Show Tungsten loaning District The past year witnessed the discovery discov-ery of hubnerlte in White Pine county coun-ty Nevada on what Is known as Snake range at the base of Wheelers peak and thu establishing of a new mineral district called Tungsten mining district dis-trict covering an area of ten miles quare The camp of Tungsten is about twelve miles south of Osceola Tungsten Tung-sten ore In the form of hubnerlte was first discovered in January 1899 by Charles W Gaby who made the first locations for himself and partners W D Buntln and George Doyle who with R O Mllllch and J H Marriott formed the district which sow has thirty claims recorded all carrying the same mineral The country rock Is granite and quartzite and the ore occurs In fis autes from a few feet to ten feet or more On one of tho first locations made the vein crops out for 1000 feet and Is from two to ten feet thick showing show-ing mineral scattered throughout Over ten tons of float has been gathered below be-low this outcrop which carries 50 percent per-cent liubnerltc several pieces weighing weigh-ing 500 pounds or more being nearly pure metaL On the extension of this vein Is one rich shoat which crops SCent SC-ent ve feet and two feet thick andover and-over onehalf this bulk la almost solid mineral Boulders weighing over a ton are scattered below this and several Cre tons have been gathered for shipment This ore easily concentrates to 65 to 72 per cent of tungstlc acid which is worth In the Eastern market from 1 to 3 per unit Tungstlc acid is used In the manufacture of steel principally for fine tool steel and as an alloy for tempering large gun barrels etc The principal market Is In Eurbpe although a few firms in the United States use It Most of the claims In this new district dis-trict are uijdor bonds to Eastern parties par-ties who will next spring put In a large concentrating plant since this ore will concentrate readily and save much In hauling to Frisco Utah the nearest railway point n distance of ninety miles The district has thc advantage ad-vantage of good roads plenty of timber tim-ber and water hence la blessed with advantages for putting In a concentrator concentra-tor on or near the mines This being anew a-new mineral for the West results will be watched with much Interest by mining mi-ning men Quarter ending Sept 3 1S99 Do La Mar company 2 0 20072501 Eldorado Canyon company 721 com-pany 3GS3 7GS3S2 Oregon Short Line Mining pany 1GO 1217434 Poorman mine 7fi G01107 61107 April Fool company 2139 2180085 l Totals 31004 34S052 I First quarter 29201 33051030 Second quarter 29250 32771782 Third quarter 3100V 34S03S2 12 Totals S951S 101GK51 I |