Show CAMP IS NAMED GOLD PITT New Discoveries West of Yerington Start a Town The new camp lying about fourteen miles west of Yerington which we spoke of in our last issue has been named Gold Pitt says the Lyon County Neva da Times It Is north of Smith valley valle and northwest of the Ludwig and Doug las mines and close to the boundary line running between Douglas and Lyon C ites In fact a portion of the property will probably be bG in Douglas county when the line is definitely determined At present Investors and mining rep representatives representatives representatives are coming in daily locating and securing all the claims possible The most prominent group of claims at pres present present present ent showing high values is owned by W D Kennedy Kenned Senator Pitt of Humboldt county and W V T Campbell They have hae some eight or nine claims and on the Red Top values have been shown by b r and assays to run from 25 to in gold and this with nothing but surface work done Others interested in the camp are Har Hardee Hardee Hardee dee Ashley Meyer Woodham Reading McLaughlin and a number of others whose names we have not learned Close by are located Z Pierce John Pierce W V L Brandon and others The opinion has been expressed re sed by mining men competent to jud judge e that the characteristics of the country are the same as those th se of Jumbo and Combination of Goldfield Jd The geological formations are arp with ith those of Goldfield porphyry andesite quartzite and rhyolite rh rhyolite o olite lite predominating It may be gathered that the veins being In such primitive rocks will prove permanent and continue down as depth is attained |