Show CUT COT LOOSE Pay Fay Third of Purchase Price of New Discovery in Nevada The sudden departure of C D B Rook lidge lide for Nevada early in the week is accounted for in a report that has lias just come from Winnemucca J W 1 Rook lidge his brother has just closed a a deal for the purchase of the properties in which a sensational strike was made a afew afew afew few weeks ago he miles west of or Humboldt House on the Southern Pacific road an account t of ot which The Th Herald published published at the time The deal was in Winnemucca Thursday morn mornIng morning mornIng Ing when of the stated pur purchase purchase chase hase price of ot was waa paid over to o othe the owners of the ground by tile the Rook x The rhe first news news to reach this city of the discovery came through George Wilson Vilson superintendent of the properties not liot far from which the discoveries have been made Whether Wh ther Mr Wilson Vilson is personally interested in inthe inthe Inthe the deal made is not related but a Win Winnemucca Winnemucca paper quotes Wilson as having expressed the opinion that it was the best beat strike he had l ad ever seen in the state of ot Nevada Following the report of the discovery discover which was made a little over sixty sixt 1 days ago J J T AV W V left here to go out and Investigate It Three prospectors from front Goldfield Ingalls Thompson and Scotta found a small stringer of rich ore and made some locations A few days da s later Phil Blume and J T Westburg appeared on the scene and It was left to Blume to make the real discovery discover the theone theone theone one that caused the excitement and it was the ground owned by him hint that West burg and J W IV Y bargained for and finally obtained as stated Assays Assa s on the ore have been obtained that run all aU the way from 1500 to i The amount of silver In some of the ore is not measured by b ounces but by b per and the average value of all ail the ore in the ledge which is stated to be eight feet wide is placed at 2500 a ton 1 abe he property is known as the n toun and tle district in which It Is lo Is called Ute tile Rosebud district A contract for OO feet of tunnel work orl has already been awarded by b Mr lIr Jook Rook lidge or the and amI C D Rook lidge and possibly his brother as ns well welt are expected back from the tIle west st tomor row or next n day da r |