The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-11-26
NEvADA's NEW MINING DISTRICTS
Great Opportunities for Prospectors
in Southern Mineral Zone.

The rich discoveries made in South
ern Nevada since the first strike at To
nopah. about five years ago, are only
what may have expected, and there i.
no reason at this time to believe thai
all the claims worth having have beer
located. Within the past year in
Southern Nevada there have sprung
into existence several new mining dis
tricts and camps-among them Gold
field, Crater, Gold Mountain, Bull
Frog, Ray. Lone Mountain and Han.
napah. The coming year will no doubt
see number of othe rs-equally good,
perhaps-added to the list. In the
Great Basin almost every hill and
mountain range that rises out of the
desert plains contains mineral veins
and deposits This fact was learned
many years ago, and as far back as the
'60s. the districts of Hiko, Logan, Re.
veille, Silver Peak, Candelaria and
numerous others were known to the
mining world.
These later discoveries were not made
at that time, for the reason that the
sections in which they occur are even
more forbidding. if possible, than those
above mentioned. 1t required a rich
| discovery like that made at Tonopah to
stimulate the search for new deposits
and veins, and they have been quickly
found. 1t is reasonable to expect other
important discoveries will be made
along northwest-southeast zone ex-
tending through these new mining
districts. Each new important find
aids in the discovery of others, for the
reason that new base of supplies is
promptly established at the latest dis
scovery, and from this point the pros
pectors branch out in every direction.
Advice to PrOspectOrs.
Good advice to those who contem.
plate going into Southern Nevada is to
go to Goldfield, or one of the other
newly established camps. and there out.
fit, and prospect in new region in
which no discoveries have yet been
made; for in the vicinity of the now
well.known camps, like Tonopah. Gold
field and Crater, the country has beer
solidly staked for miles. and it is al
most useless to hope to find a vacant
piece of ground where there is the
slightest prospect of value being dis
covered. 1t is in the extension of these
fields to the northwest and southeast
and for that matter in any direction
that the opportunity for the prospector
now lies.
The Great Mineral Zone.
This mineral belt extends southeast.
erly through the Good Springs. Search
light, Quartette and FL Dorado Canyon
Districts, and, crossing the Colorado
river into Arizona. continues through
Gold Roads, White Hills and the Ger
bat Districts, which undoubtedly be-
long to the same mineral zone. With.
in this zone the veins may individually
have dip and strike in any direction.
but the general trend is as indicated,
in northwest-southeast direction.
Beyond Cerbat mountains to the south
ward the zone of naturalization con-
tinues beneath the great lava fields of
western Arizona, in the midst of which
are the old McCracken mine, the Burro,
the Hillside and many others, and be-
yond this through the mines of central
and southeastern Arizona and into
Mexico.
At Goldfeld at present peculiar
condition obtains. The most import
ant mines have developed very rich
ore. 1t is we'll known that great deal
of this rich ore is being stolen; numer-
ous cases have been proven. The
miners are we'll organized and the
greater part of the work is being done
by leasers. With the leasers time is
an important factor. Any attempt to
search men in change houses is resisted.
and if insisted upon, would precipitate
a strike. This means loss of time, and
the lessees cannot afford to lose time;
as result, the work goes on rapidly
and the leasers are making money-so
are the claim owners and all others
directly connected with the industry.
Mining and Scientific Press.
Mrs. Clark Has Fine Voice.
Mrs. William A. Clark, the young