Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1900-08-17
SOUTHERN LINCOLN.
EIOorado and Vicinity Presents 4
Good Scene of Active Work

A correspondent fthe Salt Lake
Tribune writingof Southern Lincoln
says:
In recent visit to the south.
east of Lincoln county, Nevada,
more particularly Eldorado and vi
clnlty, find there is quite deal
Q. prospecting going on and of the
different properties | visited among
/ them the Wagner Bros, who have
Just erectea one stamp mill. On
their first run of ten ton they saved
$3.50. This was taken from vein
twelve feet wide, from assays from
80 to S44O in gold and | to 3 ounces
silver. They have one shaft down
forty feet another twenty-five feet,
with drifts started. They have also
SIX other claims which horns and
will pay to mill.
MIR. Powers property, consisting
,
OF four claims, there has been taken
out with an arasta $16, 900. He has
Just erected q one-stamp mill and
will be running ere you receive this.
Mr.. Powers is an old timer in the
country and is we'll known in
Phoebe and Nevada generally.
|
The McGregor property consists
of four claims. He has shipped to
the smelter and u rastered ore taken
from this property to the value of
S25, 900 He is now cyaniding his
tailings with good success.
The Mcdonnell property consists
of two claims. Mr.. Mcdonnell has
been very unfortunate as he was able
to take out $25,000 with hand
motar.
Smith and Spanoagle, who have
lately come to camp, have made sew
eral locations. Among them they
have one claim they are working
assays $2O9 gold, silver a trace. This
is only small streak, but the boys
are making wages.
Mr. Botedegee has got several
good locations. From shipment
of two tons he received $2S3, silver
predominating.
Mr.. M. Connelly's property con-
sistsof several claims; from one of
them he has shipped very regular.
The values consist principally of
gold. He has refused $4,000 for
the group of claims. He thinks he
can do better by working them him
self.
These properties are located in the
vicinity of the Southwestern Mining
company of ElDorado canyon, which
has seventeen claims. Some of
these claims were located in the
early Cos. At the present time they
are excavating for u twenty-stamp
mill in addition to the present fifteen
stamps.
The only stoppage since the first
mill was erected has been for re-
pairs and improvements. They have
just got through cyaniding the tail
ings that had accumulated. The
cyanide plant was under the man
agement of Mr.. Vanderood and a
saving of 95 per cent gold and rs
per cent silver was made. The ores
are either shipped to Manville,a a dis
tance Of forty miles, or taken to the
river for treatment, where water can
be obtained.
They are arastering and treating
the tailings in whiskey barrels,
which by and by is very good use
% put them to, by the cyanide pro-
cess.
There is railroad surveyed with
N four miles of the center of this
district, which when built will open
one of the best mining countries that
know of at present.
The miners are getting their sup
plies from Searchlight, which is
about eighteen miles,and are packed
on burros. The Marie mining
district, which lies south of Eldorado
canyon and three miles from the
Colorado river, is a fourishing camp |
md is coming to the front. There
s a Los Angeles party operating
luite extensively and is under the
of Mr.. Binder, who
las just left for Los Angeles to make 1
arrangement for ten-stamp mill {
There is also large property owned 3
BY Monaghn & Murphy. The last i
shipment from this property aver $
lged over $1,000 in gold per ton. !
There are also several other parties ,
who own good properties here who
ire either shipping or arastering I
heir ores
There are several places on the !
liver where power can be easily OBJ I
aimed at reasonable cost for mining
purposes, and when cheaper facili-
les are put into practical use this
,amh will be the Cripple Greek of 9
Nevada. .
Word has been received in Wash d
ngton that the Japanese govern )