Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1907-12-14
REclTES A GLOWING
DESCRIPTION OF
RAWHIDE

Freeman Morningstar, president and
general manager of the Nevada United
Mines corporation, owning q claims In
the new camp Of Rawhide, has grea,
deal of interesting information in regard
to that section of Nevada. The location
of Rawhide is at point almost l,alf way
and on direct line between Fairview
and Tohopah. The country is character
istic of the Nevada desert and was en-
tirely new until recently. In July, 1905.
Mr.. Morningstar and his prospecting
party were looking over the country to
the southwest of Fairview. Noticing
the peculiar color of the porphyry hills
to the right. they investigated, and as
result made the FIRST locations in the dis
trict. These claims were located full
II months before the big rush started.
Mr.. Morningstar yesterday received a
letter from his superintendent, ]. L.
Strohauer, giving a glowing report OF
the showing on the company's property.
Ore running high in gold and silver val
ues has been opened in several places
and work is progressing rapidly. Speak
ing of the new town, he says:
lyon would not know the place since
you were here ten days ago. There ar.
now IA restaurants, Il saloons and ever,
other kind of business in proportiof;; al,
running full blast and doing an enor-
nous business. have been told by ths
assayers doing our work that compah,
has been formed to erect stamp mill
within six weeks or two months"
When Mr.. Morningstar was in the
camp. about ten days ago, there wer,
about 400 tents and more were being
added at the rate of from IL to Is day.
There were 40 substantial frame build
ings stores, assay Offices, real estate
and brokerage firms. A fine two-stor,
bank building was then nearing compile
ton. There are two main bushes.
streets, one of which, Main street, il
over half mile long.
The early leasers in the camp are max
ing big profits. A great deal of rich ore
is now being sacked and sent out of tn,
district. The two most promising ship
pers at present are the lessees on the
Snowgoose and Roseberry groups. AL
ready several leases have been sold az
high as $4,000 and $40, 900, and this
price was paid for, only small portions o,
claims. Mr.. Morningstar says there are
more than 100 leasers working in tn.
camp
|. The United, Mines corporation is de-
veloping its territory and has the largest
working force in the district.
The lodges in the new district are un-
usually large for high-grade camp. At
the Happy Hooiigan mine. where an
open cut is being run, the vein is S l-2
feet wide and is very strongly shown for
a long distance. The ore here is a
quartz porphyry, occurring between por-
phyry on the foot-wall and dolomite
lime. Mr.. Morningstar exhibited to a
representative of the News a piece OF
this quartz-porphyry ore that fairly glis-
tened with beads of the yellow metal.
There are a great many men in the
camp from Goldfeld and Tonopah and
they are general in their opinion that
Rawhide is the greatest strike in the
State since the great Goldfeid was dis
covered. They also believe that within
the next six months there will be from
5000 to 1000 people in the new town.
Fairview and Yerington are we'll repre-
scented in the new camp. Dessert News.