Show NEVADA J L workman prominent mining man of winnemucca and the discoverer of the great camp of national reports that he has made an important find of coal in northern elko county he shows samples of the coal which burn freely and states that the new field is quite extensive and the veins large R G gillespie of pittsburgh has purchased seven claims adjoining ground owned by him at rochester and will proceed with development the ground adjoins the happy jack group of the rochester combined and was formerly owned by john nones and W of rochester it gives mr gillespie a group of ten claims of valuable ground general manager fred H vahrenkamp of the american mining exploration company announces that his corporation has purchased the control of the rye patch mines company from the eccles interests of ogden utah this is one of the famous silver producers of the state and is located near imlay it comprises the silver bell and A alpha groups and according to mr has produced about in the past new electrical equipment consisting of a hoist compressor station pump and drills have been purchased by the kennedy copper company and general manager J F cowan states that it will be installed and in operation by the middle of september the property is fifteen miles west of yerington and only sixteen miles from the thompson smelter it comprises seven claims with about 1000 feet of development work and mr cowan states that it has a showing of tons of ore carrying 3 per cent copper and in gold and silver to the ton |