The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-09-12
EDITOR NEvADAN:-

| am surprised to find such belt of
mineral lying idle, as have found in the
northern half of Lander County, New.
There are two distinct mineral zones
that have untold wealth, If they were de-
veloped. The first belt, to my notice, l
found in or near the eastern part OF Ian
der County, running in a northeasterly
aud southwesterly direction. This belt
begins at Austin and extends in direct
line northeasterly to Gortez and the gen
eral dip of the zone, or formation, is to
the south, and from 500 to 1000 feet
wide, owing to forces of the eruptions.
and the different formations as they oc-
eur. At the southern end of the above
zone, in and around Austin, it produces
silver and some gold; at the head of
Italian Creek, gold and some silver, with
traces of copper.
At the head Of the South Fork of Sill
yer Creek it produces lead, some silver
and traces of gold. At the head of the
North Fork of Silver Creek, it produces
antimony. silver and traces Of gold. From
the North Fork Of Skull Creek to Cor
tez, a distance of about % miles, it is
covered across Grass Valley basin to
within about six miles south of Cortez,
where the zone begins to appear again.
Here it produces silver, and gold in pay
ing quantities.
The other zone has the same dip and
trend lying about in the center of the
county, east and west In the northern
end Of the county, beginning at New Pass
and extending through to Battle Noun
tain, distance of about 100 miles.
Starting from New Pass, the zone pro-
duces silver, gold and races of copper.
From New Pass, the zone crosses the
Antelope Valley to the Shoshone range
distance OF about II miles where it ap-
pears again. prominent in two distinct
ledges, running parallel to each other,
about 1900 feet apart. The eastern
ledge is capped with chrome iron under
laid with aphynite, bearing very rich
copper ores. and some places very rich
IN gold and silver.
The western ledge is n prominent and
well defined lead of aphynite, that some
times by a great many prospectors is ia
ken. for qnartzite. This ledge can be
traced for IL miles and the outcrop is
very prominent, from two to forty feet
in width, carrying copper from 4 to 30
per cent, aud carries good values in gold
and silver.
The two lodges run the entire length
of the Shoshone mountain range to Bat
tie Mountain aud Copper Canyon, from
from there it is covered up aud cannot
be traced. All the way in between the
above described lodges you will fird al
Tentatively small ledges aud deposits OF
very rich lead ores
Beginning at the head Of the South
Fork of Silver Creek there is found what
is termed faulted zone of ore, running
in an easterly and westerly direction,
passing through at the head of North
Fork OF Silver Creek, and crossing at the
head OF Boone Canyon, passes on through
the Steiner estate: from thence to the
Shoshone range. where it intersects with
the western zone near or about where j.
Rast has a location OF the apex of the
Shoshone range. This zone produces
some very rich silver ore, called bromide.
This zone produces all its minerals in
pockets and punches, and cannot be re-
lied upon as producer on the surface.