The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-01-02
ROCHESTER BEGINS new
YEAR With BRIGHT PROSPECTS

area with substantial mineral indexes
under a development campaign which
will further prove the Rochester dis
trict as the extensive silver-gold
bearing center of the West.
Three-fourths of these properties
are situate in the Lower Rochester
section, wherein are found such lime
lighters as the Rochester Octupus,
the Packard and the Buck and Char
ley, with their strongly proven silver
gold bearing veins and of dividend
paying position with a record for the
higher grade ore of the district.
]. e. Colligan, representing Nevada
and Eastern capital, has been the
principal factor in making these ac-
quisitions. His purchases for the new
interests were by cash. The prop
erty acquired is the Packard North
Extension, adjoining the Packard
mine, and has exposed through leas-
ers' work much milling and high
grade shipping ore. The two adjoin-
ing claims, owned by Al Egnes, which
claims are valuable and spread the
strike of the Packard and Packard
Extension vein towards Nenzel hill
The same interests also acquired the
property of the Rochester Consoli-
dated Mines Company, of four claims;
the Enterprise group of four claims.
owned by McGherry and associates;
the Broken Hills group of five claims:
the Annex group of two claims, owned
by Crotty, Chadwick and Henning;
the Big Four claims. five adjoining
claims owned by Zunini and Fant
and three claims owned by William
Daily.
The area is of fine prospective
quality, with here and there exposed
the value-bearing veins extending
from the Rochester Mines area to the
north end of the Packard mine, and
westerly towards the Octopus and
Buck and Charley vein system. The
ground comprised has that which in
a geologic and mineralized view says
producing mines with the right sort
of work.
Another deal closed by David III.
Skeal is that of the Packard Exten-
sion mines. The new owners are
New York capitalists, and Engineer
Skea states that big work forthwith
will be crowded.
Following this campaign of deyel-
opment by new owners is the taking
over of the Rochester Lincoln Con-
solidated Mines Company property by
Salt Lake capitalists This includes
the Hunkey group now under lease
and producing shipping ore and block
ing much mill ore. This group ad-
joins on the south and west the Oc-
topus and Buck and Charley area.
Added tc these is the acquisition
of control of the Rochester Peerless
Mining Company's holdings, flanking
the Buck and Charley group to the
north, by Frank l.. Reber.
other deals are pending and will
al an early date be consummated
with some of the largest mine opera
tors in America in control
The production Of the mines, the
development of new properties and
capital entering Rochester as never
before and with silver mounting %
a point whore its ancestry destined
IL for. Rochester is on the threshold
OF the liyeliesf mine-making era since
the fame Of the Comsioeks and the
haicyon days Of Tonopah and Gold
feld; and this means that Rochester
viii DE the giyeF Of additional great
mines aud cause that viii lead 20 the
making Of great fortunes.
For Rochester, 1917 is the forecast
Of ahonndng sueeess,
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