Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-20
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4 Mountain City correspondent
in the following:

sends in the following:
AS far as the richness OF ore goes,
Goldfeld. the latest excitement vii
have to take of ITS hat to the late s.nEe
at Mountain City. Tie shaft in the
Greenback Mine, is now DOM about GO
ieet on the dip Of the vein, and in the
bottom the vein shows q strong tao
feet, 8 to 10 inches Of which Is about
the richest ore that has been found II
the State for a number OF years, while
the balance OF the vein would be con-
sidered rich even in Tonopsh.
About two months ago, Mesrs Buile.
& Walker started put to see il they
could find the vein that had shed the
rich float into the small gnlch about a
mile or more west Of town. and in a few
days made a location which they named
the GreeDback. A small amount OF
work served to show them that they
were very close to some nch vein, and
they soon uncovered it.. They started a
small prospecting shaft down ON it, and
with every foot it increase ed in values
and width, and when the present depth
vas reached, the ore had grown so i'm
mensely rich, that they determined to
drift on it, and they are nov in with
their drift about - feet. From s to III
inches OF the ore shows native and horn
silver i'll almost pure layers OF Il to g
inch in thickness, and samples Of it will
assay from 5000 to 10000 ozs. per ton OF
gold and silver while an average OF this
rich streak would probably be from
5000 to 5000 ounces. Some OF this ore Is
so rich that it is almost impossible To
break it on account Of the metallic gold
and silver in it. and il will even bend
back and forth like lead. The balance
OF the vein will probably average near
$500 per ton III gold and silver, so that
taking It altogether it is probably the
richest strike for its eize and extent that
has ever been made i'll this State.
Three men are at work on it now, the
original owners Of the Greenback hav-
ing consolidated with Joe Halls st Pat
rick mine, and they are taking ont
pretty near $3.50 per day, and just on
development Swork, no Stopping being
done. AS soon as they can get some
machinery on the property they intend
to start another shaft and Gut the vein
at a depth to about 80 feet, and in the
meantime they will drive ahead on the
vein, TO determine the length Of the ore
shute aud il width and richness, and i'll
doing this they will get out a few cars
OF ore, which when shipped to the smelt-
ers, will astonish the mining commun-
ity with its values.
While this pherominally rich find
shows what this part OF Eiko County Ii
capable OF in the mineral way, the strike
in the Nelson Nine, belonging to the
Russell, Pedder Co., OF Pittsburgh, Pa,
assures the permanncy OF this camp for
years to come, for this latter find has
been made at nearly 80 below its apex
at the surface. ard il proves that the
veins in this camp 90 go down. THIS
strike was made in a tunnel driven into
California hill. which is now in about
500 feet, and the vein has been driited
on TO the south for a distance OF Go feet
continually growing richer and wider
rs they go in on it, and at present it is
6 feet wide, with . feet OF ore giving as
says OF from $1,000 to 81 10000 per ton.
From 10 TO 30 per cent OF the values OF
this ore is gold, and in giving the above
valuations, oliver has been valued at %
cents per OF. This vein lies between
walls OF slate md porphyry and its
trend is toward another large contact
vein between lime and porphyry, which
Is running east and wet, and il prob.
ably only a short distance away form
the face OF this south drift.
Along the surface Of this contact vein
for a distance OF more than $50, feet
large quantities OF rich ore was taken
Out in carly days, bnt no greater depth
than 100 feet was ever reached Oh 1t at
that time, for Mt that depth tho vein
iauited and was lost, and the old time
miners considered that il did not 90
down so they abandoned il, and il re-
manned for tho Nelson Bros'tO come here
from Colorado and show what mineral
wealth was here. They have got a great
mine here, md are thoroughly dcscrv.
inS Of all they will receive irom il MS are
also the Pittsburgh people. whose faith
and money, have made il possible to
open up this country aud show the
wealth that is hidden here and which
needs only n little capital to open it up.
These two strikes should insure this
being Il first class camp this summer,
but just ut present there il no need for
any miners here, but ne capital comes
In to take hold " the numerous good
prospects around u.s.. which are not held
ut any exhorbitant figure, this place
should be able to take care Of u large
number.
TO the capitalist, or to the man with
a little money to enable him TO prospect
and do "A small amount 81 development
work. | don't think there is a better
country in the Union than the northern
pnrt Of this county.
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