Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-04
COLO CIRCLE IS MAKING GOOD

the Gold Circle district:
Gold Circle district is at last
proving to the world that there is
gold here at depth. All experts
were afraid that the values did not
60 down, and were afraid to advise
their hackers to invest in Gold
Circle mines. But now that the
Elko Prince has struck the ledge.
and pay ore at depth it begins to
prove that the values in this
district do 60 down; and all that
was wanted, before was depth to
prove it did, ard now that depth
has been obtained. the ore has been
found, and ore it is. Ore that will
pay big to ship. The free gold can
be easily seen in the white quartz
and the ore is improving as they
drive along the vein. They are
now driving three Ways, west,
north and south, and in ore in all
three ways. In the south drift
and north is where the rich ore is
being taken from, and with each
foot that is driven the ore is in
creasing in value. In the south
drift. the iore will 30 better than
500 to the ton, and there is over
two feet that will go better than
$500, and this is at a depth of a
little over 326 feet.
The Elkc Prince is one of the
best, and will make one of the
biggest mines in the country, both
in values and the size of the vein
of milling ore; let alone the ore
that will pay to ship.
The Eastern Star is now taking
out ore to be shipped, and very
rich is the ore that is heing put in
the sacks. Some claim it will go
better than $4,000 to the ton.
Water is bothcring, and it is
necessary to install machinery
before very much work can be
done. Negotiations are now being
I made to install pump, also hoist
ing machinery. and as soon as they
are rugged, force of men will be
put on to take out the high grade.
The Colorado Grandies, which
was bonded a short time ago from
Messrs. Noble. Stone, Noble and
johnson. by B. P. Howell and as.
sociates, for SIS, 900, is now being
opened up by cuts. and the ledge
has been uncovered and found to
be fourteen feet in width, with
values on the surface which will
average from 81 to $22. Several
men are now employed in opening
the ledge, and sinking will soon
begin. The blacksmith shop has
been completed. Mr.. Howell is
very much elated over the way the
cuts have opened the ledge, and as
Mr.. Howell is very conservative
trouble has been overcome and the
salt is now successfully precipi-
tated. Thrc watts were completed
in June, as a starter for what may
be developed into an industry of
large proportions. About 40 tons
of table and dairy salt and 10
tons of stock and pickle salt have
been produced this season. If
good market can be established
in competition with the established
order Of things, it is planned next
year to erect good sized plant,
provided with machinery and other
conveniences for handling a much
larger output. At the present
time all tile work is doLe by hand,
which makes operations more ex-
pensiVe than they would be in q
modern plant.
This salt marsh is one of the
freaks of Southern Nevada.
Covering an area about sixteen
miles long and three miles wide, It
stretches out like a great white
waste Of snow. glittering in the
sunlight with the radiance of a
mirror, which is intensified BY tn G
myriads Of crystals Of pure salt
which covers the marsh. The salt
is about 90 per cent pure Just as