The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-07-21
SOUTHWESTERN NEVADA
A Graphic Description of the Mining Outlook /.
written for The News) :
Mining Outlook
written for The News

account of the greater portion being
covered with a layer of gravel and de-
trial matter. The Quartette is the big
mine and ranks with some of the Gold
field and Tonop&h properties. An in
spection of the mines and geological
features of the camp is convincing that
Searchlight will have a long life of
prod~uctiveness. The veins are assures
and although the ore shoots are short
there is no diminution of values with
depth, and the country is undisturbed
with heavy faults.
Twenty-Five miles due westward from
Searchligt is the scene of the latest
of Nevada's recent gold excitements.
The nearest railroad point is Nippeno
on the Salt Lake road, distant about
four miles west of the principal mines.
The name of the new town located near
the mines is Crescent, named after the
Crescent spring adjoining the ~townsite,
and where a mill, long since removed,
was operated for some silver mines in
the vicinity. The long period of silence
| mas been broken by the clink of glasses
| md the rattle of roulette balls, and in
! few days a city of tents sprang up
md the surrounding hills were alive
With mon coming from Las Vegas,
Searchlight, and all nearby settlements.
This camp is an old one, having been
worked for silver over twenty years
ago and was a tributary to old Ivan
pah. The geological conditions are
very similar to those of Searehlight, al
though the ore bodies are much more
extensive. There are at least six very
promising properties in the camp and
new discoveries are being made daily.
The four principal properties are the
Lucky Dutchman, Big Tiger, Smithson
and Trerice groups. The first named
cantains small veins of rich gold ore
contained in a mass of low grade ma
terial. The three latter have tremen
dous bodies of low grade milling ore.
The Big Tiger group whose owner, Geo.
Simmons, was foully murdered some
years ago, has been bonded by James
ID. Sword, M. f., of G~oldfeld, by
Mrs. Simmons, his widow. On this prop
erty. consisting of four claims, there is
an enormous quartz vein carrying val
ues in gold. The property was origin
ally worked for silver and the gold
values ignored.
The Smithson has been bonded by
another Goldfield party, Messrs. j. l..
Banks and Alnutt. This is another
mass of milling ore, and carries at in
~tervals rich streaks of gold ore that
can be shipped at a profit. The outcrop
is one of the biggest in Nevada. 1t is
the intention of the company who have
taken over this property to construct
a narrow gauge tramway to Soda Lake,
six miles distant, to haul the ore to
where unlimited water can be obtained
for milling purposes. Spurs will doubt
less be constructed to other properties
also.
There is an automobile. service be
tween Nippeno, Searchlight and Ores,
eent. The company operating the line
is about to run a line of autos from
ivanp&h to Bullfrog, via Pahrump and
Ash Meadows, Iyanpah, is about 135
miles from Bullfrog. and is over a bet
ter natural road than the present road
to las Vegas, which is so cut up that
the automobile company have been
obliged to discontinue the service. An,
other auto company, however, under
the auspices of the Clark road is at
Epresent constructing a new road from
Las Vegas to Bullfrog, and up to date
forty miles have been graded. This will
give a douba, service of autos to Bull
frog, one from Ivanpah on the Santa
Fe r. r., and the other from Las Vegas
on the Clark road. These lines will
give a considerable impetus to mining
in the areas which they traverse, as
light freight and express matter will
be carried in heavy machines built ex-
pressly Tor the purpose.
Westward as far as Daggart reports
of new strikes come in continually, ow-
ing to the influx of prospectors, and
some interest in iron property is being
manifested. Messrs. l.. l.. Patrick and
T. b. Owen of Goldfeld nave recently
purchased a big iron property on the
Clark road. This property is situated
near Kelso, California, and has above
the surface of the creek bed in the
neighborbood of one million tons of
high grade iron ore, with millions more
doubtless to hear from. This will be
of imm1kse value in the future.
Tho Salt Lake railroad has given n
great impetus to all mining operations
throughout the country trihutarv Tn II