White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-16
FORTUNE SEEKERS SCATTERED
OVER UNEMPLOYED SECTION
OF COUNTY IN SEARCH OF DE-
POSTS OF TUNGSTEN

ise to put in the shade the days when
the people talked about the Golden
fleece and dreamed of 1t by night. Ely
has been babbling about the deposits
of scheelite and hubnerite in the
eastern part of the county, and the
talk has hinged largely on these
metals which increased 1900 per cent
in value since Europe was transform
ed into a blood red zone. The search
for the stuff that will bring the for
tune seekers out of the throes of de-
spair into the sunshine of prosperity
goes on apace.
Lack of transportation facilities
and unfavorable weather conditions
have seriously retarded operations at
the properties of the Independent
Tungsten company, the pioneer cor
poration at the new camp OF Tungs-
ten. The cement work has been fin
ished. machinery is being placed as
soon as 1t arrives, and the frame work
ia RAPIDLY assuming form. Fifty men
are on the payroll and the working
force will be materially increased
as soon as the new mill is ready to
start grinding ore.
The Independent Tungsten COM
pany forwarded it's first consignment
OF ore this week. 1t Is a certainty
. that no other shipments will be
sanctioned, as the company expects
TO have its milling plant In operation
shortly
The new district between Straw-t
berry and Weaver creeks Is teeming
with life. IL Is situated on the east
side of the range. and is opposite the
camp of Scheelite. Charles Weber
last December and brought out sew
eral specimens of high grade schee-
lite. The heavy SHOWS In that section
retarded further prospecting. They
returned early last March and located
seven claims. The scheelite Is scat
tered throughout vein ranging from
eighteen to twenty inches wide.
When news of the discovery was
circulated in that locality, Lee and
Albert Marriott of Osceola lost no
time in reaching the scene OF the
latest excitement. and believe they
have located six claims of merit. A
force of men is now being employed
making further explorations.
Morris Roberts of Ruth has return
ed from the Saddle mountain range
in Lincoln county. where hubnerite
ore was recently discovered by Ed
Graham, J. F. wamboldt and w. G
Frye. He was accompanied on the
trip by James Greenman, mining
engineer from San Francisco. They
we're unable to make a thorough ex-
animation of the holdings. as the
main workings we're filled with water
at the time of their visit.
Clyde Tilford and rich scheelite
strikes have become synonymous ex-
pressions. He rolled in during the
early part of the week from the Min
erva district bringing with him some
high grade specimens from the G. e.
claim about 1000 feet north OF his
original discovery. The vein is 1S
inches wide. where the specimens
were taken. Paintings along the
strike showed several ounces of schee-
lite in the pan. Two pounds of con-
centrates we're extracted from ten
pounds of low grade rock that was
taken from the new discovery. No.
delay will be occasioned in exploit
ing the merits of the latest find.
The Nevada Tungsten company, of
which W. j. Stewart is manager. is
planning to ship a carload of ore in
the near future in order to definitely
determine the proper method for the
treatment of the ores from the COM
pany's possessions at Minerva. Ar
rangements will then be made for the
construction of suitable milling
plant.
The company has already uncover
ed several thousand tons of ore of a
milling variety. and the management
claims that there is an unlimited ton
mage of low grade ore that can be
shot down from the ledges and quar-
ried out at a minimum cost which
VIII average at least one per cent
tungstic acid.
Manager Stewart was in Ely dur
Ing the week and declares that he has
established tent city temporarily.
The company boarding house will be