Show SALE OF DAYTON PLACERS A dispatch from carson city nevada says it was stated some time ago that a strongly financed concern was to take hold of the placer ground situated between silver city and dayton on the flat below old canyon this ground has been taken over by bulkley wells and associates of denver and san francisco who are now operating five dredges in california several of them at marigold mr roy elliott who has long been associated with this dredging firm is to be in charge of the work this ground is to be dredged as contracts have been let for a dredge carrying buckets of nine cubic feet in all there are approximately acres of dred gable ground this has been sampled during the past pasi year by drillings and a number of shaf shafts ts the first ground to be dredged is on the site of old johnstown the original placer ground that led to the discovery of virginia city and the comstock it is stated that at one time people occupied this old settlement between this point and goldhill gold hill thirty seven quartz mills were running at one time all on ores from the comstock gold hill and silver city this is known as gold canyon and through this canyon the first washings of gold in western nevada were discovered during the past month experts on seepage and evaporation have been on the scene for the purpose of investigation and report that it will be necessary to enough water to carry the dredge the old kosuth mine is to be used as one source of water supply and will be pumped out while other water is available from the virginia gold hill water company |