Show RICH DEPOSIT OF I CINNABAR ORE Sensational Percentages of Mercury in Ledge Found in Humboldt County Nevada HUNT FOR LOST COAL MINE IDAHO IDAHO MEN ORGANIZE COMPANY FOR NOVEL PURPOSE PU Humboldt county Nevada boasts the most important discovery of cinnabar ore ever eor made in Nevada and one which probably bly surpasses in richness anything of or the kind previously found sound in America outside of ot California Califon it The strike has been Leen kept secret until the last few tew days giving the owners time to examine and develop the find thoroughly and ald thus se sure to themselves all of the he ground that might mi ht cover the extensions of f the de deposit deposit deposit posit The data here hert given touching upon the discovery was secured by a representative of The rho Herald from W V G Adam Adamson son of ot Winnemucca one of ot the locators of ot the property Associated with Mr Adamson is United States Senator George S Nixon and an sev soy several several eral oral other Nevada operators The original orIginal nal discovery was made by D C G Adam Adamson son a brother of W V G Adamsons and together they thc located over twenty tw nty claims chums t before boore Senator I Nixon even was vas V lS given he h did dd 1 tn Ln n opportunity to 10 get set in When so it was by lW buying ing out 01 a 1 of ot D C Adamsons Interests in the claims after having first personally personal ex examined examined examined ground which is located in Eldo Eldorado Eldorado Eldorado rado canyon in the Humboldt range Humboldt House on the Southern Pacific railroad ad Is the nearest station being beng be between between between tween seven and eight miles mUes from the th scone scene of the discovery The occurrence nce of the cinnabar is in its primary state w th very little evidence of other minerals mIneral In conjunction Com Con Compared Compared pared with other known deposits the ore uncovered is remarkably rich Several tons lons shipped from the property averaged ST s i per cent quicksilver while the general run of the ore varies from S 8 to SO 0 per Oer percent ent cent The rho highest assays received are ce around 85 83 S per cent The thickness of the vein ven Is I from six inches to seven feet at atthe atthe atthe the widest part Even at this width the thea average a of the pre ore re is 8 per cent The ore I Is deposited aei while the underlying rock is serpentine Where ere first tapped 1 K u Sf f tunnel the vein was found lying h flat after following it a short chort distance the ore was found to be dipping at an angle of 65 degrees into the 1 IT making it practically certain that the ore goes down to the deep Sev Several Several eral cn hundreds of feet of work has been done In n the ere ore Mr Ir expressed the opinion that I the th find would undoubtedly prove permanent perma permanent permanent nent and of great Importance In f fact he classed it as one of the greatest dK dl I ever made in the state of Ne Nevada vada As to the amount of ore in sight I he said he had sampled the mine care carefully fully full and was ready to go on record to tot 1 the he t effect eff t that there was more than OCO OtO worth of ore on the dump and blocked ul I out in the mine mire of which the average I would bo he b 10 per cent quicksilver 1 I ins in ing the mercury mercur 38 a flask of pounds mould make malte the product worth wurth w 50 cents a pound and this in turn would give ghe ghea I a general valuation of ff a ton t n to the theore theore ore thus far opened up In the Adamson j strike Mr lIr Adamson stated that work wok would I b be resumed at nt the property during dur the I month of May A carload of lumber and other supplies has already alread been heen ordered Jr cred Since the discovery was made i t early arly one onn on year ear ago the owners have been quietly inquiring into the best methods of re retorting r rt retorting t the ore and they are now pre prepared prepared pared red to go ahead and install a 1 t 1 without delay dolay |