The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-01-21
We Might Say Same Conditions Exist
Here.

IN me way OF inducing capital to become
interested in mining properties in this
section it does not take him long to dis
cover that the district has an optic
dressed in mourning. Just how the dis
trict received this discoloration cannot
be definitely stated, but it has very like
ly resulted from a combination of cir
cumstances, says the Yerington Times.
The same condition of affairs we might
say exists in this district. We have
had mining men. or those who claim
to be such, come to this district and
secure bonds on some Of our properties.
After working some little time and be-
cause the promoters did not become
rich in a short period Of time, they
threw up the bond and departed for
greener fields, spreading broadcast that
the property was no good, and had been
abandoned after they had expended a
few hundred dollars in the way OF de-
velopment work. Strange to say, they
fail to circulate how much money has
been extracted from these once valuable
properties. And to-day If men with a
small amount of capital, men who have
some idea OF how to develop a property,
take hold Of some OF our mines, there
being quite a number OF first class
properties lying in the district, why
it would only be a question of time be-
fore these same properties, now lying
idle, would again come to the front as
bullion producers. These knockers, as
We term them, do not stop to think
what some of these mines have pro
duced. Do they? We think not.
A great deal OF work has been done on
some properties in the district, but the
work counts for little as it has all been
done on the surface, SO to speak, where
anybody can find plenty of ore with a
pick and shovel. This work has been
done by our local ~prospectors who had
to do their prospecting on the surface
due to the fact that they did not possess
the means by which they could expend
lavishly to see what there was in store
for them under the surface. In many
cases only an abortive attempt has been
made to gain depth, although every in
dication points to depth. What reason
has the finger Of the knocker to be
pointed at properties such as are in.
Guided 10 Battle Mountain Mining Dis
trict?
Some OF these mines have produced
thousands and thousands OF dollars in
days gone by and why can't they be
again made to produce the precious
metals? They a il they are handled
in the proper manner and a little capital
expended to further open them up.
Certain it In that the work SO far done
10 the district in the way of develop.
ment has not been of any material bene-
fit. No depth has 80 far been obtained.
The cry OF the knocker is that the mines
do not go down, hut how they come to
this conclusion by simply scratching
around on the surface is not explained.
The time is approaching when the right
kind of capital will take hold of some of
these mines and open up some of
the biggest properties in this State.
In the above we refer mostly to Galena
district, but before closing wish to say
a word about Lewis district, which was
the second district il rank in this county
at the time the Manhattan Mining Com
pany was Lander county's pride. There
has been much bullion taken out of the
Lewis unexpectedly a million. There
are still a number Of good properties in
this district. At the preseai time every
thing is at a standstill and has been SO
for many years. A number of reasons
can be given why these mines have re-
manned closed for such a long length Of
time but will not go into details, for it is
easier t. look backward than to look
forward. Life is a series of mistakes to
a greater or lesser degree, and the in
coming will not profit by the experience
of the outgoing, and so it will ever be.
Lewis district has good mines and we
hope the day is not far distant when we
will see the mines and mills in full op-
GRAFTON.