Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-10-12
AURA
The Greatest Mining Camp of its Age
In The West.

In three months this camp has had
more and richer strikes than any camp
III the State. There is not a prospec,or
III the camp but what can chow ore from
his claims that will pan free gold. Per.
haps nothing from the camp would
interest the readers Of your valuable
paper more than a copy Of the assnys
handed i'll to the Aura Chamber Of
Commerce IA fcw lays ago. The assays,
with the exception OF one. came within
a dio OF three miles from the town
OF Aura, beginning ut Lime Mountian,
six miles west OF Aura. Tho writer has
taken samples Of ore that run ISL OF.
gold per ton, the duplicate ASSAY OF this
Assessor Eggers, owner Of tho property.
Between Lime Mountain and the Bull
Kun mine liz the big free milling gold
ledge OF WOODWARD IL Teuuell. This
ledge is Q feet wide mud portions Of it
run over 81 900 per ton.
Adjoining this property is the 7 feet
Tree milling ledge OF MIR. Bile wutt run.
ming on an average across ledge OF 80 per
ton, Mr.. Blewett it will be remembered
is Que OF the discoveries OF the famous
Jack Pot mine located in the Blue
Jacket Canyon. Mr.. Blewett has visit.
eel all tho large mines in the southera
camps and says that the Jack Pot is The
thirn largest HIL richest mine in the
State.
The Bland mint is one winch .,an be
pointed to with p.ide. Four men hav,
been Stopping ont ore from IL 4 feet lcdr,
all summer md milling Ut. The ore il
Tree milling and u runs from S3l to SG1
per ton.
Near this property are the holiin, 8 oi
the Aura King Gold Mining Co ZONE
Is elaine, all Of them opet ed up. w
will notice but Il lew Of the III. the Aura
King Nos. ], > and 3 show the vein con.
t%inuonsly Tor 1900 feet, all curryms
gold, lead and silver. The gold being
free milling aud running from so Ia
800 per III.
The Delmontc view running 40 per
''' :" SiNN' hi IthN ~ tIcltl UP Il
distance of 800 feet by Dclmontc Nos
l and > aud the St. James.
The T~hecomsch which has a 3 feet
6HIena ledge carrying gold, lead and
silver running from $40 To 800 per tor
is the o q now being millcd.
The liumbOldI lis at present Tn,
dc"p2s, shaft III camp II beng % feet
and showing the following Ims,l from
the notion: q rld 81 ~; silver 1870 Oh
besides II god per cent Of lend anC
copper.
The Ogden has given returns Of - on
gold.
Tho Whale, a big gold ledge adjoining
the No. >, has just been purchased
toy the Gold BOY Mining and Milling
Co. h purchasers seem to be vel
satisfied.
Gumen and Frick have some fine pro
pety near some OF tho best mines in the
camp. While the orc pans Tree golI
they have not had time to get lis nh,
hssnys.
p. G. johnson and A.. J.. Sinclair ar,
developing a big rorphyry dixie TIM: i.
so feet wide and nm average Of the
entire dixie ACROSS is 81. Gold per Ton
portions OF the dixie, runs Sl5.
The new strike Of SNYDER and O'ShcI
on Gold Mountain nni Euown us til,
Gold Crest, increases III width an,
vnlue with evelupmcnt, the ledge no.
being 4 feet D inches wide. Thre,
nsFnys from this lrGgc Iun Sl2. ali ant
SLIGO per ton gold. Near this ledge In,
same parties have made mother dis
covcry irc III which no nsfays have beer
taken. but pans the yellow siuH freely.
The last aasay handed u WA from
discC very made 10y Bell md Mcclellan
\ but while the vein is small these gentle
men ARE eicrping high, ns they bnv,
good reasons for the aseayer gave then
returns Of 5000 per ton golr.
OF the jack Pot il speaks Tor itself
: Seventy live feet Of the vein il opened
running from 6 to 20 feet III width,
F0ur mssa!s run ma follows: s2S.T5,
S2lo.ic; ElGGo; sl2CS.
There are - number Of capilnlisre
here from the foutlIcfU ant Of The State
looking over our camp.
Mr.. Blcwcti aud broth, r. two uw
Of the Jack Pot. have lett the camp witt,
ores from some 0f the leading mines and
will show our eistcr camps what We arc
doing il on.
Tho noted rocket hunters Of Idaho
and OrcGnU, Mcesrp. Clark md Gilmore,
who our latesi arrivals, say Aura looks
good to them and they are liking up Tor
the winter.
Mir. Mcclellan md Mr.. Faultdcr Of
T"hopah arc 10 camp IL day.
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