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Yerington Times
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VOL. L. % YERINGTON, NEVADA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1908. NUMBER 4
IN YEBINGTON THE SPRING CAMPAIGN IS ON IN EARNEST
IS GREATEST
IS MOUNTAIN VIEW
OF THEM ALL
Another wonderful strike of gold ore
characterized this weeks’ Alterations at
Mountain View. At the very grass roots
on its lease or. the Itig Twenty claim,
the Mason Valley Mining and Leasing
company has encountered a one-foot
vein of ore that runs $13H in gold per
ton. Sacking the rich stuff is now in
progress and a large shipment will un
doubtedly go forth at an early date.
The Hig Twenty adjoins the property
of the Wilson Gold Mines company and
carrirs the east extension of the lead
upon which on the latter such sensa
tional discoveries have Ix-eii recorded.
Mountain View at the present time is
beyond the question of a doubt one of j
the most wonderful gold districts ever i
discovered in the slate of Nevada. It *
may l>c said without fear of successful
contradiction that its surface showing
has never been equalled in the history
of gold mining in Nevada. With but a
few weeks’ developments it lias two pro
ducing properties, each of which is min
ing high grade ore.
Tlte district was brought into the lime
light by tlie Wilson Gold Mines com
pany, a corporation composed of Ycr
ingtoii parties. Within 30 days of lie
ginning active development on this
ground a shoo, of exceptionally rich ore
was encountered in the shape of a well
defined vein averaging alxnit 7 feet in
width carrying average values lieyond
#HXI in gold to the ton. This discovery
in itself is nothing short of remarkable.
In two days' time 13 tons of the ore
were extracted and operations on the
ore body have showed no signs of its
decreasing in size or values. Oil the
contrary, there is every indication that
this ledge will produce not only thous
ands, but hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
“One strike doth tread upon another's
heels so fast they follow," might a well
known quotation lie paraphrases! to cite
conditions at Mountain View in a nut
shell.
Of the many leases given out on ad
joining estates hut one has gotten down
to business. Now comes the news from
the caiii|> that this lease is sacking high
grade ore. When we take into consid
eration the fact that the main ore body
from which the rich rock is being ex
tracted can la* traced for over 40(H) feet
ami every foot of it is to la- worked by
leasers, the phenomenal possibilities of
Mountain View are at once apparent.
Absolutely, without exception, Moun
tain View is one ot the greatest discov
eries ever made anywhere. Taking the
ages of IsUli camps into consideration it
is far and away ahead of even the great
•'>oldfield. Rawhide, a hustling camp
before operations had Itegun at Mountain
View, can, at this time, not Ik- compared
with the latter. These comparisons are
not drawn in any way calculated to de
tract one iota from the greatness of either
Coldfield or Rawhide. This paper would
not sloop to so ignorantly use an argu
ment by such means. However, the
facts are as stated and the Times is will
ing to hack its reputation for veracity on
the statements made. *
Mountain View is great, and ns the
weeks roll by it will be greater and |s>s
sibly greatest. The new camp is a short
ride from Yerington, which naturally
makes this place the nucleus for the
trade of the district. Again, people el)
route to Mountain View will have an op
portunity to see one of the world's great
est copper camps Yerington.
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Annual Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting ot the stockholders of the Reno
Verington Copper Co., will he held at
(he office of the company in the law
office of Baker & Miller, Main st., Yer
■itgton, Lyon county, Nevada, on tile 7»to
day of February, 1908, at 2 o’clock p. ill.
At this meeting officers for the ensu
oig year will he elected and any or all
business will be transacted that may he
necessary or desirable fot the last inter
ests of the company.
Chas. H. Miu.kr, Secretary.
J«». 25, 1908.
Larger Properties Start Upon j!
Road That Leads to Wealth
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« 'I'lie spring campaign lias opened in earnest in the Yerington
! district. On every hand are signs of renewed activity which be*
! speak for the year 1908 a glorious record.
