The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-05-08
CLUBHOUSE GOLD.
An Interview With Renoites
Who Visited the Camp.

Who Visited the Camp.
Sheriff McInnis and Commissioners
Beck visited Wadswortl Wednesday
with "A view OF visiting the Olingfonse
Canyon gold mines, Mr.. Beck returning
to Reno Wednesday evening.
The Journal reporter asked Mr.. Beck
last evening as TO his opinion OF the
mines, and lie replied:
"Slleriff Mclnnis and | went to Wads-
worth on Wednesday morning train
with the intention OF visiting the now
more or less famous Olinghouse Canyon
gold poets. AT y a1sM orth We were
met by Mr.. Humnael OF the DISPATCH
and Mr.. Linton oil the Nevada House,
who provided a strong tMo-iiorse double
seated wagon, and we were soo on our
way 10 the mining district. Or curse
we had to be provided with something
to stay the inner man on our journey,
but soon discovered hat our good
friends Humniel and Linton had very
%thonghtfully filled tne harder with sand
wiclles, h~ardboiled eggs and other pic
nicing necessities. After a pleasant
ride we arrived at he head OF Cling
house CANYON, Which is northwesteriy
refreshments and we stopped at IA spring
formerly controlled by Mr.. Olinghoure
and used in connection with his mix
ranch, not OF course Tor the purpose OF
watering his milk, but for the use OF his
stock. Here we took lunch and started
ior the mountains, a mile away. After
a two hours climb on the sides of pre-.
cipitous mountains We reached the ORC
mining claim, owned and worked by
Proctor and Norris. These boys have
an open cut on the end of their claim
and are taking out pay ore. We spent
some little time in investigating their
output and found very many evidences
OF gold. which are apparent t" the naked
/ eye. The prospects OF Iiirir Claim are
very f1attering. ] took What consid-
cred a fair average of the lace ri their
DRIFT and assayed 1t yesterday, and find
it assays $2S in gold.
"Abont hall a mile northeast is the
Brooks McClane mine, which w visited.
1t is known as the Blue Mountain mine,
being named after a round cone on
which it is situated on the south side
and within 200 feet Of the top whore the
original discovery was made.
''Mr. McClane has an open cut OF
about ten iee', where he has AT least a
carload OF good pay stuff. 6oiug over
the top OF this con or mountain To the
/ North we found the same general lorna
! ton, thus indicating that the ledge il
at least 400 feet in length. The ote on
each side is very much more than pay
ore.
Next we were shown what | had the
pleasure OF naming the Gold Wire Ledge,
which parallels the II just described
and on the same location. In this ledge
there is "a formation of quartz and gold
which is, at least remarkable. Slabs of
! quartz ore are taken out, which, with
struck struck with Il hammer, will break
into a dozen OF more pieces and sill the
whole mass Will be held loseiiier by
Tres OF gold.
''THe amount Of development work on
these locations is as yet very limited, so
| don't care to express my Judgment as
to the possible merits OF the district or
the amount OF ore in sight, but | am
willing to 20 on record as saying that
the Brooks McClane location is the mos t
coast KENO Journal