The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-09
RENEWED ACTIVITY in THE
TULE CANON DISTRICT


. There is every promise that the Tuie
Canyon mining district will during the
: next few months become one of the
: most active of the many outlayins
camps which are now beginning to at
tract the attention of mining men, or
are being revived after years Of
lethargy.
Tule Canyon was the scene of some Of
the early placer diggings of Nevada,
having first been worked by Spaniards
many years ~ later by Cinnamon, and
more recently has been yielding con
siderable gold under the somewhat more
modern efforts of white men. Although
worked in crude way, with pan and
rocker, it is said that several small
fortunes nave been taken out, many of
the nuggets which are now seen in
watch charms around Goldfield and
other places having com from the Tulc
Canyon plaeers. While the yield has at
times been bountiful, it is estimated
that only an infnitisimal part of the
gold in the gavels of this region has
yet been taken out.
Veins Show Up Well
The placers, however, do not by any
means represent all the resources of the
district, for numerous rich veins have
been opened and are now being dcvel-
oped theoretically and with good re
suits.
Tule Canyon lies about 80 miles
southwest of Goldfeld, about seven
miles south of Ida, and ten miles
southwest from the new camp of Horn
silver. Tule Canyon is the northwest
arm of Death valley, and is about
twelve miles long. There is a wagon
road graded down into the canyon
about five miles from it's head, and it is
said that in the early days Wells Fargo
had an Office in the canyon to handle
the placer gold that was being taken
nut.
The formation is granite, with dykes
Of porphyry, lime and schist running
through it, and numerous strong veins
outeropping in various directions.
Placer Grounds Are Rich
Placer operations are being conducted
on quite an extensive scale by the
Gateway Placer Mining company, COM
posed of Iowa capitalists and managed
by Capt. Dodds. They have a larger
acreage than any other company and
have about five miles of the canyon,
their ground covering about four miles
below the grade and one mile above it.
They have quite a force of men ut
work, and are running a tunnel up the
bed of the canyon. 1t is not expected
that bedrock will be reached until the
tunnel has been run about 1000 feet,
and when this has been done, the can
yon will be crosscut to bring all of tine
water to the tunnel. Then it will be
led to the surface through a pipe or
fume and used for sluicing purposes.
Capt. Dodds has apparently solved the
problem of profitable placer mining in
Tule Canyon.
A few days ago your correspondent
visited Tule Canyon and say Captain
Dodds wash out several nuggets worth
fifty cents each, from gravel taken
from a depth of about 25 feet, and this
was not near the bedrock, which could
not be reached at this place on account
of the great flow of water.
Next above the Gateway Placer com
pany's ground are six very promising
claims owned by c.. A. Austin, formerly
of Denver. There are probably none
better in the canyon. Mr.. Austin has
lived here about two years and has
taken out considerable gold with a
rocker. 1t is understood that 4 Irodge
win be in operation on this ground IN
the near future.
Above the Austin property is the
Smith claim, a small piece of valuable
ground, from which some very nice
nuggets nave beer taken.
Goldfeld Men Interested
The Exploration Mercantile company
of Goldfeld, w. r. Markaduke, George
Radford and others, owns a group Of
eight claims directly above the Smith
ground. A large amount of gold has
been taken from there by working in
a crude way, but there are several for
tunes waiting for the people who will
go after it with a dredge. There is
plenty of water to handle it with, AMI
conditions are favorable for such a pro-
jeet. This company owns all the placer
ground from Smith to the summit.
Down below the summit are the Log
Springs placers, a group of eight claims
owned by the Benton brothers and w.
r. Marmaduke, and extending up and
down the gulch from Little to Big Log
springs. Nuggets have been taken out
here that were worth one dollar each,
and pans that will go fifty cents each
are not There is from four
TO ten feet of wash on top of the gravel