The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-02-19
MINERAL, WEALTH OF NEVADA
History of Mines and Mining In the Sagebrush
State.
(From the Nevada Miner.)


Of mineral wealth presents as wonder
ful a history as Nevada. She has been
for years the Cinderella of mining
states, and while her gold and silver
production during her early mining his
tory surpasses anything the world has
ever known, 1t is the general belief,
based upon scientific and expert rea-
sons, that the past mineral production
II of Nevada will be far exceeded by her
future output.
The production of mineral wealth in
Nevada is really confined to few iso-
lated localities and her history making
confined to the epoch of a few excite
j ments. The mining history of Nevada,
when fully written and compiled, will
world is quite familiar with the White
Pine excitement of 1869, and of it's quick
lived richness. Phoebe, Austin, Eureka,
Tuscarora and Candelaria, clustered
about the famous Comstock lode. really
represents Nevada's mining history and
the bulk of her production. long
period of depression, stagnation and
neglect marks the past twenty years of
mining in Nevada. Impelled by the
swift movement of mining excitements,
the men, prospectors and capital which
participated in Phoebe, Austin, Eureka,
Virginia City and other camps, sought
other fields and took with them the
riches of Nevada, their experience and
knowledge to develop Butte City and
Creede, Cripple Creek, Park City, Utah.
to develop Arizona, northern California
and Mexico. Thees localities. respond
ing TO the law of exhaustion, except
Cripple Creek, are compelling the men
who own and control their riches to
seeks new fields. Many mining men
and prospectors whi gained their know
| ledge of mining in Nevada. who carried
away memories of mines abandoned in
Nevada. Of mineral zones unprospected.
| Of vast bodies OF low-grade ores which
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4 korthless. are returning to Nevada.
OF all causes which contributed TO
Nevadas mining ruin, principal was the
demonetization of silver. and from a
State.
A few years ago the first indication
of mining revival began In Lincoln
county by the discovery Of the De La
mar lode, followed by unexpected dis
coveries in Tuscarora of a gold belt
below the silver mines. The high price
of copper suddenly stimulated prospect
ing In that line which led to gold and
silver discoveries in different sections
of the State.
The year 1901 witnessed the returning
signs of a mining revival singularly
fateful, in that two immense silver
the low price of silver, have given new
life and hope TO mining in Nevada.
Tonopah and the Wedekind. Both prop
ositions have stimulated active pros
pecting, one in a section hitherto neg
lected and unknown. but contiguous
to and similar to the Comstock; the
other in section in the desert abound
ing in unknown riches. Mining men.
mining promoters and mining capital
pre- falling over one another in their
3Aaste TO get hold of ground in Nevada.
II has haeounn suddenly known that
Nevada, from Mountain city to Search
light. from Stateline to Peavine, is a
vast, unprospected mineral zone, with
such tempting monuments and testi-
/ monials as Eureka Tuscarora, Phoebe,
/ Ely, Austin and Virginia city almost
eloquently establishing the possibili-
| ties Of equally great successors. The
mineral wealth of Nevada is an entic-
ing field.
While Nevada fro mthe standpoint
of minerals is said to possess a greater
| variety of minerals than any other
State in the Union, yet her chief min
eral is silver followed by gold, copper,
lead antimony. iron and all the other
minerals OF commercial value.
brief 4rvey shows .nat the great
mineral bc,f entc.s Nevada ON the east
at Stateline. lately the scene OF :, great
discovery. The belt goes through Lin
coin. and we nrd GOOD springs. Search
light and Quartetre in the southern
portion. 4-4ncoln county contains. prob