The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-11-12
A PROMISING
PROPERTY.
= hen You're Hunting
Large Lodges Uncovered in the
Mine at Blue Canyon Which
Shows Great Values
Means a Boom IN the
Spring.

Superintendent T. II. Borland and his
two miners, J. p. Jones and George Cur
noe, came in town last Saturday from
Blue CANYON where Mr.. Borland has been
developing a large gold property at that
place for a Pennsylvania company.
As has been published in these col
umns Of a recent date, the company that
have been developing the property are
composed Of wealthy men of the East
and some Of the officers. namely, j. NJ.
Huffman, president of the Huffman Min
ing & Milling Company of P~ittsburg,
Penn. George s. Crump, secretary, and
G. E. alexander, the mining engineer,
paid the property a visit last August and
after a thorough examination were more
than satisfied with the outlook of the
mine at that time. Since their visit
things have developed into a healthy state
and from present indications it is the
making Of a big mining property.
This same property was worked over
twenty years ago and a great amount Of
work was performed and several thou
sand dollars was expended IN the mine,
and on account OF litigation which en-
sued, the property was closed down and
ha remained so up to within six months
ago.
1t was in May Last that Mr.. Borland,
the efficient superintendent, secured an
option on the property from its owner
who resides in San Francisco, and i'm
mediately began work, believing that it
was the making Of a good property
which has been fully demonstrated by
Mr.. Borland. He has had two good
miners employed and have done a great
deal OF development work since opera
ton was begun. Their work has not
been in vain. Mr.. Borland informed US
that as far as they have went everything
looks very promising. They have run
over 100 teet of crosscuts and just before
suspending work in the mine uncovered
a ledge over five feet in width which
assays very high 10 gold and silver. Be-
sides this a great deal Of dead work has
been performed in cleaning up the old
workings. In doing assessment work
on the property two large lodges were
uncovered, one being over four feet and
the other six feet and over in width
which assay high in gold and silver.
The reason for closing down at this
time is that there is no accommodation
for the miners, there being no buildings
at the mine. A wagon road of over a
a mile 10 lenth will h We to be built to
the mine before anything further can be
done on the property as all supplies have
been packed this distance to the mine
The company considered it best to close
down for the Winter. They will start
up again in the early Spring on a large
scale aud will put on a big force OF men
as the property warrants it. There will
be erected a boarding house, bunk house
and office. We are also informed that a
site for a mill has been selected which
the company will build.
Too much praise cannot be given Mr..
Borland for the able manner in which
he has conducted the working of this
valuable property and it is such men as
he who have got practical mining exper-
fence and intelligence, together with
judgment to open up these properties
and success is assured as will be in this
case.
There will he a big boom at Blue Canyon
in the Spring and it is bound to be Of
great benefit to this section. 1t will
probably turn out to be n Of the in
Vulnerable metallic producers which
will be the equal, il not the peer, of the
great Monte Cristo propositions of the
West in which we all take such ~justiti-
able pride in this day and age.
Mr.. Borland left on No. 3 Sunday
evening for his home at Oakland, Cal,
on a visit to his wife. He expects to go
to Nevada City where he has a mining
property some miles out OF that city
which he will work for his company this
Winter.