Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-14
SEARGHIIGHT
GROWS IN VALUE
GREAT MINING EXCITEMENT IN
SHASTA COUNTY
Denver and other Capitalists invests
ina Heavily In Nevada Property.
United states Leads In Zinc
Production

10 its great mining resources Is likely
to overshadow all other natural re-
sources and industries.
Authentic news has come In from
French Gulch Of recent big strike
made In the American mine. It Is OF
such Importance to the immediate COM
munity thereabouts that great deal of
excitement exists.
Years ago the old American prop
crty was a great surface producer, all
most the first pick stuck into 1t bring
ing to light the tidy pocket of $1,000.
Then the noted lucky locator and mine
promoter, Jack Conant, bought the
property from George Wheeler, but
continued development proved momen-
tarily disastrous. and the old miners
were afeared she didn't go down.
This contention has been blown to the
four winds and the Gulch is corre-
spondingly happy.
The American mine adjoins the fa-
nous Gladstone on the west, and
there is no question but that the rich
ledge of the latter has been struck.
Three shifts of men have been engaged
tunneling and are in about 1910 feet.
Here they struck a three to five-foot
ledge of very good rock, going about $50
to the ton, and the developments so far
give the company, ably handled by
President ]. NJ. Thomas, 400 feet of
backs.
The specimens of the find are beau
ties, the coarse gold being visible in
many places.
Lively at SearchIght
The general activities of Searchlight
are becoming apparent by the large in
flux of prominent mining men and the
large number on properties that are
desirous of Immediately developing
their ground with the greatest possible
speed, as all have assurance that when
the railroad, which is now being
graded, is completed Searchlight will
be the most economical camp for opera
tion of any of the prominent Nevada
mining centers.
T. A. Phillips Of Denver has taken
a working bond of twelve claims from
Srroule & Becker. These claims are
situated in the northern end of the dis
trict and in accordance with the option
the new owner must do extensive de-
velopment work in the. near future.
The wyoming group, which lies in the
fiat west of town, has struck a large
body of medium grade ore on the 100
foot level. This is especially encourag-
ing to those possessing ground in the
fiat as heretofore this section has had
no one actively developing its ground,
but with the new discovery this section
will in the near future be the scene Of
renewed activity A. Kendall, a banker
of Rock Springs, one of the owners
who visited the mine, expressed himself
as being very we'll pleased with the
showing.
The usual scene of activity is notice
able by every one visiting the Cyrus
Noble mine, as all necessary buildings
are now completed and this property
has the general appearance of camp
In ITSELF having it's own electric and
water systems. The foundation is be-
ing excavated for the new forty-horse-
power hoist which is to be situated east
Of the MILL thus giving the new hoist
the advantage of hosting with the least
possible resistance on the main pulley.
This company last week shipped an
other large brick to the mint, making
three shipments within about forty
days weighing, respectively, thirty-one,
forty and fifty-six pounds. The last
shipment of fifty-six pounds represents
only thirteen and half days run with
ten-stamp mill, and goes to swell the
already large and daily increasing fund
from which its initial dividend will
be paid on or before the 18th proximo.
This excellent showing is creating an
The new sixty-ton capacity percola-
ting cyanide plant of the Duplex is
working in the most satisfactory man.
ner and the $4,000 tons of tailings will
be cleaned up with the greatest pos
sible speed in order to make room for
the next mill run, which will result iE
the erection of forty stamps in place
of the present ten. The three shafts
now being sunk on This property are al
Of excellent ore and are fulfilling the
greatest expectations of the owners.
A new authentic map of the Search.
light district is now nearing completion
1t is the work of M r. Cook and will
be one of the most elaborate and artistic
maps ever published in Nevada. Wher
entirely complete it will include al
the surrounding districts and cover ar
area of twenty square miles. This will
be of incalculable assistance to invest
ors in mining companies as well as
to all interested in the district
America Leads in Zinc
The United States leads the world ir
both the production and consumption
of zinc, according to Mineral Resources
of the United States, 1904" issued by
the United States geological survey, and
confirmed by European compilations re-
Gently reported by Consul James c
McNally of Liege, Belgium.
The worlds production for 1904, ir
long tons (2240 pounds), and the in
crease over 1903, is shown in the fol-
lowing table,:
Production Inc
United States 166 700 24b4t