The San Francisco call., 1909-09-25

to silence or satisfy the most scrutiniz-
ing and inquisitive.
Big chunks of high grade from many
Nevada camps adorn the aisles. en-
abling the visitor to see the width of
veins which run dollars to the pound
AS these chunks weigh from 900 to
500 pounds. it is not believed that
there will be any trouble from high
graders in spite of the great value
of the rock
Nevada abounds in the rare minerals
as we'll, and scattered here and there
are tungsten ores, vanadium, uranium,
etc. just sufficient to add the spice of
variety.
WHITE CABINET OF HIGH GRADE
Apexing in the center of the display
is the four shelf white cabinet of ores
of astonishingly high values, running
the full length of the room. Here is
the picture ore which made Goldfield
famous. particularly when Hayes &
Monette. from their lease on the Mo-
hawk mine. shipped 4S tons to San
francisco, and walked away with a
check for s575,0o0-just $4,000 per
ton for the carload.
There is in this cabinet ore from the
Goldfeld Consolidated; Florence; the
National mine in northern Humboldt
county, exhibited by Sam w. Gunda-
Kerr lne LOItuS-DdNlS at
tain; the Mazuma at Seven Troughs; a
soup plate of placer nuggets from Man
haitian; the Kapp collection of Goldf1eld
high grades: Glendale. Rawhfde; Tom
Murphy's placer nuggets from lone,
the famous Badger nugget from Round
Mountain, worth $4,000; weeks
cleanup from the Goldfield Console
dated: bars of bullion from the Mont
gomery-Shoshone, the Tonopah mines
and the Silver Peak.
One is soon impressed with the fact
that mint figures must be used to
measure the actual value Of such an
outlay, and, being curious to know the
value of the metal in the white cabi-
net. / asked the assistant what could
be secured for it were 1t sacked and
sent to the smelter. After due rehec-
tion $3.50, 900 was given as the conser-
vative probable value. Interior and
exterior guards maintain careful vigil
over this stack of valuables.
BLUE RIBBON PRIVATE
COLLECTIONS
No, the least interesting are the pri-
vate collections loaned by various clti-
zens of Nevada especially Tor the
mining congress. The Helen M.
Schneider collection. exhibited at Faris'
Chicago. Buffalo, London and st. Lous,
ca pturing medals in each instance,
embraces 800 individual specimens,
garnered from every known portion OF
the globe where there is any mining.
and including about every variety OF
mineral with which the average pro-
fessional man is acquainted. Spenolhs
a small fortune and many years ABROAD
in quest of new things, j. c. Schneider,
mining man and scientist, living at Eu-
reka New. gathered together this ex-
hant1oafhQd TO his W11G
four years ago upon his death.
The Stewart Yerington, LOTUS
Davis and Kapp collections are all
worthy of special note.
FORMAL OPENING AT
MINING CONGRESS
This mineral exposition will be
formally opened to the public MONDAY.
September 81, which is the date the
mining congress convenes. The dele
Gates m the convention will adjourn
their meeting and proceed in body to
the Mineral Palace, where. alter ap-
nronriate ceremonies. all visitors VIII
be given every opportunity to view tne
exhibit most advantageously. Eacn
s.acin,en is properly labeled with COM
plete information, and numbered IN tne
catalogue.
After the exposition all collections
occon,nanied by request for return Will
be sent back to owners. The residue
will be sent to the School of Mines at
Reno to add to the exhibit Oh the
school.
Three thousand persons have given
their active assistance in competing
this stupendous display OF mlnerai
products, and there is no part Q, We
yeda which has not responded cheer
fulIv and generously. 1t is the nrst
grast attempt at an exclusive display
of minerals in the west on scale
commensurate with the importance Q.
the mining industry of the nation anu
comnlete in all essential details.