The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1897-06-11
The New Nevada Gold Camp.

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or are looking for new locations or wist
to make investments in mining proper
ties, expect us to give them our lmpres
sion oil the camp. Inc embryo town OF
Gold Greek is located ON mesa lmme
dateiy north OF Island Mountain
about ten miles south OF the Idaho line
and east OF Penrod creek, a small
stream running past the base OF the
mountain and emptying INTO one oil the
numerous small streams which form
the head waters OF the Owyhee river
This IS near the divides from which
the waters run lpto the Humboldt the
Owyhee and the Bruneau rivers. and
the mountain peaks TO be seen III sew
eral directions from Island Mountain,
rise to an altitude Sof nearly ten thou
sand feet, with Jaryltch mountain, up
on the summit OF which Is an immense
volcanic crater, looming up to agreater
helght, thirty or torty miles turther
east. 1t IS probable that the lava which
flowed from this mountain, formed the
immense lava beds extending down the
Bruneau all the way to Snake river,
through chasms in whlch,at places near
ly four thousand feet deep, the Bru-
neau finds It's way. Immediately around
Gold Greek and west to Mountain CITY.
twenty-three miles distant, the country
is rolling, well watered by small streams,
the bill tops and valleys well covered
with soil, all constituting one OF the
finest summer ranges we have ever
seen. All the country bears evidences
OF being richly mineraliZed, the coun-
try rock being granite, porphyry ana
quartzlte. Timber Tor fuel and mining
purposes is very scarce, consisting only
OF firs and nut pine IN patches, on the
north side OF the higher ranges.
GOLD CREEK
is by no means the town one would eX-
pect TO hnd after reading OF IL IN var
ious newspapers, more especially the
Gold Creek News, when, by the way Is
an exceptionable publication, from the
TACT That the hrst NUMBER was Issued
from the old fenrod ranch house, twen-
ty miles from the nearest postotfice and
three or four miles from the nearest
neighboring stock ranch, the plant be-
ing afterwards removed to the Gold
Greek Companys business oiilce ana
then short time since to well htted
up tent. The editor, Z. NJ. SAM Is a
Colorado man, who had spent year
in Boise. (He IS a brother-in law oil
Mr. Balderson, OF the Statesman.) lie
is an enthusiastic believer Ill the future
prospects OF Gold Greek and can make
the most out Of any local and mining
item. de IS whole souled good tellow
and publishes better paper than can
be found III many nolder camp
All OF the gulches around Gold creek
have been prospected and worked more
or less for more than twenty years, by
men of small means who did not have
money to construct bitches and reSer-
voirs and could consequently work
them for few days, or weeks at most,
during the year. Two years ago cap
italists went in there, examined and
all the gravel deposits along
several streams and have since organ
lied a company to build bitches and
reservoirs on a very comprehensive
plan and have, up to this time, built
one large reservoir, three miles above
the town, near the divide from Bru-
neau, and probably twenty to twenty
five miles of intake bitches to catch
the water frnm various small streams.
Bat owing to the greater portion OF the
bitches being completed SO late last