The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-04
BULLION CAMPS FINE SHOWING
Ore Being Shipped That Gives
Returns of $1,000 to
the Ton, Gold

Bullion Mining District, situated in
Lander County. but only a few miles
west Of the Eureka County line, is at
tracing no small amount of attention
from a mining point of view. Il is at
present n Of the many gold mining
districts forging TO the front ON merit.
There are so many new districts being
opened up in Nevada ut the present
time and reports of rich gold strikes
are so common that Bullion district,
until quite recently. sen out no glow
ing news Of the richness Of that section.
Active development work has been
quietly progressing there for nearly a
year and a half and several properties
are now sufficiently opened up to war
rant the permanency of the camp and
abundant capital is now being invested
In b mines to thoroughly develop
them and make them dividend payers.
A recent shipment from one of the
mines of the district gave mill returns
of nearly $1,000 per ton in gold.
As an induction of the permanency Of
the district the Exc Telegraph & Tele-
phone Company is now engaged in
constructing q telephone line from Beo-
wave into that section. All the ma
terial is on the ground and poles are al
ready placed for half the distance.
Preparations are being made to build q
road from Beowawe into the district for
q traction engine aud a line Of automo-
biles. A traction outfit consisting of
ITO horse power engine with four trail
wagons capable Of handling 80 tons per
trip has been ordered from California,
which will be on the ground by the
time the road is completed.
W. s. Montgomery, who has large
mining interests in Bullion district.
was in Reno a few days ago, and in
conversation with a Journal reporter
about the new camp. among other
things. had the following to say:
Numerous important strikes have
recently been made in both the gold
and silver belts, aud several Of these
strikes have occurred in localities
which heretofore have been considered
beyo d the mineral limits. The dis
trict seems to cover an area of about
20 square miles, extending from Corral
Canyon, six miles north of Lander, to
Copper Gulch. about the same distance
to the south. and averages from one to
two miles in width. The old silver
properties, some of which were worked
many years ago, lie on the western
edge of the belt on the higher noun
tains, while the recent gold discoveries
have been made in the low foothills
bordering the Crescent Valley on the
west. On the opposite side of the
Valley is the celebrated Cortez mine
which is credited with the production
Of about sl5. 000. 900. and other valuable
lead-silver properties in Mill canyon.
both of the latter being in Eureka
County. 1t will surprise many TO
know that there are eight different
properties in the Bullion district that
are shipping regularly to Salt Lake,
while several others are saving ore for
their initial shipment.
1.-The actual producers are the Little
Gem. of the Reliance Company the
Giant. Phoenix aud Ajax, of the Gold
Quartz Company; the Utah. Of the
Lander Mining and Milling Company;
the Grand Prize and Bonnie Jean. of
the LOWE Company; the Rough and
Ready of the Tenabo Company; and
the Gray Eagle. belonging to Pierse
and Estey. Before the close of Sum-
mer there will be at least a dozen more
to be added to this list Of active pro-
ducers in the district.
"The greatest activity at present is
in the vicinity Of the Gold Quartz
properties, about midway between the
towns of Lander and Tenabo. In the
main company workings on the Gold
Quartz, the shaft has reached a depth
Of 100 feet. The first level was run at
40 feet, where the ore body is about 80
feet wide Of oxidized ore. nearly all of
which is shipp ng grade and the Slopes
have been raised to the surface. l have
examined the settlement sheets received
from the smelter and know that the
average net returns have been $l06 per
ton, all in gold. At the l00-ioot level
the ore has changed to q copper and
iron sulphide which the smelter returns
show to carry an average Of $500 per
ton in gold. In the northern end of the
district, the principal development is on
the Black Rock group, belonging to the
Bullion Mining Company.
"The two towns, Lander and Tenabo.
are building up rapidly and substantial
ly. A general store, a two-story hotel
building, restaurant aud the usual num-
Der of saloons are all fourishing in
Lander, and the erection of two or three
mills, are assured in the near
future ON Indian Greek. which flows
through the TOWNSHIP. will insure a large
and permanent population"