Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-05-14
Prospectors Are Busy
In Garfield District

roneously called the" Garfield" distric,
is once more in the lime-light, a few
)ottings taken by Bulletin CORES.
pondent last week may be of interest
10 Messrs Jones and Fitting not for.
getting the third partner, Krippner
who Is in Reno,is due the revival o.
mining operations in and around the
old Garfield Their property. which
JOINS the Garfield, shows a pcrman-
ent silver ledge two feet wide in the
tunnel workings, and is widening as
the tunnel advances. No stopping or
sinking has as yet been projected
though there is abundance of ore for
these purposes. Besides the tunnel
ledge there are two other virgin lead.
showing good values on the surface.
II the tunnel ore, which runs from $2(
to $o0O, is any criterion we may expect
to see here big mine in the future
The unique feature about this ore is
that it is all high grade-no seconds.
The ore occurs in parallel fissures.
traversing the horizontal limestones
and is overlaid with volcanic debris.
The entire district is practically sur
rounded by malipi, under which the
leads eventually run and extend to the
permanent granite formations in the
direction of Pamlico.
When the writer was in the Garfield
district there were two prospective
sets Of leasers looking over the old
Garfield ground, which has been
thrown open to miners by ]. II. Mil
ler. There were six sets of leaesrs
then getting ready at Nina, and no
doubt are now on the Garfield work.
ings. The rich surface ores in the
Garfield are profusely distributed all
though somewhat bunchy, but fair
sized fortune is possible in the ex-
traction of these punches. The leas-
er who worms his way through the
lime Gaping and reaches the andesite
or granite will be the big plum VIM
ner, for here the main body of ore is
said to exist.
East of the Garfield the writer came
upon the old Lottie mine, which was
in full swing in the year 1876 This
property, which has changed owner
ship many times since the above date,
is now in She hands of Jas. Spargur of
Luning. Mr.. Spargur is one of our
clevercu Tmers. He and his wife
were in the big rush of 'o8 to Alaska
and Mrs. Spargur was one of the hun
dred women in $4,000 people who sail
ed in boats from Lake Bennett for
Dawson on June lst, 1893. The Lot
tie mine which has produced many
individual fortunes, is now named the
"Siver State group consisting of ell
evenc hims which Have been under
bond to eastern people, but will be
thrown open some time this month.
This property is one of the most i'm
portant in the Gold Range as the three
prominent leads are in softer forma-
ton than the inclosing rocks of gran
ite and andesite and the lime Gaping
which holds the gangue can be easily
cut through. One of these leads is oO
feet wide and is composed OF tine
grained, soft and highly mineralized
quartz, showing oxides of lead and sill
yer. Almost any part of the gangue
will nan free gold. The best looking
| outcrops on this property are IN virgin
ground, appealing to the eye and de-
light to the prospective leaser' Inc
Silver State group is reached by a
good road from the railway line near
| Acme.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Wiley, who is associated
with eastern people, is mining on the
Garfield leads two miles east OF the
Jones- Fitting strike and close to the
Silver State group. He is engaged IN
cross-cutting one of the leads and is
hopeful of striking ore
lanes Houghton is mining 'wo
miles from the railroad near Acme ana
has some silver-lead ore on his auhp
There is still good ore in the bottom
of his 60 foot shaft,
The great drawback to this Erea'
mining district is the lack OF water''ho
,here Is a little showing in tunnel on
,he Garfield near the nes-f'ttins
strike Visitors will do well not to &c
,end onthis supply for burros or SOCK
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