Show old tuscarora district da str I 1 d the pleasing advance in silver quotations during the past six months has resulted in a renewal of mining activities in many of the old time silver producing camps of the west and a general resurrection is being witnessed in old and isolated districts where many rich mines were operated some thirty five or forty years ago on almost every hand old and long aban boned silver bearing properties are being taken over and are again entering upon a period of production among the most prominent of these in nevada being the mines of famous old tuscarora with a production record of millions and concerning which the star of winnemucca says with the high price of silver local mining men are looking for the rejuvenation of the famous old camps of tuscarora in the northern part of elko county this camp made over a score of millionaires well informed mining men state that the mines of tuscarora have turned out for the depth of their workings more mineral than all of the mines of nevada before the of silver lack f fuel and power forced the mines to shut down to a considerable extent the mines of tuscarora had turned out at a conservative estimate over the mines have not been worked to any great extent for thirty years during the old days the principal source of fuel was sagebrush all supplies and machinery aad had to be hauled fifty five miles over a mountainous road from the nearest railroad point elko the grand prize mine which is said to be the deepest mine in the camp is only feet below the surface the average depth of the mines in tuscarora is feet the old commonwealth mine from which was taken is said to have gone only feet below the surface later development work has shown that the mine has a flat vein forty five feet thick averaging in value over 15 a ton and it is said to have proved to have more than tons of ore this mine produced during the last six months of its operation operations in this mine will be begun soon by the stewart mining company of coeur calenes dA lenes idaho major C C griggs will be in charge underground mining will be directed by david J cook this company will have a mill running it is said within forty five days and as soon as the maximum capacity can be determined a mill of sufficient capacity to care tor for the maximum product will be constructed colonel william A farrish Farr noted geologist and mineralogist after making as says and maps of the old dexter one of the fifty four properties in tuscarora reported tons of gold and silver ore on this one property that would assay over 10 per ton at present reports state that shafts are being sunk to catch the faulted vein of the famous grand prize mine this vein is said to be four feet wide and contains ounces of silver to the ton the general mining revival over this state and the west especially in the old silver camps has had the effect of bringing to light some of the old camps camps that made their millions and then died out no not through exhaustion but as nonpaying non paying proposition owing to the extreme low price of silver and its uncertain market among the notable camps that have again awakening after a generation is tuscarora recently eastern people reorganized some of the old properties and have carried on some real investigation in tuscarora the water starts with the first few hundred feet it came in such volumes that the scant fuel and no electric power made it impossible to handle the flow ore was abandoned that would pay handsomely and it is locked in natures strong box only awaiting the invention of man and his industry to take it out and help swell the treasury of the world with its precious metals it will be done and before the summer passes the people of tuscarora are as brave a lot as ever stood by their holdings to the visitor at this town in its coma it is almost a tragedy the camp has survived on hope pure and simple when silver went down and out so did this camp the old dexter did produce its millions in gold but like the mines further up the hill in the silver belt it was drowned out the mill burned and it looked like abandonment yet the hardy ones those of real faith have stood by the ruins kept their courage and it looks like reward while there was plenty of water in this camp there was no wood practically all of the mining and milling was conducted by steam plants and fed sagebrush for miles around the brush has been cleaned of several crops anid and since the old mines and mills closed another crop of this fuel supply has decorated the flats and hill sides when the people who know of tuscarora read or have knowledge that the old camp is coming back there is a general feeling of relief to those who have stuck it is the hope that may reap the benefits of the revival silver at means a new tuscarora and more millions of dollars new money for the worlds demand |