The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-23
THEY HAVE FOUND
A FORTUNE
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Carpen-
ter Discover Thirty-Foot
Ledge Wonderfully Rich

Two more highly elated people than
Mr.. Chris. Carpenter and his wife,
Mrs. Jennie Carpenter, would be very
hard to find in the state of Nevada at
the present time. The belief they en-
tertan that fortune has at last smiled
upon them, and has led them to dis
cover immense riches, is inspired by
examination and thorough tests of ore
taken from a discovery made jointly
by them on the tenth day of this
month. while searching for favorable
looking prospects, and there is not a
man or woman in the county but
wishes that their hopes will be more
than realized. The facts related to
The Silver State reporter this morn
ing. as they showed samples of ore
taken from the wonderful claim, are
as follows:
Mr.. Carpenter, of whom it might be
said that he was born and raised a
miner and minerologist, his father be-
ing one of the original owners of the
Comstock, and who has spent the last
year prospecting in Humboldt county,
was attracted to the vicinity where the
discovery was made solely by the fav
orable appearances of the formation.
The region is known to be rich in gold
but it appears that the richest spo;
aas never been discovered until Mr.
md Mrs. Carpenter ran upon it by
chance. Near where they have To-
eated the "Black Diamond claim,
1oat was found nearly a quarter or a
century ago, which. when tested, was
found TO carry gold away up IN The
hundreds. Diligent and long continu
d search failed to reveal the ledge,
however, and one of the searchers is
said to have died in Winnnemueca
lbout twenty years ago.
When Mr.. Carpenter found the ledge
he did enough work upon it to find
that it is full thirty feet across. pan
ming gold at any place from one side
to the other It's length can be traced
or 900 feet on the north side from the
point of discovery. and on the south
west for a distance OF 200 feet Every
test made by ordinary methods has
been satisfactory, and in every pan
washed out can easily be detected lit
lie nuggets and countless colors. All
II the ore tested has been found to
carry also paying quantities of silver
opper and lead, in slate and cyanide
porphry. 1t is the intention of the
discoverer to return in a few days
"a the claim and spend the winter in
aking out ore. He sent a consider
able quantity to w. D. Arnett & Co.,
lssayers of Reno, and is expecting re-
turns from the assay today or tomor-
row.
There are a number of very pretty
specimens of quartz, and a few of
crystal, also of rare beauty, taken
from the claim. and even these bear
the precious metal in quantities suf-
icient to be seen without the aid of
glass. Mr.. Carpenter mas been pros
more than thirty years. and is widely
Known as mining expert. He was
formerly in the employ of the Argo
Smelling Company. in Denver, and
aas been connected with other smert-
ers and refneries of worldwide repu>
tation in Colorado and California; he
states emphatically that in his judg-
ment the Black Diamond will soon
prove that it is the greatest discove. y
IN Nevada since that of the Comstock
ne steadfastly refuses, for obvious
.easons. to disclose the locality in
which the discovery was made at this
.lme. but says it is in Humboldt
county, and a little over fifty miles
from Wlnnemucca. The returns from
me assayer Will be made public as
SOON as received.