The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-06-07
0LINGH0USE MINES.

Thirty miles in Il northeasierly direr-
tion from Reno is section OF country
known 10 be at least three miles in
length by mile and half in width,
which contains a network of gold bear
ing ledees and several gulches rich in
placer deposits.
No mining district has yet been or
ganized but the region is commonly
known as Olinghouse district.
Although mining operations have been
conducted here for but little over two
years the region has already produced
about $50 900, the result OF merely des-
ultory work. w. G. Williams is the IA
ther of the district, having discovered
the first lodges and placers and been
one of the principal operators of thy
camp since that time.
Within the limited area bounding
Olinghouse Canyon seventy-six claims
have been located and more or less ex-
tensively developed. They are distribu-
ted as follows: Quartz, on south side Of
canyon, IL; on north side, 45; placer,
in Olinghouse, 8; Little Gulch, 2; Green
Hill, 8; Frank Free Gulch, 4.
The formation in this district ia
unique. The ledges extend in everv di-
rection. crossing and recossing, although
the principal leads have northeast and
southwest strike.
In the matter Of walls there is almost
everything 10 selec, from: porphory, !sy-
enite, puddingstone, blue trap, sand
stone, cslcareous formations and slate.
The quartz is usually soft and porous,
the cavaties showing oxide of iron.
Delicate traceries of MANGANESE play over
the rock which is also occasionally stain
I'd with copper sulphate and sulphile.
The quartzes are mainly feldpathic and
amorphous. There arc some magnif-
cent stringers of amethyst, heavily ored
in the Green Hill leads. Qnar,zite
edged with tiny crystals, produces
heavily in wire gold. 4
!. No absolutely barren leads have vet
heen found in the distrr.,. All the edg-
es and stringers yet discovered are loose
| ly cased in permeable wall into which
the precious metal penetrates to a con-
siderable distance Hence, The width
and ASSAYS OF an Olingiouse ledge are
not always perfect critrrioui by which
to Judge the value of the property.
Not all is "beer and skittels' with the
quartz miners of this district. The
ledges are often deceptive. Groupings
may glisten with wire gold and be even
of suffi cient value TO handsomely repay
hand mortering, while thirty leet deeper
the prospective millionaire finds him
self working in $5 rock, although the
lead has possibly Widened sufficiently to
almost counteract the shrinkage in val
ues per ton. But if the owner does not
become discouraged he will likely dis.
cover his rich ore returning at II greater
depth with sulphrets coming in TO in
crease the expense of treating the rock
Owing to the surface richness OF the
ledges. the gulches and even. the hill
slopes are peppered with wash gold. Ii
plenty OF water were attainabie for OPP
Grating giants, fortunes could be taken
from the gravel, but as it is, only few
of the placer claims are being worked at
profit Where rockers are operated
returns OF from $40 to $50 day for three
inen are the usual results. Last season
one claim produced $l7OO and several
others yielded LOCO worth of dust. The
gold is not over lG60f fine and is of the
Tiake. chunk ana wire varieties.
The record for the larger finds are !:
Jack Sheehan, $23 nugget; Brooks Me-
Clane $40: Fred Younghans, So, IS, and
several weighing rs each. Jann Ortaga
picked up $40 yellow boy.
There is perennial stream Of water
on the bedrock at Olinghousc Canyon,
sufficient to supply tho domestic uses
of the camp and could also keep thirty
or forty stamps going. A sparse growth
Of juniper and cedar provides fuel and is
also used for tin,bering. The camp con-
sists now of twenty-five miners, all COM
fortably cabined, some of the sybaritic
delivers chasing luxury to the extent OF
lace curtains. decorative lamps, ingram
carpets, porlierres, etc. The latest mag
azines and daily papers are to I've found
in the miners cabins as are also many
Of the much discussed books of the dav.