The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-09
Thriving Reno Expects Boom by Reason of the Wedeknd Find
and the Promise Of GIitering Treasures

company has established it's store and Of
nee and has built cabins for the miners
SO that quite camp is already in exis
lence. The company will build its owr
mill and put in other plants needed. Ore
Wnich cannot be profitably transported by
rail at existing rates will be worked uI
at the mine. Such ore now in sight is
estimated at 100000 in value. The great
est depth of the shaft is $40 feet. No one
can foresee what this mine may do, but
II appears to have a very bright future.
me ores contain gold, silver and lead.
A short distance southwest from the
weekend discovery ex-State Senator d.
Z. Wheeler and S. H. Wheeler have a
Cain looOx6OO feet in size, where they are
prospecting. Their land looks just like
That where Wedekind made his discovery.
Inc entire district is the same in outward
appearance, being covered with small
stones, some of which are mineralized.
IN 1act, between the apex of Wedekind' S
mime on the surface and the bottom of
the hill, distance of about 200 yards,
rCughly estimated, CARLOAD of rock
which had been lying in plain sight and
close beside the Travelled road for many
years was picked up, which gave an
assay value of $50 per ton. Ex-senator
wheeler has hopes accordingly.
Other Camps Active.
- There is a gold camp at Olinghouse
canyon, which is about twenty miles
mere. The ores are gold, medium and
hlgn grade. Each of the mills running
can crush from ten to twenty tons per
Jay. a scarcity Of water has retarded
operations. Sheriff McGinnis is a leading
owner at Olinghouse, having several
claims and prospects.
IN the PYRAMID mining district copper
and gold mines are being developed.
pyramid is about twenty-seven miles
northeast from Reno. The principal work
IN IA the district has been performed dur
ing tne last year: The existence of min
trais In that section became known many
operating there.
vi The , Pea Vine district is on the Pea
north of Reno. The past '' year r has has
brought revival of activity on the
mountain mo and many prospectors are on
i tne ground Copper, gold and silver ores
l work, however. has not
think well of the district. ~ ~
st ~: ~ A. ho Ba E is interested in the
SleaInpoat Springs district, having 200
acres under bond. A combination Of San
FRANCISCO people, organized as the Sena-
e 1oT cold Mining Company, having about
zoV acres under bond, is in the Steam
+,, p. A. Ogden is the superintendent of
thls company. The Ware Company of
W wh dri,; J., f. Littiefeld is superintendent,
Great Western Company has 400 acres
anu IS operating under the management
81 Of f :; ". Hopkins. This company's shaft
y,,,,nis-- iios iiIierdl water "A large
s Jumping outht has. been placed at the
smart, which is within a few feet of the
RAILROAD between Reno and Virginia.
Whole State Is Alive.
Many sections of Nevada now have
great prospects for mining development.
Ionepah and the Searchlight district ,
nave an abundance of ore. Virginia City
expects great things as the line of wires
extending from Floriston and across the
,Washoe Mountains and the Washoe Val.
ley carrying 1000 horsepower amply at
tests. with this power much is being ac-
coqmlpnshed- Silver City, Dayton and Six
Mile Canyon are es-of present actil