Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-04-21
RANDSBURG.
A Sarcastic Letter from a Victim
OF the Boom.

VI htiS DOOM.
Below will be found the second
chapter OF our Randsburg CORE
spondence:
KRAMER
Is situated about u miles from Rams.
burg, GU quiet and peaceful des-
ert. Its close proximity to the rail
road makes it a desirable point for
shipping facilities. This advantage
is heralded forth ia glowing terms by
the land boomers. The general bust
ness stagnatiCa is felt here as in
other quarters. The principal occu-
patton of the natives is digging wells,
in consequence OF which the supply
of water will be sufficient for all pur-
poses. The eagerness of the major
,ity to leave here for better pasturage
is only equalled by their inability to
do SO, owing to lack of funds. The
Indifferent portion of the community
will accept the inevitable, stay with
the town and go down with it. Across
the valley, distant twelve miles from
Randsburg in westerly direction,
is the town of
GARLoCK.
This is the main water supply depot
and milling center for Randsburg
and intermediate towns. There are
at present five mills located here,
averaging ten stamps each, and one
cyanide plant. The following work
ings of the mines in this locality may
give one some idea of the prosperity
of the town and what magnificent
future awaits it, The Hard Luck, in
coyoteing, struck large deposit of
plumbago. The surface rock assays
1920 per ton. AS this mine, with
extensions, side holds, upper and
lower cuts, hills, slopes, dips, angles,
ravines and canyons, covers 5000
acres, no reasonable doubt exists but
that in time this property, when
thoroughly prospected will satisfy
the most exacting.
The Hobo is slowly but surely
edging its way to the front The last
shipment of ore, some 1000 tons,
did not meet with the sanguine ex-
pectations. The foreman contends
that the cyanide used in the process
of extraction was job lot procured
somewhere in Esmeralda county, and
this, combined with lack of proper
watchfulness on the part of those
most interested, caused the default.
The Leather Legs Con. is still pros
pecting its tunnel. 1t is reported at
a depth of 100 feet they butted up
against 25-foot ledge of hard and
rebellious granite. Blizzard John
son, the foreman, will use Professor
Heads method of extracting the
soft spots, which is claimed to be
rich in salacatutious panacalum,
new mineral, lately discovered in
this wonderful country. At depth
of ten feet a rich ligature of bull
quartz was strnck in the Old Mis-
souri, The ore shows up fine, being
literally streaked with oxhide of
horsehide and chloride of ginasum.
Great things are momentarily ex
pected Of this magnificent holding.
1t is reported that syndicate of rich
Los Angeles spectators have made a
bid for the property, the figure Of
fered being 1925, half cash down, the
| balance in orders for groceries on
Los Angeles stores. No definite con-
clusion has been arrived at up to
present writing.
The No Josh mine owners contem-
plate putting on shortly two men to
open out a rich vein of mica lately
brought to view On the 3-foot level.
The vein is one inch in width. This
claim has 300 tons of country rock on
the dump. Smith, the mill man, will
work it up for all there is in it, and
all parties interested are hopeful oil
wearing Panama hats and living on
velvet the coming Summer.
The monthly assessment OF 81 per
share on the Horseshoe mine is now
due and will de delinquent May l.
This mine has shipped to Kings mill
during the past month 500 tons oil
surface rock As the ore contains all
kinds of minerals, returns are slowly
coming in. The trustees are sanguine
and fully convinced that after few
full assessments are paid up the mine
will become healthy and once more
assume its position as II great leader
The Pearl OF Savoy is sinking an