Show NEW CAMP OF RAMSEY Something About This District Near Old Comstock Ramsey district made Its bow April 10 of ot this year whan word went forth that a had bad been beel made here bere The rhe Clark claim on which the fame of the district now rests was not located until April 14 Since then Ihen other strikes have helped to draw the attention of the mining world inthis In this direction says the Ramsey Record Recorder er cr the towns new paper The appearance of the region as a min mining mining mm ing possibility attracted the notice of the prospectors In the early days da s of the state stat end 2nd it was known in those times as Siegel district but they failed to find the tho exact location of the rich ore bodies herein aid md It remained for the pros iro prospectors prospectors who hav have made the new Vew ew Ne Nc Nevada Nevada vada to discover its wonderful richness It was named after the Ramsey broth brothers ers rs whose luck in finding rich mines has become proverbial Tom Ramsey was the original locator of the famous Red RedTop RedTop Top rop mine at Goldfield and Harry Ramsey a fortune out of the Tonopah Frac Fraction Fraction Fraction tion In the early days of the great camp According to the map of the United States geological survey of Wabuska sheet Ramsey is sit situated sItuated 39 degrees 23 3 minutes 10 seconds Berth and degrees es 30 SO minutes 2 seconds ls west vest and is In township 18 north Lyon Lon county count Camps Accessibility Ramsey Ramse is the most accessible of the Nevada mining camps being but miles from Carson City miles from Virginia City Cit and miles from Dayton The nearest neatest railroad station is Churchill on the Carson Colorado Hazen cutoff Pacific system Churchill Is r about fifteen miles from Ramsey Ramse but ar arrangements are being made with Dis District DistrIct District Agent Taggart to fix the transfer point at Pawnee station which Is only onh eleven and a half miles away awayA V A daily dab automobile service from Carson to Ramsey Rame was wa installed last Monday Monda by Lemmon L Medor Meder and a stage route from Virginia City by b T R McGurn These are In addition to the daily aily stage service from Ramsey Ramse to Churchill Freight stages from here ere to Carson and Dayton Da ton are in Ia inconstant incon constant con ant service s and can hardly keep pace ace with the demand demandA A petition for a numerously signed has been forwarded to Washing Washington ton and the establishment of one is only onla a question of days dars da s Telephone lines to Pawnee and Dayton Dyton Dv ton will place Ramsey Hamsey In immediate telegraphic connection with F the world Good Roads Good Water I The roads Into the camp are very good and steep grades are the exception in instead Instead instead stead of the rule as is generally generall the case casein caseIn caseIn in mining camps These are being dim cUm eliminated mated The water supply Is ample wells abounding everywhere in the district There are arc numerous other wells at slight slightly ly y greater distances No failure to get gel water by b sinking wells is known of at here hereIt hereIt hereIt It Is likely that arrangements will be bema made ma e with the Virginia City and Gold GoldHill GoldHill Hill Hili Water company to extend their pipe pipeline pipeline line Una to the town Lumber Is Cheap Owing to the easy accessibility to the camp prices are low Lumber for In Instance instance Instance stance Is 15 but 30 a thousand and every everything everything everything thing else is in proportion For this same reason the mines are being worked from the start at a big profit Tho Thu ex cx extraction extraction traction of the ore are costs about per ton hauling hauHn to Dayton 5 milling and ami amic cyaniding c Thus 30 shipping ore in ill Ramsey is as good as GO 60 shipping ore oreIn oreIn oreIn In Goldfield Timber Is cheap and abundant The Garavanta wood ranch from which Vir Virginia VIrginIa Virginia ginia City has drawn part of her wood wool supply for many years Is situated In the district The climate Is mild mUd in winter the being slight and tho the sum summer summer summer mer nights are cool At no time of ot the year does the thermometer reach an ex cx extreme extreme The power po cr line Une of ot the Truckee River General Electric company runs to Day Dayton Dayton Dayton ton and the Introduction of ot power from that source is a n very simple matter Superintendent of or the T TR TR TB R B G E company has already visited the camp to figure on the proposition Under present conditions 15 ore pass pa s sno now no and 5 ore can be bo mined at a profit later on The whole district contains big bis bl milling mines Wage scale Is good The pay for tor miners Is 4 per day for black blacksmiths blacksmiths blacksmiths smiths and carpenters 5 and other trades are arc proportionately compensated Taking these those various favoring circum circumstances circumstances circumstances stances Into consideration It Is not sur surprising surprising surprising that the town of ot Ramsey should have nave Its Us present marvelous growth The first tent was put up July 12 there are arenow arenow now 10 tents five houses and a number of ot frame structures in the course of orce erection erection tion Town Building Rapidly There here are three restaurants six saloons three merchandise stores a bakery an assay office a corral and a blacksmith shop The fhe camp needs lodging houses a bank lumber yard meat market drug drugstore drugstore drugstore store and physician stationery store stor laundry barber shop and dance hall hail Lots are for sale by the Ramsey Town Townsite Townsite Townsite site company Inside lots on Mayne street which Is the tho chief thoroughfare are soiling selling at 2500 each They may be purchased on a years bond and lease 25 2 per month for the first six months 50 a month for the second six months and the balance at the expiration of the he twelve twelvemonths twelvemonths twelvemonths months Residence lots are selling for ant and and corner lots for residence pur purposes purposes purposes poses A few outside lots on the main street cannot be bought for Al Altogether Altogether Altogether together about worth of lots have been sold on leases bv by the Townsite com company compan company pany pan and outsiders have received about cash from the sale of ot theirs The townsite Is about a mile square and is situated in a gently sloping canyon the grade Krade rade affording excellent drainage 1 he facilities for making a camp cannot be bo ex excelled excelled e celled and Ramsey is Ison on the tho map to stay |