Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-10-01
ERA OF PRODUCTION NOW facing
THE old PIONEER CAMPS OF
THE HUMBOLDT RANGE

of the operations in this
And now with this old district ever
the abode Of undimmed faith pros
pect for production brighter than ever
faces it. When other camps have be.
come quiet and dead, and some have
been forgotten this district is warm
ing up, according to the opinion of
some well informed as to the condi-
tions, will begin producing on large
scale, and will be the center of small
sized boom in short time.
Among those now operating in the
district, with the Office address at
Fitting, is the Humboldt King Mining
company, who have been opening up
their mine, the Bonanza King, on
large scale, under the management of
John T. Lilly. A fine body of ore has
been opened up in this property, and
nothing is to prevent an era of pro.
duction except the completion of the
mill to treat the orc. On the 225 foot
level the ore body has been opened
for a distance of $50 feet, showing
width of from three to ii feet. AS,
says taken show average values of $ls
in gold and silver and SO in copper.
J. w. Wenzel, for the Nevada Al
MAIDEN Mining company, is working
steadily in the development of the
company's cinnibar and gold proper
ties. This company now has sufficient
ore in sight to warrant the erection of
a reduction works to treat it. That
the Nevada Almaden Mining company,
with the Humboldt King, should de
clare dividends is unquestioned.
100000 for Development.
district are going to spend over $780,
600 in preparation to work their
placer ground. They have already
purchased water right, and now they
are preparing to float big dredger,
and do placer mining in a manner new
er before attempted in the state of
Nevada. There are two carloads of
lumber at Mill City for this company,
which will be used in the construction
of their dredger. They are making IA
great excavation of 25O,0OO cubic feet
which will be filed with water, on
which the dredger is to float while it
is working and reclaiming the placer
gold from the floor of the canyon.
Contract Let For $1,000.
Among those operating on the Lin
erick Canyon side of the district are
+. v. Hagan, who is part owner of the
Hagan and Leonard group of 10 claims.
On this property considerable amount
Of development work has been done
and each year the owners put moro
money into development. A contract
for 81, 900 worth of work has just been
let by Mr.. Hagan to John Lausereta.
Mill Will Work at Mengle.
AS stated in the last issue Of the
Tribune, the mill formerly owned by
the Thornton brothers at Unionville
has been moved to Camp Mengle,
named after the discoverer, Carl Men
gle, and is now ready to treat the ore
from the property. Mengle's property
will soon be producer.
Marsh Strike Good One.
A strike that has caused much in
crest and that promises to bring a
number of people into the district, is
hat made by Marsh, Roberts and
Wright, well up toward the head of
Limerick Canyon. This strike was
made last spring, and created consider
.ble excitement at the time. There
ire interested in the property some
Black Hills people and they are highly
,nthused with the prospect for profit
able mining to such an extent it is said
hat they will expend considerable
money in putting the property on
producing basis.
T. V. Hagan, Geo. w. Dyke and John
Ross, of this district, were all in town
this week.