The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-03-11
BOOMING BATTLE
MOUNTAIN
GEORGE RUSSELL, JR.,
TELLS OF THINGS GOING
ON AT EASTERN TOWN

LOT nusseil OF the same name, dropped
into town this morning from Battle
Mountain, where he is located in bus
Mess. Mr.. Russell gave an interesting
account Of mining matters in and
about Battle Mountain. Some good
and substantial copper strikes have
been made west Of Battle Mountain
and severa properties have bee,
bonded. A number Of properties have
$8 and $40 gold ore and 10 per cen!
copper on surface showings. The
Glasgow Western company are open
ing up some mines and have taker
bonds on others.
In reminiscence Of an inciden'
which helped to bring the mineral
wealth of Battle Mountain prominent
ly to the front, Mr.. Russell told the
following story, which is choice bit
Of history regarding that section:
A year ago last fall Swede pros
pector came into Battle Mountai,
with a piece of gold ore that Shove,
the yellow metal in abundance.
"B;lly' Owens, who is well knowl
in Winnemucca and is at present il
Elko, where he is proprietor os thu
Commercial hotel, heard the story y
a big ledge from the prospeetor lip:
and he Immediately offered to enter :
partnership with him, which he ac
cepted. The rock was sent to Sal
Lake and analyzed and the return
showed the rock to be even richer
xhoc xha arth,a;aat;o rar<raru bol;ay
ed t to be. Preparations were i'm
mediately made to 60 out to the scen'
Of the strike and locate the claims
This was forthwith done, but not be
fore news of the strike had travele,
far and wide, TO the towns east AM
west Of Battle Mountain. A couple al
days after Owens and the Swede ha'
left on their treasure hunt prospector
and fortune hunters began coming in
to Battle Mountain. They came from
Carlin and Battle Mountain and Col
cond. all looking for the ground from
whence came the gold ore that assay
ell $4,000 to the ton.
The direction taken by Owens ans
his companion was described 10 then
and they struck out hundred stron,
over the hills. They spent severa
days looking for the two, finally ru
ming upon their camp south Of Batt'
Mountain. Owens and the Swede ha
not yet located the ledge, it havin
appeared that the latter had suffere.
a lapse Of memory as to the exact 10
cation Of the ground. The party re
mained for two days looking for thu
ledge. Lots were drawn by the diff
ferent members to determine wher'
each would stand on the valuabl
ground when il was discovered. Ev
erything had been mapped out for tn
discovery. But alasl The party wa
doomed to disappointment. Tn
Swede was unable to find the ledge
He failed utterly to make good, AM
the party returned to Battle Mountain
disgusted. Here Owens had thu
Swede arrested, claiming that he haf
obtained money under false pretenses
But the people who came to fns
the golden pot at the end OF thu
rainbow remained to prospect and thu
vicinity Of Battle Mountain was aliv.
with prospectors for weeks. As re
suit many good finds were made an.
properties that today are producing
were located at that time. "Thus,
sad Mr.. Russell. in refutation OF th'
remarks Of a bystander who before th'
story was told had remarked tha'
newspaper boosting hurt camp
boosting often has an indirect effect
for the good. believe in boosting
and even though the booster is littl'
of on the facts, what he says will hell
the camp, IL not in one way then IL
another"
Mr.. Russell will return this evening
to Battle Mountain.