The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-12-29
PALMETTO LOOKS aooD
Developments in New Camp Indicative
CT Large Production

Reports from the Palmetto district,
one of the oldest and at the same time
one Of the, until recently, least pros
pected mineral sections of Nevada. ap-
parently indicate that at last that
camp has struck it's gait and is to
strive for honors with the most i'm
portant mining communities of the
state. For many years the Paln.stto
country has been prospected in a super
fetal way, but it remained for Harry
Stimler, one of Goldfeld's pioneer
mining men, to lend the impetus neces-
sary to stimulate activity there and
start the camp on its era of prosperity.
Stimler's visit to Palmetto is of re-
cent date, but as he was favorably
pressed with the mineral possibilities
of the country he made a number of
locations which he is now engaged in
developing. Thus far operations nave
been confined to surface trenching and
this has resulted in ~uncovering a num-
Der of lodges that return assays from i
few dollars well up into the tens of
thousands to the ton. The veins have
a strike northeast and southwest AMI
show well defined in porphyry walls.
They are composed of white quartz
containing quite an amount of hematite
of iron and considerable free gold.
They are of varying width, but in each
instance as they have been tested by
prospect shafts lave broadened out and
maintained theix values well.
Plans are now being made to open up
the ground at depth and to that end
a large force of men is to be sent out
from here early in the new year. 1t is
also the purpose to rent out alternate
blocks of the estate and a number of
applications for leases have already
been made. The old Palmetto mill has
been leased by Mr.. Stimler and his as.
sociates with the object Of utilizing It
for the treatment of all ores from the
acreage and later, if values remain
peims nent, a large modern stamp mill
is to be erected by them.
The new camp is located about
forty-two miles southwest of Goldfell
in the core Of the old Palmetto district,
and possesses a number of the char
acteristics necessary for successful and
economic mining operations. An all
but inexhaustible supply of water is
available from the many springs ard
wells, both for mechanical and domestic
purposes, and the entire section is well
timbered.
E. P. Farnham, who recently return
ed ircm Palnett), states that the prop.
critics of the Deadwood Neva n God
Mining company are being developed
with encouraging results. Mr.. Farm
ham is manager of the company hold
ings and has a force of miners en-
ployed in sinking a shaft on a 20-foot
vein of oxidized quartz that assays
from So to 800 in gold and silver at
surface. The shaft is down IS feet and
the ledge is steadily increasing in
breadth and values. At the 50-foot
level 5 feet Of the vein matter returns
values of $61 in gold and $3.50 in
silver.
He states that it is the intention to
continue sinking and opening up the
extensive ore body at the different
levels to q considerable depth. The
company owns a mill site and an
abundant water supply and will erect a
plant for the treatment of it's product
as soon as the mine has been develope |
sufficiently to keep it supplied with
ore.