The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-06
DEEP CREEK DEVELOPMENT.
Fount Robinson Brings in Samples
of Very Rich Ore.
Salt Lake Tribune

Fount Robinson, whose faith in the
ultimate productiVeness of Deep Creek
is best shown in his investments IN the
district is in town again, with sam
pies I'm his pocket that show very rich
ore in that locality, The gold presents
itself in quartz that is honeycombed
with the metal, and the specimen car
ried by MIR. Robinson is perhaps as
rich as anything ever exhibited in the
city
In what he designates as Wood
Camp MIR Robinson says developments
have been going on throughout the
winter, and at a depth of siXty-eight
| feet is reported a well-detined vein of
| gold-bearing quartz, the average value
| of which is $l0,25 per ton. Friends in
indianapolis have Interested them
| selves in the disclosure, and in April
| they will be upon the ground to take
steps looking to the erection of mill,
| which is, says Mr. Robinson fully JUS
| titled by the present showing in the
property. On his locations in Trout
| creek. Mr.. Robinson says, develop
ments viii be resumed in very short
time, and preparations throughout the
| district afford evidences of season of
unprecedented activity, beginning as
| soon as the snow departs.
ON claims lying near the property of
the Cane Springs Mining company, To-
Gated on Gold Hill, Mr., and Mrs. Erick-
son have been working all winter, the
SHAFTS on the claims demonstrating to
Mr.. Rubinson's satisfaction that the
deposits are not only rich, but that
Ithey are permanent. Some have seen
fit to question this, and for this more
than anything else are the disclosures
in the Erickson claims made extremely
gratifying.
With an assay certificate from Nc
Wicker that his ore runs 1904 ounces
Ian. a i .tl
another from Officer showing the pres
ence of 701S ounces silver and gold OF
the value of $S9 per ton, Bob Swift
leaves this morning to prove up on
what he characterizes as one of the
most remarkable finds that have beer
made in the state. The location of i
Mr., Swift has positively refused to dis
close, the gentleman pleading as an eX
! cuse for Withholding the particulars o
, a good thing that he has not yet per
Effected his locations
/ The ore that is brought in by Mr.
} Swift is probably as high grade as ha
been seen in Salt Lake City for man!
! years. 1t presents itself in the form 0
a polybasite, one of the family of sui
: phurets, that runs about 6S per cen
; silver and 10 per cent sulphur.
r MY brother-in-law and l were on
r chasing game" said Mr.. Swift, "whei
{ our attention was drawn to an out
| crop which presented what was ap
i parently a solid sheet of iron pyrites
) We began to gouge into it, and 1t dis
r closed the presence of sulphurets. W ell
we never paid much attention to this
and would not have known its rea
value for some time, perhaps, had no
i a friend brought in piece to Salt LAX
: and had it put through the furnace
q The result astonished him and aston
II ished us. The values ran away up int
!: the thousands, and we at once pulle
+ ont to do our development work. TIL
: result of ii has been that we have
: : vein of six feet between walls, in tn
!, face of which Is a fourteen-inch strea
a of sulphurets of silver, while upon eac
& side of it is an ore that assays $41
= ton in gold. | shall not say where
7 is until we have made our location
= conform to the requirements of I'll
9 law, and then The Tribune may rel
n on full particulars and a map of II
country"
Il Sam McIntire, manager of the Ala
/ who was present when Mr.. McNick,
/ made his returns on the sample. mad
= a proposition to put up $4,000 for
10 half interest in the location IL the owl
u er would verify his representations. hl
> the offer was refused Meanwhile NJ
e Swift who leaves this morning {,
7 | Grantsvile has left whole lot of G.
y | cited miners on his trail, and II Is
- be hoped that on his return he W
n have protected himself in such mann
e as to justify him in revealing all Il
), facts surrounding his discovery. TT
3 ore that was exhibited by him speal
y for itself