The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-07-02
RICH ORES PLfNTI-
FUl AT ROCHESTER

Floyd Harmon, during the past few
days, visited his old camping ground
at Rochester and returned to Winnie
mrcca Monday evening. When seen
this morning, he, as conservative
miner, both as a worker and manager,
expressed himself in these words:
Rochester is, over it's wide min.
eralized area, making good in man
ner not surpassed heretofore. Be-
sides ores rating from $50 to $40 a
ton, ores that are being shipped to
the smelters, there are many thous-
and tons that will by mill reduce at
a profit. These ores carry values of
from s. to SIS ton. The dumps,
slopes and such unbroken ore is in all
directions over the district and for
the amount of work done by prospect
ors and owners it is an extraordinary
district showing. There are at least
p properties that show this charac-
ter of mill ore.
"The problem for the district is a
large mill to handle on a large scale
such ore. The mill question, however,
is about settled for Pitt, Cowan, ct
AL, have determined to install re-
duction plant and the Kittle inter
ests also will put up a small plant
in the westerly end of the district.
"The leasers on the Rochester
Mines are shipping the better grade
ore and holding the lower grade in
reserve for the mill.
s'On Lincoln hill DeLorme is ex-
tracing much high grade ore and the
Forvilly Bros are breaking and hoist
ing ore from the Lincoln No. 2. Like
wise the leasers on the Raven and
Casey Jones are putting ore on the
dumps.
"On Independence and Gold hill,
Johnson, the Octopus, Mead, Sandow,
Baker are all from their respective
properties extracting min ore, plac-
ing il on the dump and sacking and
shipping ores that rate from $25 to
$40 per ton. Other owners and
Drospectors in this lineup are proving
the Importance of their properties.
Rochester Buck and Charley.
''The property which, like rich
plum pudding, is being cut and bring
ing reward in handsome style to
leasers is the Buck and Charley
mines. The property has one of the
best and strongest showings in Roch
ester district. On the Buck and Char
ley claim the leasers are extracting
and shipping ore. The block leased
is opened by four tunnels, each re-
vealing ore carrying gold and silver.
The tunnels are drifting on one of the
strongest and best defined veins in
the great district. These tunnels are
ahead from 100 to 200 feet. In the
middle tunnel the leasers are break
ing four feet of shipping ore, eight
inches Of which gives returns of over
5000 to the ton and about 81 feet
samples from 500 to $50. The break
ing of shipping ore and the develop
ment of mill ore here makes the
Buck and Charley property one of the
best and most advantageous in Hum
boldt county. The group consists of
eight claims. Besides it's own great
merit, it is surrounded by other pro-
ducers which proves the continued
rich mine opportunities of the section.
"On the Landmark and Slope
claims of the Rochester Buck and
Charley Mines company pay streaks
or veins carrying free gold with sill
cel are determined. 1t is most fav-
orable and advantageous property. In
it the owners have a mining heritage
like unto the best in the Rochester
district.
"The Packard, further south, is a
great property. Here they are ship
ping $40 ore and blocking great guam
titles of mill ore. The Packard, the
Buck and Charley the Grown Points,
Weavers, Forvilly Rochesters are, be-
sides the gold they carry, adding their
quota of silver to the $4,000 worth
of silver produced daily in Nevada.
"Another property of great induc-
tive merit is the Rochester Snow
storm, located like an intermediate
between the Rochester Mines and the
Packard The Snowstorm group has
a fine vein system. These veins are
gold-silver bearing and as a specula-
tive mine opportunity the Rochester
Snowstorm, in the opinion of practi-
cal men, has fine mine-making show
ings and the potential prospect that
suggests big fortunes when properly
opened and worked.
"The Rochester district is surely
one of opportunities and wealth, and
as many other great fortunes in Ne
vada taken from the mines in days
past so there will great fortunes be
made in the Humbolde range of which
Rochester, the great gold-silver dis
covery of recent times is part. The
time is ripe for great, profitable
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