Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-02-20
CAMP Of bUCKSKIN
DOING GREAT THINGS
Another One OF lerington's Copper and Gold Neigh
bors Miaing systematically

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| that chain of large copper miues the
Ludwig, Bluestoue. etc, along the base
of the next range, lies Buckskin, on a
gradual even terrace 1t was the Ken
nedy Consolidated of Buckskin that
helped advertise Yerington to the min
ing world, bringing people from far aud
near, and especially from Goldield, i'll
the days when money for mining invest
ments was more accessible than now,
since the panic days With the return
ing tide Of investment, it will be Buck
prove to the mining world that l7mile
radius from Yerington can disclose more
paying mines than any area of a like cir
cumference in the state.
Following is a partial review of the
district at the present time:
KENNEDY MINE Nevada Buckskin
Combination Mining Co)
The present Company took hold of the
mine when the shaft was IS feet deep on
vein pitching to the north. This vein
is from II to Is feet wide. assaying from
SIS to S25 in gold The Company cross
cut to the north, disclosing a copper vein
80 feet wide pitching to the south This
ore, chalcopyrite, was at the sulphide
zone, carving, in copper, per cent. to
20 per cent, and in gold from s10to SIC.
The Company decided to sink the shaft
to depth of 200 feet and cross-cut this
body of ore. At los feet they encoun-
tered water which increased in volume
with depth.t At $50 feet it became nee
essary to increase the pumping capacity.
cut, and sunk 20 feet more for sump.
At 10 feet below the 200 foot station they
broke into an increased flow of water :
which, with the pump handling one hun
dred and twenty thousand gallons, and
bucket handling sixty thousand gall
| Ions, drowned the pump. The company
to putting i'll a pump that can handle the
water, and larger machinery all around.
In sinking the shaft from the S5-foot
level, it was increased in size to 2-com-
partment shaft, and was wen timbered
and put in good working order. 1t is
the intention OF the company to enlarge
the old shaft making it also 2-compart-
ment from the S5-foot level up. In sink
ing the shaft, four veins of ore were cut
through, ali of them pitching to the
north, and all a good grade of copper
ore. One of these veins, about eight
feet wide, shows copper running 70 per
cent and Sl4 in gold. In the sump they
were just opening up a nice body of ore
in vein which carried with it an in
creased flow of water ]. w. Greene,
superintendent, is now in San Francisco
looking up machinery.
NEVADA CALUMET.
This has the most adequate equipment
of any mine in the district, there being
a complete plant of machinery over eacf
of the two shafts. The north shaft is 6t
feet deep, while the south shaft, 2-com
partment and well timbered is $50 fee
down. At 200 feet they cross-cut through
body OF copper ore about II feet wide
From there on to the bottom they Gu
through several veins. all of witch ar
of good copper values. At $50 feet the,
found water and are preparing to p ii
pumps, air compressors, and full plant
They expect to sink the north shaft t
an equal depth with that of the sout
shaft, and cross-cut, connecting the tw
: shafts at the 550-foot level, This con
Meeting cross-cut will be 1885 feet long
in the course of which they expect t
$ open four veins which show pay ore o
the surface workings.
With the system ii work and push {
this company, this property will undoub
edly be Que of the largest producers {
this entire section.
THE WABUSKA COPPER CO.,
Lying about Il miles west of the Cali
: met, and about four miles north of I'll
town of Buckskin, have well-equippe
!. plant, and are doing extensive develol