New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-02
LOTS OF GOLD IN NEVADA.
MAJOR ROBERTSON TALKS OF THE GOLD
CREEK MINES.
HE DECLARES THAT THE AURIFERo0s fhO'''N
or THIS REGION IS AS GREAT rs THAI


OF TIE KLoNDIKE
Major Jose2h l.. Robertson. president VI 81. ,r,s
Creek (Nevada) Mining Company, 'c'u'" norioa
it,, q CONNIE of days ago, after devouhs
- Ito u.oeLs 70 A personal examinatio" Oh '"'
-, 81, eolas His observations IN thosc 80.
80 nroves 10 him that there are, WIN =,
1oye,onnent and working, as ier.'e '0 t., .hc
go,d I'm that State are repof'o" " -, ora
Klondjke to reach when SO ii""' - o,d nri-
undertaking Journey if"ush' Win
rations ,.,o aoIds' Major
pobcr,soo said yesterday TO TRIBUNE ieto .,
had the assistance Of two e"'''''"' ,ho cold
neers We gave our attention h@'i,' ~ .,,uo+ed
rraoL Aie,ric; as It is known. when Is s.u -
about seven,v-fve miles north OF 'le W. ne,
~" - Cantrol pacific Railroad, and 2't miles WIS.,
% OGDEN If YOU will look at the Cover i'iv-, ,
mans YOU will notice therein a large u,o' ,he
tory In the northern part OF fdKo Nou''''' mt, 10
Idoho line represented by blank sPa''' ,
nacouee the land was unsurveyed up ~ u'o ,
oY the latest maps. and in the centre ol ',. ~.
tory Is the Gold Creek district Inc resu1. Va uho
nvn,ora,ions made by myself and the eNpe''S w."
accoupanicd me went to show that Ia ',is a,S
there exist a great many millions "a p 80
Almost the entire placer district Oh 'ne -,
yiver, one of the principal tributaries OF 'hf o"ho
-. o,ahro,oS for its deposits Of aurherous
sards ie under.aid with vast bikes, or VEINS VI
,roa-n,Ilnc ores varying in values, accoru"S ~
large numbers of assays wmch We hi"u'' ~
q ton up to no less than AVV toh-
.sThe latter results, of course, were oo'aheu 'iii'
se,ected pieces but the general indlcauo"s 80 ~
show that there are many thousands OF 'oiis "a &C
milling ores in sight that would average III '"uo'
nv nractical working from $40 TO SlVo TON nc
district part Of which is owned D! the co'np"
represenL merely requires proper deveIopHei'' "
nroduce enormously rich results Hitherto only mana
methods have been employed. no mills OF an! kihd
having been introduced for the REDUCTION VI ING
~ .o-or.s ~ tho
As practical corrobOrat!On Of his reports Of w
yicj1ness of the auriferoUs deposits in Gold Creeh,
Major Robertson brought back with nm nuHie!ouSs
epecimens of quartz and PAGER gold when ne Ipuiu
dilrinc his tour. Some Of the nuggets WnlcH ne
picked casually from the sluices were worth iToih
S35 to $40 each. - ....orlo
"C;enerally speaking" the Major went on. people
are entirely ignorant of the richness OF these ita
The whole district is comparatively new Dui Mneii
81 is better known and more developed VIII prVNe
10 be one of the productive goid ne!us !et ui
covered in this country. j know nothihE ao0uI tne
a:,,es of the Klondike fields except what nav
read public press: but. however wealthy ny
may he | am confident that there are no eoI- I'M nm
ing localities in Alaska that can surpass III pr III.
tive-ess or magnitude either the, placer ~ +Euo
mines OF Gold Creek. Unlike the klondiKe. Tue ~
Vada mines are easy of access ana can DC WI NJ
ali the year round. II must not be ioleqtteIl. w.,
that in Nevada is the most productive mine IN the
vorll-,he ConstOck mine-whicn uilll. no" lids
realized over s50o.OOO0o0 In gold and silver.