The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-08-22
CAMP "M'COY"'
IS MAKING GOOD
WONDER MINING ENGINEER VS.
ITS RENO WITH SAMPLES
OF ORE

OF ORE
That Camp Mccoy, the new min
ing district in Lander county, will
make good" in a substantial way
is the opinion of r. I. Green, a min
ing engineer, assayer and chemist
of the Nevada Wonder Mining COM
pany, who arrived in Reno yester-
day from an inspection trip to the
new camp. bringing an interesting
collection of ores from various prop
critics and leases, which he placed OF
exhibition at the Hotel Golden for
the information of mining men and
the public in general. says the Jour
nal.
Mr.. Green says there are about
thirty men in the camp, where a set
Element of a dozen tents has been
established, and new arrivals are
coming in almost daily. Develop
of leases on the two main ore bear
ing systems and good bodies Of ore
carrying excellent values are be-
ing opened.
The camp is situated on the west
side of the Reese river. so miles
south of Battle Mountain; sixteen
miles south and six west Of Copper
canyon. Battle Mountain on the
Southern Pacific is the terminus of
the Nevada Central railroad running
to Austin. Bailey station on this
road is about 10 miles from Mccoy,
but the road passes within six miles
of Mccoy, four miles of which is
practically level ground, and the
other two having a gradual rise to-
ward the foothills.
Among the rock formations are
igneous and sedimentaries, the for
mer including diorite, rhyolite and
porphyry, and the ~sedimentaries
showing limestone and sandstone.
There are two well-defined mineral
bearing courses, one running north
and south on the contact Of the ig-
neous rock and the limestone carry
ing lead r in galena and carbonate
form, with gold and silver values up
to $1SS per ton. and the other belt
running easterly and westerly, in
which gold values predominant, but
carrying silver in varying proper
tons. On one property known as
the Nugent lease, the values are
practically all silver, running from
$40 to $40 per ton.
There are large outcrops of dark
brown jasper at several points in the
district, and some Of the richest ores
vet found are associated with that
siliciOus material. One piece o. float
that was picked up ran STA per ton
in gold, with practically no silver.
The source of this float is still UNI
known, but active prospecting is be-
ing done to disclose it.
In various trenches that are oeing
dug large chunks of oxidized ole are
being encountered, carrying good
gold and silver values, and those in
dications will be followed BY the
source.
In a few instances copper bearing
ore has been found, the presence of
the metal being strongly indicated
by the typical green and blue stain
of that material.
The first discovery of ore in this
district was made by Joe Mccoy, for
whom the camp is named. Develop
ment is not far advanced, but the re-
suits up to date have been of a most
gratifying nature.
There is an abundance Of water
for domestic purposes, a number of
springs in the higher gulches guar
anteeing a good supply for a con-
siderable population.
The district has been pretty thor
oughly located. about 100 claims
having been monumented and about
one-third of them surveyed, and
prospecting and development are be-
ing energetically pushed.
Price, Lamb and Westover own a
considerable group of promising
claims. and among the more promi-
nent leases are the Ray. Whytock
and Lamb, the Reid lease. the Pear
son lease and the Nugent lease.
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