The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-10-20

JACK 1aNlOT. We'll kUOW0 ne OHC VI
the best of desert prospectors, returned
last week from an extended trip to the
Panamint country and the Herald IS
enabled to give a brief account of his
wanderings.
Accompanied by Bob Hines, Taylor
left here about August 2, on the trip
which was to combine business with
pleasure. He had just heard of the
Shorty Harris strike, and arriving
there two or three days after the
strike was made, found forty to fifty
prospectors already on the ground en-
gagged in prospecting and locating
claims. Taylor inspected the strike
and was very favorably impressed with
the excellent showing. The place
where the strike was made is on one
of three small hills which form a
natural park at the head of Wild Rose
canon, equally between Wild Rose and
Emigrant Springs. This park is four
or FIVE miles in diameter and is covered
with excellent feed. The nearest water
is about six miles distant, but pros
pectors familiar with hat section said
they could get water within two miles.
The principal hill rises in the south
east edge of the valley, and across 1T
passes the old trail from Wild Rose
springs to the springs on the eastern
slope of Panamint range, known as
Black Water. The ledge is an enor-
nous one, cropping completely across
the summit of the small hill, and has a
lime hanging wall, next to which the
values seem to be. Taylor hadn't time
to examine the property closely, but
by the hasty inspection given, he was
convinced of the great value of the
strike.
In nosing about he prospected a two
hundred foot ledge, four feet wide, and
broke off rock within three feet of the
old Black Water trail that showed free
gold. Hundreds of prospectors have
no doubt passed along that trail, but
never took notice of the ledge and
what it contained.
That part of the desert is an old sill
yer district and chloriders have taken
considerable money out of the lime
during the past thirty years. 1t had
been ~prospected thoroughly for silver,
but no one thought it worth while to
look for gold. The silver was taken
from small lodges rich in the white
metal. Taylor made some reloeations
of old silver claims and assays made
from "grab" samples gave returns of
$40. The ore could probably be sorted
down to 5000 rock.
The section has been regularly or
ganized as the Wild Rose district,
with Frank Kennedy as district re-
corder at Wild Rose Springs. Taylor
made several locations which he con-
siders valuable and will return this
winter to do development work. He
considers that the district has a bright
future and predicts that this winter
will witness some sensational discov-
cries, as many prospectors are giving
the ground a careful inspection.
Having completed the business part
of the trip, Taylor and partner went
on to Keller and Lone Pine, on Kern
river, for a six weeks rest. The re-
turn trip was made by way of the Ube-
hebi copper district, directly east of
Salinas valley. A hasty visit was
made to a number of copper properties
and he expects to return this fall for a
closer inspection, to determine their
value.
The interest in the Bullfrog district
everywhere found showed it's reflection
upon the surrounding districts, and es-
pecially was this so in the Beveridge
district, near Lone Pine. Places that
had known mining activity in the years
gone by are now taking on new life
and are being prospected as though t
was virgin ground.
Mr.. Taylor will start out on another
tour in about two weeks to inspect a
section adjacent to Rhyolite, which
has thus far received little attention.
This old prospector, in telling of his
trip, would give one the impression
that it was no more of a task than a
ride in a palace car, but knowing some
thing of the difficulties to be encoun-
tered, he was asked as to the journey
itself, and this is his reply:
"While travel through this country
in hot weather is quite as dangerous for
a tenderfoot as it is reported, yet with