The herald., 1894-01-01
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An Occasional Experience in
the Wild West.
They Go One Hundred and Seven
Miles without Water.
Memorable Experisnce-soms Fine
Mines Describsd--An Interesting
Visit to the Indian Res
ervatfon School.
special correspondence to the HERALD.

MARVEL, Dec. 23.--With good team
and wagon, in company with L. G.
Stauchfield, left Manvsl, the termin-
rs Of the Nevada Southern railroad, on
the morning of the 9th inst, and, hav-
ing Cottonwood Island, Colorado river.
as our objective point. we travelled by
way of Vanderbilt and camped at Cross
mans spring, in the vicinity OF the
the Murphy mining district.
Murphy is a gold producing camp,
situated 20 miles to the north Of the ter
minus of the Nevada Southern railroad,
in Lincoln county, Nevada. Murphy
district is to the experienced mining
man q plain. simple and distinctly writ
ten book, indexed by the prominent
features. indicative OF precious metals
and true merit.
The general character OF the country
or formation-the Rneissoid, quartzsey,
porphyry, blue porphyry, surface
pIaned oxide of iron. etc., such as
are very commencing and suggestive of
great possibilities.
1t is a new camp, but little developed
by means of shafts and tunnels, exposing
the mineral at depths OF from 20 to ITO
feet.
The W. A. Phelps & Sons group of
six claims is a property of large promise.
Within the boundary lines OF the six
claims there are IL distinctly traceable
veins, including the larger lodges upon
which development work is being prose-
cuted. The work consists principally of
shafts, varying In depth from 20 10 i iGG e
NIB htnh hat of ha
depth attained, we'll defined vein and
body Of high grade gold ore, varying
from three inches to three feet in width,
and, as is positively stated by the owner,
the D. has an average gold value OF $50
per ton.
THE LEGAL TENDER NINE
Is situated in the immediate locality OF
the Phelps group, and is surrounded by
similar natural laws, the cause and
effect OF which are impressive and favor
able of mineral wealth. Mr.. A. Fl.
Stephens, one of Colorado's long ex-
perienced and efficient mine experts. is
the superintendent OF the mine.
Mr.. Stephens is evidently conserva-
tive gentleman, with fixed purpose OF
legitimate mining, and unlike many of
the mining fraternity. the owners OF
good property, he cares nothing for
publicity of his property, but with
effectual and beneficial views his efforts
are directed to absolute proof of perma-
nency of mine and quantity and quality
OF ore.
In two ehafts, respectively 81 and 20
feet deep, sunk at distance OF 60 feet
apart on the ledge, has been exposed to
view an unusual body OF high-grade
free-gold ore. The body of ore from top
to bottom of the shafts varies from Is
inches to 3 feet and averages $50 in gold
per ton unassortsd, and including all
material between the walls, which are
of unusual uniformity.
From an accurate investigation of the
relative proportion of the metals in this
camp. they are asceftained TO be as fol-
lows: Seven ounces gold, 2la ounces
silver and to Is per cent lead.
Leaving Murphy we crossed a low
range OF mountains, and travelling four
miles we arrived at the Cornucopia
group of mines. consisting Of four full
sized claims, the north and south exten.
sion OF Cornucopis, and separate loca-
,tion to theGRwost. This property is
owned by Messrs. J. U. Miller, w. A.
Mcfarland and E. W. Spalding, who
shafts and open cuts to the depth OF 6S
feet. 1t is a property having marked
evidence of future greatness. 1t con-
tains immensely rich ore, running as
high as 2500 ounces of silver per ton. In
the dump of this mine there were 75
tons of ore containing so to 250 ounces
OF silver.
But at this juncture hope may be
permitted to say that while standing
upon the dump pile, a should-be monu-
ment Of wealth, paused to reflect, and
in sympathy with the owners OF this
property mentally asked the cause OF
the profound silence that prevails in
and around this Hhould-be largely pro-
ducing property. No sound of the ham,
mer, the ringing drill or booming blast
is heard, but like the deserted village,
the silver in its cells silently sleeps.
have no ability to deal the deserved
condemnation to the perpetrators whose
acts have driven from existence this and
thousands of other valuable properties,
and thereby locked from circulation
millions Of dollars to the sacrifice of
thousands of the toiling poor, as also
the progress OF ell branches of business.
Travelling in an easterly direction five
miles we enter beautiful grass clad
valley of great extent. Its length ia
possibly 55 by TO Is miles in width.
1t is dry valley, waterlees, but from
the great extent OF watershed and the
Bsrge extent OF water weed strewed
along the well defined arroyo, passing
through the center OF the valley, no
question should be had OF the certainty
Of procuring water by boring.
The most striking features of this val
ley sre ita numerous varieties OF superior
grasses growing on the upper end of
she valley and adjacent to sioping hills.
The varieties OF graes, as growing densely
over territory of $1,000 to 20 900 acres
OF land, embrace the gsieta, mesquite,
black and white gammar grasses, and is
situated within 25 miles Of the N. S. r.
r. survey.
1t was at the southeast border OF this
pasture land that we became dubious
about the course we were travelling, and
having heard of Mr.. Kile's stock ranch.
IL WAS thought best that should go on
foot to the ranch for information. while
Mr.. Stanchtield remained with the
team. Accordingly took run to the
the ranch and procured complicated
diagram of the route to be Travelled to
v,ttonwood island. / found the dis
ence to the ranch to be IL miles travel
eg each way, and as the night had ap-
koached, we made dry camp.
With the sketch as obtained from Mr..
leorge Lstermer, OF Kile's ranch, the
blowing morning. an early departure