The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-12
RAWH|OE COMING
AHEAD RAPIDLY
FRED GRUTT TELLS OF PROG
RESS IN FORMER BOOM
GOLD CAMP

as a substantial, producing camp"
said Fred Grutt, one of the famous
quartet of Grutt brothers, who were
among the first locators in the Min
eral county camp that was the most
spectacular spot in Nevada for a
few weird, fleeing months in 1908,
according to the Reno Journal. MIR.
Grutt is spending a few days in Reno
meeting old friends and trying to
get new inspiration by again rub
bling elbows with such Injuries of
, civilization as cannot be found In
Rawhide.
There are about 100 men work.
ing in the mines and mills of the
camp, about SIS being on payroll and
the others leasing" continued Mr..
Grutt, land two mills are kept run
ming steadily on the product of the
mines, while a third mill is run
spasmodically on ore from the old
Mint and Marigold leases on Grutt
hill.
"The principal producers are the
Nevada New Mines company, headed
by f. w. King, the property of
which comprises the old Rawhide
Coalition and Rawhide Queen groups.
and the Black Eagle Mining and
Milling company, operating in the
upper end of what is known as the
Regent district. Both of these COM
panies have their own mills, the for
mer being located on the fiat below
Rawhide, and the other just at the
lower edge of town. They are Kept
running constantly on good ore, and
this, together with the output of
various leasing operations, gives the
camp a very substantial production.
"The Nevada New Biles company
has recently opened a fine body of
sensational ore in a Wine below the
5O-foot level from the Victor shaft
that was driven to connect with the
old working of the Grutt-Balloon
Hill lease and the Kearns No. l a
the base Of Balloon hill. In this
new ore body is a four-inch streak
of free gold and ruby silver which is
about the richest ore l eve saw in
the camp, and we have certainly
shown some mighty rich stun there
at various times. Associated with
this is over a foot of ore that will
run several hundred dollars a ton,
and the balance of the old ledge is
high grade mill ore.
"This strongly tends to prove the
steadfast belief of those who have
stuck with the camp through the
boom and substance that when we
got down to the proper depth, below
the surface disturbances, the deposit
which caused the rich surface show
ings found in the early days of the
camp would be found in place and
good quantity.
"Stoping and raising are In prog
ress on a good body of ore above
this level, and these workings will
be connected with the old work in
the Grutt-Balloon hill lease and the
Kearns No. l..
ga good force of men are working
on the Black Eagle, and teams are
kept busy hauling IN to the mill
Just below town. The Black Eagle
company has a fine showing. and he
property is in very substantial shape
for continued production.
"Col. Proskey, who was one OF
the early operators in Rawhide, has
recently taken over a good group of
claims near the Black Eagle, and is
doing some energetic development
with good results. He has moved a
large hoist and other equipment
for extensive work onto the property
and the outlook for a big production
is very bright.
another important piece of work
is being conducted by parties who
have taken a lease on four blocks of
ground on Grutt hill, including the
old Mint, Marigold and Grutt Mining
company leases, and they are now
driving into Grutt hill at good depth
to catch the big vein that courses
through this ground.
1--WE, the Grutts, are not doing
much on our own properties at the
present time, as we have no mill and
general conditions have lot been
very IdVordpIe ior ooIhPohJ "oiN'
but we expect within a reasonable
time to place the old Murray lease
on our Rawhide Consolidated ground
and also some other portions of our
property, in active operation. The
Murray already has demonstrated
large bodies of good milling ore.
and when we are able to push the
shaft down to greater depth, we ex-
pect to reap the reward which we
have confidently anticipated ever
since we stuck our first stakes In
Rawhide. We have never lost con-
fidence in the camp, and 1t now
looks more substantial than ever
to u.s."