Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-31
ROCHESTER IS
MECCA FOR MANY
GOLD SEEKERS
NEW CAMP IN HUMBOLDT
COUNTY SCENE OF eusTLINe
ACTIVITY

The new camp of Rochester is |
last coming to the front, according |
to the Lovelock Review Miner, which |
contains lengthy review of the dis |
trict in its last issue. The following |
excerpts are taken from the Review: |
Most new Corners, especially the !
mining experts, go into the camp
hoping TO find something good, but
skeptical to a degree. They all come
away convinced, because the values
are there, as they find on investiga-
ton. Take the experience of II. S.
Haggard of Chicago for instance.
Haggard is a contractor, not a miner.
He was on his way to California
when he heard of the Rochester
Canyon strike He went in about a
week ago and Is now a fixture there
He visited all the different workings
and took samples on 20 different
claims. Among these was one on
the Borland lease, out of the lower
tunnel, just after they had encount-
cred the fault and before the ore
came in again He was told there
was no value in his sample. Just
the same, these various samplings,
taken at random. averaged $41.60. l..
X. Gregory of Reno took sample on
the Big Four lease. He got returns
of s20l. Believing he had made a
mistake. he got some more rock
and obtained practically the same
figures. Assistant District Attorney
Moore of Reno, who has become an
enthusiastic Rochester boomer, also
sampled the Big Four ledge across
eight feet and got value of $50. 80
per ton. This, mind you, practically
at the grass roots, for the Big Four
is not down over six feet.
Speaking Of the Big Four, its lease
is just now the big thing in camp
They now have four men at work
and have about two carloads of ore
ready for shipment. They have over
800 sacks sewed up, ready to be
hauled to Oreana and are only await
ing the arrival of the teams to be-
gin hauling. They would have had
more sacked, but for the scarcity of
sacks, and Joseph Plat, one of the
quartet, came to town yesterday to
get an additional supply. If the
teamster keeps his promise, hauling
of the ore will begin today. Their
ledge now shows a width of eight
feet and they are sacking every bit
of 1t. AS stated before, they take
daily assays and during the past ten
days the results have been most
gratifying, all values having increas.
ed from Sc to IS over the figures
heretofore published in the columns
of this paper. Not the least en-
couraging is the fact that the gold
values are also showing a continual
increase.
The latest transaction of note is
that whereby A. A. Codd of the
state board of regents has secured
a ten days option on the Wilson
Swan lease on block 2, Crown Point
The terms of the option were not
disclosed for publication.
A new road is being constructed
between the two camps. The ole
road on the side hill below the lower
camp has been abandoned and a new
road made in the wash in the can
yon to within about three miles o.
the camp.
c. II. Mcintosh arrived from Tono
pan hOHudg NCht OOb W W.
chester the following day. Mcintosh
secured an interest in the new CAM
in valuable ground and 1t is hi
intention to start operations in thu
immediate future. He would no
state the extent Of his holdings o.
his plans as to the future, other thar
to say that he would return shortl.
after the first of the year and thel
would give out something definite
: However. he did say this: Il hav'
been engaged in mining, PARTICULAR
in the southern part of the state
for many years, and have seen som
; rich surface showings, but l hav
never observed anything TO equa
what | saw at Rochester. You ca
$ say for me that | am a most arden
booster for the new camp and m
faith in its future will be tn
5 capital | will interest there"