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YF.RINGTON, NEVADA, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 16. 1907. NUMBER 4^ ’
STRIKE
ON northern lights
Group at Black Mountain, ar
Ore Body Haying Been En«
countered With Big Values
A surprise was sprung this week on
the owners of the Northern Lights group
of claims, located near Black Mountain,
not far from Yerington. It is the saint
old story of “passing up” the best tt
develop the worst.
After having driven a cross-cut from
the 150-foot level for a distance of 4<
feet, it was decided to make an assay ol
the material that had been extracted and
thrown over the dump. To the u*ter
surprise -of all concerned, it returned
goodly values in file yellow metal. An
average sample of the entire 40 feet was
taken which sliowe*! gold to the extent
of $18.20 per ton. Four feet of the stuff
went $67.18 in gold.
L. H. Bartholomew, who has been in
. charge of the work, is a mining man of
experience and repute. Little did he
imagine that he had anything such as
he has. Since the discovery of the val
ues in the passed up ore, he is inclined
to believe that the Northern Lights is
one of the best properties in this section,
and he is a man who talks but little.
The values occur in a black lime im
pregnated with iron pyrites.
Some time ago Mr. Bartholomew was
prevailed upon to visit the property. So
impressed was he with the surface show
ings that be at once become interested
with the owners of the property among
whom are D. Lawson, Ross Tnompson,
D. W. McKenzie, and others.
The group consists of six claims. Ar
ticles of incorporation were filed a few
days ago, it being the intention of the
owners to thoroughly develop the
ground. Recent disclosures in the un
derground workings would seem to indi
cate that before the first issue of stock
is offered to the public, the property
will lie well on its way to a proven mine.
The cross-cut in which the ore occurs
was being driven to encounter the ledge
at depth which on the surface shows a
width of 18 feet, carrying good values
in both gold and copper. From the
present face of the cross-cut, a distance
of 150 feet will have to be made before
encountering the ore body. It will lie
tapped at a perpendicular depth of 150
feet, at which point discoveries border
ing on the sensational are expected.
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Building Portable Houses
The demand for cottages continues in
Yerington, and the work of supplying
the same progresses unabated.
This week Will Gruber received four
portable houses which will at once be
set up. These houses are coming strong
ly into public favor. The style of arch
itecture is the most modern, including
modern conveniences attached to all up
to-date homes.
One of the cottages will be occupied
by 0. H. Sonne of the Malachite com
pany and his family. It will, represent
a good sum and prove one of the most
modern homes in the city.
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The money is up for the wrestling
match between Knapp and the Jap. A
three-round boxing preliminary between
Harry and Walter Warren will precede
the main event.
ANOTHER COMPANY IS
DEVELOPING
Operations have begun on the acreage
of the Yerington Copper Mountain prop
erty, which adjoins the Yerington Cop
per on the south.
J. H. Turner of Salt Lake this week
awarded A1 Marsal a contract to sink 100
feet on the ore body. The work has
begun and is well under way.
The Yerington Copper Mountain has
a magnificent showing on the surface,
one equally as prophetic of future great
ness as the Yerington Copper. The
owners will expend a large sum opening
BP the estate, being confident that a
mine of large proportions will reward
their outlay.
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The Catholic Church
Sunday, November 17th.—Mass and
sermon, 10:30. Evening service and
sermon, 7:30.
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We take a back seat for no one when
it comes to shoes. Largest stock, latest
"tyles. Men's ladies’ and children's.
A trial will convince. E. R- Lam.
1 j MATERIAL* FOR j
, I NEW BRIDGE j
It is calculated that by the first of the
’ 'omi”K month the new bridge, which is]
rancTn-i.Wrlker rivCr at the McLeod
ranch will be in place. All the ueces- I
■ sary material iso,, the ground anil the
I W<"k ° construction has already begun
j 1 he bridge is being built In public !
j subscription. Jts completion means a
j saving of much tune in reaching Yer
| mgton from Wabuska, as it is part of
!the new cut off. which lessens the dis
! tance between the two points. In aUeast !
i two miles. • !0V
j It is primarily intended' for light'
I travel ahhongh it is prnpose() ' to
s rengtlien the passagewav next spring
ill order to accommodate heavy traffic
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Book Club
Tuesday afternoon a bevy of ladies
met at the home of Mrs. Thad Hwppin j
to organize a reading club. Plans were
discussed for a course .in English. The,
j ladies were particularly fortunate!
in the presence of Mrs. T. Wells of!
j Ohio, a well-versed club woman, and !
