The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-12-11
DUCK CREEK
Mines ON MAP
Silver, Lead and G0!d...A Group of
Twenty-Five Claims Owned
by Keith, Kearns and
Mcdonald.

Thomas L. Walden, manager of Mes
sers. Keith and kearns' Duck Creek,
Nevada, properties, is in the city He
came in from Duck Creek Via Ell. In
speaking of the Duck Greek property
manager Walden said to the Tribune,
that the property consists of group of
% claims, upon which hosting works
have just been erected The hoist con-
sists Of 60-horsepower engine. two 20
horsepower boilers, one four machine
air compressor. There is also on the
property cnmplete sawmill plant
Since the property was taken over
by Messrs. Keith and Kearns, a new
boarding house for the accommodation
OF forty men has been completed also
barns for teams, store room, full of
supplies, offices, etc. There is also on
the ground sixty thousand feet of saw
ed timber and seventy-fye thousand
feet of mining timber, and 200 cords of
wood. There is. says Mr.. Walden,
sufficient timber for all purposes.
The ore in these mines consists of
silver, lead, and carries some gold. with
an excess of iron. There are 1900 tons
o. ore on the dump. ready for treat
ment when the smelter in the valley,
10 miles distant, is put into commission.
Mr.. Walden says: We are now en-
gagged in Strengthening and retimbering
the shaft, and doing some prospecting
in the levels. The shaft is down $50
feet and is connected through an up
raise with another shaft. which makes
the ventilation as good as could be de-
sired. The bottom of the shaft is in
ore. The ore vein dips into the noun
tain al an angle of about IS degrees.
The ore chute is from to Is feet thick
and from 80 to 50 feet in length. That
is, as far as has been determined by
development. The force employed now
numbers 20 men, all that can advan-
tageously be used This group of
claims is regarded by conservative MN
ing men as the greatest silver-lead pro
position in White Pine county, and
gives promise of equaling, if not sur
passing the celebrated lead mines at
Eureka, Nevada. 1t may be said in
this connection that the ore veins run
towards the contact which lies between
quartz and lime, distant about GOO feet.
Speaking Of conditions at Ely, and of
the doings at the Mechanically, which
are controlled by Messrs. Keith and
kearns, he said that they are sinking two
shafts which have attained to such depth
that the gasoline hoist has been render
ed necessary for further sinking. A
25-horsepower gasoline hoist will be in
stalled without delay, and sinking will
be continued so far as deemed neces-
sary. In the shaft, which has now at
tanned depth of about 200 feet, sui
phide copper ore is being encountered.
Judging by present indications, and the
fact that the Mechanically ground is
in the great monzonite belt, this pro-
perty should be made one of the largest
producing mines of the district. This
should be encouraging information for
those parties who have invested their
money in the stock of the company, as
it will undoubtedly prove profitable
venture This would not be said of
this property were it not that there is
none of the stock now on the market
| for sale
Mr.. Walden, after transacting the
business which brought him here, in
connection with the work in which he
is engaged at Duck Creek, will return
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