The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-09

ity Silver City and Dayton are live
camps. They are developing gold ores
principally: Charles Buffers has gone tc
work in Six-Mile Canyon, which is near
Masso 5nia vs lily. c work is proceeding al
all or which are near the C. and c. rail
road; Prospecting for copper and also
a ts I9 work are progressing III
tn nE u Ro mere are two smelters. Cap
TAN ne La Mar is reported to be inter-
ested In one of the camps Active pros
Pectlng for gold, copper and silver is en-
livenihg the entire county of Esmeralda,
ana there are numerous camps
In the Tuscarora district which is east
iropn reno and north from Elko, there
Is goid camp in which prospecting and
o1Mipio os nave produced some exception
any good results in free milling gold ores
Inc best known mine in the district. thu
DSXter-Iuscarora. is doing we'll Ely In
w Mnite zine County. east from Eureka, is
an an active gold, silver and copper Camp.
Ihere are good mines in ChurchilI Coun
", which are being worked The min
clpai producers of Lincoln County are tha
p e1d La Mar mines, which yield silver and
gold. An old-time camp is being re-
opened. In the southern part of Lincoln
county. at Good Springs there is a lead
camp. only transportation facilities are
i; f,.i 70 cause great activity. The CAL
norma Eastern road will pass through
the section. The famous Searchlight dis
Ir1ct Is about twenty-four miles fror,
ManVel and sixteen miles from the Colo
O.
lively exploiting the mines The Ouarte+
Gold and Silver Mining Companv own :
several claims at Searchlight the hest
known being the Macready and Dunn
clalmS. Inc ledge upon which the Quar-
tet company is working is fissure vein.
which has outcropDings on the surface
Tor distance of from 1000 to 1000 feet
The company claims to have traced tba
ledge 5000 feet There have been onened
up four Levels, respectively at 100. 200, 800
and 400 feet. ~ wv
All these levels are reported to be in ore
which is being stoned from three levels
The ore shoot varies in thickness from six
TO twelve feet and is sometimes sixteen
feet thick. At this time only the high
sraoe. ore is being extracted. The. reason
for this is that the 20-stamp mill is on
the bank of the Colorado River. sixteen
miles away. Freighting through the sandy
wash to the river IS difficult and the cost
of hauling is reported to average So ner
ton: The cost of mining and milling is
high. The Ouartette COMPANY is b1Ii1d-
ing RAILROAD to the Colorado River The
Southern Nevada Mining and Milling Com
Dany is operating in the same district and
is onening uD a ledge north of the Ma
cready mine. the shaft being in a narrow
quartz ledge. CARRYING coarse gold, which
occurs in very pretty ore.
The Tonopah Mines.
Tonopah is the latest big discovery in
Nevada. The district has wonderful nos
sibilities for wealth producing if one-haIf
that is said here is true. 1t is a silver
and gold camp. the ores of which are Of
high grade. There are several lodges that
have already been discovered with long
and continuous ore shoots. Great predic-
lions are made for the future of Tonopah
and there is widespread interest concern
ing 1t all over the State of Nevada
Reno is characterized by an appearance
of thrift and neatneSS that would attract
the attention of the most casual observer
It's streets are wide and well kept. It's
residences re well designed and the own
ers have taken pains to front their prom
critics with shade trees Wherever there
is new residence there are newly plant
ed poplars- or cork elms to beautify the