Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-13
AMONG THE PR0SPECT0RS
What They Are Doing In This
Section. Some Promising
Claims

Every time new HHu is cHTOulcleu v
IN any district in the State, the local "
prospectors take on a new squirt. Since ! S
the find of rich gold rock west of town
the local rock sharps have doubled If
their energy and are on the lookout S
for anything that has the color. Since I
the mining fever started many claims
have been located and in many instan-
ces the ground looks like mine. The s
Peters-Tyrrel claim Is among the best (
developed, and the boys feel sure that
they have good thing.
VIII Day, who is mining in company
with George Cowing, is exhibiting
some exceedingly rich copper ore. i
They are giving the claim a thorough
oterhauling, and If they can only take
out few tons of the rock they have
brought to town they will have a pretty |
snug sum. On the claims they have |
been working, find of rich galena
ore has recently been made. 1t car
ries considerable silver, and an effort
| to find the main ledge will be made.
In the same district the Delaware
mine is being developed. Test runs
on the ore taken form the late devel-
opment work have been made, and
the results are more than satisfactory.
The Delaware is bound to come to the
front as bullion producer and it will
be at no distant date. Once in
while a specimen that is fairly COW
cred with gold is taken out, which
gives the developers hope that the
rich pay chute may be uncovered. The
Delaware is regarded as low grade
proposition which it has been, and in
spite of the fact that the milling is not
the most perfect in the world. yet con-
, in the Mint, and the mine has paid for
, the improvements that have been
; made. Keep your eye on the Della
ware. it is coming to the front as a
producer.
In the same range, Mr.. Grow, eli
: Empire, has promising claim. which
: shows some of the finest silver ere
that has been uncovered IN this sec
l. ton. He intends developing the prop
l. erty and it will be a surprise if the
ground does not yield some profitable
ore.
Among the new finds, Will Fether
gill has what looks like good thing
1t is lead and silver deposit and thu
rock that has been taken from thu
grass roofs, is rich in both metals
Near the same ground he found
piece of float that is spattged wit
to gold. The specimen that he has i
la not the only piece that was pickle
a up, as another party that visited tn
ground found specimen of the sam
character. Therman Roberts is mi
ie ing in the same locality AID is brin,
No ing in some very good ore.
VIII Wilson and Will Mather, VII
ny are working below the Prison has
II some good looking quartz.
be Even the TonOpah visitors who al
after the yellow metal, and with IL
experience that they have had it
- probable that they will make lin
Up the valley the prosEectors ar
miners are hustling, and they inter
ire keeping the smelter running when
ye- blows.
me- Glib Briggs and his partners. wi
are mining near Wellington, seem
'Ae have the nearest approach to b
nanza. The rock that they brong
ah- in Sunday has gold all over it al
IL. they have every reason to belle
nile that they have the main ledge. TIL
,eu, made flying trip and have return
to the mine. All Karge joined t
crew On the last trip and intends ia
:, ing hand in the business. There
9th not corner in the county that is n
his being gone over and it will result
the discovery of paying minee |
fore the summer is over