The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-06-17
WHITE R MINES.

The DISPATCH, which Is generally wide-a-
wake, has no news from the White HOrsemines
which are situated within a half-dozen miles Of
"aosworth- Why Is this thusf-RenoJ Journal.
We have lived in a mining country
all our life. We would like to zee
Wadsworth and Washoe county pros
per. We know that the solid men of
THIS county believe NOR in slow but
sure prosperity than they do in booms-
While Reno has magnlfcent territory
around her, she has not, to ouf kpowl-
edge, experienced a boom. The level
headed citizens of that place decry
such action. The principles apply to
mining properties as they do to real
estate. The plain unvarnished truth
would cause a boom and we made the
sacrifice of the news for the best inter-
ests of the camp-according to our
idea.
Jim Townsend remarks:
"As a rule every prospector regards
the claim that he staked out, even
though it is only partially p~rospected,
in much the same light as II woman
does her first born 1t is "the finest
in the world" both rs regards the bit
of humanity and the mineral prospect.
Such views are apt to be-fool one"
Those are our sentiments. White
Horse District and It's mines have
been partially prospected for twenty
five years. They are but prospects"
to-day, but while we believe they are
good ones, we bear in mind the set backs
and calamities which have befallen
other mining camps which had pros
poets inst as bright, and brighter too
than White Horse. II has taken
Ferguson district q long time to re-
cover from the boom caused by un-
due excitement at the beginning, and
only to-day is that district recovering.
The gag was put upon il by so-called
mining experts. We have no desire
to see White Horse paralyzed 10 that
way, OF a horde of idle miners brought
into q mining camp where there is no
work for them TO do. Such action
would be a curse instead Of blessing.
to this town, its Aeopla and the poor
unfortunates lured thither by the ex-
| element that would be caused by
simply printing the reports received
As it is there are simply good pros
poets. There are no developments to
date to show the presence Of large ore
bodies, but the best mining talent on
the Comstock theories that large ore
bodies will be found.
Prospecting and mining is.a BUSH
ness which require experience, perse-
verance and money-with the judy
ment and courage to put in the
money"
Capitalists of this day are not buy
ing mines upon hearsay. Before a
mine will bring a stated price, the
amount, or nearly the amount of
purchase money must be shown in
ore. It has been and is our Belief
that TO say $4,000 ore is being found
in White Horse, because a half-ineh'
vein of that value was found would
mislead those whom we would seek to
interest. Rich stringers bearing
coarse gold are found along the whole
lode. The only mine upon which
much work has been done and which
shows a well defined ledge is the Jim
Blaine" owned by Ed. Gregory. He
has o shaft IS Feet in depth and an
Is inch ledge with ore averaging
$500 to the Ton. That is certainly q
fine prospect, but the extent Of the
ledge is not known. VIM johnson
has a hole in the gronnd, and thinks
he has a ledge with rich ore, batN ex.
tent not known. A trial lot of 400
pounds went $50 TO the ton .whe p
milled at Reno. picked at haphazard
The Sunset Company has q, shaft
Is feet deep. Quartz bearing coarse
gold was found on the surface. Cross
cutting will commence when in the
opinion Of Superintendent Crosby a
sufficient depth has been reached.
r. II. Cowles has struck q ledge by
drifting and says he is in good quartz.
DR.. e. A. Jackman has . No. ! pros.
pect.
There are rich groupings On other
claims but no developments have ys.
been made. Ns
We know, as does every other COM
mon sense mortal, that if the claims
in White Horsesare good, the fact will
be asserted loon. They will speak for
themselves. In the meantime we are
fearful of intense excitement and feel
that no great good can come of 1t.
III l:t-:ok :. ~ 0ood oorof,1 boOIa