Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-08-25

Igronad and giving us a frontage ol wv
I, et ON Eureka gulch. These placer
G aims are conceded TO be among the
riches, placer grounds on that famous
eulch. Superintendent Hutchison is
preparing plans for working these
placers on a large and systematic scale.
Thousands OF dollars In nugget gold
havs been taken out Of "Gold Nugget"
gulch, hence the name."
MIR. Henry showed the reporter q
vial of gold nuggets taken out from
the placer, the day before he left camp.
Several OF the nuggets are worth be-
tween $2 aud $3 each. The ground 10
certainly rich that produces such ma
terial.
"The great puzzle Of the camp as t.
whore the coorse and nugget gold OF
Eureka gulch comes from, appears TO
be on the way TO solution,'' continued
Mr.. Henry, .'for some Of the best posted
men in the camp, who havs examined the
ground, concur In the opinion that this
placer gold, or, at least, a great part
CT it, must have had It's origin 10 the
Gold Nugget lead, up the mountain
Superintendent Hutchinson has been
very fortunate in locating the lead,
after much work. He carefully fol-
lowed the overflow 10 q deep cross Gu
of almost forty feet, panning the
ground as he went along. Everywhere
he found colors. The lead is capped
with copgiomerate, and at o depth OF
twenty W. feet has widened out be-
You'd the confines OF the shaft, and
gives every indication Of being q very
large vein. The lead matter is heavily
and both quartz and por-
phyry are rich In gold. Yesterday an
experienced mlner Ut the camp accom-
me TO the clam, and found free
gold In almost every piece OF rock he
up at the shaft. The lode claim
and placers are admirably and advan-
tageously situated, both in the view Of
he richness of the ground and the ia
for easy working. That part of
The gulch where the claims abut ap-
pears to have been specially designed
nature for a mill site. The pros
poets are certainly encouraging, and,
| am highly delighted with the
outlook, | am too nodes, at present,
o admit, in the language of a we'll
Inown mining expert: Il would not
Exchange the Gold Nugget PROPOSE
for the richest and best developed
property 10 the camp"
Mr.. Henry states that Edward Ster-
ing, the assayer, has completed ar.
angements for making a test of his
process--the same as is used
t Florence, CoIo.-and has already
harged two vats Of tallings. 1t takes
TX days 10 treat the pulp by this
whereas, the electro-cyanide
but eleven hours.
He also states that Geo. y. Thomas,
I, president Of the Electro Cyanide
iii company, arrived in camp from
Philadelphia, Saturday afternoon, and
at the first general cleanup of the Z
i'll i expected to take place Today :
Tuesday,. The result will be several !
ousand dollars added to the c~irculat.
z medium.
II was also learned that a preacher
the gospel, named Mowatt, much to q
. disgust of the honest miners of the =
mp, dumped" part OF Mr.. Henry's (
acer ground, but was forced to take .
wn his stakes in the face Of public
inlon and warranty deeds.
The season has baen a very favorable
and there is an abundance of grass r
l water 10 Hopewell and vicinity. !;
Mr.. Henry feels very grateful for the r
d attention he received at the hands n
The h%ospita5le people Of Hopewell,
0 did everything possible to make !,
visit pleasant. A