$ With but very few exceptions, every property of unyconse
4 quence has resumed upon a scale unprecedented in the history Of
* Yerington.
* What a wonderful future is ahead of us ! The mind can not
4 picture it in all its fruitful reality. Of many things we are eer
4 taitj, among them the productive stage to which our mines will
| obtain. Let the cry of the booster of each other camp pierce the air
4 until its sounds are echoed by the blue dome of heaven and Yer
4 ington will still be far and away in the lead.
4 You who are unacquainted with the magnitude of the Yer
4 ington district can have but little conception of its greatness ; it
4 would be hard for you to appreciate its extent without a personal
J visit. If you were told that the town of Yerington lies in the
J center of the greatest mineral country both in extent and rich
J ness in the golden State of Nevada, you would ponder upon what
J you considered an exaggeration. No one could blame you for
4 that. The truth, however, is none the less unadulterated w hen the
4 claim is made.
J Wherever the eye may gaze, to the nearest or the remotest
J distances men are disemboweling the sagebrush-clad hills that
J shoot their heights into the heavens. Mines of gold, silver and
4 copper with promises to be fulfilled or already assured are adding
4 to the wealth of the world.
I And Yerington the city. Have you ever stopped to consider
4 the wonderful opportunities presented in nearly every walk of
life in the cities and towns of the only frontier state in all the \
Union? History has told you of cities built upon the plains and 2
in the hills of the far west. Yes, some have “crumbled to dust 4
away.” The future years will witness the death knell of even 2
some Nevada towns. They cannot last for all time; the greed for 2
gold will lay them low. 2
As compared with the other Nevada towns, Yerington is to- 2
day the most substantial. No other city in the state has such a 2
wonderful country to draw upon. At its doors are the richest 2
high-grade copper mines in the world, now giving employment to 2
a great many men. Also, recent discoveries are opening up a 2
gold producing section at our very doors that promise to rival the 2
greatest camps of the new Nevada. 2
On top of all, Yerington is in the heart of Nevada’s greatest 2
agricultural valley that is blessed with as tine a climate as can be 2
found anywlieie. A railroad is coming within the year; it is 2
promised that the city will be on the main line of a transconti- 2
nental road before many months shall have passed on to history. 2
What think you of Yerington? Through the financial crisis it 2
remained upon a solid basis; the workmen employed in the mines 2
and in the town were paid in cash. Few towns in not only Ne- 2
vada but in America can boast of as fair a record. 2
Yerington has come to stay. Its ideal location has made it 2
possible to adorn it with the beauties of nature. A water and a t
sewerage system are about to be installed, already the city is well ♦
supplied with churches aud schools aud the tax rate is the lowest *
in the State. 2
It is to such places that one must look for opportunity. Yer- 2
, ington defines the term as clearly as does Webster. 2
CALIFORNIA CAPITAL TO DREDGE FOR GOLD ON THE CARSON RIVER AT DAYTON
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♦ J. H. Hill of Oroville, Cal, is in Dayton for the purpose of making arrangements to dredge the Carson river j
l at and near that point for gold. Some time since Hill examined the ground and expressed himself as satisfied that the j
l ground could be profitably worked. He and his associates will follow the same methods adopted in the rivers of Califor* ♦
t nia Millions of dollars in amalgam lie somewhere on the bottom of the Carson river. The dredge will endeavor to un/ $
♦ earth the same. The accompanying illustration shows the style pf dredger that will be used. Lyon county is, therefore, J
t shown up again by one of its diversified resources. |
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Back From Rawhtde
Clias. McLeod, one of the discoverers
of Rawhide and one of its prospective
millionaires, lias returned to his \eriug
ton home after a visit of several days to
the camp. He re|Kirts the liveliest times
imaginable at Rawhide. T he boom that
has set in will likely prove the state's
banner rush. New finds are being made
almost daily, which bespeak the per
manency of the camp and a wonderful
production.