! Miss Kilpatrick, a kindergartner of I)en- ]
j ver, The Stoddard lectures will form a !
j Part °f the work. Temporary office's
were chosen in Mrs. Thad Hoppin as,
president, and Mrs. Frank Sticknev as
! secretary. It was impossible to reach
; all the ladies, many of whom are out of
j town, who be might interested in
j the work. It is hoped that all book
lovers will rally to the support of the
movement and contribute to the success
of a long felt wantjn our town. The
next meeting will be held rft Mrs. Will
DavidSbji’s, Friday, November 22.
GOLD RIGHT AT OUR DOORS
Mining in the,Yellow Metal on flative Copper
Compapg’s Ground—Handsome Specimens
Have Been Extracted From tf?e Veip
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Mining for gold with splendid results
;n the very heart of the Yerihgton dis
rict is the diversion offered by the Na
ive Copper company.
The wiiter was shown this week some of
the ore that has been encountered. It is a
vnile quartz showing the yellow metal
plastered upon it. One of the specimens
is as fine a piece of picture ore as one
vould want to see.
The discovery of gold on the estate of
‘.he Native Copper company is not a new
'’ne, although the facts have just come
to light. Some months ago J, H.
Rhodes, a stockholder in the company,
found a piece of float which, upon being
broken open, showed gold in the native,
state. Mr. Rhodes is a man of means
and has seen many years of mining ex
perience Instead of returning to his
home at El Campo, he went to work to
locate the ledge and succeeded.
On the surface the vein appeared as a
stringer. Now, at a depth of 10 feet,
the lead is 2 1-2 feet wide, through
which runs a seam of the rich stuff. It
is only fair to say that the vein is much
broken up, the gold occurring in pock
ets. However, the belief is expressed
that at further depth, when the solid
formation is reached, the ledge will
■prove strong and well defined.
Thus it would appear that a company
whose holdings have received little or no
attention is in reality one of the l>est
propositions in flje district. No assays
of the gold ledge have been made, the
eye being able to judge of its quality.
In the different workings on the Na
Hye Copper* consisting of four tunnels,
driven to various distances, gold has in
variably been associated with the red
metal, running from 4 trace to six dol
lars per tons In the main tunnel, n<>w
in 125 feet, an 8-inch vein parallels the
big copper ledge which, from assays
made, shows the top value of six dollars.
As to the copper showing itself, it may
be said that the company is proving its
acreage to be of the high-class order.
()n the Native Copper claim, average
samples of the eight-foot vein have run
as high as 33.32 per cent, while on the
Fizzle ore running up to $63.76 per ton
in gold, silver and copper has been en
countered. The signs surely point to
the Native Copper as a big producer at
an early date.
It is not proposed to suspend opera
tions here on account of the condition of
the money market, as the company has
ample funds to prosecute development.
Already winter quarters have been es
j tablished and the program outlined is
: one of great activity.
S The Native Copper lies near the Bine
stone. The officers and directors are
! chiefly California people.
1 PASSENGERSi
| RECOVERING 1 .
The passengers who were thrown from
the stage a week ago Thursday arc all
recovering rapidly. No serious results
will follow.
Mrs. Hmitoon and the Scatina child,
who were, perhaps, the most badly in
jured, are reported as getting along, as
well is could be ex|»eeted under the
circumstances. Mrs. Lindgreen is able ;
to !>e out, as are Mr. Warren of Dayton (
and Mr. Kstes, the driver.
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Mr. Warren is a mechanical engineer
by profession. He likes the appearance
of this cainp so much that he has about!
decided to remove his family to Yering- :
ton to reside permanently.
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Held In Jail
A man named Howard was arrested
yesterday (Wednesday) on telegraphic
instructions from Yerington. He is
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses from Charley Holland.
