Show HUMBOLDT SULPHUR AND ANTIMONY star winnemucca nev in the category of mineral and producing mines of the united states as published in the engineering tand land 0 mining journal of mineral industry no menton mention is made of the sulphur deposits of this county or the antimony mines of the humboldt range why these important mines that are among the greatest producers of these minerals in the united states are left from the list is not known the rabbit hole or humboldt sulphur deposits cover a large area of territory and contain an apparently inexhaustible haus tible supply of this valuable mineral m the sulphur is taken from the ground in almost a pure state and needs only the crudest kind of refining ning it is no uncommon sight to see deposits containing many tons of sulphur in clusters of crystals almost like yellow glass the antimony mines of the humboldt range and this is especially espe cally so of the bloody canyon deposits de posts fourteen miles from mill city and being worked at the present time by C A green and associates are classed as comprising the purest and largest deposits in the united states ore is being extracted from these mines running as high as 80 per cent pure antimony while the owners have a first class rev ber atory furnace at the property for ami ing the low grade material the largest n P ai of the ore produced is of such gra that it is shipped as it is taken from ty n mine |