The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-12-18
NEvADA's NEW RLoDRADo.

A new star appears in the constel
lation of Golden Nevada Is mineral-bear
ing districts which promises to eclipse
anything heretofore known in this
of sudden surprises, marvellous rich
ness and unlimited production, says
Jane Goodwin in writing from the
New Goldfelds district to the Salt
Lake Mining Review.
The new district is situated on the
western slope of the Santa Rosa range
about sixty-five miles north of Winnie
mucca, the metropolis and county seat
of Humboldt county, Nevada. 1t is
bounded on the south by Eagle canyon
on the north bv Porphvry mountain. on
the east by Il apex OF nc santa 20
sa range, and O. the wet ! the old
emigrant road.
While the existence of gold was
known to the officers and privates Of
he United States army, over a quar-
ter of a century ago, then stationed ut
Fort McDermitt, the story Of finding
large nuggets of the precious metal
was regarded by the unsophisticated
rural inhabitants as unworthy of ere
dence and the predictions made in ref
creme to future production was be-
lieved to be extremely visionary and
the search for gold was not prosecut-
ed with any degree of success until the
Spanish-American war was being wag-
ed in the Philippines, when a volun-
teer in the service named Ferguson
heard the matter discussed in army
circles and after receiving his dis
charge lost no time in seeking the new
Eldoradi. He was assisted in the pros
e~cution of his work by Thomas Fry
a well known miner and resident Of
Silver City, idaho. These two gentle
men acquired valuable mining proper
ty and so well did they guard their Sc
cret that the. name of the new district
was unknown until the second day of
the present month, when a sample IF
two groups of mining claims was af-
fected, the purchaser being Adam c..
fralik, of Boise, Idaho, the transfer
being made for a large Gosh consider
alton.
Your correspondent was first on the
ground and examined the Midas prop
erty and saw gold until his eyes stuck
out. The following divisions of gold
were obtained from surface paintings
to-wit: "Flour,' "grain,' "shot, -
"fne shot, "scale,'' s'thread'' and
"spangle.'
The surface ore manifestation on the
Midas property is an immense quartz
leddeg running north and south and
averaging about tw~enty-three feet, ex
posed by workings at six different pla-
ees. Samplese taken from the workings
gave assay returns OF from $24 to 1884
IN orai1 %An 49, &c. 4 - q
in silver.
The vein is encased between Cambri-
an slate and igneous dioryte of Tertia-
ry origin, and shows all the character
istics in regard to meteorological and
geological conditions, is that noticed
on the Great oMther Lode, situated on
the western slope of the Sierra Nevada
range of mountains, California.
On the North Star property the de-
velopment is quite extensive. This
property lies north of the Midas and
has positive ore bodies blocked out.
estimated values in sight, two hundred
and thirty thousand dollars. The vein
on the North Star is from three to sew
en- feet wide; average values in gold
and silver $40 per ton, amenable tol
concentration and pan amalganation.
There is an ideal mill site and water
right held in connection, with plenty
of mining timber in close proximity
Mining and milling can be carried on
at all seasons of the year at a cost not
exceeding s3 per ton, provided the
work is conducted under the latest APP
proved methods.
A word to prospectors and "town-
site boomers: The altitude of the
mines is between seven and eight thou
sand feet above sea level and at this
season of the year is partially covered
with snow, making prospecting a very
difficult operation.
There are no accommodations for an
influx of wealth seekers and no de-
mand for corner lots.
In the course of another year the
Montana and California railroad will
be running trains within eight miles
of the mines.
New mills will be erected for the
reduction of ores and gold bullion will
be shipped to the mints, then things
viii be different. "Mark the predic-
tions.