Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-02-08
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P~rospsri,y 4. Due For Eik ceunty.
After having spent several years
throughout Nevada, watching the var.
ious mining campo grow into promin-
ence from mere sagebrush tracte, no
portion of that great State presents
more ideal opportunities for legitimate
mining investment and effort than Elko
county was the opinion expressed yes
terday by F. Dnvis, of Elko. Mr.. Davis
stated that he had no hesitation Ia pre-.
dieting that the world at large would
begin to realize the splendid esourc
OF Elko county, and that this would be
evidenced by activity upon numerous
idle portions of the county at present.
before the coming summer has passed.
into the. fall season, Mr.. Davis is in
the city OF mining business. and talked
entertaininglY Friday on the. county
which is his home.
He states that Elko county never had
a mining boom. although there has been
a great amount OF energy expended
quietly and with fine resu!is in more
than one instance. The mines OF tho
reunty produce gold and silver manly.
although in aud around the camp OF
Contact, som to become a busy center,
there are copper showiuRs that are Mt
tracing the attention OF eome exception.
ally strong talent noted TOR their ACTIVE
itss IN the would g =ea metal . Durinu
the past few years while all Nevada
other than Elko county has been draw.
ing the strong forces Of the country with
unlimited capital to its mines, Elko
county has maintained a steady cam.
paign OF legitimate mining, and results
already are beginning to tell. MIR.
DAVE states that some strong Now York.
Ohio and Mir nesota people have cor
rallied about all the flnonl old prop
critics in the fuscorora district, a group
OF mines, lint has produced something
hike $4,000 coo, qnd when this c~ombinn-
ton gets to work there will be history
for Nevada.
For the last six.yeare, the Orumlum-
mond property has been developed
faithfully, and so men nave been main
tanned steadily upon the pay roll OF this
EdgemoDt proposition. The ompany ia
contemplating the addition OF ten more
stamps to the mill and e~nlartiug the
cyanide mill as well. AT Mountain
City, 20 miles east OF Edgemont, a party
OF Boston capitalists has taken over the
Protection group. and in opening up a
great property from these possesaions,
the company has kept its ten stamp mill
in steady operation. 10 the came camp,
the Nelson group is beng drought into
first place by the operators. Twenty
miles farther east is the Gold Creek dis.
trict, whore the National Development
company the organization NJ prominent
Salt Lake and New York capitalists.
has secured "a bond upon the General
Irish property. This latter organization
is placing machinery Cd the ground nov,
and IN tho meantime The ground is being
searched for its precious mineral con-
tents as thoroughly US possible until the
adequate equipment has been placed in
shGpe for active work.
AT Aura, some twenty miles North of
Tuscarora, states Mr.. Davis, tliere is n
party OF Den cr people operating -
large group Of properties. and from all
indications these people have under
their charge IN lieal mining proposition,
Win'e not visiting Contact nor Spruce
Mountain districts for some time Mr..
Davis has heard some exceedingly en-
couraginR reports from beth. Tie
growing amount OF active development
WORK throughout all Elko county would
toni to establish the prediction Of MIR.
Davis, and tie results already achieved
certainly wonId tend to establish the
mlneralization OF the spots go far touched
by the miners. One thing emphasized
by Mr.. Davis, is tho TACT that there has
been only Legitimate mining doue in
Elko county. and it Gun not be dispnted
that the evil effects that follow an iu-
discriminate boom have never attached
to Elko nor to any OF her propertics.-
Salt Lake Tribune.