The San Francisco call., 1906-11-20

opened. The Fairview district is max
ing good.
Within the heart of the Fairview
district are seven properties, half of
which could be shipping high grade
ore were 1t not for the conservative
policy which is being pursued by their
manag gements. The Nevada Hills mine
has been shipping upwards of 500, 900
monthly since July, the ore assaying
from $3.50 to s2500 a ton, with oc-
casional shipments running as high as
$4,000 a ton. The next regular shipper
from this camp will be the Wingfield-
Nixon property, known as the Fair
ore which would sack S100 to $500 a
ton, a considerably quantity of this
character of ore having been sacked
during the sinking of. the shaft that
is opening up the principal north and
south vein of the district, known as the
Wingfleld vein.
This shaft is passing through ore
which is increasing in richness with
depth, but since its true character has
has been devoting its entire attention
to opening up the great ore bodies
which have been encountered therein.
At a depth of rs feet. the shaft being
sunk through solid ore, neither foot
or hanging wall has been encountered.
his smart is less lnan zOV leeI from
the Eagles Nest Fairview, in which
the same vein was encountered few
days ago at a depth of 40 feet.
With the same vein being opened up
in the ground of the Hailstone Com
pany, both Sullivan properties, equipped
with complete surface and hoisting
plants and under the usual vigorous
development methods of the vice presi-
dent and general manager, John ID
N1s7 1,ol1 3o e. - roIo hnc fxrrr,
properties as the next shippers in the
camp.
1t is seldom that the initial years
development of a single camp has so
completely demonstrated the richness
and permanency' of the ore bodies, as
has been done in Fairview. So thor
oughly have the business interests of
the camp been satisfied with the truth
of this opinion that they are now COM
pleting the subscriptions necessary for
the funds needed to construct two
miles of electric railroad to connect
the heart of the camp with the town.
This railroad will tap the principal
mining properties. passing by the Ne
vada Hills, the Fairview Eagle, the
Eagles Nest and the Hailstone, having
it's upper terminus on or near this
latter mine. The railroad will afford
more rapid and economical transporta-
ton of the ores of these properties, to-
gether with those of the Dromedary
Hump, the Aztec, the Nevada Hills
Leasing Company and a few others
whose development has not vet war
ranted their entry to the ranks Of the
shipping list
The idea is thoroughly in keeping
with the enterprise which has put this
camp in such an enviable position in
so short a, time. With the coming of
the railroad and of ample water sup
plies by means of new pipeline, the
Fairview district is forging ahead with
surprising rapidity. General Coxey of
Ohio, best known to fame through his
connection with the famous march
through TO the capitol at Washington,
but now a prosperous Ohio iron manu-
facturer. spent several days during the
past fortnight in looking over the pos
sibilities of the district to supply
freight and passenger traffic for an
electric line to connect the Southern
Pacific branch at Fallon with the min
ing district of Fairview.
He left thoroughly satisfied that the
camp of Fairview alone could support
such an enterprise to consult with his
associates in interurban railroad enter
prises in Ohio and Indiana He an
nounced that there was probability that
a party would be in the field before
spring making the reconnaissance sur
veys. Should satisfactory grades and
costs be secured the money for the
road will be forthcoming Immediately.