The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-10-02
THE new DUCKHORN DISTRICT
Interesting Description of the Re-
Gently Discovered Gold Camp
by Goldfeld Correspondent

A Goldfeld correspondent Of the San
Francisco Journal of Commerce gives
some new information regarding the
gold district recently discovered in the
northern part Of Eureka County, which
promises to be q large producer and is
already attracting the attention OF min
ing men and capitalists. Writing under
date OF September 25 tho correspondent
says:
Present indications are that the ne
district Of Buckhorn in Eureka County
will prove to be the largest area OF low
grade gold bearing ores ever discovered
In this or any country, and IL is attract
ing the earnest attention of capitalists
and mining men, who are already get
ting in there on a large scale.
]. p. LOTUS and Richard NJ. Jones,
the mining engineer, have just returned
from there after a four days trip, in
which GOO miles were covered by auto.
The nearest railway point to Backbone
is the station Of Alpha. 30 miles south
Of Palisade. on the Eureka & Palisade
Railway. From that station the new
district is due west about 20 miles across
open country.
This ground was discovered a few
months g by a man named Lynn"
said Mr.. LOTUS to-day. "While pros.
pecting, he found gold in the gulches,
and traced it to its point of origin ON a
plateau. The region presents unique
features in the annals of mining. Moth
ing like it was ever seen here or else
where. As far as now can be seen, the
gold bearing body strikes strongly
through the country, having a total
width of 100 feet or more. 1t does not
outcrop except at n or two points.
but seems to be OVERLAND by the general
wash OF the mountains. The overlap is
rarely more than two feet deep. The
ore bearing body seems to be a highly
decomposed andesite. somewhat silici-
fed, aud so friable that it can readily
be handled with a pick, and shafts can
be sunk at comparatively small cost.
The ground supports itself admirably,
aud little or no timbering is required.
There is but one shaft yet sunk in
that region, and this is to a depth Of so
feet, with crosscuts about 30 feet. This
shaft is on the ground recently bonded
by George Wingfeld for $1,000 Be-
fore taking over this bond the ground
was carefully sampled by different per-
SOM, and finally by Fred Seibert. who
made two samp!ings for Mr.. Winafeld.
We were told that the last sampling
across 80 feet showed an average value
Of 81 81 per ton. aud the results OF Mr..
Seibert's work led to the taking up Of
the bond. This 80 feet does not repre-
sent the extent of the deposit. for there
are no walls in sight, and it may be 100
feet or more in width. We visited this
shaft. and, while not making any sam.
plings, the conditions observed seem to
warrant all claims made for it.
1.-THE adjoining ground to the Wing.
field proposition has been taken over by
Lotus < Davis and Mr.. Jones, who had
spent some time on the property previ.
Gus to this visit. On this ground the ore
bodies sampled at a depth Of two feet
average 1870 per ton across a width of
10 feet, which was the width of the hole.
Ia fact, il is said that the surface any.
where in every direction between the
walls shows values of from "a to So, and
in the n shaft above referred to the
values have steadily increased with
depth. rising from 81 to sl2 at a depth Of
90 feet.
"Should anything like the present
promise of the region be realized. here
Is a field that may 500 witness one OF
the greatest gold productions OF which
anything is known. Unlike Goldfield,
it will never be a region of high grade
ores. but present indications are that it
will be the largest area of low grade
gold bearing ores ever found in this or
any country.
"The impression has gone out that it
is a free gold ore. This is true only in
part. Some of the gold is free, and the
rest is associated with it in a form a.
yet undetermined, but that it is an ad.
mirable cyanide proposition has been
proven by actual tests. A twelve hour
treatment shows an extraction Of So per
ceut. indicating a much higher extrac-
ton during a period extending "A hours.
1.-The ground is already staked for
miles, and il would be unwise for any
Que to go to the camp with the expec-
tation of locating claims. There is plenty
of water for domestic purposes near by
aud for mill operation and treatment
there is one large spring in the vicinity.
Freighters are already arranging to haul
supplies from Alpha to the camp. and
are now breaking road. Preliminary
equipment for Mr.. Siebert. we under
stand. is being prepared, and will soon
be on the ground, and the LOTUS &
Davis people will assemble theirs as
1901 as possible and put it up. Opera
ton on this property will for the pres
emit be in charge of Mr.. Jones'"