Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-06-20
STRIKE At JUMBO.
Rich Rock Uncovered on the West
Slope Of Mt. Davidson.

Rich Rock Uncovered on the West
Slope Of Mt. Davidson.
The latest strike of gold rock has
been made close at home. During the
past ten days a number OF Carson
and Silver City men have been watch
ing the progress of developments in
number of claims with the result that
a substantial strike has been made in
Jumbo and what promises to be one
Of the biggest mining districts in
the State will be opened before the
summer is half over.
For several years Dave Selby AMI
John Weiger have been operating
several claims in the district. Out CT
the claim they have taken enough
ore to build small mill and this
keeps them supplied with ready cash
and a working fund. Several Carson
parties and Silver City men became
interested with them and an incorpora-
ton was formed known as the Selb-
Consolidated Mining and Milling CoE-
pany. Men were put to work and the
ground developed and during the past
week some exceedingly rich rock has
been uncovered. In one place the pay
streak is eighteen inches wide AID
gives assays from $3.50 to $500 per
ton In another assays running from
$50 to 500 are obtained while across
the ledge or dyke the assay average
is $40 per ton for distance of over
sixty feet Rich &c has also been
found in another claim that returned
assays from twenty to one hundred
dollars per ton, all gold and free mill
ing.
In a quiet way the incorporators
have taken out fifty tons of ore and
had it milled at Silver City. The mill
ing was finished last evening and sat
isfactory returns were made. The
milling was taken across the ledge
and from all points of the dyke, show
ing that the values are evenly dis
tributed across the great vein.
Sunt J. H. Kinkead of Virginia
City paid the mine visit Saturday
and confessed that he was surprised
at the showing made. Sheriff QuirN
of Storey county was also on the
ground and he is more than enthusias-
tic over the big showing that is IN
Aeht and the probabilities of the dis
trct
One of the pecularities of the district
is that most of the lodges are blind,
and trenching, the same as in Gold
field is resorted to. A small piece OF
float is all that is necessary to lea1
to the vein, and in hundred or more
places the lodges have been uncOver-
ed by this method, and in every in
stance gold bearing quartz OF value
thousands dollars a ton has been tai,
en- out in several places and while
these high grades pockets are foun1
vet the general character of the ores
so far shown are of fair grade. going
from ten to twenty dollars a ton.
JUMBO DISTRICT
The Jumbo distinct lies on the wes'
slope of Mt Davidson, in Washoe
county about twelve miles North o.
this city. 1t is on the east side q
Washoe Lake and first class road.
lead to the diggins and district. I
was first taken up as placer ground b,
the pioneers and many thousands o
dollars were sluced out in the canyo,
when the Comstock was young. Sine
that time there has been some minin
going on Several rich finds haT
been made but no systematic minin
has gone on FOL. years, but 1t ha
been regarded as a low grade CAM
but since low grade ore has becom
desirable the mining men have turne
their attention to the district an
are looking for a chance to get in o
the ground floor. The district is
favored one The Virginia Water lin
runs above the camp several hundr1
giving plenty Of water powf
milling. while there is plenty {
spring water to keep a good size
town ruoning. Wood is sold as chea
as in tbs city and the situation of Ii
camp is favorable in every sense fC
plenty OF mines and good condition
There are several very good prope
ties being developed in the distri
aside from the claims owned by Il
Incorporation Parker and Fulstt
own some very valuable ground whi'
shows high values, Hannah & HoI
man have a shaft down over hun
red feet with pay ore that is bell
taken out for treatment The o
ChnSlor nrnnnrtr now owned bV Hen