The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-29
RICH ORE OFTEN OVER.
LOOKED IN Old MINES

Even though we hear on every hand
of new mining districts that have been
discovered that give promise of being
bonanzas, we who are here on the
ground are not easily stampeded, and
until developments demonstrate the
ore-bearing bodies, we look askance,
so much so that in many cases hard
ship is placed on the discoverers; but
once let district show that it has the
ore, it is then overrun with seekers
after sudden wealth. And one of the
peculiar things about mining is that
there seems to be a deep-rooted feeling
that after mine has been worked and
abandoned, it is time thrown away in
an effort to discover new ore bodies
in that district. But occasionally this
old belief is shattered and old ground
that has been worked has been found
to contain larger and richer bodies of
ore than has been taken out.
Such is the case in the old camp of
Union, that lies south of Palisade, in
Eureka county. In the early seventies
this property was discovered, and in
the eighties it was opened up and was
one of the big lead properties of the
state 1t was patented by George Lind
say of Elko, and fully 100000 was
taken out. A smelter was built on the
ground and the camp of Union was one
of the prosperous mines of the state.
But the ore body petered out and after
years of extensive development work
it was abandoned with the belief that
the ore body had been exhausted.
In 1914, Senator Thatcher, of Eure-
ka county, after an examination of the
property, came to the conclusion that
the ore body had been lost through a
fault, and he induced a party of Phila-
delphia capitalists to go in with him
and bond the property, together with
seven other claims in that vicinity, the
price paid being $4,000. Active work
was begun and in a few months the
ore body was cut, exposing the vein
that had been lost. In fact the ore
body that was found has proven to be
larger and richer than the original,
body, and today with a depth of 465
feet the vein is Is feet wide, six feet
of which carries values of $65 in lead
alone.
Last year was devoted to develop
ing the property and ore was taken out
and shipped during the development
work which netted the owners $31, 900.
A double compartment shaft has been
sunk on the property to develop the
ore body, and it will be put down to
the 500-foot level new hotel of "a
rooms has been built, new office, gar
age, shop and residence for the mana
ger has been put up, two new engines
of the Deisel type installed for hoist
ing purposes, compressor for power
drills and in fact the mine is modernly
equipped for the production of ore
this season. They are working a force
of 80 men at the present time, and with
the opening of spring will begin the
shipment of ore to the smelter at Salt
Lake, where a premium is paid.
The company is what is known as
a close corporation, no stock being
held outside Of the original investors.
Mr.. Thatcher says that the character
of the ore is identical with that of the
old lead mines at Eureka, which pro-
dueed millions, the ere occurring in
true fssure veins in lime, with an iron
stain following the ore on the foot
wall
They have just purchased big mo-
tor truck to haul the ore to the rail
road a few miles distant from the
mine, and expect to ship so tons daily
throughout the summer.-Free Press.