Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-14
TURQUOISE BEDS
MAY BE WORKED
LOS ANGELES MEN INSPECT
ESMERALDA
HoRNsILVER SHIPS SIX TONS TO
GOLDFlELD
Huoe Vein Is Encountered on Atlanta
Ground-strike In Salisbury
Wash Attracts Myste-
rlous Attention

GOLDFIELD, June 13-Turquoise
mining may become an important IN
dustry in Esmeralda county before
the end of the year, especially If GER
tain Los Angeles parties now making
an inspection of the properties at Co-
lumbus decide to acquire them ana de-
velop them upon a large scale
! Lige Harris, the old-time mining man
and former owner of the Lige Harrls
claim, will leave tomorrow for Column
bus where he is operating a golu
propositions Columbus is seventy miles
west of Goldfeld, in this county, ana
about thirteen miles east of the Call
fornia line. The town is said to be
the oldest In the state of Nevada nav
ing an age of at least thlrty-seVeh
Years, At one time 1t boasted of pop
1lation not far from 1000 people, but
today there are only five persons max
ing that their home. 1t was an old
silver camp, but the demonstration Oh
the metal resulted in an almost COM
plete abandonment.
Mr.. Harris says that the turquoise
proposition is beginning to look prom
Using at Columbus, and that four men
are constantly engaged in mining this
rock The stuff if found from the sur
face down, and one of the shafts mas
now attained a depth OF only eight or
ten feet, while the showing is more
than encouraging. Los Angeles par
ties were at Columbus at the time Mr..
Harris left there, and their object was
to acquire the property providing the
showing was sufficient.
There are said to be four different
veins of turquoise in Columbus, ana
any one of them is liable to prove 70
be whale. Turquoise brings from 70
to 500 pound, according to purity. Al
one time the bulk of turquoise pro-
duction came from the mountainous
regions of Persia. but of late it has
switched TO southeastern Germany
and near river running into the
Rhine.
The biggest turquoise mines in this
country are located in the extreme
southern end of the state of Nevada
on the Colorado river. and are owned
by the Tiffanys of New York. 1t is
said TO be their idea to develop the
properties on a big scale, inasmuch rs
turquoise mining is one of the most
profitable known to the science.
HornsiIver Shipment
A shipment of about six tons of ore
came in with an eight-horse team
and trailer last week from HornsllVer,
from the property of Charles ODan-
iels where for some time they have
been busy preparing it. Some time
ago it was announced that this ground
was breaking into some very rich ore,
some of it carrying values high up
into the pictures, with free gold show
ing in specimens displayed about the
streets of this city. The strike was
made at a comparatively shalloY
depth, and was followed down for some
distance. The high values found near
the surface, where specimen ore was
encountered did not go down, but the
average is quite sufficient to warrant
treatment. and the initial shipment
of last week, which will probably be
sampled at the Nevada reduction
works, it is believed marks the be-
ginning of a regular output from this
property.
While the average of the ore shipped
is not as yet known, it is believed that
it will run around $50 ton.
huge specimen of the vein mat
ter now being encountered in the north
drift from the 425-foot level in the
Precious Metals lease on Atlanta, OPP
Grated by w. p. Garrison and asso-
ciates, was brought down from the
hill last week and placed on exhibition
at the Goldfield hotel. The speci-
men was examined by number of
mining men during the day and pro-
nounced formation which may rea-
sonably be expected to run into ore.
1t came from the latest development
along the drift, and is said to be much
better looking stuff than that which
first attracted the attention of those
in charge of the work
Assays made of the first of this
character of rock to be found gave
values running from few cents to Il
few dollars, while it is the belief of
those vitally interested in Atlanta that
assays which are expected today from
samples taken yesterday will go con-
siderably higher, since it is certain
that with every round of shots the
vein matter is improving in appear
ance.
Jack Magill, an old-time prospector,
has arrived from the Salisbury wash
country, several miles east of Tono-
pah. Hea claims to have visited the
scene of the original strike, owing to
his long friendship with the Clifford
family, the members and relatives of
which control practically everything
in that entire country. Magill makes
the assertion that the strike is a whale
and that it will result in one of the
liveliest gold camps in the entire state.
He says through the ledge there runs
seam that is almost the pure metal.
while the balance of the vein is very
high from a shipping standpoint. The
values were found close to the sur
face. Magill was unable to get in upon
anything good, but has made arrange
ments for lease that he says is close
to the original strike.
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