Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-02-10
MINES
Hundreds of Mining Men Are
Now In Fairview and
Sand Springs.
creat Excitement Preyails-A Num-
Der of Finds Reported.

tho most eyentful ten days in the his
,ary of Churchill county's mining in
5nstry. Mining men from every
where have passed through Fallon in
a constant stream bound for the Fair
view and Sand Springs districts, and
tbe rush has been participated in by
local parties also, until the town seems
deserted. Supplies have been sold by
onr local merchants in a surprising way
and the resources Of our livery men
have been taxed to their utmost
eanacity. In fact the supply OF teams
has been inadequate to the demand,
and +. J. Williams added his Pope
Toledo touring car Wednesday to the
vehicles engaged in carrying trade, and
FalIon now boasts OF a genuine automo-
bile line. to its nearby mining camps,
which will be added to as soon as K. l..
Douglass receives his Royal touring car.
The district that is now attracting at
tention Is the region embraced by the
santbern confines of Churchchill county,
known as the Fairview, Sand Springs
and Chalk Mountain mining districts.
less than three weeks ago, a desert
waste with nothing to break the dull
monotony OF its surface, save scanty
elumps of nut pines. sage brush and
Jagged buttes, whose slopes and erests
are lined with the crenelated outerop OF
its gold laden veins, the districts men
toned we're mining districts only in
name and their possibilities were
known to none except a few hardy
prospeetors, who constituted the nor
nal overflow OF the Southern mining
country With the patience character
istic Of their class they delyed away in
the hungry looking formations until
they found values surprisingly high. To
have these values heralded abroad was
to invite added participation in the
search for gold and today, after less
than two weeks OF definite knowledge,
hundreds have found their way into
the lesolate spots in response to the
ever reckoning finger OF the Goddess OF
Fortune. Tire silence OF the centuries
has been broken, and few weeks
more promise to effect transformation
a. complete as has occurred in any Of
the Southern mining camps.
The character of the ore found in the
new districts is synonymous with the
freak ore that has made Tonopah and
Goldfeld what they are today. To
have been prospeeted by d miner OF the
old school would have meant failure
but the values determined by the latest
assays running as they do from 800
10 $1,000, is only another testimonial
10 the latest truism that gold Is
wherever you find it which after all Is
the only factor in the successful ex-
ploitation OF district. That there Is
gold and plenty of it is indisputable,
and that Southern Churchill county
will soon have number of thriving
mining camps has changed in few
days from a remote possibility to a
very strong probability.
The entire area Of the Southern part
ei the county seems to be highly
mineralized with exceptional values,
and the discoveries that are being
daily made are eloquent testimonials to
the future of Churchill county.
L, 5. Splain Of Goldfeld, is one of the
parties who was fortunate in being in
on the ground floor. In speaking
Wednesday OF the camp to STANDARD
reporter, Mr., Splain stated that the
ore body on his claim, situated in the
falrylew district, was already we'll de-
lined, and that assays received place
tile average values at $2i0 per ton.
The remarkable thing said Mr.
splain, in speaking of the character of
the ore, "is that | horned this same
rock and could not pan out color
However, Mr.. splain is now satisfied
that he has found bonanza, and will
organize company soon for develop
Ing the mine, Many others will do
likewise, and before another month
has passed the few mining corporations
doing business in Churchill county
now will be augmented by dozens
oi similar organizations, and the
district must by reason of its merit
become one of the greatest mining
renters Of the west
4 Mr.. Norton and others are associat-
Ell together in the Fairview district, and
a toWnsite is being plated. 1t is un-
aefstood that lots will be placed on
The market Immediately and it is the
purpose of the townsite promoters to
Rp 'ourage all lines OF industry. Among