The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-05-22
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The Philadelphia Evening Tele-
Gram Discusses White
Pines Mines.
The Phi iladelphia evening Telegram
contains the following reference to the
properties OF the Mckinley Mining and
Smelling Company at this place;
For the last four weeks number oil
Nevada's foremost citizens have been In
Philadelphia, and during that time have
interested local capitalists, financiers
and promoters In the great resources
of the 'Silver State" with view OF
re constructing and re-openlng the vast
mining territories which have for the
past few years been lying dormant.
These Western missionaries have met
with great success and already hun
dreds of thousands OF dollars are invest
ed In Nevada, and more money pouring
Ia continually. The Westerners have
made their headquarters at the Hotel
Walton and there they unfolded their
plans to several Philadelphians. One
of the principal results OF their visit
was the organizing OF the Tonopah
Water and Power Company, which
was incorporated last Saturday under
the laws of Delaware with capital OF
81, 900, 900. This corporation will at
once begin operations in the Tonopah
mining district and supply water, pow
er and light at greatly reduced rate.
T b. leading spirit in this great move
ment to make known to the East the
wonderful mineral resources OF Nevada
Is J. A. Warrington, who was chairman
of the Nevada State Board OF Commis-
sioners at the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton and President OF the Executive
Commissioners Association. Mr.. YER
rington is today the most prominent
figure in Nevada State affairs, and he Is
spoken OF as the next Governor OF
the State. His interests throughout
the State are vast and he holds impor-
tant positions In many Of the corpora
tions whose operating grounds are in
Nevada.
When seen today he spoke interest
ingly of the progress made by Nevada
during the last year and Of the wealth
OF prosperity which the residents of the
State are today enjoying.
prosperous mining camps are
springing up everywhere" he said,
land thousands of persons are flocking
to Nevada and railroads are extending
their lines throughout the State, and
new connections are being planned, and
new stations are being built.
People are only today beginning to
realize the great worth Of Nevada
Those who realized this fact years ago
have made fortunes in the State, but
have taken the capital away. Many
millionaires of today owe all they have
to the products Of Nevada, but not one
has ever thought of erecting monu-
ment there in gratitude.
"Hundreds OF mines are being oper-
ated and bullion to the value of more
than billion dollars has been taken
out of the ground since mining began in
Nevada. ! base this statement on a
conservative estimate Of the products
OF the following districts, the majority
OF which have been worked since the
early '60s.
The White Pine district is the dis
trict which was opened up by James A..
Saxton, father Of Mrs. Mckinley, and
up to last June the claims in this terri
tory we're operated by the McKinleys
and BARRIERS. The late President Nc
Kiniey took q deep interest In the af-
fairs of these mines, and for years gave
his personal attention to the develop
ment OF them. When an offer wa,
made for their purchase he at first ad-
vised not to sell, but later gave his con-
sent on condition that his wife and his
sister.in-law. Mrs. Barber, retain a
large interest In the company. The
gentlemen who had agreed to purchase
the mines agreed to this, and when the
Mckinley Mining and Smelling Com
pany was incorporated Mrs. Mckinley
and Mrs. Barber retained their right
to 100, 900 shares of stock.
Work 10 the White Pine district con-
tinued favorably and with valuable re-
suits to the operators. On April 10 OF
this year strike Of copper was made in
the mine known as the Saxton. An in-
vestigat.on was at once made, with the
result that rich veins Of copper ore were
discovered In what had been believed to
be only silver mines. This important
discovery quickly spread and Mrs. Nc.
kinley's shares doubled in value. Plans
were made for the mining OF copper and
Prof. Treadwell one OF the most expert
biologists In the country was engaged
to examine the ground and the ore.
His findings sustantiated the reports OF
the engineers, and today active . repair.
atoms are under way to open the copper
mines to the world, without interfering
with the operations Of the Mckinley
gold mines.'
Mr.. Warrington cited the above case
to substantiate his statement that the
State of Nevada contains the richest
mineral deposits In the country. At
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