Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-30
A White Pine County, Nevada
Region Which is Showing
Up Well.
RAILROAD FACILITIES NEAR.
Nevada Northern, Now Building To
Ely. viii give Mine owners
Outlet for Ores.

Prominent 1llNOR Nv Nuh H''i"S
men at present stopping in salt Lake
is Mr.. w. J. Wallace of the Gold cam
Won mining district in White Pine
county, Mr.. Wallace is registered AZ
the cullen and is accompanied by his
brother j, IS. Wallace. When called
upon today Mr.. Wallace talked inter-
estingly about the district and It's
prospects. His company, the Hart
ford -NeIa ada Gold Mining Co. Is the
owner OF four claims, including the
property known as the Johanna mine.
This mine was originally worked a
number of years ago. but nothing in
the way OF extensive development was
attempted and surface deposits OF IN
different value We're the only rewards
obtained Mr. Wallace and his COM
pany. upon taking over the property
wear or so ago. went Systematically 10
work in an up to date manner ana ac-
cording to latest mining methods and
so far have been abundantly rewarded
for their pains. Their development
work To date consists of a 100 foot
shaft from which a drift of 30 feet has
been run to the north on what Is be-
lieved to be the main ledge also a 20
foot shaft from which another DRIFT
has been commenced. The main ledge
while I'm places not over few inches
wide is very rich IN gold such tests as
have been made showing phenominal
values. In addition 10 this high grade
ore which extends the entire 30 feet
along the drift, large quantities of
lower grade rock exist. The richest
ore or that from the main ledge is
about 40 feet below the surface but the
whole locality is heavily mineralized,
gold predomInating but with good
values In silver, and some Iron. Mr.
Wallace Is exhibiting some handsome
specimens from the property. but says
he does not care To offer an estimate
OF their value until suchh time as he
has received the returns from about
500 pounds of ore he brought up for
the purpose of obtaining thorough
test. The ore Is divided into four class
ca and from the fourth or lowest
grade, Mr. Wallace expects to realize
over $50 IN gold besides a few ounces
Of silver to the ton.
Up to this time poor railroad facill-
ties have materially interfered with the
development Of the district. but tho
wagon roads are now in good shape
and the Nevada Northern railroad Is
Ranch. or within 81 miles OF the camp.
Construction work Is proceeding stead
~ and few months more VIII see n
railroad added to the other adyan-
tages OF the district.
Mr.. Wallace and his brother viii re-
main in town some days. and while
here expect to make some purchases OF
mining machinery suitable to the ma
tpre OF their operations. At presens
they are working only seven TO eight
men, but Immediately upon their re-
turn this force viii he increased ana
the work Of getting out and shlppins
the ore rushed as fast as possible, TIL.
greater part of this is free milling, ana
a mill will be erected just as soon as
It can be definitely determined how
many stamps will be required.
The Gold Canyon mining district was
NJ one time one OF the best known
I'm the state. but operations were prin-
cipally for silver, and but little effort
appears to have been made to obtain
more than mere surface outcropplngs,
In the days when silver was king, how.
ever a thriving camp Of 5000 to 1000
people IS said 10 have existed where al
this time bare 900 make up the entire
population. and there is evidence OF
mining operations In the district at a
much earlier date, probablye as Iona
ago as 40 or " years. Even at this
time the remains Of what was known
as an arastra, a gold reducing device
consisting Of stone floor with n re-
volvlng upper stone operated by horse
power, a relic Of Mexican days, are Ia
he seen In Egan canyon. within few
miles. proving concluslvely that the
section has been known as a mineral
bearing one for many generations.
From appearances, Mr.. Wallace and
his company are to BE- congratulated on
the success Of their efforts up TO now;
the samples which they have are un-
doubleday among the richest seen here
In some time and there Is no reason tc
doubt but what the ore exists I'm sum.
cient quantities to ensure good pro.
fits for some years To come.
Among other companies operating "
the district are the Cocomungo peopl,
IN possession Of the Olympia group, an(
the Gold Canyon Mining company
owners or the group known as the Lit
tie Johnny. Work on the Cocomung,
IL said TO be proceeding satisfactorily
considerable taunuel work having beer
done during the past couple of seasons
ON account Of the exceptionally har,
winter II was found necessary TO shu
down during the cold weather. but re
sumption has already taken place an,
recent assays are said 90 have give
good results. Work was also recon
renced on the Little Johnny n fey
weeks agO, and at present II giyln
employment TO three or four men wit
promising results