The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-12-28
new CAMP IS A WONDER
From the Salt Lake Heard

Excitement over n newest SGrlke III EoNdudb ~ AOOnoo"Ois ~
miles southeast from Lovelock, details of which appeared for the
first time in this city in these columns last Saturday, is spreading
to Utah, and already a number of Salt Lake men have gone out,
while others are preparing to &C. The following letter, dated at
Rochester December s was received yesterday from Frank IL
|Reber, editor of the National Miner:
ga genuine mining boom is on into Rochester canyon, resting
as it does on the edge of American canyon, from which over 800,
600 900 in placer gold was extracted in early days. Other pro-
|ducers surrounding it are the Spring Valley placers with an So,
record, and Dry Gulch canyon with s2,OOO,OOO recorded
shipments, also quartz producers of recorded production, such asl
the Arizona mine with $40, 0OO, 900, the old Sheba mine, credited
with s2, 100000; the Rye Patch mine with $~17yO00,OOO, in which
the Borland stope produced 100000 of SO per cent silver; the
Humboldt Queen, with 100000 as a credit mark the Relief mine'
noted for its rich silver ore and 100000 in high-grade silver
These producing records of the foregoing mines are Shipment
records and make no allowance for the contraband ore and placer
gold taking the high-grade route. These properties mentioned are
practically within gunshot of the great Nenzel, DeLorme, CAMPBELL
Forvilly and Schick finds, on both sides, and on the bend that sep
arates Rochester from American and Limerick canyons, the onel
draining into Spring valley and the other two into Lovelock valley
In addition to the ore found every discovery depends very
much for its success upon geological, physical, and economic condi-
lions within its own limits All these conditions are favorable to|
this latest find. Large bodies of ore are found in An ideal complex
formation, which is essentially a Nevada composition of earthly con-
ditions, and from which such great fortunes have been taken, as|
mentioned, which also claim the Virginia City, Austin, Candelaria,
Tonopah and Goldfeld priorites of wealth as Of kindred similar
formation. The relative ore deposits We're of kindred origin as
those of Rochester canyon, thus making favorable deductions by
comparison for Rochester.
The ore found here is in assure veins and on the Nenzel and
Forvilly and Campbell properties are determined to depth in their
exposures from base of mountains clean across the same, with the
apex of the great leads passing through their crests and exposed
with the declines. Thus the Nenzel lead is safely calculated to|
over 300 feet of depth and the DeLorme, Campbell and Forvily to
a greater depth, measured by the altitude of Lincoln mountain.
Both producing properties are at a n altitude of 1000 feet.
The showings are strong and rich in both properties. Both are
rich, but outside of these prospectors and claim owners n opening
up other veins and ore shoots, SO that the Rochester canyon dis
coveries shows more than one mine. In fact for miles this lead
system and mineral evidence greets anyone conversant with mineral
conditions. Hence the rush into the district was a legitimate in
centive with most splendid opportunities for finding profitable ore
bodies outside of those already found.
Another striking thing about the district is the uniformity Of
the distribution of values through this great ore system of leads de-
termined so far and the consistency of the assures established.
For instance, the great silver lead opened by Schick and
Nenzel over Mcneil mountain and now being exploited by leasers
shows a regularity and continuity by virtue of ore bearing outcropsI
for over 5000 feet in length and showing an average Of three feet
wide with swellings at points of great size. These favorable indi
cations r 10 Enthusiastically strong as to cause one to marvel
that go years ago they were not found when Fair and Hearst were
securing the Humboldt range and found the Sheba and Humboldt
Queen.
The Nenzel lead alone shows calculabe ore from grass roots
to 800 feet deep, for on three exterior declines from point Of apex
discovery this lead is exposed either by work or by natures own
methods of erosion.
Boulders of Ore
The immensely of the thing in sight, if nature does not reverse
itself, is immense. AS a fact the seismic force which broke and
shattered this monster fssure at the crest broke thousands of tons
of ore and hurled it down the mountainsides for from 100 to 700
feet. These ore boulders the leasers r. picking up and shipping
to the smelter, with the result that shipping returns show $1,000 al
ton clear Two such boulders crushed made approximately three
tons of ore. 1t is the shipping IRE that talks. Five of the leases
let on the Mcneil property start in on this character of ore from
grass roots and from the word go are sacking and shippingit
From mine to railroad is only nine miles and all down grade.
Your correspondent took an average sample for 200 feet along the
Nenzel outcrop over three feet wide and received the astounding re-
turn of $27 a ton. To be safe he had this checked by a sample
taken by a we'll known mining man for over 1900 feet of the out
crop, with the result of s28 a ton. Other samples taken from
varied points of outcrop along its trend varied from Sc to over 500
a ton. tits a colossal presentation of natures prodigal wealth,
which has been missed by the toisome prospector in the heart of