The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-08-18
While So Far Lacking in Sensa.
tional Values, Will Probably
Develop Into a High Grade
Milling Proposition.

Frank Wilson, one of the diseov-
erers, with Murray Scott. of the new
strike at the Cold Springs ranch,
about seyenty-five miles east OF Fal-
Ion. has been in town for the past
few days, getting supplies, arrang-
ing papers In the matter OF leases
securing transportation rates on
ores, etc, preparatory to an ener-
getic campaign for the proper de-
velopment and exploitation OF their
new find.
Mr.. Wilson says the strike was
made on the 18th of last June, but
they have kept it as quiet as pos
sible preferring to satisfy themseiye.
OF its genuineness and permanenc.
before giving the news to the worio
Wilson and Scott have been on
prospecting tour of eight months
duration, and which has comprises
the country from Goldfield south an.
east to Delamar and North I,
White Pine county, from whenc,
they struck west to the range IL
which Murray Scott made his fam
Gus discovery of the Nevada Wono
er a few years ago. They we're max
ing their way along the Lincoln
Highway and while near the Cot
Springs ranch were attracted by tn,
likely looking quartz outcroppins
near there. which disclosed the pre-
ence of mineral by an abundance o
float.
After several days spent in pan
ming they took a quantity of sample.
TO Rawhide where they were as
sayed by j. d. Truitt and gave re
turns running from s24 to sl6t
The sample taken at the discover.
point gave $3.50, of which s42 wa.
In silver and 1890 gold. On I'll.
eneor ging showing they retarne,
and perfected their locations on fou
claims. which Is all the ground the.
care to locate. They have commence,
the work of sinking on one of tn
claims and have at present reached
n depth of but ten feet. where tiiV
ledge is clearly defined and undoubt
edly in place. II is described as 4
true contact vein, about eight fee
in width, the hanging being of dc
composed rhyolite and the foot wal
in andesite-a typical Nevada for
nation and similar to that whicl
prevails at Fairyiew and Wonder
Scott states that the present show
ing at the new strike is better thai
that for an equal amount of deyel
opment disclosed at Wonder. tn,
indications are that with depth th'
gold values will increase in the pro
portion of about so per cent gold Il
40 per cent silver.
The lodges are located on a de
tached hill that juts out from III,
main range of the Desatoya noun
tains. and are plainly visible from
the Lincoln Highway. which passes
about half a mile to the east. This
Lin is about $50 feet in height ano
iB quito precipitous. About hah
way up the pay ore crops to the sur
face. The situation from minint
standpoint Is an ideal one. There l.
an abundance of wood and waite
within O short distance of the camp
Messrs. Scott and Wilson have dis
posed of a half interest in the town
site TO John Williams and others and
last Saturday Mr.. Williams. accom-
panied by Engineer e. p. Osgood
went out to make the necessary
plating and surveys. The townsite
will be partly located on the Cold
Springs ranch In an alfalfa field, on
gently sloping ground that will be
in striking contrass to the majorit.
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