Mr. McLeod is a native of Mason Val
ley. His good fortune is the source of
the greatest pleasure to all who know
him and who are acquainted with his
sterling qualities.
li. H. Whitacre is another who will
reap a harvest in the golden camp. He
is possessed of some of the finest ground
in the camp which will add thousands to
his bank roll.
Yerington is prominently identified
with the development of Rawhide. The
success attending this work will prove of
value to the state’s greatest copper camp,
as no small amount of the returns will
be invested in Yerington —the camp with
a glorious past, a brilliant present and £
remarkable future.
Superintendent of the Nevada Mission
Rev. G. C. King, will, in all probability,
arrive in YerinKton today, and if In
does will preach in the Methodist church
tomorrow at both set vices.
OREM TALKS
OF SMELTER AND
IMRJUL.
After an examination of th^ Ipliftugs
of the Nevada-Douglas properties, A. J*
Orem and party departed Wednesday for-'
Boston by way of Salt Lake City.
In an interview with a Times repre
sentative, Mr. Orem expressed himself
as greatly pleased with the progress that
has been made since his last visit of two
months ago.
While he considered the improvements
shown in the lower levels of the Ludwig
as nothing short of wonderful, he clearly
believes that the parent property, the Ne
vada-Douglas, the real thing of the Ne
vada-Douglas company’s family. It ia
in the latter, he declares, where the
main ore bodies are entombed, and
states that future work will reveal the
truth of his predictions.
“We are seriously considering the
early construction of a railroad from our
properties to the main line of the South
ern Pacific company at or near Wabuska.
We have proven the Nevada-Douglas to
be one of the greatest copper proposi
tions in the world and do not propose to
allow any obstacles to be placed in the
way oi us iuiure urvciupmnii. ucm/*
on account of transportation facilities
will not be tolerate*!. We have been
promised a road for some time, bat
have decided to wait no longer. We are
in a position to build a road of our own,
which, after all, will be to the advantage
of the Nevada-Douglas interests.
“As to the smelter, I win say that we
will soon be able to begin work on the
same. Of course, this is a matter which
demands serious and careful considera
tion. As soon as our sampling and ex
periments shall have been concluded,
Yerington will witness a move towards
a smelter.”
O. A. Williamson, the English mining
engineer who accompanied the partv,
spent his time thoroughly sampling the
property and studying the country in all
its details as it relates to mining.
Mr. Williamson is decidedly English.
He is pleasant and affable and took a
keen interest in the trip. It was not
expected that lie would say a great deal,
consequently his failure to submit to a
lengthy interview was in no manner a
disappointment.
“My report,” said he, “will be pre
pared in due time and turned over to
Mr. Orem. Then, I presume, if he so
decides it will be made public. You can
wait, can’t you?”
1 lie l imes was presemeu wun a num
ber of handsome specimens of native
copper taken from the drift from the
650-foot level of the Ludwig. The in
tention is to drive the shaft to the 850
foot level as soon as possible. Work to
accomplish that end will begin at once.
Superintendent Arentz has just re
turned from a tour of the east. Every
where he went there was a manifest in
terest taken in Yerington and its possi
bilities, He says he believes Yerington
at the present time has the call so far as
copper camps are concerned.
Western Nevada
Preparations are now in progress for
an immediate resumption of operations
at the Western Nevada. Superintendent
Britt is on the ground, having arrived
the latter part of last week from Salt
Lake City. He at once proceeded to tb*
mine to place everything in readiness.
T1 e Western Nevada is a Newhouse
holding; it has one of the finest show
ings of any copper property in the dis
trict. In the underground workings an
enormous tonnage is exposed. The prop
erty is equipped with electrical power
and machinery of the most modern
design.
The company is supplied with a strong
treasury making it not only possible bat
advantageous to continue development
most consistently. At the time of the
shut-down the mine was never in better
shape; in fact, operations would have
continued right on through the panic
irrespective of the condition of the
money market but for slight differences
that arose on account of the demands of
labor.