Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-06-24

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There are immense deposits of cop
per and iron. some of the largest de-
posts Of antony In the county. and
sulphur. nickel, gypsum, etc, are
among oteer minerals known to exist
in such quantities at await only the
commercial conditions favorable TO
their exploitation.
But 1t is gold that the mining world
mainly wants from Nevada now. There
is no danger CT any silver excitement
a. present. The white metal will be a
b~y-product for awhile. But it was sill
yer that made Nevada and then broke
It. 1t was the Silver State when the
Comstock lode was in the heyday of its
wonderful career. though about half of
Its products Of over 5000. 900. 900 was
in gold. and 1t was silver that doomed
and sustained and then dropped into OBJ
livion such famous mining districts as
the Eureka with its output of $l25,00
600 in gold. silver and lead. the Tusca-
rora In Elko county with its Is, 900. 900
the Austin in Lander county with
S35. 100000. Esmeralda county with
$40. 900 900. mainly from the Can
delaria and Silver Peak mines. and
such other districts as the Ely and
Egan Range in White Pine county. the
the Peavine and Pyramid in Washoe
county. and others In Humboldt. Nye
and other counties. In the '70s some
Of these districts supported booming
towns Of 10000 or more population
and great mining and reduction plants
were active and profitable. i
But silver dropped, shafts got below
water level, costs increased. processes
were more expensive than now and
cities and districts passed into history.
| The world has since then learned to
mine and mill more cheaply, a new
and vigorous generation has come along
looking for Nevada mines, the values
are as great or greater at the bottoms
Of many old works than they were
above, and many abandoned mines with
otherwise honorable records will be
successfully reopened In Nevada as
they have so sIgnally been in Cali
fornla.
But not to the great old silent mines
are mining men and mining money
turning In search Of opportunities.
People are stirring TO reopen various
ones Of them. but investments are
more generally being made in partly
developed and promising prospects.
many hundreds Of which are scattered
over the State and many Of which have
lain idle for the many years Of the
mining depression, from which Nevada
is just recovering. In these and in
abandoned mines with great records
there are unlimited quantities Of ores
that would pay handsomely under
modern methods.
Yet they are the new mines and the
new discoveries that are mainly stimu-
lating activity. There was never so
much prospecting going on and never
so many p%rospectors going into the
State. This is especially true Of
Southern Nevada. The remarkable
recent discoveries in the Tonopah and
adjoining districts and further south,
and the railroad building across this
part Of the State are mainly response
Bile, coupled with the rise Of the rich
Searchlight district. Prospecting par
ties are going in from all directions,
largely from Utah. The ~favorite and
favorable route is along the line Of the
road as it is being graded and from
which p%rospsctors can strike out where
fancy leads. Many parties are also
going in from Southern California and
Arizonia by way of the branch road 10