Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-06-06
BALD MOUNTAIN.
Ruby Mountain Mining nistrict rs
y Gola. Silver asa Copper Pro-
ducer - other Minerals fn Great
Abundance.

Abundance.
Subsequent to the mining excite
ment over the discovery of the almost
iabulously rich silver ore in the Eber-
hardt, and adjoining mines which
drew thousands of people toward
White Pine District, forty miles east Of
Eureka, one Mcdonald, with a party
Of five others, struck out for there on
a prospecting trip and located several
claims at Bald Mountain " on copper
and silver veins OF such richness as to
attract considerable attention at that
time, and which subsequently fell into
the hands Of the late George w.
Lamaroux of this place, and o. Ohm
stead, a prospector who is at present
located in Arizona. Some of these
claims were patented under the titles
OF the Climax" Carbonate and
Crown Point During the time
that Mcdonald and his partner were
prospecting, the former engaged an
old man to cook for him, allowing
him his board and the privilege OF
prospecting for himself. One day Nc
Donald returned TO his tent and sur
prised the cook while the latter was in
the act of mailing down the cover Of a
tool chest in which he knew Mcdonald
had laid away about six hundred dol
lars in gold coin. lie had secured the
coin, and being detected picked up a
shotgun lying handy and attempted to
shoot Mcdonald, who picked up
rock and felled the treacherous cook.
The old man was somewhat dazed by
the blow, but soon recovered, and
with huge butcher knife that he had
conclealed in his clothes stabbed Nc
Donald. Mcdonald, knowing himself
to be fatally wounded, seized the shot
gun, and while the cook was stretched
on the ground, placed the muzzle at
his head and killed him instantly.
Mcdonald, nine days later, died from
the effects OF the wound he had re-
ceived. East Bald Mountain, the
scene Of the tragedy above related is
situated in
RUBY MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT,
White Pine county, New, at the south
end Of the Ruby range OF mountains
and distant n. 30 deg. +, 80 miles
from Eureka, on an air line, and 81
miles by wagon road. The district, as
it was organized, runs about twenty
miles easterly and westerly and ten or
twelve miles northerly and southerly
and takes in a part OF Newark Valley.
Ii commences at the south end OF
Ruby Valley and is bounded on the
east by Long Valley, on the south by
line running south OF the Warm
Springs ranch, on the west by the
eastern base OF the Diamond range OF
mountains, and on the north by the
old overland stage road, which runs
through to Deep Greek on the bound
airy line of Utah and Nevada. The
mineral country embraced in the Ruby
Mining District, better known as Bald
Mountain, covers an area OF five or
six miles northerly and southerly and
about four miles easterly and westerly.
The district was organized in June,
1873, by John Hankins, o. Olmstead
and T. s. Fulton. From the time OF
McDonald's untimely death until the
close Of 1879, but very little prospect
ing was done, but during 1880 a num-
ber Of prospectors made locations and
did considerable work on copper and
silver claims in the southeastern part
of the district. A year later gold
quartz was discovered by I. S. Fulton,
who made locations and commenced
prospecting for the yellow metal, but
on account of various drawbacks very
little work was done. A number OF
locations were subsequently made on
placer claims, when dry washers were
tried on account of the scarcity OF
water, but the clayey nature Of the
pay dirt prevented that process from
paying.
Mr.. Fulton is the only prospector
who since 1880 remained stationary in
the camp, but being full OF confidence
In the mines OF the district he has re-
mained there plodding along from the
time he first set foot in it. Associated
with him are Clay Sims and Luther
Clarke of this place.
THE PLACER GROUND
Covers three canyons on the western
side OF the district. II crosses the bed
OF Main Canyon from where the quartz
ledges cross it for distance OF two
miles; Eureka Canyon has about a
mile and half and Fulton Canyon
about a mile of placers. From first to
last, by work performed at intervals,
Main and Fulton Canyons have
yielded, all told, about 81 500 in gold
dust OF fine quality and very clean.
Sufficient work has been done to
justify the statement that if CON-
pany were organized with sufficient
capital for the purpose, the placers
could be made to pay handsomely.
Since their first discovery springs have
been opened, and at the present writ
ing flow OF about ten miners inches
OF water runs through Fulton, and
about fifteen inches through Main
canyon, the latter making a good
sluice head, which is at present used
Tor that purpose by miner who, ac-
ceording to his own statement, is wash
ing gold dust sufficient to pay him
rom W 90 to IS per day. Coarse gold
has been found in the CANYONS. and
tnis, when traced to its source, will
doubtless lead to the discovery Of rich
gold quartz veins. There are a num-
per oi gold quartz veins coursing
through the district in a northeasterly
direction. The formation in which
tnese veins occur are granite and
Porphyry. There are several reefs of
hard quartzite in the district which
carry gold, probably mere inn
pregnation. None Of the quartz veins