White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-19

mel is a stope raised 80 feet, with
30 feet length. This is 70 feet from
the breast. The gold Is SO fine that
most of it floats on the water in
panning.
At this writing the prospect looks
good, as the area developed should
show not less than $4,000 to $4,000
in sight
There is but one full claim in the
ownership, and al the portal of the
tunnel is almost on the east end
line it leaves 1900 feet of territory
that has not been prospected.
There are about 100 men at Bid
wall who have been going Jack
and forth from the camp, for the
most part old experienced Cripple
Creek miners, but they have not in
spected any of the properties on
account of the hardships %
tered in reaching them at this time.
The Sunset is the only one that is
within reach, and they all speak
In highest terms of what they have
seen at this prospect. Where the
ground is exposed on the southern
slopes, the great porphyry and basalt
bikes show. There is no granite in
the country-in every case basalt
and porphyry show as contacts on
the the vein systems. The country
is ideal for mining, plenty of water
and great timbered hills covered
with pine, spruce and tamarack.
trout abound in every little stream.
Bidwell is II miles from the N. c. &
o. railroad.
The basin under cultivation covers
an immense area, well watered, and
covered with great fruit ranches in
all directions; $4,000 head of cat
tie are owned In the valley, and the
raising of hogs and sheep is ex-
tensively carried on.
Rich float was brought into town
a few days ago from Gold hill. that
shows the fine gold of the district
sprinkled all over and through it.
1t came from the Laura Bell claim,
which lies south and adjoining
Discovery hill.
Pete Lorenzo, a sheep herder, II
years ago found the first rich float
discovered in the district He told
James o. Kafader and his brothers,
Edward and Charles, who went into
the mountains and uncovered the
ore at the surface. Ever since this
period these men have been spend
ing their money and time on this
ground. They made some fair re-
coveries with arrastre, but would
make almost the same recovery when
they ran over the tailings. After
the first excitement, wherein every
one in the country located claims
and opened ore of varying rich
ness and extent. but without the
means of rail transportation. the
ore was almost value:ess.
This also applied when the FIT.
Bidwell Con. Co.. spent $4,000 on
a 10-stamp mill. and tried straight
amalgamation, which saved but Is
per cent of the heads on S100 ore.
Now, with transportation and ex-
~perienced men who have the practi-
cal knowledge, there is some hope
that there may be mines found and
opened here. At no time, however,
up to the present, has there been
any practical mining men in this
district. In September, 1906, the
Hoag mining district was organized,
and this organization was never an
nulled-but the new promoters and
associates organized the district of
Highgrade. 1t Is now a question
whether the Hoag mining district
has full force and effect, or its laws
null and void.
So far as known the maps that
have been spread broadcast all over
the country by promoters are abso-
lutely incorrect, with the single ex-
ception of the location of the
school section.
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