing it. The mine has since been work.
ed by T. $. Brown. A. George and sew.
eral Others by way of lease, and its
present stage Of development was done
by the different lessees. 1t is now
owned by Knapp, Laws, Forbes, Tobey
and James Yefington, and is being
worked by them at the present time,
aud yielding some remarkably rich
rock. There are many sacks now on
on the dump, worth from ;$4O0 to $7oO
each. One sack taken out few weeks
ago and weighing 1876 pounds, is val
ued at $T0,006 No ether mine on the
Coast has that record.
THE EVENING STAR
was located January 1st. 1887, BY
Frank K. Tborne, and is now owned
by Thorne, David Graham and J. M.
Campbell. 1t is now being worked on
lease and gives flattering PROSPECTS
of becoming one Of the most valuable
mines in the District, as it is contln-
tally improving as the 'todrse of de-
velopment is extended.
In 1885 Tom Daley and John Ham
mond discovered the
NORTH STAR
This Is a very large prospect, one of
the largest in the neighboring country,
but of low grade ore, the average as.
says are from 1926 to $35. Owing to
the dimensions Of the ledge this
is considered valuable mine, and is
now owned by the the North Star Con
solidated Mining Company. 1t is not
being worked at the present time as
the owners are not possessed OF the
necessary means with which to oper-
ate it,
There is series Of other mines in
the various districts, all of which will
become valuable when they are more
thoroughly prospected and explored.
1t isevident that Hawthorne 10 assured
of bright and prosperous future, and
only a little capital will be necessary
to make this place and Its nsiehboring