The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-11-12
Mine PRAISED BY
LOCAL AUTHORITY
BY +. l.. Reber

There is a mine here. 1t is the
best thing I ever saw for the amount
Of work done. The evidence of cop
per with allied minerals is so strong
on this mountain side that whoever
will see can grasp and understand the
wealth to be produced here by mine
development and miner-like produc-
ton"
Such is the statement of VIM. A.
Kelly, one of the big men of the west
and a miner of large experience, after
visit to the Wolverine property
south of Winnemucca some four miles,
and now in control and under process
of development by G.. B. Williams.
In company with Mr. Kelly and un-
der the guidance of Williams, the
writer view the Wolverine holdings.
To one who has seen many prospects
and mines, I can appreciably coincide
with Kelly, and go further and say
that the evidence in primary sense
of mineral and copper on this VOL
VERNE group is most startling. The
feature that is startling is the bigness,
the largeness of the mineral showing
over the area covered by the group of
claims, controlled by Williams and
associates.
There are four distinct, well defined
veins or dikes traversing the group
of eight or more claims. The veins
in trend parallel one another and by
nature of their resistance to erosion,
bisect the area with ridges, along
which these veins and copper-bearing
dikes outcrop, so that he who runs
can see and read, and the reading is
copper with associated metal contents
which forecast a measure of wealth
which will add to the world require
ment for utility and momentary pur-
poses; two objectives in world affairs
which will extort from nature its hid
den resources, so that civilization,
with the arts, sciences and commerce,
may progress to serve the cause of
science and energy in the life of a
moving-onward world.
This revelation of copper, silver and
gold on the Wolverine group at this
time is most significant The world
needs copper as never before in this
era of reconstruction and rebuilding
after the world holocaust for the past
four years. This fact adds to the i'm
portance of the opportunity that is
shown in this Sonoma copper evil
dence.
In brief, without detailing, there is
strength and assurance of the con-
tinuity of the neutrality-suspicious.
ing veins and dikes. They are not
shallow veins or dikes but have width
and strength, and wherever prospect
ed to any depth, show the high mine
making qualities through and out of
which a Butte, an Ely and a Bisbee
became famous, and sources of wealth
such as the world never knew before.
These showings are along thousands
of feet of the vein system. They are
omnipresent and show for themselves.
The conditions show an ultimate re-
lation to what has proven the big
mines of the PAST.
Eliminating the theory of the origin
of mineral deposits, the facts are that
over this wide area and following the
break-lines, whether one calls them
VEINS or dikes, there is ample evil
dence of copper and naturalization
which justifies the prediction that
with development and work, big,
profitable mines will be made as pre-
dicted
The geologic horizon is good The
ore showing is good. The formation
is good And added to the copper
gold-silver filings OF the vein. there
is dissemination of copper ou:slds cf
the veins proper. which adds to the
great importance of this proof of
showings.
Again. the depth action is unques-
toned. The deeper. the richer and
better the ore bodies as per tests
made. AS a whole. this field indicates
permanency, and it is to the credit OF
G. B. Williams that he had the vision
and daring that will undoubtedly |
prove the making of big mines and do
for Winnemucca and its surroundings
what Senator Friedman is doing for
the middle and south end of Humboldt
county. This Williams enterprise in
the Sonoma range means great things
to Winnemucca. and instead of domin- |
ancy. it will bring action and up