The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-12-26
DEVELOPING WEST
end OF COUNTY

That western Humboldt county Is
coming area Of great production Is
the firm belief of James #. Goodin,
cashier of the First National bank If
Lovelock, father of the first drainage
proposition under the laws Of 1913
and interested heavily in mining ops
rations in that region.
Eight thousand acres of land is
being subdivided and sold to actual
settlers. Owners of other large hold
ings contemplate subdivision in the
near future. We have established the
first drainage district under provision
of the laws of 1913, and have pro-
ject including $4,000 acres. Two
dIedges are being set up. They win
have a capacity of 1000 linear feet .
day. This canal will drain the entire
lower end of the valley and also will
provide for the drainage of Humboldt
lake into the Carson sink and thus
prevent damage from backwater in
wet seasons.
g Plans for a crsamerey are undcr
way. A. condensed milk factory also
is being considered In view of the
success of these two projects, farm
ers are importing choice dairy cattle
already.
In a mining way, western Hum
boldt is forging ahead rapidly. There
are more men engaged in active de-
velopment work in the Seven
Troughs district than ever before.
Coalition alone employs rs men. This
property is producing $4,000 a month
regularly. Several leases are in ope-
ration on the property Of the Seven
Troughs Mining company and num-
ber of other outfits are at work.
1.-THE new mill of the Rochester
Mines company will have q capacity
of 125 tons and will be ready to re-
ceive ore in about six weeks. There
Gre in sight to keep the mill running
company alone has ore on the dumps
and in the slopes worth in the neigh
bcrhood of $1,500,000. L. A. Fried
mar is the new president, w. G. Pits
is vice-president and J. f. Cowan Is
general manager. The company pos
stsses ample funds rs well as this
large ore reserve.
The Forvilley Rochester company
ha4 its small mill in steady operation
and the profits are said to be equal
to the cost of mining and milling.
TIE property on Lincoln hill has four
well defined lodges in course of de-
velopment and a. tunnel. which soon
viii cut the formation at depth, is be-
ING run.
The leases on the main range are
all looking good. Joseph Nenzel is
driving tunnel On the Eldefna. 1t
will cut the Emma Fraction. ExteL-
sive work is being done on the Bank
els' lease, which contains an exten-
SIN of the Crown Point lodges. Far
ris, Savage and Keyser are getting
splendid results from their property
a. the south end of the group.
y "On the Packard, which is con-
trolled by Walser & Margrave, the
company and lease, owned by
Messrs. Kroner, Lofek and Hampton,
are both extracting ore which aver
ages in the neighborhood of $50 q
ton. This property has produced more
ore for the same amount of develop
ment than any other in the district.
"The Buck and Charley, which ID
joins the site of the new mill, Is
shipping 800 ore from across four
feet. The ledge is wide and the bai-
ance is of milling grade, but refrac-
tory.
ssPlacer mining is being carried on
successfully in Limerick canyon.
understand the miners are averaging
$5 to SO a day each. Considerable
prospecting is being done in Amer
can canyon, with encouraging results,
while the Federal Mines company in
Spring valley is operating its dredger
at good margin Of profit.
Star Peak, in the same range, has
a small mill, which turns out more
than enough bullion to pay for the De
velopment work. This is peculiar
formation. There is about an acre Of
ground which can be plowed and
scraped and the disintegrated rock
can be worked in the mill at profit.
A large mill will be installed next
spring. '-Gazette.
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