The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-08
MINING NEWS OF THE STATE
Condensed Summary of the Latest Developments Throughout the
Different Counties

Many years ago eminent biologists
and scientific men connected with
United states typographical surveys
that extended from Idaho on the north
to the Mexican boundary on the south.
predicted that Nevada was destined u
startIe the world with her rich ore de-
posits. the extent of which are incon-
ceivable.
The mineral wealth Of Nevada is ex-
empIihed by the number and extent OF
the mineral districts. being confined to
no county and TO no particular mineral
belt.
The rise in the price of silver to APP
proximately ~ cents per ounce is bound
to have a beneficial effect upon Nevada
mining. While the state is now pre-
emfnently a gold producing state. that
metal now leading silver in Nevada by
a long advance. yet the mines which
produce silver in whole or in part repre-
sent an important part of the states
mining industry.
The majority of the ores of Nevada
are not quartz. Practically all the
great finds have been made in veins
which are. properly speaking. altered
andesite or altered rhyolite. In most
cases the silicious requirements are so
complete as to leave an ore containing
an excess of silica but lacking the quartz
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mining Investor.
An English gentleman, with some ac-
quaintances in this city, made a visit a
few weeks ago to Nevada. Returning
he met one of his friends who said:
We'll who is Nevada?" The reply was:
ITS the wonder of the earth. The
whole state is roaring like a young
earthquake with excitement. Everybody
is either rich or going to be day after
tomorrow. No one ever saw such excite
ment. No one ever saw such confidence.
The cold is not minded. The blizzard
is not considered. Privations are jokes.
All kinds of hardships are laughed out
of existence. The temperature of the
whole state is 1916 Y. At loo the patient
dies."-Salt Lake Telegram.
There is no other place under the sun,
where poor men have the chance in de-
veloping a mine. that they do in Nevada
Nevada is the coming mining state
of the Union" was the assertion made
in an interview by ]. III. Nevin. bullion
tax collector for the state. although
the report of the Office" continued Mr..
Nevin. will not be ready for publication
before January 1, l can say hat the net
output of mineral wealth will be larger
thar at any time since the Comstock
days. The output for the year has beer:
tremendous
CHURCHILL
Everything is activity at the Eagles
Nest and Hailstone this week; in addi-
ton to the regular work of sinking a
deep shaft on both properties, there is
an additional force of twelve men MAX
ing a roadway from the Fairview Eagle
road to the sites of these shafts.
The Jackpot group in Wonder district,
Churchill county. is said to be bonded
for $1,000 with a cash forfeit O.
$4,000.
Between six and seven hundred sacks
of high grade ore are on The dump al
the shaft of the Jack Pot in the Wonder
district, awaiting shipment. l. is said
that for every hundred dollar bill put
into the mine a thousand dollar bill
has been taken out.
The Ramsey Ophir compa.ty started
work in earnest on the American Eagle
mine this week and three shifts are now
pushing for the big dyke as fast as
possible.
Operators are offering So a day for
miners at Wonder. with no takers.
DOUGLAS
Mack Bros. Co, VIM. Ritchford, C. w.
Brown, Sam Imelli. Mason Krummes,
and Ezell Bros, through Attorney Vir-
gin, of Genoa, rave sued the Longfellow
} Gold Mining and Milling company for
supplies furnised and labor done.
Supreme Justice Sweeney has taken
! an option for SIS, 900 on the POGO TEMPO
mine near Carson.
A new mining camp of very great
promise and concerning which little
} news has reached the outside world
is Aurea, situated in the northern part
OF the state. seventy miles north OF
!, Elko. in Elko county. The country is ~
, ideal spot for mining. The hills are
! well wooded, water is plentiful and wild
grasses grow everywhere. The CANT
has an elevation of $3.50 feet.
~EsMERALDA
The latest copper strike is reported to
be about 16 miles south of Hawthorne
and the rush is pm.
Dutch Creek camp, on the Walker
reservation, is booming. There are SOC
! tents and 400 people in the town. The
industries are two blacksmith shops
, four restaurants, three feed corrals
four saloons, barber shop and a meat
. market.
At Coaldale, Esmeralda county, a
prospector traded a COW pony worth
probably IS, for 1000 shares of Mohawk
stock three years ago and recently sold
the stock for $122,0OO.
The new town on Reservation hill
in the Walker district has been named
Lakeview. because of the fine view OF
Walker lake from the site.
The preliminary steps have been taken
towards the organization of a local
union of the miners of Silver Peak dis.
trict.
At Bullion. near where Samuel Wen
ban in times past took forty million
dollars, are located mines which give
promise of duplicating the wonderful
production of his famous Cortez mine
Here are located a series of great veins
carrying attractive values which are
being exploited with highly satisfactory
results by the best engineering talent
packed by strong companies.
HUMBoLDT
/. w. Kent, manager of the Dun
Glen Mining Company's property al
Dun Glen. reports hat two new and
important strikes were recently made