The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-18
HAVE WE GOT A
SECOND TONOPAH
Rich Deposit of Ore Found
About Seven Miles North
west of Kennedy
STAMPEDE 10 THE NEW CAMP
Average Asssy22 or Silver, $32
Gold Picked Sample Goes
$1,oo5 in Gold

The most important strike in the his
tory of Humboldt cour u for insny
years, is reported as having taken
place about seven miles northwest OF
+ ennedy.
The discovery is Of such magnitude
that nearly every resident in the yiein-
ity of Kennedy has dropped every
thing and rushed to the new bonanza.
For several days past rumo. S have
been flying thick and fas. that great
body of ore had been un.o ,erad ~ the
range of mountains northwest of E-n-
nedy. but the rumor wds moi ": flied
until last evening. when Fred Bureh-
field Of Austin arrived IN ;owr. bring
ing with him samples oc rock and as
sayers certificates.
Mr.. Burchfield has srent nearly all
his life in mining and is known
throughout the State as ~ thorough
mining and milling mar
He was seen this morning by the
editor of the Silver .~tate aui -ave the
following facts regarding. what has all
the appearances of being one of the
most important discoveries made in
many years.
1t appears that Patrick Reilly. an en-
enrgetic young prospector and a man
named Constantine were the first to
discover the bonanza.
1t was about three weeks ago that
they were prospecting in that section
when they came upon blind ledge
exceedingly rich in float. They fol-
lowed it up and after running a cut
short distance struck the ledge
which is twenty feet wide. of carbon
lite ore or polphyry formation, rich
in gold and silver
A fair sample across the ledge was
at once taken to c. E. Kennedy, as
sayer and showed value of 20 ounces
in silver and $32 in gold with 1912 lead.
One picked sample went as high as
$1.002 in gold. The men kept the secret
Of their find to themselves until they
had filed their location claims with
the enuntv raco dor apd tbar rat,,rpo5
TO active work.
They have gone down twenty feet
and the ore increases III value at every
tu.n. In the meantime Burcntield and
Ed Stone heard OF the strike and lost
no time II, filing on five claims. The
ore thus far found is In porphyiy for
nation, honey-combed and free mill
ing and resembles the rich ore found
in the Bodie mine In 1879.
The foot wall is hard and smooth
showing pesmanency. The hanging
walls have not yet been reached.
When the news reached Kennedy.
there was a general stampede and
when Mr.. Burchteld left thee Friday
there We're between fifty and sixty
men on the ground locating claims.
Mr.. Bur chfield states that the lacil-
titles for mining could not be better. as
there is large stream OF water rum
ming within 600 yards of the camp,
and plety of wood is to be had with
in one mile. A twenty stamp mill
could be kept running the year round.
while the camp is only thirty miles
+. ON the Southern Pacific railroad,
without ans SUBMITS between.
The general average of the rock d.
rectly ACROSS the surface. which Is
weather beaten runs between $40 and
$i5. Samples of the ore can tc seen
at the Silver State Office Mr.. Burch-
field will remain i'm town until Tuesday
morning when he leaves for Austin.
The following is copy the assayer's
certificate:
Kennedy. June 1.-Two samples Of
ore assaved for f. Stone gave No. !.
% ounces silver. $32 gold: No. 2, IL
ounces silver, s2o.s7 gold.
c. E. KENNEDY.
Assayer.