The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-05-08

THEFT OF 4 TEN CENT LUNCH
FOLLOWED BY FIND OF ORE
THAT Is EQUAL To A KINGS
RANSOM ACCORDING TO STORY

DESERET. April "a Jusf across
the state line In Nevada along the
Salt Lake route is the Lucy Gray
Gold Mining company that considers
itself some pumpkins II hasen't done
much cackling or strutting around
but from all appearances its owners
will soon be able TO indulge in hen
fruit the entire year@even in South
ern California
There are many things unique in
connection with il r. L. Bright, "A
Hoosier lad, was prospecting the
Mccullough range. One day he left
his dinner pail at the foot of a small
guleh. Returning. he found nine Tor
was II ten hundred thousand million
big black and in possession First
a kick of disgust at the pail, then a
hungry look around. His eyes be-
came fixed-a quick walk uphill:
Eureka. There dazzling his boyisb
vision was mammoth egg-shaped
crater with outcroppings of ore 200
feet wide. II assayed from a trace
TO 5000 a ton.
First he tried a partnership. II
, was unsatisfactory. No ornamental
houses. reclining chairs, servants or
linen napkins; no mahogany desked
oflces. salaries or banquets. Owners
officers and the regular miners work
side by side in this mine, day in and
day out. The only Office man en-
ployed also does the teaming. Stock
has not been placed on the general
market, just enough sold TO relatives
and friends TO keep the development
work going.
Fair milling ore was found in the
main shaft on the eighty and 100
foot levels. Some s1400 in high grade
was also taken out. There's better
ore down below said the prospector
Within 30 feet OF the shaft on the
200 level $500 ore was struck.
From that day 10 this the men have
had stringers and bungholes running
from s6a TO $500 most of the time.
Some time ago long after the men
had finished work in the main drift
something induced the prospector to
put a round of shots in there. String
ers running from more than s37. 600
TO more than s97 900 a ton were un-
covered the first shot.
Figures didn't seem large Well.
a wagonload would net nearly $780,
goo; a carload would be sufficient to
erect Hamburger building or two
and enough be left TO pay the presi-
dents salary for years 10 come.
These stringers- were followed and
then crosscuts started for the walls
of the ore chimney.
Ores of various values were found,
In one drift $1,000 rock was promis-
ing for awhile, then came the in
different rock. The drift was aban-
doned by the miner. Along came the
prospector. The spirit moved him
again. He put in some holes there.
The result-high grade. II runs
over $500 to the ton and beginning
to look permanent
In February the company leased
part of one of its claims. The Wiz
ard said: dig here" In the first
fifty feet two men opened up more
than $1,000 worth of ore.
Success will not be the undoing OF
the members of this organization.
The Office is still tent, the men all
sleep in tent houses, eat a hearty
meal of simple food. take their lunch
pals and with light hearts and ready
hands climb the hill To work. The
same economical management exists,
the principal owner does a miners
work every day and receives miners
wages. There is no place for boom
ers or adventures The company
has quietly taken up surrounding
claims and water. No leases are for
sale.
Offers from capital 10 lease. bond
or buy have been frequent. The
prospector shakes his head and says:
MY friends and | have a mine up
yonder. We are going to stay here
until 1t is the biggest producer in
this part of the country
The Lucy Gray Gold Mining Com
pany is a poor mans organization,
and il looks like winner.