The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-03-21
HUMBOLDT DISTRICTS.
Mines Which Have Been Big Producers In the
Past.
(From the Nevada Mine,

eiO empire county or Neyada-Hum.
,Dolot county-is the most splendidlv
mineralized zone in America. Trav-
ersed as it is by many mountain ran
ses' they are all mineralized and in
many OF the washes and CANYONS plac-
ers abound. Large fortunes have been
taken from Rock creek, Indian creek
and Willow creek. The striking char
acteristic of the mineral districts of
Humboldt county is the variety of
her minerals; the remarkable aspect
Is their almost fabulous richness. as
many tons of rock have been produced
yielding over $4,000 per ton; the sur
prising feature Is that all the wealth,
and 1T can be safely estimated at $780,
900, 900 has been taken from the sur
face; and the hopeful and encourag-
ing feature is that while there is no
deep mining in the country, yet practi-
cally all of the mines which have pro-
duced in the past are still great mines
and are by no means exhausted. The
mines of Humboldt county have been
extravagantly managed, they have
been mismanaged, they have been abb
andoned because the watel level was
reached or Dcause rebelious ores were
found or the owners were lured away
by more attractive mines or mining
excitements, SO that no single mine in
this county, among the great mines
of the early days, has been exhausted.
The slump in silver closed many
mines which are still rich and have
vast bodies of ore. This is essentially |
a great mining county, with immense
bodies OF silver, splendid low grade
propositions in gold. with all other
minerals in abundance. When capital |
shall have taAen hold of the mines
and fully developed them as mines
have been developed in Utah and Col
orado, this county will surprise the
world with its mineral output
Black Rock district to the north of /
Winnemucca has a. weird and wholly |
unsatisfactory history. Many tales of
wonderful wealth kept the early trav-
elers across the plains eager with ex-
citement, and because this district was
a desert, a wonderful and unknown
section of wealth based on rumors,
legends and unfounded reports of In
dians, served TO lure a great many
away from the regular overland trail.
Mountains of silver were said to ex-
list and ledges of strange ore were
found. 1t turned out that no silver
existed and the mills were dismantled
and the district became the laugh OF
the mining world.
However, If silver and gold were not
found on the desert, its deposits of sui
phur have become the most famous of
the West The Rabbit Hole sulphur
mines, as they are now known, lie to
the north of the Humboldt House and /
have been owned by different parties.
They are now in the hands of San
Francisco company which is making
a great success of them.
Buena Vista district was discovered
and organized in 1861 This district
has produced millions of dallars. The
Arizona mine at Unionville was the
but water interfered with the
Central district lies thirty-five mnes
southwest OF Winnemucca. 1t was
discovered in 1862, and while large
number of mines were worked in early
days the district as gold propo-
sition is one of the best in the State
today, needing but capital to develop
1t. The Chicago, owned by Dunn &
Mackay, is a gold mine of excellent
promise, and the Golden Eagle, owned
by Salt Lake company, has produced
some high-grade ore.
Gold Run, or Golconda, district is
now one of the active districts "a 1Ae
county. il was organized in 1866 and
adjoins tie town Oh GOlconda. 1t is
highly III 4eial44ed zone, from which
much placer gold, a gres.- deal of sill
yer and a vast quantity of copper has
been produce. Inc producing mines
today arc tne Aaelaide, owned by the