The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-02-25
A NEW DISTRICT
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Their Melting, Etc.

FEaGusos MINING DISTRICT Febru'
airy 23rd, 1892.
E]isor REcoaD. Thinking few
words from the above new mining dis,
trict might not be uninteresting to your
many readers venture to communicate
few of the many interesting facts con-
nected with it.
la the summer of 1889 two young men
John L. Ferguson and Joseph Sharp
started from Hike on a prospecting tour
and soon after leaving home they dis
covered that they had neglected to take
with them anything to break 10 ks With,
consequently they kept an eye open for
something TO supply the place OF
hammer. The first and only thing that
was discovered was the main part OF a
monkey wrench with all the attachments
long since departed and with this they
proceeded on their trip, and going to the
the mountains in the Bennett springs
range on the east side of the Dry Lake
valley about fifteen miles south Of where
the road from Phoebe to Hike enters the
valley, they discovered some very rich
float, with nothing but the old monkey
wrench to prospect with. Hence the
name given to their discovery was the
Monkey wrench mine. In the summer
of 81 the Fergusons bought out Sharp
and proceeded to develop their new dis
covery and were crowned with the un-
expected success Of assays running as
high as ZIG ounces. They then formed
CO. partnership with MIR. H. A. Cohen
of Morey, who is gentleman of means
and enthusiastic on the question of mines
who came to see for himself, and was
much elated with what he saw, and sus-
gested vigorous prospecting of the
niue. About the first day of 1892 the
Ferguson brothers and j. j. Manning.
Mr.. A. w. Geer and w, \. Wilson
began the work of development, Others
began to arrive soon after and some
other strikes were made among whicl
stands high up, one opened by Messrs
Cassidy, John Roedor and j. Conaway
which bids fair to be Of vast wealth
being rich in horn silver. The eastern
end Of the Monkey.wrench has been sunl
about ten feet aud is considered {
wonder, being composed largely of chic
ride ore.
Parties of prospectors have traced th,
) same formation ard lOdes from six t
, ten miles and brought back ere that can
| not be distingui ihed f. IN the riches
s croppings of the first d TO vuw.
: Ga the 2)lh last. the 81 u IS net Il
the camp OF the Ferguson brothers au'
e J. j. Manning and organized by calm!
: Mr.. Joseph Conaway to the chair an,
. Samuel Reed as secretary, The question
= of name for the new and rich district
was discussed and on motion of Mr.. W
r. McFadden the name was declared t.
be Ferguson in honor of the discoverer
The boundary lines of the district wer
claimed to extend from Cliff Springs O
!, the north to Rigs Spring, on the south
and from Meadow Valley oa the east t
Ely or Dry Lake Valley on the west
/ On motion of J. J. Manning, assessment
II should be worked at the rate of foo
K dollars per day.
The meeting then adjourned with thre
l. rousing cheers for Mr.. John +. Ferguso
e because he was the discoverer of tn
n of the wonderfully Itch mining di,tric
The following attended the meeting:
Joseph Conaway, Samuel Reed, job
1t Ferguson, d. b. Baker, j, w. Cassid,
r D. A. Reeves, Frank Wilson, Artht
n w. Ellis, w. r. McFadden, Aldin Fe
es guson, r. w. Crandall, G. Lampsol
w. A. Wilson, Dick Hunt, ]. j. Ma,
"a ming, H. c. Rich, James j. Wilson,
,e w. Geer
a Samuel Reed