The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
CANDELARIA TO REVIVE
Old-Time Camp with Great Record viii
Again Become Active

Again Become Active
Candelaria. Esmeralda County. Ne
vada, with record of $50. .0OO,OO pro-
duction in silver, was one of the largest
producers of the white metal In the '70s
and sos. but when silver dropped so
low in 1898 all the mines closed down.
As the price of silver is going higher
daily there is a prospect of the re-
sumption of work in some of the IA
nous old mines.
The Holmes Mining Company. holding
eighteen patented claims, capitalized for
100000 shares. and the largest old pro-
ducer. is controlled by an English COM
pany. Of which w. P. BOnbright & Co
of Colorado Springs, Colo. are the
home agents, and London. England. the
foreign Office. The company produced
$4,000, 900 in silver. There are about
100000 tons on the dumps that is said
to average twenty ounces in silver and
$3.50 in gold. This mine was worked
by tunnels and also through the
Northern Bell shaft which is 500 feet
in depth This company declared divi-
dends of 81 per share every month for
two-years and so cents per share every
month for three years
The Mount DiablO Mining Company.
consisting of eight patented claims.
situated half a mile east of the Holmes
mines, was the next largest producer.
with record of S12, 900, 900. which San
Francisco persons control. There is
siderable ore in sight There are
about 25O,000 tons on the dumps that
will average about ten ounces in silver
and 81 in gold 1t was worked through
a shaft $50 feet deep.
The PotoSf and the Bismarck mining
companies are separate corporations.
but controlled by one company holding
seven patented claims. These are situ-
ated on Mount Potosi, about mile and
half west of the Holmes. They mined
some wonderful ore that milled as high
as 1000 ounces in silver and $3.50 in gold.
There are about $4,000 tons on the
dumps that will average about twenty
ounces in silver and $3.50 in gold. The
companies worked through tunnels and
did most of the stopping near the sur
face.
The Georgine Mining Company (not
patented), situated about quarter of
mile north of PotOsi, was the last mine
to be worked by the Holmes people.
They let 1t lapse and 1t was relocated
by Frank Bartlett, who was superin-
tendent of the mine in the sos. He
sold it to the Platt. Markham & Elder
Company, which Is working it at pres
ent. The company has two shipments OF
forty tons each, which run 4S0 ounces
silver, $50 gold and 80 per cent lead
Thousands of tons Of low grade silver
and copper ore are in sight
The old thirty stamp mill owned by
the Candelaria Water and Milling Com
pany. same stockholders as the Holmes
Mining Company, could be remodeled
at a small cost There are two eighty
| horsepower boilers that stood cold
water tests about eight months ago.
and also 200 horsepower Harris Cor
liss engine in very good condition.
They ran about $4,000 tons OF ore
through this mill that averaged about
81 in gold. but they could not save the
small values at that time The water
is piped from the White Mountains
distance of thirty miles. conveyed in
| five-inch pipes. They have reservoir
that holds 100000 gallons. Water costs
about 81 per 1000 gallons.
| Eastern capitalists are now consider
ing patting up a forty-stamp mill.
using the cyanide process. They have
some of the mines and have got salts
factory results. William Groescinger
has sold his property for $4,000 to
New York parties. 1t is situated about
four miles northeast of Candelaria and
about two miles from Summit Station.
on the Tonopah Railroad They have
made two shipments of eighteen tons
each that averaged $50 ounces silver,
$12 gold and AZ per cent lead. They
have twelve men working and 1t will
soon be large producer Of lead ore.
Another property located near the
Groescinger (now the Humboldt) prop
erty is the Cande1aria Queen, upon
which development work is now being
pushed Rich ore bodies have been
/ opened up in several places on the
claim. and the owners are coHtemplat-
ing extensive work in the near future.
Western Nevada Miner.