Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-12-29
q. w. Connella, in Nevada Mining
Press)

name of Rawhide had been known
to the public as mining camp for less
than one year, census was taken
under the supposed supervision OF the
postoffice department and its popula-
ton was stated to be 1890. This CEN
sus was taken as result on petition
for free mail delivery and as the actual
work of the canvass was done by To-
cal people who were anxious to have
the petition granted, it is safe to pre-
sumo that these Figures did not give
the camp much the worst of it i'll
the estimate The population was. i'll
all probability between fourteen and
fifteen thousand, inluding transients
At the present time about so people
live there. eight OF whom are women
Forty odd were registered for the late
election, 81 of whom voted.
Regarding the present inhabitants
the most significant Fact is that the
most of them were there during the
height of the boom and have made it
their home ever since. Mr. and Mrs
Hawkins, who conducted the French
Cafe in 1908, have never been away
from the camp in all these years. and
now run hotel and boarding house
Joe Kelly, the live wire news agent,
with portable stand on the princi-
able business corner, whose sales av-
eraged 5000 day. is now proprietor OF
store. He has managed to tear him
self away for an occasional trip to
the outside, some months ago wan
tlering as far east as New York. Be
lief in the superior merits of the dis
trict, faith that it will ultimately come
into his own, have kept these people
there. They have not merely been
waiting they have been working and
most OF them making good money the
while
Nine leases are being operated at
the present time on ground owned by
Grutt Brothers, who have largely in
creased theirholdings during the dull
years by purchase, and by the Schee-
line properties. Ground owned by
these two interests cover the townsite
and practically everything of mineral
value Immediately near. All except
four of the Grutt claims are patented
and there are thirty odd in the two
groups.
The most prolific prodrcer at
present is lease on the Scheeline
ground, formerly the Nevada New
Mines, that constituted the Grutt- Ba-
loon Hill lease in the early days. now
being operated by Adolph Miller and
Joe and John Fertetti This property
is equipped with hoist, air compress
sor. crusher and other machinery.
Here was made the rich strike that
was reported and extensively com
mented upon in the press some few
weeks ago. II is impossible 'for the
outsider to secure authentic facts as
to what the lcasers are producing
Lessees have seemingly adopted the
placer miners formula for answering
inquiries with the reply: "Oh, I'm
making fair wages" Ii current re-
port can be relied upon, Ferretti
Brothers and Miller are taking out in
excess OF $1,000 daily The state
ment that recent shipment contain
ed 80 sacks that sampled and was
settled for at the rate of $500 a ton,
is apparently reliable and accurate.
This ore is being mined from the 200
foot level, the rich streak varying
from four to 10 inches in width
Several fleet of the milling ore of
profitable grade lies along side
The shaft is connected with the
old Victor lease shaft through drift
from the 500-level, which conduces
to excellent ventilation in both. The
latter is Approximately 100 feet dis
tant, southwest, across what was
formerly the main business street. 1t
is down 200 feet. The drift is also
equipped witha hoist. The lease is
held by p. Salmon and John Marcellji
They are stopping ore from drift
to the southwest near the line Of
the original Rawhide claim, which. is
now included in the group constitut-
ing Grutt Brothers Nevada Victory
Mining Company
South OF the Grutt- Balloon Hill lea Sc
Oscar Strand is taking out ore from
the surface right from the grass
roots down-if there were any grass
there, which there are not. He is
following narrow seam of rich stuff,
blasting out three or four feet of ha1d
rock to get at as many inches of high
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