The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-08
Aoarag sN NEVADA.
GOLD Greek and Vicinity 4 Promising
Outlook.

The State of Nevada is attracting
nuch attention just now by reason
Of mining industries and the new
I;fe which they are taking on, capital
having found ;ts way across the
Rocsies into tho Eastern range,
which trends south from Idaho and
s.ross the State. The old town OF
EI,o on the line of Central Pacific
railroad, which was the supply point
for White Pine. Phoebe, Tuscarora,
Cornucopia, White Rock and score
Of small camps. which "boomed" in
the DAYS OF the great California min
ING boom from 1876 to 1888 is again
the starting roiut or miners who
are investing the same old territory.
Within 25 miles of Elko and on the
western edge of the mineral belt
which IS 40 miles in width, is Lone
Mountain. veritable hill of copper
CARRYING with it gold and silver and
in times past having produced from
the north end of the mountain very
rich silver ore with good value in
gold.
Northwest of Lone Mountain and
about 25 miles away is the old camp
of Tuscarora, whose stock were
prominent upon the San Francisco
Mining Board only Il few years ago,
a camp which was run upon a high
pressure principle, and without ref
erence to economy and which not
withstanding this produced many
millions of the precious metal, Sll,-
900, 900 of which was gold from
placer washing just below the town.
Just as the boom died out the miners
were beginning to learn of the exis-
tence of gold in the leads from the
upper portions of which silver had
been taken and from whose disintera-
ton had come the placer gold to be
mixed with the soil; but as the coll
lapse of the boom took the vitality
from the town aud the mining indus
try most of the people went away
and only few remained to continue
the search. Recent developments
occasion the belief that Tuscarora
will be the greatest gold mining
camp ever opsnel in Nsva II, which
has produced nearly if not quite one
billion dollars, which became coin
and entered into the worlds money
circulation.
The most important movement of
e ,stern capital into the State of
Nevada is that of the Gold Creek
Mining Company, which has pur-
chased and is now developing very
large placer area on Gold Creek,
which is yet further north and on
the same formation and has veins
coursing through it of the same
character as the veins in Tuscarora.
This company has something more
than 10, 900 acres of this ground and
for the past year has been getting
in shape to wash upon the extended
scale. 1t has built one large reser-
yoir and is about to begin the con-
struction of another, has dug miles
of bitches both intake and outlet,
has installed an extensive hydraulic
plant and from the limited storage
Of this seasons water is about to
operate its giants.
The formation through this area
is similar to that of Lsadville, Aspen
the old Comstock and the principal
points throughout the Rocky Noun
tain region, viz, porphyry, and lime
lifted by the eruptive granite which
forms the Great of every north and
south ridge. 1t is because of the
nature of these formations the fact
that they are easily disintegneate
upon exposure and that they contain
the mineral values that placer gold
may be found in almost every gulcE
throughout this Eastern range.
This is not experimental ground
for several millions of dollars havt
been produced. 1t is experimental
only in the sense of never having
been legitimately mined. JUS
enough has been done to prove thu
value of the veins from which thes,
significant fragments have beei
broken.
Nevada offers many inducement
for the home seeker and pleasur
lover. Riding through upon the Cen
trail Pacific road, which has neve
done anything to call capital ther
or to develop the local industries
the traveller sees nothing of til
beauty OF the State and can form II
idea of what its commercial or agr
cultural importance may be. Ther
are no finer grazing grounds tina
Nevada's hills and uplands, covere
with growths of nutritious grasset
Nevada's soil is capable OF producin
almost any vegetable.
The new mill at the Austin mil