Howard is employed on the Styles ranch
on Truckee Meadows, and a few days ago
was sent after a drover who allowed four
steers from the Styles ranch to go away
with a baud of cattle l>eing driven by
him. Howard followed the cattleman
into Mason valley, but the cattle, with
the exception of one steer, had been
sent back. While at Yerington Howard
: got drunk ami represented himself as a
: cattle-buyer, borrowing money on the
strength of his false representations,
i He was arrested in this city by Deputy
1 Sheriff Jennings while returning to
! Truckee Meadows. He has heretofore
: borne a jjood reputation. —Virginia City
! Enterprise.
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Mason Valley Has a Brilliant Future
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“If Nevada had two or more valleys
like Mason Valley, she wouldn’t have to
depend upon her'mines for everything.’’
That’s the opinion of S. Boliver Crane,
representative of tile '‘New -York Life,
! who ha*; just returned from a trip to
Yerington and its vicinity.
“Mason Valley is, perhaps, the great
est bee-raising section in the state.
Harry Warren is the most prominent
apiarist in the valley. Thi* season he
has produced 35 tops of honey that will
bring 11 cents a |*ound. Seventy-seven
hundred dollars for honey isn't a bad
return for a Nevada bee raiser. He has
also raised 700 tons of hav for which he
will receive $15 per ton. So these two
crops alone will bring him over $18,000
for the year He owns 320 acres of land',
not all of which is under cultivation. -
“Harrv Warren’s case is cited only as
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an example of what is being done in
Mason Valley. Hundreds of tons of
honey have been harvested there this
■ season. There is no trouble about find
ing a market for this product, for Neva
da honey has a world-wide reputation
and is in as great demand in Paris and
I/ondon as in New York City or Chicago.
“Another product of Mason Valley
that calls for special attention is its
turkevs. There are 30,<XX) turkeys being
fattened for the market *in the valley
this fall, and this means, allowing' an
average of 12 pounds to the turkey,
*30,000 to the farmers of Mason Valley,
but the value of the product after it falls
into the hands of the consuming public,
will represent a cash outlay of more than
*50,000.
“Warren is the chief .raiser of honey
in the valley, but another man. an Ital
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ian, whose name I cannot recall, is the
premier in potatoes. He has raised almut
40 carloads, or 600 tons, of the tuber,
and has refused $22 a ton for the crop
hast year he sold his entire crop of po
tatoes at an average of $40 per ton.
liven at the price he refused his output
is worth over $13,000.
“On the east side of the valley, great
wheat crops have been raiser!. Thous
ands of tons of wheat are awaiting buy
ers, for which the ranchers are refusing
a cent and three-quarters a pound.
“In a word, there are no such words
as ‘hard times’ in the bright lexicon of
Mason Valley.
“The tillable acreage of Mason Valley
would be greatly increased if the gov
ernment would extend its irrigation
work so as to dam the Walker river in
that vicinity. Thousands of acres would
v m w’w mwww w*w w w~ww~w
thus lx* reclaimed at very small cost,
and they* are today lying absolutely
useless.
“The mining prospects of Yerington
are most flattering. Copper experts from j
all over the country have declared that
Yerington is to be one of the greatest
copper-producing camps in the world.
With its mines and smelters and its rich
outlying farm lands, Yerington should
within three or four years attain to a
population of 20,(XX).
“There is only one kick coming, and
that is al>out a thing that could be very
easily remedied, were the proper author
ities so disposed. Between Yerington
and Wabuska lies the worst piece of!
road, not merely in Nevada, but in the •
world. The County Commissioners |
ought to be hog-tied ami driven over
that road in a light spring wagon at
least once a week. “ Reno Journal.
LIKES THE APPEARANCE
OF THE YERINGTON
COPPER
J. E. Caine of Salt Lake' City,' inter
ested in the Yerington'Copper company,
was a visitor to YemifctbtKthis -week,
having come for the purpose of inspect
ing the property. -
Mr Caine was mort than elated with
what lie saw- TLeshift has.;reached a;
depth .of 325 feet, -at which point the
ledge shows for a width of 5 feet, aver
aging from 6 to 10 per cent copper.
