Show STRIKE IN NEVADA CROWN picture rock disclosed in companas Comp anys property in gold run district humboldt county nevada has long been in n the public eye as being one of the most richly mineralized sections in the battle horn state its mining camps and districts are numerous and their mines are rich as well as big hardly a day passed without word being received that important disclosures have been made in some of them one of the latest of these being in the property of the nevada crown mining company in gold run district ten miles southwest of golconda concerning this strike a golconda correspondent of the winnemucca star says the neada crown mine in the gold run mining this county is now in the limelight while crosscutting on the foot level a vein has been cut for fifteen feet which gives into picture values and will average about fifty dollars per ton for the whole width of the ledge the hanging wall is not yet in sight and values are increasing as the crosscut is pushed into the ledge this really great mine is situated on the west side of the adelaide portion of gold run mining district and about ten miles southwest of golconda about four years ago eight claims were purchased from iverson and kopren of adelaide by joseph H plater and walter and william uridge four claims were organized into the nevada crown mining company and work commenced on the ground sinking a shaft the management was placed in the hands of mr a mining engineer of marked ability and conservative judgment mr commenced prospecting and decided to sink a vertical shaft this was carried down to the foot level where water was encountered and drifting to the ledge was commenced and pushed forward with the most flattering results at different places in two drifts large ledges were found running from 5 to in gold values work was stopped on this level and sinking to the foot level was commenced in the early part of this year machine drills were installed and under mr planters Play personal supervision work was rushed night and day until the level was reached when drifting was commenced without delay the result has been all that could be hoped for A new producer has been brought in and another mine added to the bri bright galaxy of humboldt county stars some years ago a famous mining expert stood just where the nevada crown mine mane is and looking over the country which Nirh ich he had carefully examined remarked some day a man will come here and open up this district and well his great grand children will still be taking ore out it looks as though mr was that man since his arrival in iii the district mr has been a consistent advocate of the value of the district he has said but little about his own mine but worked like a man who knows what he is after mr Is a conservative mining man learned in his profession an honored member of the american institute of mining engineers and an ardent geological student the controlling interest in the nevada crown is held by walter G uridge and mr mr uridge is president of the company much work has been mapped out for the near future we are informed that a new pump is on the way excavations are being made for heavy machinery and soon the teams will be hauling ore to the railroad for shipment and gold run district and golconda will again be humming with activity the properties adjoining and into which the strike of the nevada crown ledge can be traced will also be greatly benefited |