The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-09-02
POTASH IN SOUTHERN NEVADA
Indications Said to be Exceed
ingly Favorable For Opening
Deposits in Nye County

wife and foar children and his mother
in-law, Mrs J. T. Williams, were ar
rivals in Eareka last Saturday afternoon
from Hot Greek. Nye County. The
party Vas travelling By auto and were
on their war to FaIlOn. Churchill COun-
ty. Nevada
Mr.. Barndt 10 interested with q num-
Der Of others in what is thought to be
valuable deposits Of potash between
Bloc Eagle and Eugene Locks's place
in Railroad Valley. Nye County. As
the United States Geological Survey is
preparing to drill and test ONE potash
locations near FsIlon. he has gone there
seeking fret hand information TO assist
then in making the tests and drillings
be and his associates are now arranging
10 make on their locations.
The Goldfeld Tribune Of recent date
has The following to say Of the potash
deposits in Railroad Valley:
II the expectations Of a large number
of business men Of Goldfeld and Tono-
psh are realiz d. . large aud valuable
deposit Of potash Will soon be opened in
Railroad Valley, in Nye County. about
IS miles northeast Of Goldheld. A
syndicate headed by Eagene Howell.
State Bank Examiner. has already
made a large number of locations cover
ing an old lake bed about three miles
square. and a Keystone drill has been
ordered for the purpose Of boring and
prospecting the ground. Mr.. Howell
will act as trustee for the various To-
Gators who have agreed to combine
their interests and make a strong COM
bination for the development Of this
projscs.
Indications are said Il be exceedingly
favorable for opening a large deposit Of
potash. which is a very valuable COM
mercial commodity. The worlds sup
ply is now controlled by Germany and
there is heavy duty OF it, so that the
discovery Of a good deposit in Nevada
will open a new source Of supply and
prove a bonanza to the owners
The surface deposit shows about 6 or
7 per cen potash. and il is believed that
it will increase in purity with depth.
Nearly 100 men have joined the Gold
field Tonopah combination. and loca-
tons have also peer made by other
parties in that section.
There is a large quantity of almost
pure soda in that region which has been
located. and considerable interest is be-
ing manifested in the development of
the deposits.
CoUernmenf's Temporary Laboratory
Warrington, d. c., August 29-In
connection with the investigation of
potash deposits that is going on under a
go. 900 appropriation made by Congress
last Winter. the Geological Survey
makes this announcement:
"As a part Of this work the survey
will 0 fit mp a temporary laboratory
at Fallon. Nevada. for the pnross of
testing samples Of ~salines from the
Great Basin or desert areas.
Samples Of such alkaline salts will
be tested at the laboratory free of
charge if a definite statement of the
locality from which they were obtained
be sent with the samples. The location
SHOULD be given by section, township,
and range. il possible, otherwise by dis
lance and direction from the nearest
post office or settlement. Samples
should be addressed to Hoyt S. Gale,
United States Geological Survey, Fall
Ion, Nevada. Upon receipt of a request
small sample sacks for sending the
material by mail will be forwarded
from the above address.
If SO requested at the time hat a
sample is submitted for test, the ac-
~companying information concerning
the locality Of the deposit will be
treated as confidential; and the evil
dence thus obtained is not to be used
for the purpose of making land with
drawals.
Zone of the possible sources from
which potash may be derived is in as
ISOLATION with saline deposits left by
the drying mp of large bodies of salty
waters, such as are known to have ex-
isted at one time in many of the now
desert areas of southwest Oregon. Ne
vada, southeast California. in Utah and
elsewhere. Ii is hoped that by testing
these saline deposits some may be found
sufficiently rich in potash to have a
commercial value, and that there may
be located some large and important
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