The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-11
[0R|NG BUYER OF
TUNGSTEN MINES
YOUNG TO WORK SPRING VALLEY
PLACER MINES; MUCH OTHER
MINING ACTIVITY

by William j. Loring, general man
ager of the Nevada Honey Bee mine.
and the American Refining and Smelt-
ing Company, Of the tungsten mines
and mill OF L. A. Friedman and as
~sociates near Mill City has called re-
newed attention to the diversified min
eral of this section. But a
few miles from where Mr.. Loring and
the smelling interests have invested
over a million dollars in tungsten
much of ii at a time when there is
practically no market for that metal
Jack WEIGH is opening up at Majuba
Hill what may prove to be the only
pay tin lode mine on the American
continent. Ore assaying Is high as
sixty-eight per cent in tin has been
found here. but it has not been de-
veloped in commercial quantities as
yet. Both high-grade and low-grade
copper ores. carrying silver also, have
been found in big bodies at the Ma
juba Hill-and these are now being
mined-but the tin attracts special at
tention on account of its high grade
and rarity.
A. G. Burritt, a prominent mining
engineer and g~eclogist of Salt Lake
City, has called attention to another
unusual product which he examined
last week for Utah clients. 1t is a
big deposit OF Kieselguhr-or. As it
is sometimes called. diatomite-which
is located about four miles from the
camp of Velvet, on the road to Seven
Troughs. Kicselguhr, according to
Mr.. Burritt. has a variety Of uses. 1t
makes a good floor filing, being a
non-distributor of heat and cold, and
it is also used for sink and bathtub
Innings. A sink that is rusty, when
refined with Kieselguhr, is made as
good as new. 1t Is also used for pol
ishing silverware, which it does with
out scratching or marring. 1t is pos
sible that the long truck haul to the
railroad will prevent the profitable
working of this deposit at this time,
but that it will one day be very valu-
able Mr.. Burritt does not doubt.
Periodically for many years Deb
Roop has been going out from Love
lock to his gem mines, the location
of which he keeps to himself, and
Tuesday Of this week found him
again hitting the trail. He has pro-
duced some very good pink and pur-
pie bookstores, as well as turquoise
and epidote. He has also found
opals, but they are not of the best,
though 1t is possible that with depth
the quality will be all right.
The placer gold mines of Spring
Valley, American Canyon and Dry
Gulch were famous in their day, hav-
ing a combined production of upwards
Of $4,000. 900. and it is possible that
Spring Valley will soon again be ac-
lively worked by the man who made
the first discovery Of placer gold
heiress-love Young. former state SEN
ator. He is now making his plans
and has particularly in mind opening
up the extension of the famous Boz
nanza King mine, which was operated
for years and Is still owned by East
ern capital. In addition to the gold
vein there Is a silver-lead vein on the
Bonanza King which should prove
profitable at this time.
The camp of Seven Troughs, which
raj famous in 1907 when 1t produced
some specimens of ore that were
nearly one-fourth gold. Is to be once
more on the map. Work has been re-
sumed on the Mazuma Hills-which
is owned by John Harnan, s. B. Hill
and associates-by Charles Spencer.
under a straight fve-year lease. ]. G.
O'Donnell has also taken a bond and
lease on the Badger Hills mine and
mills, and is already at work.
The Rochester Nevada Silver Mines
Company and the Nevada Packard
Company are steadily producing from
their properties in the Rochester dis
trict. as they have been for the past
eight or ten years. The former is
under the direction of Charles d.
Kaeding. who made a reputation as a
successful mine manager for the late
Captain ]. r. DeLamar.
The camp of Loring is at this time
the attention of more prom
inent mining men than any other
camp in this vicinity, and it is the
belief of many that it will be a pro-
Queer for many years. The new pros
work which Manager Loring
outlined last week has already been