Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06
Western Nye.


miles. The camp was discovered in
1863, during the Reese river excite,
ment. In the Winter of 1868 4 the
population numbered nearly 1000
owing to big SHOWS and bad roads
the on y food to be had was O. J. 's-a
band Of wild cattle driven from Cal
ifornia bound for Utah.
At the Centennial Exposition the
Franklin mine received certificate
OF merit for au exhibition of gold
specimens.
The camp has been victimized by
bad management of the mines and
experimental fallacies in the working
OF the ores, yet it is doubtful if there
ever was a camp where poor men,
chloridsrs, ever did as well or made
any more money. The mines were
owned and held by Micawbers whose
principal occupation was wearing out
the seats of their trowsers and hold
ing their properties at fabulous
prices. They have gone the usual
route and thus the camp has fallen
into the hands of men who are work
ing and intending to work the mines
for all their is in them.
The Berlin and Richmond mines at
and near Union Canyon are owned by
the lone Gold Mining Company, "a
corporation, The incorporators are
Simeon Bray, Joe Bray, Will Bray,
j. Harris and Hon. Il. J. Bell. This
company built near lone 10-stamp
MILL in which there are two six-foot
Frue vanners. The mill has been
running constantly on ore from the
Berlin mine for over Is months, and
regular bullion shipments every two
months is the result. The ore is gold
and silver bearing, much of the gold
being free; the mill process is bat
terry amulgamation and plates, thence
over the Frue COMMENTATORS. The
result of the Is months continuous
run OF the mill has proven the Bsr-
lin ore to yield sl5. sc per ton in free
gold and the concentrates yield from
$175 to $3.50 per ton of concentrates
in gold, and from 200 to 600 ounces in
silver. The mines are six miles from
the mill, and two animal teams
are engaged in hauling the ore.
The company employs II men in
the mine and four at the mill. When
known that this mine has been keep
ing the mill constantly running on
ore from no greater depth than 60
feet on the pitch OF the ledge, it must
be bangor.
The Richmond is believed to be
equally as good as the Berlin, though
the ore is not so free or so high
grade, but the vein is larger and can
be economically worked The com
pany intends driving tunnel in the
near future to tap the ledge at great
err depth, thus insuring greater backs
and facilitating the operation of the
mine.
A. Stokes & Co. of New York have
purchased the Gage Il Co. and Frank
Bradley mines at lone, also the
Knickerbocker mill from Tom Mitch
ell, and from indications they intend
to work the property on an extensive
scale. The new owners have already
begun charging the mill by adding
ten more stamps and putting in con-
centrators Our old neighbor John
Powell is employed as e. mechanic on
the work. The mines purchased con
slst of about Is patented claims,
among which are the Indianapolis,
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which in days ago, produced lots of
bullion.
There is small force already at
work, which is preliminary to extern
sive development. A tunnel is start
ed from Silver Moon canyon under
and through middle or Cleveland hill,
to tap the lodges known to exist
thereon. Two shifts are thus en-
ployed. Some work has been started
on the Wild Emigrant ground, clean
ing out and timbering the Emigrant
incline. and a steam hoist is being
erected on the Indianapolis. All this
looks well for the camp.
The town of lone has taken on a
boom appearance. Every night there
can be seen big team with the usu-
al prairie schooners and big wagons
camped in the streets, also camp out