“So much has been claimed for the
Yerington Copper of late." said Mr
Caine “that it was only natural I should |
expect great things. My expectations |
were more than realized. It 's a Krea j
property in every sense, one that com
pares favorably with the best ot them
taking into consideration the amount of |
development that has been accomplished. .
The ore body shows strong bearing
every evidence of being of great magni- ,
tU“Yerington as a whole impresses me j
with its possibilities. There is no ap
parent abatement in development act.vi
| [ies From a casual observation one is
led to believe that the money stringent)
has affected it but little.
“Outside of here the. camp bears an
enviable reputation. It is fast becoming
the center of attraction so far as capita
i is concerned. Yerington is making g
beyond the dreams of her most opt.
I mistic supporters."
T want a few Rood lots close to the
business center ot town. Whs. t»ve
you for sale? See Moler.
BETTER STREETS FOR YERINGTON
It is to shout !
The city council has taken action con
cerning the streets. By reference to an
other column in this issue it will be seen
that tlie men at the head of the city gov
ernment have passed an ordinance, No.
22, providing for the macadamizing of
Main street and the manner of providing
payment therefor.
What a blessing to Yeringion ! With
the continuance of the present favorably
weather, it is possible that the work may
be completed before the Storms of winter
set in. In that event, the people will
not be compelled to wade through mud,
water and filth when Jack Frost isin the
air.
The people have been shouting them
selves hoarse for better streets. Now
that they are jn a fair wav to see a real
ization of tljeir pet hobby, let them turn
their attention tp giving the council as
sistance. ' '
The repairing of the streets will, as a
matter of course, mean increased taxa
tion. What of that; every cause has its
effect. In this particular case, the effect
will be increased valuation to property
sidelining the principal business thor
oughfare of this city. Main street, Yer
ington, will, when transformed, make
into one of the handsomest thorough
fares in the State. ,_.
Nor let the city council stop at the
streets. There are some beastly jogs oil
the west side that, to say the least, are
eye sores, which would not be counte
nanced in many localities on earth.
Why, in certain sections of the city a
person to find some particular business
houses must of necessity secure a search
warrant. If the owners of the proper
ties projecting beyond the line estab
lished by the city engineer are not pub
lic-spirited enough to move back to a po
sition in conformity therewith, the coun
cil should take it upon itself to see tliat
it is done. In the beginning there should
not be allowed any such obstacles to
stand in the way, which at least mar the
beauty of the city
Yerington has but started on its jour
ney to greater things. Those at the
helm of the city government must lay
the foundation-one that will “not crum
ble to dust away.’’
The Times has every confidence in the
Mayor and his councilmen. Messrs. Gal
lagher, Sonne, Ross and Snyder. On
behalf of the people it thanks them for
the action taken so far as the streets are
concerned. On behalf of the people it
asks them to get busy on the matter of
jogs and sewers.
Gallagher School Report,
Following is the report pf^lW Galla
gher school for the month ending No
vember 8; Miss K. M. Boston, teacher:
Honor Roil: Bernice Gifford, ben*
Richard, Minnie Richard, Georgia Rich
ard, Clair Butler.
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Fall dress goods? Yes. bam has the
most complete line ever shown in Yer
ington. Style and price right. 9-28-2t
Baby Dies.
The three-weeks'’ old infant child of
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Bettencourt passed
away Wednesday afternoon as the result
of heart . failure. The grtef-ttricken
mother and sorrowing father have the
sympathy of .all. Interment will take
place tomorrow from the baby’s former
home.
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Men’s ready-made clothing at E, R,
Lam’s.
ORE IN SIGHT IN THE
WHEELER AMOUNTS
TO VAST SUM
News from the Wheeler Gold Mines
company’s holdings continues to be of
the most gratifying nature.
The main tunnel has been dispatched
a distance of 500 feet, where an immense
ore shoot has l>een encountered. On
this ore shoot a drift has been run 200
feet in length, raised on 25 feet and a
winze sunk 40 feet deep. The ore aver
ages in all these places $50 per ton in
gold.
An estimate of the value of the ore in
sight, made after careful measurements,
places it at $100,000.
