The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
GREAT SHOWING AT
MOUNTAIN VIEW

Another wonderful strike of gold ore
characterized this weeks operations at
Mountain View. says the Y~erington
Times. At the very grass roots on it's
lease on the Big Twenty claim, the
Mason Valley Mining and Leasing COM
pany has a one-foot vein of
ore that runs s12S in gold per ton. Sack
ing the rich stuff is now in progress and
forth at an early date.
The Big Twenty adjoins the property
of the Wilson Gold Mines company and
carries the east extension of the lead
upon which on the latter such sensa-
tional discoveries have been recorded.
Mountain View at the present time is
the most wonderful gold districts ever
discovered in the state of Nevada 1t
may be said without fear of successful
contradiction that it's surface showing
has never been equalled in the history Of
gold mining in Nevada. With but a few
weeks developments it has two produc-
ing properties, each Of which is mining
high grade ore.
The district was brought into the
limelight by the Wilson Gold Mines
company. a corporation composed of
Yerington parties. Within 80 days Of
beginning active development on this
ground a shoot of exceptionally rich ore
---- A.
defined vein averaging about Z feet in
width carrying average values beyond
800 in gold to the ton. This discovery
in itself is nothing short of remarkable.
In two days time II ton of the ore
were extracted and operations on the ore
body have showed no signs of it's de-
creasing in size or values. On the con-
trary. there is every indication that this
ledge will produce not only thousands,
but hundreds of thousands of dollars.
One strike doth trend upon arsother's
heels so fast they follow" might a well
known quotation be p~araphrased to cite
conditions at Mountain View in a nut
shell.
OF the many leases given out on ad-
joining estates but one has gotten down
to business. Now the news from
the camp that this lease is sacking high
grade ore. When we AXE into consider
alton the fact that the main ore body
from which the rich rock is being ex-
tracted can be traced for over 1000 feet
and every foot of it is to be worked by
~leasers, the phenomenal possibilities of
Mountain View are at once apparent.
Absolutely, without exception, Noun
tain View is one of the greatest discov-
cries ever made anywhere. Taking the
ages of both camps into consideration it
is far and away ahead of ever the great
Goldfeld. Rawhide. a bustling camp be-
fore operations had begun at Mountain
View. can, at this time, not be compared
with the latter. These comparisons are
not drawn in any way calculated to de-
tract one iota from the greatness of
either Goldfield or Rawhide. This paper
would not stoop to so ignorantly use an
argument by such means. However, the
facts are as stated and the Times is
willing to back it's reputation for verac-
ity on the statements made.
Mountain View is great. and as the
weeks roll by it will be greater pos
sibly greatest. The new camp is a short
ride from Yerington. which naturally
makes this place the nucleus for the
trade of the district. Again, people en-
route to Mountain View will have an op-
portunity to see one of the worlds
greatest coppe camps-Yerington.