Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-27
BIG STRIFE AT AURA
Twenty Feet Of Free God Rock that
Pans Entire Length Of Vein.

AURA, Nevads, Sept. %, 1907.
EDiToH INDEPENDENT:
On the 18th Of September. n O. the
largest gold lodges ever tom in this
camp was discovered by Fl ok & Chase.
The ledge lays schist and slate and Ia
fully trenty feet nr more in width, and
pane all the way acrose. This is the
largest body OF free gold IL this m
b discovery was kept qniet until
enough work was done to d termine the
course ri the vein. The vein is a honey.
combed quartz carrying bruwn iron, a
characteristic of t,is camp. The find II
bewteen the Dick Bland aud Aura King
minee, situated in the very heart ut the
mineral belt. Tho Dick Bllad mine was
sold a few days ago TOR s75, 90.
a two foot vein Of good y lena ore
has been found on the HunI.,ldt mine
belonging to the Aura king company.
This makes eight veins kno IN to exist
on the Humboldt ground. This Ia the
deepest and richest mine in he camp.
This company operated during the
winter OF 1906, and, profitiuR by past
experience, are fixing up for the coming
winter, by building a large ceILr and
store room, getting in wood, packing In
supplies from White Rock, ne -ide keen.
ing q team OF the road betwe IN Tusca-
rora and the mines hauling mining
supplies. This company will extract
rich ore this winter for shipment in the
carly spring. The seconri-class ore viii
be mined at the mine.
The big Jack Pot vein has been cut
in the lower tunnel ara In bigger and
better than ever. Bluitt Bros, the
owners Of los of the mines have
worked increasingly al summer TO de-.
yelop THO property and are certainly
deserving all the good fortune that
seems to be theire. They have about
ooo tons now on the dump that win run
in the mill bewteen $50 and SO per ton.
No waste is being taken out Of the mine.
The ore is the full width OF the shaRt
and drift. Arrangements are being
made to build good substantial build.
ings and work will be prosecuted on this
PAOPOaby Oh HluOeE.
AT the Artic, work is going On ste adily
Chose, Hennern & Go. have their shaft
down seventy-five feet. Tie vein oop-
tnuee TO widen. and all the way from n
tour-irch streak at the aurface. The
vein is now twenty-tbrse In ches In the
bottom OF the thatt and as il IN creases
in width it increases in richness. All
the ore taken out is sacked and win be
milled. 1t assays from $50 20 300 Der
ton. The ore is free milling gold ami
is in the tellurium belt.
Word has just reached us that MIR,
Ray Peterson and associates who own
the claim joining the big twenty.foot
gold ledge, discovered a few days ago
by f'rck and Chase, have uncovered
the ledge in their ground. II ia about
the Same size and pans gold from the
garss roote.
b streams is about dry here no water
10 run the mills on the creek-csused by
the destruction OF the timber, brush
and vegetation at the bead OF the streams
n trnmping IL the syringe by sheep.
Damage, amounting TO Thousands Of
dollars, is done to the northern part Of
the county each year to enrich a few
men.
The weather is such as can 10 found
only in Nevada. The days are warm
and the nights cold, and the trees remind
no TINT fall is here.
AuRiPERou,.