Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-01-01


able business corner, whose sales av-
eraged 5000 a day, is now proprietor o
4 store. He has managed to tear him
self away for an occasional trip to
he outside, some months ago wan
Iering as far cast as New York. Be
e. in the superior merits of the dis
riot, faith that it will ultimately come
70 his own, have kept these people
re. Trey have not merely bee
ss;.lng; they have been working an6
ost,o them ma sing good money til
shlle.
Nine leases are being operated a
e present time on ground owned b.
5rutt Brothers, who have largely in
reased theirhoidings during the dul
ears by purchase, and by the Schee
INC properties. Ground owned by
hese two interests cover the townsitc
nd practically everything OF mineral
aluc Immediately near. All excep,
our OF the Grutt claims are patented
nd there are thirty odd in the two
.roups.
The most prolific producer al
resent is a lease on the Scheeinl
round, formerly the Nevada New
| lines, that constituted the Grutt- Ba-
BON Hill lease in the early days, now
cling operated by Adolph Miller an
oe and John Fertetti. This propert,
equipped with hoist, air compress
or, crusher and other machinery
lere was made the rich strike tina
las reported and extensively com
rented upon in the press some fe,
weeks ago II is impossible Tor tn
ltsider to secure authentic facts a
} what the leasers are producing
essees have seemingly adopted tn
accr miners formula for answering
sqriries with the reply; ooh, IN
naking fair wages" Ii current re
ort can be relied upon, Ferret
rothers and Miller are taking out il
xcess OF $1,000 daily. The state
mt that a recent shipment contain
z 80 sacks that sampled and wa
titled for at the rate of $500 tor
apparently reliable and accurate
MS ore is being mined from the 200
,ot level, the rich streak varying
ON four TO 10 inches in width
overall leet of the milling ore O.
fofitable grade lies along side,
The shaft is connected with tn
d Victor lease shaft through drill
ON the 500-level which conduce.
| excellent ventilation in both, TIL
liter is approximately 100 lieet dis
mt, southwest, across what was
orinerly the main business street. Ii
down 700 feet. The drift is also
1uipped witha hoist. The lease i
cid by ?. Salmon and John Marcellj;
hey are STOPPING ore from drift
} the southwest, near the line o
lie original Rawhide claim, which i.
ow included in the group constitut
g Grutt Brothers Nevada Victor,
lining Company.
South OF the Grutt- Balloon Hill least
scar Strand is taking out ore IRON
ic surface right from the grass
pots down-if there were any prass
,cre, which there are not. He
blowing a narrow seam of rich stuff
'asting out three or four feet OF hart
| ock to get at as many inches of high
fade, and has excavatcd miniature
rand Canyon, on the side o, Balloon
ill., lie, too, is making wages.
worked there before the big show
arted in Europe and on his return
ON France resumed operation.
here he lett OF when the war buglt
tlled him
Grutt Brothers holdings OF II
aims are Incorporated in four com.
nies The Nevada Victory wa.
gained last about a year ago. A
tore stated this company owns tht
Tisina' Rawhide claim. from whicl
UGH gold has been recovered. Or
rs and two adjoining claims OF tn,
foup, to the west and south. mos
the placer gold was found DR.,
ashers were used to recover th
'aacer gold The production is no.
nown, as it was impossible TO kee,
,cura'e cases on the lessees, bu.
red Grutt thinks 100000 is a con
ervatIve estimate OF what has been re.
e'ered from these three claims. Tn,
'eory IS that this so-called placer
round IS merely the erosion OF vein
aatter right there, that it has not
raveled at all. Shortly alter the
ompany was organized hoist was