Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-02-11
THE sMELTER A SUCCESS.
The Beginning Of New Industry in
This County.

Yesterday the returns from the small
smelter situated near the Gardner mill
ON the Carson river, was brought to
this city. The bullion is the best evil
dence of the success Of the venture,
and as there is about five hundred
pounds Of it at the County Recorders
Office, it certainly looks good for the
venture and the county in general.
Some months ago Mr. Chas. Root
came to this city. He became inter-
ested in mining properties together
with County Recorder Deiterich an!
Mr.. Gates. The gentlemen set about
Work without any hurrah and instead
Of doing lot Of talking, set up small
smelter near their properties. The
first brick that was placed in the
smelter went out with the fire and
many supposed that the affair was a
failure. Instead Of being discouraged
they sent to Denver for smelter brick
and refined the furnace.
MOuudy SVCl Iulu6 Wo6 ia lC0OAAOoo
and the fires turned on. That evening
about five tons Of rock was worked
through the smelter with result that
a number Of very substantial bars are
now in the hands of the owners.
The bars as they come from the
smelter are practically separated.
The lead, silver and copper being in
separate bars. One bar in particular
is composed Of pure silver and is a
sight for the knockers" of this
county to gaze upon. All Of the bull
lion turned out is of high grade and
places the experimental run on foot
ing that bids big things for this sec
ton.
Mr.. Root, who lately returned from
the East, has ordered twenty-five
ton smelter, which will be erected
early in the spring. This is strictly
a corporation plant, and is not intend
ed for custom work, however custom
rock will be purchased at the sit ,
and will give the prospectors a chance
to dispose of their ores.
The most important piece of the
program is the mine end Of the af-
fair. All the rock worked comes from
this country. Tn lead and silver be-
ing extracted from the Msmarl
claim, situated south of this city. The
copper gold ores come from the Bar.
rett property in the Pinenut range
The two making ideal fluxing ores, as
shown by the results from the smelter
The Bismark is without doubt one
Of the best mining properties PIN
Western Nevada. The ground has
been held by Al. Livingston for twenty
years and has been granted q paten:
on the claims. When Mr.. Livingston
was approached as to the price Of
the ground he did not raise the inves
tors out Of their boots, but placed the
property on easy term payments and
at a reasonable figure, with the result
that the new people have taken holl
OF 1t with all indications Of a grea
piece Of property. They opend up tn,
old workings, and with a little pros
pecting uncovered a great deposit o
silver lead ore on the hundred foo
level. Some as this ore runs as higl
as 600 ounces in silver with heav!
percent Of lead. Work is being prose
cuted at the mine and it looks bette
today than even the purchasers ez
pected or anticipated. This proper
ty is beyond the stage of prospec
and can be classed as the only rea
mine in the county.
The Barrett property is showing u
some excellent copper goId rock. Som
Of the assays run into the hundred
Of dollars, while on a whole it is on
of the best discoverier in that Sc
ton.
It is the intention of the owner
to erect the new smelter at the he
springs, across the river from Nj
Tarnahams bridge. This is but
short distance from the claims an
will bring the cost of transportatio
down considerably. In the same neil
borhood are several valuable piece
OF property controlled by the smelte
people, which as a whole make a yer
desirable piece Of ground and an il
dustry that promises more for tn
county in a mining way than anythin
than anything that has been unde
which has been undertake
since the discovery Of mets
in this particular belt. The fact tn.
the new people are not asking Gel
from the town people, but are payin
their bills and asking favors from Z
one, is one Of the best indication