The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-12-16
NEVADA DEVELOPING.
Interesting Notes of a Few of
Neyada'S Infant Industries.

lIiNSS are IL RDOu zeal as we make
them in this world and Nevada is still
on the map and evidently only just a
wakening to a knowledge of the facts
that her resources bountiful but und,
veloped, hold bright future in store
for her awaiting only for her children
to make the best of what is instead OF
lying inert and dreaming OF what may
be or signing for what they would like.
Good and cheering reports come from
all over the State and the Carson News
has the following about one section:
"The mining outlook for southwest
ern Nevada along the line of the Carson
& Colorado Railway in California looks
much more encouraging than during the
past few wears.
Hawthorne feels the closing down of
the cyanide plants OF Bodie for the Win
ter, being the shipping point, but activ-
ity will be renewed in the Spring on
their resuming. Over 200 tons of ma
chinery was forwarded by the Copper
Mountain Mining Company, of Jordan
District, for the erection of 40-stamp
mill.
The adjacent mining properties, how
ever, are looking well. The Big Indian
Mine, some l2 miles west, continues to
improve with sinking and the owners
are making arrangements TO do extern
sive development via tunnel, prepara-
tory to erecting mill with capacity OF
thirty tons daily.
Several promising strikes have been
made in Hawthorne District, IL miles
east. The Pamliro Company is sinking
a shaft intercept the main vein and
the progress OF this work is watched
intetest.
La Panta Company has made final ar
langemeuts for the further development
of its property. This mine has been
good bullion producer in the past, the
ore being of remarkably high grade.
The irregularity of the vein made it diff
ticult to follow with any degree of aecu-
rary and rich body of ore may be
opened at any point OF prosecuting.
Silver Star District, II miles west OF
Sodaville, continues TO improve with de-
velopment and several strikes have re-
Gently been made. The mill is kept
busy on ore from the Douglass group.
The Hardscrahble has good reserve of
800 ore in sight in places nine feet vide
and extensive development is carried on
from the lower levels. The Grassi group
continues to improve; the Julia mine is
having its ore worked in the new mill at
Soda.
The Gem with its celebrated potato
patch nuggets) has recently developed
large vein, about 5 feet, of $40 ore.
Silver Peak only awaits the erection of
large plant with facilities for handling
the extensive bodies of ore in sight, to
make it one OF the foremost camps on
the coast.
The recent discovery of coal few
miles south of Columbus creates the
keenest interest, it being used for do
mestic purposes in Columbus and Cam
delaria. The analysis shows it to be OF
a No. quality, comparing with the best
bituminous coal. Recent investigation
by Mr.. Wolrott, director of the U. s.
Geological Survey, and by coal experts
from Iowa, expressly for the purpose,
proves beyond prradventure its perma-
nency and Of its great value to the fu-
ture interests of Nevada.
A remarkable deposit Of silica (dia-
tamaceous earth), free from grit and
almost absolutely pure, exists at con-
venient point near Queens Station on
the line of the Carson & Colorado Rail
wav. The demand for such an article
is great, it being extensively used in
making preparation for pipe, boiler
covering and tire-proof plasteriDg. This
i. one of the few existing deposits free
from protoxde oi iron. Shipments have
b. en- made east as far as Boston.
The Nevada Salt and Borax Company,
of Rhodes, have large supply OF rein
ed borax, table and rock salt which
fnls ready market, owing to lis
superior quality
Work is being carried on quietly at
Aurora. 1t is reported that extensive
operations viii be resumed at no distant
day.
Recent discoveries OF copper along the