Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-01-05
MINING IN NEVADA
What The Salt Lake Tribune
Correspondent Says


not only deals in the entire resources
OF this State, but figures out the min
eral wealth OF Nevada. After dealing
extensively with Tonopah the article
reads:
The Wedekind mine near Reno S
having new hoist and new mill err
ected, both to be completed by Fen
ruary Ist.. when they will be we'll pre-
pared for turning out more rich ore
and bullion than ever The Wedekind |
is very valuable mines with rich |
future before it.
The mines OF Olinghouse canyon arr
turning out considerable gold and tbs
Empire mine near Pyramid shows in
creased promise OF proving to be tie
best copper mine in the State. The
copper smclter at Goicorda is being
started up again and its capacity is
being doubled. Carson Valley is 10
nave a tiity-ton smelter which can he
run on ore from FIVE different mines
within ten miles OF Gardnerville
! The BlueStone copper mine in Ma
| son Valley. Lyon county. is employing
! fifty men and is doing good smelling.
/ The matte runs about 90 per cent cop
per. The Dyer group OF copper mines
| in the same vicinity has been bond-l
| for $4,000 The Nevada CONSOLIDATE
Cd Gold and Copper Mining company
have good mine. It is equipped with
lorty-ton smelter, which yields al
most pure copper. The Raine copper
! mine 1t Bullion has been bonded and
extensive operations are 10 be COM
ncn>ed on It in the spring.
I The Morrison mine near the Hum
boldt house is being actively develop
cd. Il contains Ten to twelve feet OF
ore running n gold liver and copper.
some ore a,5ayirg as high as 500 per
ten. The entire ledge carries milling
values. y number Of U.alln> are III
terestcd in the mine The Del Monte
!, mine in the immediate vicinity has
:, been bonded tor SIooooo The vein
i from eight inches 70 TWO feet iii
width and assays oi $1,000 have been
obtai1,ed rem II at a depth oi ninety
ictt
Other eood mining prospects are re
: ported at various points and Nevada IS
= having 4 aent.;rle revival o. the min
! ir- industry. n TACT. business .; all
: kinds is prosperous and improving all
through the State.
! According to the official statements
fled with the various county assessors
the mines OF Lincoln county including
the famous De La Mar. which has Tor
some years been the greatest gold pro
e. Queer in the State. give a yield OF ST.
= 100000. Storey county reports abou
: half as much. S5r1.oOo vet double VIVA
she reported last year, principally
from her Justly famous old Comstocl
;. Lode. Eureka follows with $3.50, 2S6
i and Elko with sos. 26o. both showing
: q falling off from last year Nye come
boldly to the front with $4,000 iron
5 her Tonopah. She reported nothin.
: at all last year Washoe also reporte,
: nothing last year. but nov. under tn
stimulus OF her Wedcl:ind. Olinel?cus
and other new mines. she shows III
II S67 900. White Pine shows $50 oo, o
/ about hall wl12. .i?e reported last vear
si and Lyon $4,000. Ormshy $500
and Esmeraida $3.50. respcctively
their products being largely from mi
tailings. The returns are not all in We
:, especially from the Tonopah a,G oh
or mines. but enough is known irres
pec.ive Of assessors statements t
place the gold and silver yield o: II
n State at not very lar IRON S4.Goc. occ.