The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-05-08
White HORSE EHENY.

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sight but still at work.
Lots of good idle ground in this Dis
trict. Fetch on your capital and
miners.
Not much prospecting is being done
a. present all have settled down to good
steady work.
+. q. Bailey sinks his shaft undis-
mayed and hopes to strike his ledge be-
fore very long.
DR.. Jackman is making arrangements
to continue work on the Royal. The
Dr's. faith is undiminished.
The late storm brought out the young
grass and feed in great shape and White
Horse canyon blossoms like the rose.
1t is rumored that San Jose capital is
interesting itself over a mill for the
Addie c.. A mill is all we want now.
Messrs Honshell, Moran & Co. have
secured the services of Mr.. Mckinley
and are going to work on the Palisade
on Gypsum Creek.
The Washoe tunnel goes steadily for
ward under the direction of Mr.. Ed
Hummel.
The old prospectors and miners Of the
district unite in saying that in Defiance
canyon little or no gold a be found
but that silver in greater or less guam
titles obtains.
Norris & Pardue say that they can
finish their contract in the mex thirty
days. The Defiance will then have a
rs foot shaft on their main ledge which
fought to demonstrate something at
least.
@. H. Lewis spent some time in De-
fiance canyon but failed to.get what he
was after. AS a Zimmerman he is an
artistic success, and says he drove his
drills up two inches i'll one week.
The Bronco, one of the best pieces of
ground in the district, is still idle. Ar
rangements looking toward working the
big ledge are being pushed forward as
fast as possible.
A gentleman came into town from
Jones canyon last week, bought a bill
of grub from R. H. Cowles and signi-
fed his intention of building a ranch in
Jones canyon. He is at present at
work and has a desirable location.
The Jim Blaine is still drifting south
at the 100 level and uncovering ore,
good ore too, they want to be prepared
when the mill arrives to keep it run
ming to it's full capacity night and day.
Supt. Gregory is confident that the Jim
Blaine is good property.
The Emma L. company since incor-
poration have shown a push and enter
prise that is refreshing to everybody.
A 4 H. P. gasoline engine has been set
up and the pulleys, scaffolding, betting
and all necessary adjustments are being
erected as fast as possible. Geo. Bailey
wentsup yesterday to do the carpenter
workson the mill, while Chas. Washeim
is putting in the iron work and machin-
cry. Walter Schmidt is opening up the
mine in good shape and the stamps will
begin to drop
VIM. E. Smith, editor OF the Irrigation
Age, is in Carson. Mr.. Smith has cor
responded with Governor Jones on the
subject of irrigation and, as a result,
will attempt the organization of Colon
ial clubs in this State. The object of
this organization is to issue books and
other literature at the rate of two or
three publications a week, setting forth
facts about the climate, soil, productions
industrial opportunities etc., of the
Western States. The members will pay
a nominal initiation fee of about fifty
cents, and it is hopHd by this means to
maintain good permanent exhibits in
New York, Boston and Chicago in ad-
dition to the literature which will be
distributed broadcast, with the view of
giving the people of the world a broad
and comprehensive knowledge of the
western half of our country.-Tribune.