The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-11-25
news OF COPPER
CANYON PLACERS

copper canyon, the great attrae-
tion, for a few days the weather has
been ostentatiously beautiful and af-
forded many visitors to view the
placer mines. One would think him
self in the old camp of Placerville,
California. writes correspondent of
the Battle Mountain Scout. Every
man busy some digging, others wind
lassing and rocking out the gold like
grains of wheat mingled with corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Baugh came up
from Battle Mountain in their Ford
car a few days ago. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Grinding, A. c. Grinding and
wife and Mrs. William M. Gibson
came over from Galena and saw the
yellow metal coming from the nu-
merous excavations.
Prospectors are coming in and
putting up notices over lode claims,
which is contrary to Federal laws
that read plainly that locators of lode
claims shall have the exclusive right
to possession and enjoyment of all
the surface within the lines of their
boundaries.
Mike Carlton is sinking shaft
over in Box canyon. He is down
twelve feet and SAYS he is taking out
grub money. He expects to get into
the regular channel in a couple of
days where the pay grit is.
L. G.. Sands and associates are pill
ing up ore at the Tintic mine and will
soon have the Iron canyon mill run
ming again.
Salt Lake Interests.
About four miles from the town of
Galena is the camp called the Lucky
Strike, which name is very appro-
pirate for some great finds have been
made there. Messrs. Keith and
Kearns, millionaires of Salt Lake,
possess valuable silver-lead property
on the same lead adjoining the Lucky
Strike. J. A. Ballinger has five
claims, on one of which he has un-
covered four feet of silver-lead ore
that assays better than $50 per ton.
He took out one chunk that weighs
close to 500 pounds. 1t is certainly
the biggest deposit ever found in this
section if not in the state The near
est point on the Southern Pacific rail
road to this is Valmy, eighteen miles,
easy grade and irst-class road can
be made all the way
There is no doubt more good finds
viii be made here. Grinding brothers
are located on the same lead and par
alleling it where the indications look
very favorable. The whole surround
ing country looks good.
Custom Mill Needed
Eastward and paralleling the lead
lodes is the gold belt where George
De Witt has some locations which are
very promising. w. l.. Fuller is also
interested in this gold region. His
camp is at the head of Little Cotton
wood, his property joins De Wits
on the north and is traceable for
miles south of Copper canyon. The
time is not far off when a custom
mill will be installed between Galena
and Battle Mountain. 1t would be a
fine investment Some one should
/ organize company for that purpose.
There are thousands of tons of SO.
SIS and up to $50 ores living around
in dumps that would pay handsome
ly if there were some way to treat it
close by: And thousands more would
be extracted if it could be reduced
near at hand. There is no doubt that
mine owners throughout the district
Wouiu tdhe stock III an enterprise
like that; if they haven't the money
they could exchange ore for stock. If
there were custom mill or smelter
in close proximity every miner in the
district would contribute and keep
at work developing his property,
which at present produces ore of too
low grade to ship and be profitable.
A reduction plant close to Battle
Mountain would mean the establish
ment of permanent industry and
would result in the operating of many
mines now lying idle.
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