The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-28
PRESENT YEAR
OPENS UP WELL
UTAH PEOPLE TOLD WHAT is
EXPECTED IN Ne
VADA

Mining men of Nevada are look
ing for one of their best years in
1914" said F. Z. Becker, a news
paper man from Reno, who just ar
rived in Salt Lake. lie has been
writing of Nevada mining camps for
the past two years. They have
optimism over there in punches, and
they are putting it to practical use.
1t appears that capital is once more
has emerged from the cyclone cell
lar which became crowded back in
the boom days. 1t isn't boom these
days, but healthy growth, and the
amount of development that will be
done in Nevada this year will be
astonishing.
This renewed activity has been
brought about through some splendid
showings during the last twelve
months combined with an intelligent
campaign of publicity which has
brought Nevada's possibilities to the
attention of the entire country. The
result has been the taking up of
many properties that have lain idle
for years, which will be in the pro-
ducing class before many months
1T strikes me that there is a les
son for Utah in this. | have no.
ticed some good mining talk from
this state, but not enough. The won
derful possibilities here are apparent.
There is not a mining man in the
west who will belittle the wonder
full extent and diversity of Utah
minerals. Now is just the time that
these facts should be hammered with
all possible FORE into the conscious
ness of the investor, east, north and
south.
Take, for instance, that camp of
Rochester. A year g today there
was hardly 100 feet of underground
work in the district. Today there
are several thousand feet, and the
camp is shipping $50 tons of excel
lent ore each day, demonstrating
that Mcneil hill at the head of Ro-
chester canyon contains one of the
biggest silver mine in the west. For
a record of a year this can hardly
be %equaled.
''These results were brought about
by a campaign of publicity that
made Rochester famous throughout
the west within a few weeks after
the extraordinary surface showings
became apparent.
Not to go into detail, it may be
said that nearly every lease in the
district has improved showings and
the shipments are constantly on the
pense in building the narrw-guage
railroad, the Codd lease on block 2
of the Crown Point is now on velvet
and will make money during the bal
ance of the lease or practically the
remainder of 1914.
"A decision is expected from the
federal court at Carson City in the
action against Joseph Nenzel and the
Rochester Mines company in a few
days and important developments are
expected to follow. There is still
much talk hal the company will
oIdit d Hill dl ItOCIleSter, put noun
ing definite has been given out.
ITO show the trend of the times
over there, 1t is rumOred that Boston
capital contemplates the erection of
a 5OO-ton furnace at Reno for the
reduction of lOw-grade silver-lead
ores by the Loder process which was
given a successful trial there last
summer. Should this deal go through
it will mean much for Reno, as it
will bring about a lively development
OF the many prospects on Peavine
mountain, adjacent to the town.
"Goldfield is experiencing a revival
Tonopah was never in such
splendid condition. The big Buck
horn mill is operating aud Aurora
will soon be humming with activity
when the wheels of it's big mill be.
gin turning.
Things are looking good in the
vicinity of Winnemucca, and the
placer deposits at Copper canyon
near Battle Mountain are showing
wonderfully rich. When the litiga-
ton over this ground is settled there
will be a large output from that sec
ton.
All III all, there is every occasion
for satisfaction over the condition of
the mining situation throughout the
state and nothing short of a cata-
clysm can stop the march of pro-