Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
RUSH BEING MADE
7OA NEW STRIKE
DESERT NEAR LoVELoCk is THE
SCENE
Strike Is Twelve Miles West of White
Plains and Gives Promise
of High Grade
Ore

LOVELOCK, New, Feb. 16.-NeVer
before in the history of Lovelock was
there such a stampede for conveyances
of all kinds as there was Wednesday
night, all day yesterday and this morn
ing. All sorts of rigs-automobiles,
Luggies, wagons and even burros were
pressed into service, and today 1t is al
most impossible to get transportation
Of any kind in Lovelock.
The big rush was caused by the ar
rival in town of Frank Jessup and r.
M. Hopkins from the new strike in the
Desert district southwest of Lovelock.
These gentlemen brought with them
specimens of ore from the new dis
covery, and as soon as they were ex-
Eibited the news spread like wild fire.
and the big rush was on, and it is esti-
mated that at least thirty outfits went
out from Lovelock alone.
When seen yesterday, Mr.. Jessup,
who with L. III. Murray, is credited
with making the rich find, said that the
showing was remarkable for the
amount of development work done
There are two parallel lodges on their
property-one on the Mabel B and one
on the King Solomon. On the Mabel
r the ledge shows width of Is feet
and outcrops very prominently for a
ulSldIlCc VI lGVU lCCt. hofc
been taken from. different parts of the
vein and in no instance were the own
ers unsuccessful In getting good results.
A 12-foot hole has been sunk on this
vein. and in the bottom seven feet OF
ere averaging better than $50 In gold to
the ton has been opened up.
On the King Solomon much richer
ore Is found, and Mr.. Jessup had speci-
mems with him that were literally alive
with the yellow metal. The ledge on
the King Solomon is about twelve feet
wide and outcrops fully 500 feet. A
shaft has been sunk to depth of 81
feet On the hanging wall side of tha
ledge and at this point a veritable
jewelers. shop has been opened up.
There are two feet of ore, Mr.. Jessup
says, that will easily average 81 per
pound, and as work progresses the in
dications become better. In sinking the
shaft about 500 pounds of picked ore
has been sacked and stored away.
This ore is worth fully 81 per pound.
There are several tons of lower grade
piled on the dumps, and owners are
confident they could make high ship
ment with very little work.
Not alone have Messrs. Jessup and
Murray been successful in locating
some good ground, but r. M. Hopkins
Charles Stoker and Sam Hopkins, all
well known in Lovelock, have been
equally so. The Messrs. Hopkins and
Stoker have located the west extension
cf the Mabel B and King Solomon
veins, and while but very little work
has been done the showings are equally
as good as on the Jessup property, the
paintings showing values all the way
from $40 to $75. These gentlemen have
nine claims in the very heart of the dis
trict and they are confident further
| development will open something big.
John J. Mackedon and George Tay-
ior have been on the ground during the
past week and have also acquired good
territory to the east of the original
strike.
| In giving a description of the loca-
| ton of the new strike Mr.. Jessup said
| it was situated about twelve miles west
of White Plains, station on the main
| line of the Southern Pacific. The find
| vas made in White canyon in the
| Desert mining district. The values ar,
| found in sugar quartz which shows a
great deal of hematite. The country
formation is porphyry and the dikes
ere very prominent, and Mr.. Jessur
says that conditions generally are ideal
for the opening up of big mines.