The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1921-11-04
SILVER LODES
AMONG THE GOLD
in COMSTOCK BELT
(By OLD ROCKS)

her grandest history with pick, shovel
hammer, and drill, and the mighty
melody Of mining machinery that will
ring to the great centers of commerce
sweetest bars of the mine land, and
that will bing to the stars poems of
bonanzas equal to the fame lustred
Comstock.
| The caravan of Drawn and brain; of
muscle and money, is In motion and
headed toward the hills that environ
Virginia City, enshrined forever in the
hearts OF men, and resplendent In the
annals of the ages.
Many mineral surprises are mate
rializing. Modern methods and i'm
proved systems are conquering the
seemingly impossible, and the rigid
rocks and complex deposits are re-
spending with profits where failure
and disappointment have hitherto fea-
tured. The chemistry of nature, re-
sponsible for all mineral deposition
is now being reversed by master
minds, skilled hands, and improved
and effectual processes In the extrac-
| tion, separation, and classification of
metals from crude ores. And one OF
the most favored fields selected for
future operations is the vast area en-
braced in the Comstock Belt.
The merits of the Mammoth Lode at
Carter Station, twelve miles south of
Gardneryille, have been completely es-
tablished by the discoveries on Orc
Grande and veta Grande holdings.
The Oro Grande syndicate has pur-
chased theDanite patented property
from ID. II. Hawkins, who has held 1t
as pet for many years. This prop
erty occupies the highest and widest
section of the great Mammoth Lode
and is also situated midway between
Oro Grande officials feel that they
have been very fortunate In acquiring
this important and valuable panel of
the Mammoth Ledge.
The Defiance group situated right
down at the door of Gardnerville in
the western foothills of the Pine Nut
range and owned by F. H. Dangberg
and r. c. Walker has more than prov
en- its merit as evidenced by several
tons OF fine galena ore now on the
dumps. This product will average
l,f4 a. -. Ill.
and lead. The Defiance features a
vers strongly mineraiized ledge in
lime-porphyry formation. The Pine
nut Creek bows past the property and
timber for mining purposes is plenti-
ful In that locality. There is not
property OF more pronounced merit in
the entire Comstock Belt than the De-
fiance. One day 1t will materialize
great mine.
The development by tunnel and
drift In the DANTE has exposed a vast
tonnage of mill material with occas-
ional disclosures of high grade gold
and silver ore. These mineral bodies
will be followed to great depth by
shaft, drifts and cross cuts, and when
fully developed and thoroughly tested
treatment processes will be installed
on one OF the great mines of the
world.
Work is progressing on the Veta
Grande shaft and every day adds to
the long list of satisfactory results
that marvel property has recorded.
With a large surface area. embrac-
ing a mile of the Mammoth Ledge and
numerous parallel and intersecting
lodges, all mineralized to the out
cropping and demonstrating vast
field of rich ore bodies, Veta Grande
has clearly evidenced the intrinsic
value of its territory and contiguous
holdings. Truly has Ed J. Roberts
illustrated his own capacity as well
as the worth of the Veta Grande.
Adjoining Veta Grande on the east
is another valuable group now under
vigorous development by d. b. East
man and Judge Moore of Reno. This
ground occupies large area featur-
ing well defined contacts of porphyry,
-hyolite, and andesite, with strongly
mineralized lodges intersecting and in
the contacts, all forming their re-
spective parts of the great Mammoth
ledge system. This group has all the
ear-marks of coming big mine.
Eastern parties are negotiating for
the Tanawah mine near Sweetwater
at the eastern base of Mt. Patterson
This group includes fifteen claims,
eighty acres of patented ground, an
eight-stamp mill, electric plant, saw
mill, assay office, bunk and boarding
houses, shop and tools, ditch flume
and pipe line from the Frying Pan
Greek furnishing an abundance of
water in region of ample timber for
all purposes. The development con-
sists of more than 1000 feet of tun-
nels with several shafts and an open
cut in huge ancient geyser chimney
forty feet wide by forty feet high.
The property is accessible by good
auto road.
The day of the two hands and the
single jack is done in the Comstock
Belt; and the era of large capital,
modern methods, and adequate ma
chinery has dawned Thpre will he