The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-06-04
NATIONAL BEGIN
Ming TO BOOM

faItles arriving In town from Ma
tional report the camp booming, with
new buildings going up ON every side
and the road from Winnemucca to the
camp lined with a procession of
freighting outfits hauling lumber, min
ing machinery and supplies of every
description. Several hundred men are
at work for wages for the different
companies, as well as large number
of prospectors doing development work
themselves.
Every morning the streets of Winnie
mucca present an animated appearance,
occasioned by automobiles and other
conveyances starting for camp. AT
present there are three regular auto
lines engaged in the National travel
namely, the Simplex company E. A.
Smith and J. T. Sullivan 's car Each
concern has one machine at present,
but more will be added as fast as the
business will warrant.
National Co. Makes Another Shipment
Tuesday evening George s. Pelton
secretary of the National Mining Com
pany of Nevada, arrived from camp in
the company's auto, bringing bullion
valued at $4,000, the cleanup from
$50 pounds of ore, taken from tunnel
No. 4.
Father of the Camp" Returns.
J. L. Workman, the discoverer of the
camp, accompanied by Mrs. Workman
and daughter, Miss Pearl Hudelson,
and W. L. Nelson. returned from San
Francisco yesterday afternoon. This
morning the party left for National by
private auto.
Seattle Mining Men Return.
Yesterday morning w. l.. O'Connell.
with d. r. Dwyer and asso-
ciates in the operation of several prop
critics at National, returned from a
two weeks trip to Sattle, accompanied
by III. E. Orr and Richard Kleesattle.
The party left for camp this morning
in the Snllivan car
To Develop Three Mile Claims.
w. A. Donald, who has been spend
ing few days in town visiting his
family, will return to camp next week,
when active development work will be
commenced by Mr.. Donald and his
partner, Carl Stofalt, on several prom
Using properties in the Three Mile To-
cality. The gentlemen named own six
claims in this section. close in, which
include the Silver King and Woodside.
The first work will be to sink 100
foot shaft, the exact location not hav-
ing been definitely decided on, but it
will probably be on the Silver King.
Both gentlemen are experienced mining
men, Mr.. Stofalt having recently come
from Round Mountain, where he had
interests.
Goes to Reno on Mining Deal.
George W. White, one of the pioneers
of the camp, arrived in town Thurs
day and left the same evening for
Reno Mr.. White is the owner of a
large number of claims in the Three
Mile district, and his visit to Reno
is for the purpose of comforting with
the officers of the Farmers & Mer
chants bank relative to the bonding
of group of ten claims lying east of
and adjoining the Bluejays.
Personal Notes Of the Camp.
F. W. Stall one of the owners of the
celebrated lease of that name, came
in from camp Thursday and returned
Yesterday in his new Buick machine.
J. T. Sullivan. president of the First
National Mining company, and j. Ber-
ger, of Seattle, who had spent several
davs in camp. returned to town yester-
day.
G.. P. Garwood, Jimmy Cleve and c..
L. Vawtree came in from camp Thurs
day in the Simplex machine.
George Walters, the conductor, left
for National this morning in the Sim
plex auto, where he will erect the new
Frost saloon building.