At the present time the mill is not
working on the ore, due to the absence
of Superintendent Rooklidge, who is in
Salt I^ake. He is expected to return ;
within a few days at which time the
, stamps will be started dropping. Mr.
Rooklidge will be accompanied by Fred
Flindt of Salt Lake, who has been ap
pointed manager of the property.
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Chans* in Busin***
George Knierim has purchased the
i grocery business of A. Menke & Co.
j Mr. Knierim is one of the most widely
; known men in the valley. He is a
' straightforward business man and will
| certainly receive his share of the public
patronage.
Frank Morris and Louis Gangnon have
'• succeeded W. C. Gilmore in the proprie
I torship of the tonsorial parlors near the
Owl.
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George Welsh and wife of ikxlie are
visiting relatives in thjs city.
LUDWir
STRIKES NATIVE CdPPER’
' At a Depth of 550 Fcetr. thc
Metal in its Free State Corns
ing in With the Chalcocite
Ami now the question arises. i,s there
invthing new under the ground iii the
S’evada-Douglas? Development is prov
ng that aught bat g xkI can come out of
liat great property. - h,
The latest sensation to occupy the sd
ention of everyone interested in Die
Nevada-Douglas is the finding of native
rapper in the drift from the 5^0-foot
level, where a few weeks since an im
mense body of chuleoeite ore made Hs
ippearance running as high as 30 per
rant in the red metal. The native cop- ( _
per at this writing is associated with the
dialcncite. As progress is made the
Former is appear ing in greater quantities.
Said a man connected with the prop
erty: ‘‘I believe that the Nevada-Doug
las will eventually rank with the great
est copper mines in the world.” His
opinion is well taken. Witl\ improve
ment in the future in proportion with
tin; past there is every reason to" foeiieve
that the Douglas will produce :tts '•mllV-'*
ions in copper. 'iidt
That the company itself is alive to tlie,
situation, is evidenced.bv^Ue fact that it
is prosecuting development at a rapid
pace. Shipments of copper continue Yd'
go forth from the property despite the
condition of the market.
“We can produce copper profitably at
the present price," is the statement of
General Manager W. C. Oreui. And
they are doing it.
All the drifts from the 400-foot level
down, in the Ludwig, are lieing thor
oughly developed. In each large bodies
of ore are exposed carrying values of a
shipping grade.
On the Nevada-Douglas proper the
tneu are working in ore in the east cross
cut from the main tunnel. Here sul
phides in large quantities are being en
countered assaying on an average 4 )-2
per cent copper.
The rumor will not down that the
company is intending the early con
struction of a smelter to handle its out
put on the ground. While those closely
related to the companv's affairs are non
communicative concerning the subject,
one might be allowed the guess that
such is their intention judging by their
actions.
Knough ore is now in sight in the
various workings of the Ludwig to more
than offset the purchase price of that
great mine. When this estate was added
to the acreage of the Nevada-Douglas
company, it meant an outlay of between
$200,000 and $300,000. Considering the
fact that no Hoping has ueen done, the
showing is indeed remarkable. The ore
in sight to the amount of the purchase
price is shown in the workings resultant
from development.
The Ludwig has paid its own way from
the very start, enough ore being extract
ed in the ordinary course of opening up
the property to pav the expenses inci
dent to proving up a mine.
All the surface and underground work
ings are tidw being electrically lighted.
Other improvements of a like nature are
under way, which, when completed, will
add materially to the pluqt. „ .
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COUNTY POOR FARM IS
NO MORE
The inmates of the Lyon county poor
farm have been transferred to Storey
county. This action was taken by the
commissioners on account of the saving
to this county, the Storey officials agree
ing to care for the indigents at a, mini
mum cost. Lyon county is, therefore,
perhaps, the only county in Nevada
without a poor farm. The farm was lo
cated near Yerington and comprised
about 150 acres. It is understood that
the same will be sold.
Former Superintendent George Am
brose has moved liis family to Yering
ton. He is building a motlern cottage
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on Nevada street,
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Attention!
C. D. Cooley, representing the Singer
Sewing Machine company nd Biler's
Music company of Reno, will be in Yer
ington for a few days. Parties wishing
sewing machines, pianos or parts for
either, will please leave orders at the
Home hotel. n9tf.
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