The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-19
FACTS ABOUT
FAMOUS CAMP
OF BLACKHORSE
TOM WATKINS WAS THE FOUND.
Err, AND DISTRICT NAMED
AFTER HIS EQUINE.
MINING WORK IS DELAYED
A Merchant in That Vicinity Who
Is Doing Big BUSH
ness.

Blackhorse, like all other mining
camps has it's periods of flattering
prospects, followed by somewhat dis
couraglng conditions at times. To
Tom Watkins is due the discovery of
the camp, and to his old black mare
is to be given the credit of furnish
ing a name to the district Mr.. Wat
kins' faithful old black horse died in
the canyon something over year ago,
! and the place at once took the name
of "Blackhorse. Some time early
last year, or in the latter part of '95
he staked off the Blackhorse, the dis
covery mine in the district The To-
cation of the Blackhorse was soon
followed by the location of the Ma
bel, the Nil Desperandum and other
claims. Shortly after several ambi-
tious men put up rag houses" until
today Blackhorse is a full-feathered
squad with the promise of going on
in the march until it becomes "big
flock" The camp is just now going
through the periods of title settle
ment, as some of the best properties
have developed litigation. Particu-
larry is this true of the first claim
located, the Blackhorse. Mr.. Wat
kins bonded the property to H. S.
Wooley of Salt Lake last year and
the bond expired few days ago. For
some reason Mr.. Wooley did not
make the final payment and it was
impossible to reach a settlement with
Watkins, and as result all work
was discontinued last Saturday night
and the tools removed from the mine
in the night. Sunday the superin-
NJ Of a
men employed and departed quite
suddenly for Salt Lake TO attend a
meeting of the directors and stock
holders. 1t is quite impossible to get
down to the bottom facts, for no one
seems to know just what is in store
for the camp. Many claim that the
trouble will be adjusted in few
days and that work on the Black
horse will be resumed with greater
vigor than ever, while there are
others who won't say much about it
but look doubtful.
J. II. Marriott, who seems to "be
next, lis quite confident tina the close
down is only temporary, and that in
a few days all may be well. The
same company owns the San Pedro
and the Mabel The San Pedro is
uOWu lou l6GL duu Ill OTC oil LIS way ,
the ledge showing from two to six
feet in width of high-grade ore, from
which several shipments nave been
made to the smelter in Salt Lake, be-
sides several tons of good shipping
ore on the dump. There is tunnel
in the mine 600 feet in length,
which will tap the ore body at a
depth of 400 feet. The ore is gold
bearing, and is pronounced by ex-
perts to be of the best. The Black
horse vein is exposed on the surface
for over 100 feet in width, carrying
high values clear acros sits face. The
exposed surface is over 200 feet in
length. The Watkins bond calls for
$4,000, and $4,000 was paid down
and partil payment made last Feb
ruary, and the balance was to have
been paid early in June but that
=, payment was forfeited, hence the
trouble. Thomas Watkins is the sole
owner unless the Amalgamated Ma
vada Mines and Power company
comes to the front with the final
payment. Watkins also owns the
two adjoining claims, which are con-
sidered very good. Watkins bonded
the two properties from Hamilton
and gave him guarantee that $500
in development work should be done
each and every month, with a small
payment every sixty days.
The Nil Desperandum is owned by
Salt Lake parties, with A. G. Burritt
as general manager and William
Robinson as superintendent. This
mine Is situated one mile north OF
the summit, north of Osceola. There
is one shaft down distance OF
ninety feet and another, about half q
mile east, is down fifty feet, expect
ing to connect with that of the
Blackhorse most any day. There are
twelve men working on this prop
erty. The men are boarded on the
ground in a tent. The Mabel Is a
flattering prospect, and has had con-
siderable development work done or
1t.
Mr.. Burritt says his property is
showing up we'll with development
and growing stronger each day. He
says he will show the world good
mine before fall. He is now work
ing in a conglomerate formation OF
cement and lime, and the drift in
the shaft shows color in every shovel
full from the grass roots to the bot
TOM, olgnCy I6eI. AS SOUL DIS DSu'
rock is reached he will commence
drifting for the mother lode, now ex
posed on either end.
Blackhorse contains perhaps loo
people-that is, people who do theil
trading and make it their headquar'
tiers.
F. D. Mcqueen Is the principa
merchant, and carries a good stock
of general merchandise. He came
to Blackhorse last October from
Garrison, Utah, with capital Of
$500, and now does a business o.
about $4,000 a month. He has re
Gently started a branch store and
lumber yard and feed corrals, with
hay and grain, at San Pedro, neal
the "Willow Patch" and about two
miles south of Blackhorse, at a point
where everybody says Blackhorse
will soon be going He has just re
ceived a carload of oats for hi:
Blackhorse and San Pedro fee6
yards. He carries a stock valued al
$4,000, so it may be seen that there
are some goods consumed in the min
ing center about BlackhorAs
The camp carries copper, gold, sill
yer and lead. Only last week {
prospector named Weren made a dis
covery at the mouth of the canyon
near the limits of the towns:te, tina
he thinks gives him hold of the worlt