The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-05-23
One of the Most Remarkable
Minerailzed Sections Thus
Far Discovered.
Fully One Thousand Acres Are
Now Included In Senator
cIark's Holdings.
Work Already Commenced on the
Property Purchased From
z. A. Riepe4

tesy OF h. A. Rlepe, we had an oppor.
tunity to go over the greater portion
of the property now held hero by Sem
ator Clark and his associates. and
while we expected to see something
unusual In the way Of mineralizstion,
a personal inspection con WINGED us that
when L. c. Doty stated last week that
the formation there was simply won-
derfu he used the only term which
could properly describe the property.
Pilot Knob, the most conspicuous
point embraced In the one thousand or
more acres now held by the Clark peo-
pie, is veritable mountain of mineral.
Running across its highest point are
immense outcroppings of iron, which
are recognized as marking the biggest
deposits OF iron ore In the State, and
this alone would be sufficient to war;
rant the building OF railroad.
Away back in the early days, when
Ward was prosperous mining camp,
iron ore was hauled there from the
Pilot Knob ledge to be used In fiuxing,
and 1t Is strange that in those opera
tlons the rich deposits of copper and
gold, which encircle the iron groupings,
were not discovered.
The main shaft on Pilot Knob is now
down about 270 feet, and although a
pump with a capacity of 1000 gallons
an hour is at work continuously, the
water level in the sump remains about
i stationary. For this reason sinking
has been suspended until another
pump arrives and the men are engaged
in drifting both east and west from the
260 foot level, Burley drill, operated
by steam, being used in the prosecu
I tion of the work. The shaft In this
property is double-compartment
and is a model one, and a credit to the
skill and ability OF Al Paul, who had
charge of the work.
Two thousand feet to the west of
this is the Taylor, the shaft In which
is down 1853 feet In ore which goes 12
per cent copper, $40 in gold and IL
ounces in silver
To the east and northeast Of the
main shaft also, and below the iron
outcroppings, considerable Develop
ment work has been done, and at
one point shaft has been sunk, which
at depth OF 80 feet below the surface
produced ores which went from $50 to
s20 in gold
From the northeastern side of the
Knob an incline has been run for dis
tance OF IS feet which shows average
values OF s25 throughout, while in
close proximity thereto the workings
show rich copper and gold ores to q
depth of 30 feet, the lowest point
reached. Joseph Giroux, who was
here couple Of weeks ago, on exam
lining this point pronounced the forma-
tion to be identical with that In the big
United Verde mine at Jerome, Arizona,
which is now adding twelve million
dollars year to Senator Clark's in
come, and this fact went long way
toward influencing the Clark repre-
sentatlves In closing the deals for all
the properties which could be acquired
at this time.
AS one looks about from the top OF
Pilot Knob, and sees the wide
extent OF territory embraced In the
Clark holdings, he realizes something Of
the magnitude Of the work in hand
and the immense amount OF capital
which will be invested in carrying the
plans now outlined into execution.
At the Morris, which was purchased
only two weeks ago from Il. A. Riepe,
there is already signs OF activity, .
new whim having been put in place,
and the shaft, which is now down l0C
feet, will at once be widsned ton two
compartment, after which steam
hoisting plant will be installed, and
the work Of sinking resumed. The
Morris is good property, rich copper
ore having been encountered at the
depth OF % feet, while at so feet 10
foot ledge of gold was passed through,
and the bottom OF the 100-foot shaft
is In copper. The work at the Morris,
and also at the Jupiter, is in charge O
S. +. Paul, who has force OF men or
each property.
In the Brooks, which adjoins the
Morris, the shaft is down 1870 feet, and
rumor says both these properties arr
to be worked through the Morris shaft
With all these indications In sigh
the policy OF the Clark people is to g
down, and the work of sinking the
shafts In the several claims VIII bs
pushed with all possible speed.
For miles in all directions this section
is dotted with stakes, some white will
red tops, marking the Clark proper
ties, others with green tops, which mari
the Riepe holdings, and as one travel
east these begin to mingle with tbs
white and black stakes, which Is no
tice that you have reached the boun