Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-06-26
MOUNTAIN VIEW

The Mountain View was discovered in
December. 1908. by Robert Lewis The
discoverer was born on farm near To-
ronto, Canada, where lie lived with his
parents until the early sixties. when he
canght the California gold fever. The
call was SO strong he could. not resist.
He had no money. but go he must. So
one morning he donned his Sunday
tweeds and started ON his journey with
out saving farewell to those he left be-
hind, and his whereabouts were un-
known to his people for twenty years.
He crossed the line from Canada into
New York State, where be secured EN-.
ployinent on farm. and worked until
he saved sufficient money to buy an out
fit and a ticket around the Horn to the
Golden State, from where he set ont in
search of gold mine. For twenty years
he worked and prospered. at the end of
which time he had accommodated mod
est fortune. 1t was then he made his
wherealoufs known to those who had
given hiss up for lost. He also visited
them In company with his Young wife
aud daughter. He had sufficient means
to settle down near the old home and
live in comfort the remainder of his
days. But his mission had not been
performed; he had not discovered that
which he 50 long sought gold mine.
Nor did he discover one till 1908, when
he discovered the Mountain View in the
interest of himself, David Wilson and J.
I. Wilson.
There was question as to whether
the discovery was ON the Walker Reser-
walton. Consequently no attempt was
made to develop tine mine till after the
opening of the reservation in the fall of
1906.
However. the discoverer camped In
the district fot two years. anxiously
awaiting the opening, when he might
reap the reward of his labor Bot also
that was not to be. The message came and
he passed 10 that undiscovered country
from whose bourne no traveller returns.
On his death bed his last injunction to
his wife was to hold onto the Mountain
View that there was enough gold in the
one claim to make. all connected with it
rich. His prophecy Is about fulfilled.
and the Mountain View will stand a
monument to the memory of one who
spent almost half century in search of
gold. and. then passed away, just as his
efforts we're to be crowned with success.
The Mountain View belongs to the
Wilson Cold Mines Co. The remaining
partners located the 1nspii iation claim
and the Mountain View Fraction. These
with the original claims, constitute the
holdings of the Wilson Gold Mines Co.
The company was organized about two
wears ago and the property has been
worked In desultory manner from that
time bv leases and otherwise. The lack
of sufficient capital to carry on an ag-
gressive campaign of development being
the drawback.
Like other camps that afterward
proved to be rich, the mine and camp in
general has been turned down by oper-
ators and experts alike. Goldfield was
turned down in the same manner. Alst
the Mesada Iron Range in Minnesota,
the greatest iron producing range in the
world, was turned down in a voluriinou:
report by an eminent geologist
| However the owners stuck to the ole
adage. that the only way to prove |
property was to keep diggin', which the,
did as best they could with the fund.-
they had at their disposal.
The lease that is being operated b,
the writer and associates of Salt Lake
viz. w. Mont Fury, Governor Wells etal
constitute the development that ha
been carried on since the first of tn
year. This lease covers the west So
feet of the original claim (Mountail
View containing the ore shoot origin
ally opened by the company, the glor
hole, etc. The company drove tunns
about 800 feet and intercepted the or
shoot and stopped out and shipped abou
$4,000 worth of ore from the tunns
level up. They also drove the uppe
tunnel to intercept the glory hols
This tunnel passed through between 8
and 100 feet of milling ore, but tn
glory hole has not yet been reached
When this point is reached the writs
will be disappointed If something SCI
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