The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-11-21
RENEWED
INTEREST.
SEVERAL RicH STRIKES REAWAKEN
INTEREST IN BATTLE MOUNTAIN
sEcTloN-.-oLD PRODUCERS
IN VICINITY.

j. M. Pine of Denver, manager
of the Anthony King Mining
Company of Austin, New, who
spent much of the past Summer
in the Battle Mountain district OF
Nevada, while discussing that sec
ton, had the following to say, says
the The Colorado Daily Mining
Record:
"With the recent rich strike
made at Gold Circle, just north of
Battle Mountain, New, the discov-
cry of a rich vein of gold ore on
Willow Greek, pear the Ole Cop
per Canyon mine, The opening of a
four-foot vein of $500 ore on Trout
Greek, just north of Battle Noun
tain in the Battle Mountain range,
the newly opened property of the
Golden Era in the Alder Creek
district under the management of
@. FL. Snow, who is shipping in
car lots 5000 gold ore, and the Pc
dro group, which has recently
passed into the hands of Eastern
people and which shows a 15-foot
ledge of $25 free-milling gold ore,
and on which a large reduction
plant is to be installed, it would
seem that the mining interests
were surely centering in this To-
cality. 1t should be remembered,
ho ever, that Battle Mountain is
surrounded by many old devel-
oped properties which were exten-
sively worked and were large pro-
ducers 30 years ago. The famous
Copper Canyon mine produced
several hundred thousand dollars
worth of high grade ore early in
the sos, most of which was shipped
to Swansea, and during this period
the great silver-lead mines of Ga
lena and Lewis were also worked
extensively and produced millions.
Most of the ore from these proper
ties was treated on the ground and
the bullion shipped direct to the
refneries. The reduction in the
price of silver. however, caused
these properties to close and moth
ing of importance has been done
until recently, when capital has
become interested, placing many of
these old mines in shape for extern
sive development.
"The numerous rich strikes in
the Battle Mountain district will
doubtless be the cause of much in
terest among mining men. The
conditions for prospecting are very
favorable. There is generally an
abundance of good water at all
seasons of the year and there is
plenty of timb Der for the mines and
for domestic uses throughout this
region, while provisions and feed
are readily obtained at the numer-
Gus ranches along the skirt of the
mountain ranges.
"The ores are generally shipped
to either the smelters at Salt Lake
or Ogden, or to the Selby smelter
ct San Francisco, the rates averag-
ing from $3.50 to So ton, accord
! ing to the value.
II spent the greater part OF
the last year in and around
Battle Mountain, having made a
careful study of the geological
conditions between the fifth and
seventh standard parallels north
along the northerly boundaries Of
Lander, Eureka and the eastern
portion of Humboldt counties, and
l feel sure that conditions fol
opening large properties in this
district are as favorable as that o
any camp in the State.
"Many of the mountains arr
cepped by heavy flow of vesicu
lar basalt, which rests uncomfort
ably on tufts or highly crystallizec
rocks forming the main bulk o
the mountain. The mines are 10
Gated in the lower formations alon,