Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-01

nor.a. They are owned by the Walk
err rothers, formerly OF National
Ths vein has been opened on the sur
faee Tor distance OF Loco feet by
ope cuts and trenches. The work
i inc show manganese stained
I cue Il similar to the Nevada Rand
tore. carrying values across two or
thrc feet OF IS to $50 per ton.
Gold Pen district has pro
lue / over $250Ooo worth OF high
gra ore since the first discovery
was made. With two or three mills
n operation it bids fair 10 become
one Of the big producing camps OF
! The tate. The mines now working
are under the management Of ex-
}erienced miners and engineers who
re working in accord for the devel-
ppmcnt OF the entire district.
The Rand district is situated %
miles east OF Nolan, station on the
Southern Pacific read to Godfield,
| 10 miles north of Tonopah and about
| II miles south OF Rawhide. Fairview
Wonder and Broken Hills. This
| district was discovered about the
inie of the Rawhide boom in 1907
1908. 1t comprises a district ID miles
ong and about three miles long.
oovaFd was the townsite and at least
i,C00 men were camped in the vinc'n
ty at that time
When Rawhide was abandoned the
Town Of Bovard became memory,
md it is only within the last year
hat the Rand district has been
brought to the attention of he min
ng world.
The peculiar formation of the dis
:rict being free from granite, favors
he finding OF lodges with an assur-
nee OF permanency. The dykes are
liorite and andecite, permeated with
luartz stringers The general trend
of the veins are easterly and westerly.
Gold values predominant with the
proportion of gold and silver running
ounce for ounce
The Gold Pen mine is he main at
raction of the camp and from the
'ersion Of some very prominent min
ng men IT is one of the big mines OF
he state. This mine has sold some
took, but the intention OF Mr.. Want
and, the president, who is himself
Jery wealthy man, is to make the
nine, dividend payer and he is not
PARTICULARLY anxious to have the stock
N the exchange.
The mine from this date will be
self sustaining. as the mill is now
iandling about rs tons day and
he first clean up on a II hour run
cited the company $1,000.
With its big bunl: house, boarding
ouse, Blacksmith shop, general OF
ice, mill and refinery it presents a
Gene of considerable activity. Is
nen are employed at present and
bout the same number more will be
ut to work in the near future.
III work in the mine has covered
period OF 10 years and thousands
IN the 1873 foot level on the east
lriit the vein averages about eight
eet ard will assay the entire width
from $50 to $50. On the west drift
he ore vein is wider but the values
little lower, averaging from $40 to
20.
On the 200 the veins are wider and
ontan about the same values as on
he l3S foot level, and on the 255
DOT level on the south drift the vein
pens up to Is feet and will go bet
ter than $40 per ton.
Several pockets have been encount-
red inthc mine and picture ore.
INNING into the thousands taken
| ut.
Joining the Gold Pen Mining
company south is the Gold Pen Rand
lines Company Mr.. Bovard. Carl
ray and II. Updike are the principal
wners OF this group A shaft 400
Get has been sunl; on the property
nd drifts on ore shoots run on the
hrce levels. The veins are well pro-
ounccd ard are very similar to the
Gold Pen. This company promises
be close rival of the Gold Pen.
West OF the Gold Pen lies the
ada Rand. This company has thous
nds OF tons OF milling ore blocked
ut and is waiting the installation OF
mill before charging its force.
North OF the Gold Pen the Walker
'rothers have some very promising