Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1904-11-25
WHO CAN TELLq
From the Salt Lake Mining R,


bring forth in the canyons, in the
hills of the great mineralized belts,
stretching from the eastern foothills
of the Becky Mountain range to the
western slope of the Sierra Nevadas,
and from the land of the Montezu-
mas to the regions of almost per-
petual snow in the frozen north?
Many instances can be cited
where it was claimed that we'll
known producers were the only
mines that would be found in GER
tain camps, and yet time has proven
that this was mistaken idea, as
other bonanzas have since been
found that were not only strong
rivals of the early "bread-winners,
but which have actually eclipsed
them in point of production and
actual worth; and these new propos-
ition, in many instances, have been
found in localities that have been
gone over and visited many times by
the prospector and mining operator,
who were SO strongly impressed with
the prevailing opinion that rich de-
posits of the precious metals where
a physical impossibility in the
ground that they thought they
were so familiar with, and they
never took the pain or trouble to
thoroughly investigate into its true
merit or possibilities.
The same condition holds good in
regard to unexplored territory
throughout the west and many new
districts of marked promise are
neglected and ignored which, in
time, will give to the world another
Park City, another Butte, another
Yonopah and another Goldfeld.
This being the case, who can tell
where the next new and important
strike will be made? VIII it be in
some distant portion of Utah and
adjoining states, or in some of our
older and better-known camps. Will
a second Silver King come into ex-
istence to vie with another Ontario,
or will great bonanza be found in
locality isolated from the outside
world?
Nevada, in the early days, ip the
days when the great Comstock was
in its prime, when the mountain
ranges of the Battle Born" state
could boast of a hundred camps
that were wonders of that day and
age. was believed by the old-timer
to have been throughly prospected;
and vet, today, marvellous finds are
being found in localities which,
thirty years ago, were repeatedly
gone over by an army of prospectors
The state is now, once again, being
secured of treasure seekers, and who
can tell what they will discover IN
the mountain passes, the canyons
and the low foothills where, more
than quarter of century ago,
similar horde Of enthusiastic miners
had passed along, passing by and
''passing up" mineral propositions
that the mining man of today would
classify as bonanzas, were ne SO
fortunate as to find them. The
Comstock lode, it is estimated, has
produced the enormous sum OF SIX
hundred million. 1t is claimed that
Goldfeld will, in time, double this
amount. A long interval has elapsed
since the discovery of the Comstock
Goldfield is but twelve months old
and yet no doubt exists, bu tina
within the next six months another
camp equally as rich will be founo
somewhere in this intermountair
region. Who can tell if it will p'
Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana
Arizona or in Colorado 1t may b.
found within FIVE miles of Salt LAX
City, and it may be, even now,th
men are daily tramping over groun'
which, within a brief period, vii
create immense excitement becaus
of its wonderful mineral wealth.
We cannot tell what Dame Natur
has so cunningly hidden from GU
vision. This generation may nc
be able to find it, but the time WI
come when magnificent minin
camps will spring up in localltif
now but little known in minin
circles, and by men Of but little r
nown, and who today, have br
little means with which to prosecuI
work upon their discoveries.
Who can tell9
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