The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-13
NEW CAMP OF RAMSEY.
Something About This District Near
Old Comstock.

Ramsey district made its bow April II
of this year when word went forth that d
strike had beea made here. The Clark
claim, on which the fame of the district
now rests, was not located until April
il. Since then other strikes have helped
10 draw the attention of the mining world
in, this direction, says the Ramsey Record
er, the towns new paper.
The appearance of the region as a min
ing possibility attracted the notice of the
prospector5 in the early days of the state
end ii was known in those times as Siegel
district; but they failed to find the exact
location of the rich ore bodies herein
contained, aid it remained for the pros
pectors who have made the New Ne
vada to discover its wonderful richness.
1t was named after the Ramsey broth
ers. whose luck in finding rich mines
has become proverbial. Tom Ramsey was
the original locator of the famous Red
Top mine at Goldfield. and Harry Ramsey
took a fortune out of the Tonopah Frac-
ton in the early days of the great camp.
According to the reconnaissance map of
the United States geological survey OF
1850 (Wabuska Sheet Ramsey is Sit
uated SO degrees % minutes 10 seconds
uCrth and 119 degrees 30 minutes seconds
west, and is in township IS north, Lyon
county.
Camps Accessibility.
Ramsey is the most accessible of the
thirty-five miles from Carson City, tWen-
ty-flve miles from Virginia City, and
twenty-five miles from Dayton. The
nearest railroad station is Churchill. on
the Carson Il Colorado CHezen cutoff
Southern Pacific SYSTEM. Churchill is
about fifteen miles from Ramsey, but ar
rangements are being made with Dis
trict Agent TaggarU to fix the transfer
point at PaWnee station, which Is only
eleven and a half miles away.
A daily automobile service from Carson
to Ramsey was installed last Monday by
Lennon * Meder and a stage route from
Virginia City by T. r. McGurn. These
are in addition to the daily stage service
from Ramsey to Churchill. Freight stages
from here to Carson and Dayton are in
constant service and can hardly keep
pace with the demand.
petition for a pOst0ffice, numerously
signed, has been forwarded to Washing
ton. and the establishment of one is only
a question Of days. Telephone lines TO
Pawnee and Dayton will place Ramsey
in immediate Geographic connection with
the world.
Good Roads, Good Water.
The roads into the camp are very good.
and steep grades are the exception in
stead of the rule, as is generally the case
in mining camps These are being elm
mated.
The water supply is ample wells
Astounding everywhere in the district
There are numerous other wells at slight
water by sinking wells is known of here.
1t is likely that arrangements will be
made with the Virginia City and Gold
Hill Water company to extend their pipe
line 10 the town.
Lumber Is Cheap.
Owing to the easy accessibility to the
camp, prices are low. Lumber, for in
stance, is but $50 a thousand and every
thing else is in proportion. For this
same reason the mines are being worked
from the start at big profit. The ex-
traction Of the ore costs about $50 per
ton. hauling TO Dayton s.. milling $3.50 and
cyaniding $3.50 Thus $50 shipping ore in
Ramsey is as good as $50 shipping ore
IN Goldfield.
Timber is cheap and abundant. The
Garavanta wood ranch from which Vir-
ginia City has drawn part of her wood
supply for many years is situated in the
district. The climate is mild in winter,
the snowfall being slight, and the sum-
mer nights are cool. At no time of the
year does the thermometer reach an ex-
treme.
The power line of the Truckee River
General Electric company runs to Day
ton. and the introduction Of power from
that source is very simple
matter. Superintendent Broili of the T.
r. G. +. company has already visited the
camp to figure on the proposition.
Under present conditions. SIS ore pays
now. and s. ore can be mined at a profit
later on. The whole district contains big