The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-06-16
new MINING STRIKE
PROMISES TO Be
A HUMMER
Extent and Character of Showings
Would Indicate Presence of
Large Ore Bodies.

Large Ore Bodies.
The new mining discovery men
toned in last weeks Standard has
continued to be the main local topic
OF conversation during the week just
past. On last Wednesday returns
were received from samples sent to
Reno for assay and the results but
confirmed the more sanguine in their
belief that this is the most promising
discovery that has ben made in this
section since the days of the Fair
view, Wonder and Rawhide rushes.
TIE first sample which was taken
from what Is known as the gold
strike, gave 5244 ounces gold and
26.40 ounces silver, a total value of
S1061.74; the second gave $500 in
gold and S1S6.15 in silver, based on
10 cent silver. These are the only
assays so far received and while
they are not claimed to be average
samples of the entire ledges from
which they were taken, they were
not picked nuggets.
All during the week the Cirac
boys who made the original discov-
cry have been kept busy showing
visitors over the properties and all
who have seen it pronounce ii re-
markably favorable showing for the
mount of development done, which
s practically nil, being confined to
breaking off the weathered surface
On the cropping to expose the vein.
as stated last week the discovery
vas made about two weeks ago by
Gtran of hot fc Irf nm
Is Jobs canyon about three or four
MES east of Desert well and about
IS miles northeast of Fallon. The
1iracs have been prospecting In that
lection for the past couple of years,
icing attracted by the quantities of
ieh float picked up in the wash of
he canyon, but it was not until a
hort time ago that their source was
definitely located. The discovery
vas kept quiet until they could de-
lermine the course and dip of the
yeins and properly locate them
ewes Last Sunday several auto
Dads of Fallonites went out to per-
lect their locations made the week
)efore and to confirm their first i'm
)Tessions. The writer was one of a
)arty and this is what he found:
The canyons slope to the west and
IRE crossed by numerous dykes of
flternate belts of andeseite and rhy-
Jiite or diorite running across the
yulehes at a tangent north of west
and south of east. II is In the crop
pings in the gulches that the dis
oyeTies have been made. These
dykes average about 200 feet in
gidth. The ledge at the main
strike Is about four feet In width and
from this point Leon Cirac has had
assays as high as $50 in gold and
1866 in silver and s34 in gold and
Sl05 in silver at another point about
100 feet west of the original discov-
jry on the same vein.
What Is known as the gold strike
occurs on cross vein about 1900
est west of the main strike 1t was
from this strike that the assay OF
S1061 was secured.
The original discovery which lies
20 the left of Jobs canyon, is known
as the Rexall group and consists OF
three claims along the vein and Is
owned by the Cirac boys, Leon,
Charles, Henry and George The
ztersion on the Rexall is owned by
leon Cirac and DIR. q. M. Gardner.
other claims on or near this vein
lre owned by IL. B. Morris, Louis
'ifae, who is operating alone, Ru-
.olf Stock, Chas. and Ira Kent, Har-
! Robinson, Milt Wallace, j. S.
Moore. james Evans, w. A. Van
Ioorhies. Paul Adams, Johnston
Price, G. w. Heady, W. II. Reayis.
cred Strassburg and others. On the
right side of Jobs canyon l. w.
Greene las two claims, Frank Me
Dermott and Clarence Dustin have
three and DR.. c. A. Hascall and e.
l.. Bingham have two.
The country is a big and virgin
territory that has never been pros
peeted and as there are at least
eight or ten mineral veins known to
exist there is ample room for all
early corners. In this connection ii
may be stated that there is no dis
position on the part of the original
discoverers TO locate everything in
sight. To the contrary they have
shown a decidedly liberal spirit in
explaining to all comers what they
have learned in studying the dis
trict IL is their intention to retain
ESQ feet at the original discovery
and to lease under liberal terms the
balance of their holdings. Already
two leases have been signed, work
on which will commence Immediately
Up to the present the district has
not been given a name, but will
probably be known as Job district
owing to its proximity to the we'll
known peak and canyon of that
name. There is at present sufficient
water at the head of the canyon tc
operate a ten or fifteen stamp mil
and IL is believed that with devei
opment sufficient water can be OBJ
tanned to supply town should one
be built as a result of the discover
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