The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-10
HIGH GRADE IN
NATIONAL CAMP
Operators Produce HaIf-Million
Dollars in Gold During
Sixty Days.
ROCK CARRIES BIG
VALUES IN METAL
New Excitement Center of
Nevada Attracts the Old
Alaska Operators.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The IrlOone-
NATIONAL, New" July 9.-ushereo
into existence about three years ago. IN
the midst OF the late panic, and It's prog
ress seriously retarded during large POT :
ton of last year and the early part OF
this wear through litigation involving inc
principal property. the high grace cop
per camp OF National, nestled In the
mountains OF northern Humboldt county,
near the Oregon state line. has maze suSn
strides in the last sixty days as TO make
il the brightest star among the soid-
silver camps, both old and new OF tne
state OF Nevada. It Is probably tne one
camp OF all Nevada that is holding the
attention of the mining world Mt pres
ent through its production and lncrcas-
ing activity and population:
The records Of the Unit LniSed ,s staifs tbe f.t Ma
iional district produced III the last sixty
days bullion 10 the value of halt NIL
lion dollars. the result OF the operaItio3ns :,
on the property of the National Mining
company of Nevada. Including the stan
brothers lease OF the half million dol
lars of gold and silver sent to the carson
was produced during the month OF June,
an exceptionally good record Tor COM
pars;ive youngster.
The significant fact incident TO the pro-
ducfion OF the last sixty days is that
the bullion was extracted only from what
is termed first class high grade ore, ore
that runs $50 in gold and silver or pei
ter TO the pound. and was reduced by
two old fashioned small pan-arrasta mlils.
often referred to rs coffee mills, ON
account of their size and appearance one
being operated by the company and the
other by the Stall brothers. An idea OF
the slow operation of the two mills may
he gained from the fact that each OF
Them consumes twenty-iour hours 10 re
cious rock No ore of less than S2o
pound is treated by the TWO mills. Any
rock of less value is termed second
class" while ore assaying from $50 TO
s160 a ton is known as mill dirt n
large tonnage OF second class ore has been
sacked and the mill dirt placed in sepa-
rate dumps for future reduction in the
thirty-ton daily capacity Lane slow speed
mill, which is being built on the ground
by the company. The new plant VIII
be in operation before the end of this
In all there are FIVE leases, in addition
10 company work. being operated on the
ground of the National Mining company
OF Nevada. namely, the stall brothers
lease. the Causton and Jarvis lease, tie
Hyde lease. the Atkinson lease and the
Bankers lease the last named being held
by the officials OF the Farmers and Mer-
chants National bank OF Reno. The
Causton and Jarvis. Atkinson and Hyde
leases only recently started and are held
by operators who amassed fortunes in
placer mining in Nome and other camps
OF Alaska. They. With large number OF
former Alaskans who also did well In the
far north were attracted to National
through the news of its extremely high
grade ore. In fact, so many Of the form
or "sourdoughs" have cast their lot with
National that it is frequently termed
1.-The Alaskan camp Of Nevada" All OF
them have secured promising prospects
in different sections of the district and
seem destined TO materially Increase their
worldly possessions through their opera
lions in their new abode.
The encouraging results being obtained
by the various operators are not con-
fined TO any one part of the district. I'm
portant finds are being made throughout
and
camp as a whole Is exceptionally bright
At present at least 300 miners are at
work in the various properties. with the
necessary attendant number of employees
in the business houses OF the town
Sales of mining ground at high figures
frequent occurrences. In short. the
district is experiencing a boom that is
growing daily. National is located sew
enty-one miles from the railroad. direct
" north of the town OF Winnemucca, and
is reached by automobiles and stages.