White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-28
Hardships for
Auto Travellers
MINING MEN WHO WENT TO
TYPO no EXAMINE MINING
PROPERTY ENCOUNTER MANY
DIFFICULTIES.

e. Opdyke and J. G. McVicker re-
turned Wednesday afternoon, from
Tybo, were they had been looking
over the holdings of the Metals Ex-
ploration company. 1t was some lit
tie trip. Mr.. McVicker, who came on
from Nebraska, several weeks ago
for the express purpose of visiting
Tybo, was mentioned in the News as
a man of varied experiences in the
many years he has followed the min
ing game in Africa and elsewhere.
The Tybo trip has added another to
the chronicle of events he can tell
about After arrival in Ely it was
matter of weeks before the snow in
the mountain passes had melted suf
ficiently to admit of undertaking the
journey. Finally the start was made
and eventually accomplished. The
party included Messrs. Opdyke and
Mcyicker, r. Herbert and F. j. Leh-
man in the latter's automobile. From
start to finish it was a matter of
eleven days. with five days at Tybo.
The other six days We're required 60
ing and coming, not an automobile
speed record exactly, for round
trip of less than 800 miles Some of
the distance was good wheeling. out
this some was not very much. 1t was
case of snow and mud and mud and
snow and sometimes a combination
of both Said Ed: 1T took four
horses to haul us over and four to
haul US back" This referred to the
negotiation of Currant summit.
The trip was planned for total
of less than week. Come to stretch
this to almost fortnight, and the
elastic schedule did things to the
commissary department. Rations
We're reduced almost to the vanish
ing point, with four mems size ap-
petites working full time. But it
takes more than reduced larder to
upset the optimism of the genus
prospector, and the return to Ely
brought nothing in any way resemb-
ling a crouch. The trip was sue
cess
Tybo as synonymous to the Metals
Exploration company, is almost an
obsession with Mr. Opdyke. He be-
lieyes that the proper way to express
these views for six years more or
less and now that his mining friend
and relative, McVicker. has made a
personal inspection. these views are
brighter than ever.
Mr.. MeVicker, an old hand at the
game, came out into Nevada in mid
winter. because his curiosity was
aroused by some things that had been
written in an exchange of personal
letters He wanted to see this Tybo
ground. As a practically disinterest-
ed party he could give an unbiased
opinion Ii it looked good upon in
spection he could say so conseien-
tiously. If it didn't look good. he
could say so. In any case, he would
not tamper With the facts, as he is
not that kind.
This in substance is what he said
to representative of the News, after
five days on the ground-five days of
busy inspection:
1T is very much better than | had
anticipated. 1t is the easiest thing
in the world to be over-optimistic as
to the ore possibilities of mine. But
this has not been exaggerated. A
greenhorn, with no knowledge of
mining. but with eyes in his head
could appreciate this situation. The
ore is there and it is there big
Il have examined many mining
properties during a long period of
Years and | will say this is the first
time where | have found everything
exactly as represented
The Metals Exploration company
holdings at Tybo are in the same
vein as the 2-G mine that has
in times past produced lead.
silver and gold to the amount of
$4,3o0.00 1t is not the absence of