Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-03-14
SILVER STAR DISTRICT.
A Vast Deposit of Gold Quartz--.
The Work Done.


LErlN was enabled to visit Silver
Star District last week.
The mines are about 80 miles
southeast of Hawthorne, and are
easily accessible, either from here or
any railroad station between here
and Belleville The main camp is
about eight miles from Soda Springs
and four miles from the Garfield mill.
and east of the old Excelsior mine
about five miles,
Thirty years ago the Excelsior
mine was worked for silver by resi-
deuts of Aurora. But in those days
prospectors were in search of silver
only, and quartz that did not show
the white metal was passed by I'M
noticed.
THE FIRST GOLD.
1t is doubtful if miners pick was
ever stuck in the ground now being
prospected prior to last September,
when company consisting of w. J.
Douglass, Dan Robb, George Fottler,
Dan Bowen, Thos. Pepper and E.
Grassie was organized in Sodaville to
prospect the surrounding country.
In September last gold quartz was
found on the claim now known as the
Duke. Surface indications were fol-
lowed east and west, the ledge being
plainly visible for distance of two
miles. Subsequent exploration shows
that the ledge runs for a distance of
four miles, and locations have been
made for that distance, and yet the
end has not been found. From the
location of Charles Ganong on the
east to that of Fleming g. Grassie on
the west is over four miles, and there
is an unbroken line of locations con-
Meeting them.
THE MINES.
The first mine visited was the Or
phan Boy of Douglass & Co. There
is tunnel in Ga feet and an incline
down about 20 feet The ledge is a
strong and well defined one, two feet
wide, and the ore assays from $25 to
$35. There are about Is tons of ore
on the dump. The hanging and foot
walls are porphyry.
Hard Scrabble-This mine is par
allel to the Orphan Boy, and is the
property of Ed. Brown. There is an
excavation on this ground about 20
feet deep, feet wide and feet high,
and everything carries gold Out of
the hole described about 40 tons OF
ore we're taken. Mr.. Douglass, who
is practical assayer, has made as
says of this ore, and he places the
average value of it at $50 per ton.
There are no walls bere-ore over
head, ore under foot, and ore on both
sides of the miner.
New Party-ThIs is an extension
of the Hard Scrabble. An incline 90
feet deep shows a big ledge, of s. to
$40 ore. Union Canyon runs through
this location, and where the ledge
crosses the ravine mass OF quartz
groupings II or ID feet high stares
the visitor in the face.
Excitement-Is a west extension
of the New Party. The same ledge
OF fine quartz is plainly seen clear
through the claim. There ore several
other lodges exposed on this ground.
No development work has been done
here as yet, although the float pans
well.
Duke-This is where gold was
first found. An incline 20 feet deep
exposes strong ledge, which pans
S. to so,
Fottler-This is across Robbs
Ridge on the east side, facing Gar
field. Here is a ledge the exact width
of which is not yet known. Five feet
of ore exposed pans about $l5.
Deluvia-Is the property of Gras-
sic & Pedrazzi. A tunnel in 40 feet
shows a strong ledge which is placed
at SIS, although samples tested at
Hawthorne were of much lower
grade. There are 10 tous on the
dump.
Julia-Fleming & Grassie have q
fine, well-defined ledge two feet wide
exposed here. A tunnel 10 feet and
an incline 10 feet is the extent OF the
work done. About y tons of goot
grade ore on the dump.
Dolly-A strong ledge of $40 t.