The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-03-28
Interesting Letter From
Lander.
Especial Correspondent
LANDER, Nevada, March %, OF.

LANDER, Nevada, March 70, UT.
ED. NEvADAN:-
Returns have just been received
from the last shipment from the Rigg.
lease on the Gold Quartz. The bull
OF the shipment ran better than $500
to the ton, while several tons Of the
selected ore returned about $4,000 pei
ton. The lucky lessees have opened
up a much larger body OF even better
stuff, and expect to be able to main
tain regular shipments hereafter. The
same ~lessees, Mr.. Riggs and partner,
have recently taken a lease on the
Little Swede claim, OF the Jennie =.
company, and have found some very
good ore near the surface.
Mara Il Kennedy have taken a lease
OH the Truckee lode, adjoining the
Gold Quartz, and think they have
opened up the extension of the Riggs
vein on their ground. The Truckee,
together with several adjoining claims
is under bond to w. s. Montgomery
and associates.
A deal is pending for the sale of the
old "Lovey" property to Ed. Manion,
Of Deadwood, and John Flynn, of
Douglass, Wyoming. The considera-
ton is said to be $4,000. Mr.. White
one OF the of the property, ar
rived today from California, and the
papers are now being prepared. The
"Lovey" is q of the famous old
mines OF this section, and is credited
with a production in former years OF
more than 100000. For many years
old Jimmie Lovey has resided on the
property and has worked it in a small
way, shipping just enough high grade
silver ore to keep him in comfortable
circumstances. Twenty years ago, he
entered into an arrangement with
some schemers, who erected a mill
aud treated the ore, representing to
Lovey that his share of the proceeds
we're on deposit in the bank at Elko.
They closed down and suddenly left
the camp, taking everything, includ-
ing Lovey's proportion, with them.
Since then, "Uncle Jimmie" as he is
familiarity known, has refused all Of
fers to purchase the mine, but has
presistenly developed it, and accord
ing to reports has a large tonnage in
sight. The new owners are miners OF
experience and will put on n large
force of men and develop the property
vigorously. The consultation Of the
deal is a great thing for the town OF
Lander as the mine lies less than q
mile to the north of the town.
Work has been commenced on the
double compartment shaft on the
Trout lease on the Phoenix. In sink
ing about twelve feet below the tun-
mel level, the vein doubled in width,
and it is now freely predicted that the
vein will be of immense proportions
as depth is gained. A shipment will
start out tomorrow for Salt Lake.
The new gasoline hoist for the main
company shaft on the Gold Quartz is
expected to arrive in a few days. The
shaft will be sunk to a depth Of sever
nj hundred feet.
A force OF men are mt work On the
Black Rock property, five miles north
OF Lander. They are prospecting the
surface, preparatory to sinking deep
shaft as soon rs the location of the
ore body is determined. Some OF the
highest grade ore in the camp has
come from this property.
1t now takes two stages each way
between here and Beowawe to accomo
date the travelling public and it looks
as if the Spring rush into the Bullion
district had begun i'll earnest. The
wagon road between here and Battle
Mountain is being repaired by the
county commissioners Of Lander
county who have appropriated $4,000
for that purpose. Daily stages will
be put on as soon as the road is IN
condition, and an automobile line is
talked OF.
Both OF the towns of the district
are building up rapidly, but opera
tions are retarded considerably by the
scarcity of building material. In
Lander, a two-story store building, a
hotel and several smaller structures
are in process of erection.
PRosPEcroR.