The San Francisco call., 1906-07-30
Miners and Prospectors
Are Flocking Into the
New Camps.
MANY LARGE DEALS

NrOlQnelQ, DullllO5B NhciiidlNdu dnQ
other still new mining camps The
general opinion is that the population
has much more than doubled since the
last Federal census.
The richness of ores and the wide ex-
tent of Iodes have given Nevada the
benefit of wide advertising, and mining g
operators and miners have foeked into
regions that few years ago were en-
tirely unknown even to most Nevada
people.
The Carson News has made some
estimates which are interesting con-
cerning the growth in population.
"One hundred and sixty-five thou
sand" it editorially announces, is the
News estimate of the population of
Nevada in 1901, when the next census
shall have been taken. the growth in
six years is estimated at $4,000 and
the present total population is $4,000.
Should the proportionate increase of
119 per cent be continued for the four
years the increase, wo-thirds of 119
per cent upon $4,000. would be 10 per
cent of that number, or 10000, making
a total of $4,000"
ESTIMATES BY COUNTIES.
The estimates concerning the growth
of counties that are made by the Carson
News are submitted for the general in
terest they contain, as follows:
In 1900 the population was but trihe over
$4,000, the smallest number shown in any cen
sus since Nevada Territory.
Since that time few If any, counties have
remained stationary, but for the sake of argu-
ment let them be named, as Ormsby, Storey
Douglas, Humboldt. Lyon. Eureka and Elko.
They have continued to uphold ,neir quota of
the AZ, 600.
In the meantime Reno has grown from $500
to 1000 and Sparks from nothing to 3OO0
making a gain for Washoe of lo.5oo
Gate, no reclaimed lands Put Churchill Coun
tvs advance In six years at 1000.
:, Lyon County's mines were unworked and
Pi1en Switch when the latest was taken.
The advance in that county may be estimated
white Pine County has had growth of about
1000.
Give Lincoln County boost of 6oo0. half of
which belongs to searchlight district.
There was neither Tonopah, Manhattan nor
Round Mountain in Nye County in the year of
Lord 1900. Score 10000 for Nye. Then
add 5000 more for the BulIfrog country.
Esmeralda has COCO people in Golddeld and
there were none in 1900. one thousand is low
estimate for Ida and Palmetto, with thou
sand scattered prospectors.
The counties named stationary, or nearly
Of $500. ''O : = -
estimated Of 10000, or a total population at
present of 90, 600.
Should the proportionate increase Of 1i9 per
cent be continued for the remaining four years
before the next census is taken, the increase,
two-thirds of 1l9 per cent upon $1,000 would
be 10 per cent of that number, 73 000 max
ing total of 10000.
County Assessor Collins has placed
valuation, for purposes of taxation,
upon the gold and copper mining
claims of Shasta County of $1.650,000.
This is just about the same value
placed on the Central Pacific Railroad
nd tn fha ~
which are assessed in the aggregate at
$1,601,573. The Iron Mountain Rail-
road. 1889 miles long, belonging to
the Iron Mountain Copper Company, is
assessed at s67,995. The Bully Hill
Copper Company's railroad, two miles
long. is assessed at $500. Six running
bitches in the county are assessed at
$41,S70. The total valuation of the
county is s11,444,575 With these fig
ures the value of the mines to the
county can be estimated.
DEALS IN SIX FIGURES.
Mining deals involving six figures
Furnace Creek. about fifty miles south
west of Rhyolite, New. Albert Kunze,
according to one story, which is re-
ported by the Tonopah Miner. has
bonded to Charles NJ. Schwab, Harry
Ramsey, Charles E. Knox, Donald B.
JlllleS anu OIAcIS StfeIlltcH CldIIHS lOE
$500, 900 In cash and 800, 900 shares of
stock in a company that has been in
corporated with 100000 shares.
According to the same authority
James NJ. Meighan, A. d. Nash and J.
K Wallace havl bought nine claims
in what is known as the Donellan
group for 100000. A copper belt in
the region is reported to be ten miles
long
Al arrao1ap,apt has baan r,a5a safe
factory to the stockholders OF the Mac
Namara and West End Consolidated
mines in Nevada. Mark B. Kerr, gem
eral manager of the West End Con-
solidated reports that Smith and his
associates have turned in their hold
ings of MacNamara stock on the basis
of seven shares of MacNamara for two
and a half shares of West End Con-
solidated. Between 10000 and 100000
shares Of MacNamara have been sur
rendered in this way. Arrangements
have been made for the erection of ore
bins at the MacNamara mine for the
handling of ore from both mines
LARGE DEAL IN VIEW.
The California Debris Commission
has under consideration recommends
tion to, Congress to provide two huge
dredgers to dredge out the Bear and
Yuba rivers, each dredger to cost $780,
an annual outlay of 100000, the State
of California TO pay half of the cost
and the Federal Government to pay the
other half.
The Siskiyou News complains that
10000 acres Of land have been taken up
as placer claims in Siskiyou County, in
a neighborhood where there is not a
foot of placer ground in the tracts
described" The News publishes the
following in this interesting connec-
ton:
Two hundred and twenty-four placer claims
aggrega ting 44s0 acres, were filed in bunch last
Friday by e. ID. V. Johnson II. H. Noble
A. W Fox A. c. ONeill. William Forstner
a. H. Brown j. H. Covode and j. E. Teeter
These. men took the claims jointly, 100 acres
described in each notice or instrument, making
the actual number of instruments only twenty
eight All purport TO be stone claims.
There is some question to whether lands
can be taken by means of placer locations when
IL is known there is not foot OF placer ground
in the tract described These alleged placer
claims are in the Glass Mountain district, forty
miles east of Gazelle. and about 10000 acres
have been taken in this manner in the past two
years by the parties mentioned and by W. H.
Depew and associates From all accounts there
is not much good timber on the lands, and the
claimants have given out that their object is to
quarry the stone and ship IL to San Francisco
where II will be ground up and mixed with ce-
ment and made into building concrete for use
In the reconstruction of the city At the same
time it is known that timber is becoming more
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