The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-02-26
PREDICTS GOOD
YEAR FOR miners

Mlnlhg men OF Nevada are look
ing for one of their best years in
1914 said F. E. Becker, newspaper
man from Reno, who just arrived in
Salt Lake. He has been writing of
Nevada mining camps for the past
two years. "They have optimism
there in bunches, and they are putting
IT to practical use. 1t appears that
capital is once more hungry for min
ing investments and has emerged
from the cyclone cellar which became
crowded back in the boom days. It
ISM boom these days, but healthy
growth, and the amount of develop
ment 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.
cit strikes me that there is les
son for Utah in this. I have noticed
some good mining talk from this
state, but not enough. The wonderful
possibilities here are apparent. There
is not a mining man in the west who
will belittle the wonderful extent and
diversity of Utah minerals. Now is
just the time that these facts should
be hammered with all possible force
into the consciousness of the investor,
east, north and south.
One Years Record.
'Take, for instance, that camp of
Rochester. A year ago 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 excellent ore
each day, demonstrating that Nenzel
hill at the head of Rochester canyon
contains one of the biggest silver
mines in the west. For a record of a
year this can hardly be equaled.
"These results were brought about
by campaign of publicity that made
Rochester famous throughout the west
within a few weeks after the extra
ordinary surface showings became ap-
parent.
''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
increase. After a heavy initial ex-
pense in building the narrow gauge
railroad, the Codd leass, on Block OF
the Crown Point is now ON velvet and
will make money during the balance
of the lease or practically the remain
der of 1914.
GA 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 that the company will start
mill at Rochester, but nothing definite
has been given out.
Trend of the Times.
''To show the trend of the times
over there, it is rumored that Boston
capital contemplates the erection of
500-ton furnace at Reno for the re-
duetion of low grade silver-lead ores
by the Loder process which was given
successful trial there last summer.
Should this deal go through it will
mean much for Reno, as it will bring
about lively development of the
many prospects on Peavine mountain,
adjacent to the town.
"Goldfeld is experiencing a revival
and Tonopah was never in such splen-
did condition. The big Buckhorn mill
is operating and Aurora will soon be
humming with activity when the
wheels of its big mill begin 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-
tion over this ground is settled there
will be large output from that Sec
tion.
"All in all, there is every occasion
for satisfaction over the condition of
the mining situation throughout the
state and nothing short of cataclysm
can stop the march of progress.-Her-
alG Republican.