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Show 'ram ais if 10 li DISTRICT Former Production Records Bid Fair Shortly to Diminish With Development. Minn, tho division point of the Nevada & California and Tonoptih railroads, although al-though only four months old. Is rapidly developing Into a town of much Importance Impor-tance through Its rnllrond facilities, as well as a geographical center, being tho railroad outlet of a .-lch mineral country coun-try which has produced many millions of dollars in early days, says the Nevada State Journal. Pcrruips no other region In southern Nevada can boast of such a varied and extensive mineral production; produc-tion; the ores being gold, silver, coppor and lend, and tho largo deposits In this vicinity having ranked among the foremost fore-most of Nevada's greatest mines. Record of Former Days. Among tho old properties that havo been famous as silver-copper producers, arc tho Atherton and Lancashlro with a rocoid output of $7.5(0.000 and tho Bell .with $3,500,000, the Lincoln with $3,500,000. Tho dlstrlot in which these properties are situated lies about suvon miles northwest of tho town of MIna and In tho Excelsior rango. The demonetization of silver and flump in copper necessitated the closing down of these, as well an a number of other very rich mines, many of which are still held as patented claims. Monument of Past Greatness. About six miles due west Is the Sliver Star mining district from which JCoo.OoO In gold has been tuken, and this old property prop-erty still has a flve-stamp mill as a monument mon-ument of past greatness, and this mill crushed the ore nnd made a record for the Bounce and other adjacent claims. Jt was while this district was being opened up that placer gold was discovered on the Gem mine and nuggets worth $00 were found. Something like $2S.0Q0 being taken absolutely from the grass roots, and such a strike at the present day would most certainly cause a stampede in that direction. Famous Candelnria Mine. To tho south of Mina Is the old Cnn-delarla Cnn-delarla district with its wonderful bullion bul-lion record of $GC,000.000 and certainly surpassed sur-passed by few dlstrlct-H In the West. Tiie Pilot Mountain range which parallels tho Excelsior range and lie but a fow miles distant from It. has long been famous for Its great copper deposits. At present pres-ent the Dunlap mine, about five miles southeast of MIna. I being opened after a long period of Idleness by a 1200-foot crosscut tunnel. The native copper which occurs on this properly will be an uctivo lactor In the treatment of Tonopah ores. Othor Largo Producers. Among other big producers In the Santa Fo district of the Pilot range is the Wall Street, Vulcan and John L. groups, all of which have made reputations for their production of high-grade silver-copper ores, much of which was teamed and packed many miles for treatment. Considerable Con-siderable activity is now being manifested In this section. The Fermlna group of fifty claims In this district, and which has been hold for tho last thirty years, has recently been taken over by Boston people who have Incorporated the property prop-erty under the name of the Pilot Range Mining company, which corporation will soon begin active operations on the property. prop-erty. Blue Light Mining Property. One of the very best coppor propertic in this section Is the Blue Light Mining company, which is being reojHMied and thoroughly, exploited. This property In six miles northwest from Mlna and wan first located many years since. In the long ago one thousand five hundred tons of ore were teamed to Dayton and used in the reduction of Comstock ores. This proj?rty furnished the first carload of ore ever shipped over tho Carson & Colorado Colo-rado railroad, nnd was at the time hauled forty miles to Kinkead. the terminal point, via Sodaville. The Blue Light has a record output of $200,000, all of which was extracted above the 05-foot level, practically at the grass roots, and this ore averaged 28 per cent copper, yet, like many other old yet very valuable proportion, tho slump In copper caused a suspension of operations for twenty-two years. It was taken over In the latter pert of 190G by the Blue Light company, composed of Indianapolis, Ind., people, who have carried on active operations ever since that date and have now a' large tonnage of very high-grade copper blocked out and regular shipments will commence within a few weeks. And for this purpoao the company naa recently purchased several large teams, installed a hoist, erected bunk houses and other buildings preparatory to enlarging the scope of operations. Itetiniboring the Beck. Superintendent L. C. Doty started to retimber a small portion of the shaft at the Beck mine on Wjdneday. and this resulted In a suspension of work below the 300-foot level. As but little work is ' being carried on above this point, practically prac-tically all of tho leasers and also tho 'miners upon the company's payroll havo been taking a few days' lay off. Mr. Doty states that the work on the shaft was finished today and the regular amount of work will be going on tonight or tomorrow tomor-row morning. Eureka Renorlcr. Busy at Tonopah. The early morning scenes on Tonopah's main street are well worth witnessing. As many ns eight stages can be sien being loaded Willi human freight besides a dozen nulos. many carriages with spirited horses and from fifteen to twenty large fourteen-anlnial teams laden with fi eight for the outside new camps Just springing Into active life. Besides tho different wheel carriages, no less than a thousand people can be seen hurrying In every direction doing something to help make the greatest mining section In lho world today. Tonopah Bonanza. Tho Camel Ride of Arroyo Al. With an old. goat-whlukeri burro, that had wen n batter dny, I vmn proHpectln' fer pockets, down around Death Vullcy way; I lnul run plum out of flour had no bacon loft to fry-When fry-When thnt burro bail the mcamirM to heehaw hee-haw tvrlco and die. T wan twenty mllns from water, and about a block from boll. For a nian'd oon strike sulphur If ha trlf'd to dig a well; Cut I walked alonj; the detert till my head bngnn to ring-. And the heat niailo me" so locoed J cut looco and tried to hUik. But I Flopped my crazy racket, for, rlch,t before be-fore my eyii. I xw two niek-faccd camels beasts o' reg'lar pl'Jeabow slzo: i I thought at nrt I'd dreamed 'cm, In my own llBht-hendcd fix,' Kut I miw, on crepln" closer. Hint they weren't dowrt trick.. I reinonibercd then about 'om how tho . Kov'meni tried Its bond At bro'-dln' Eas-tern camels In this fnr-oa" Wntrri Innd; And Uioe niUHt have been tho. remnants o' that herd o' T'nelo Sam's, A-lyln' thcra. contented a a bracoo" new- Iwrn lamb. Well, I roped ono o tho crlllorii, and I imubbod him round a rock, And I Inched mynelf upon him when I'd tied hhn, head to bock; Then I cut bin rawhide' liwhln's, and ho lit out Fomothln' grnnd. Llko a red-hot olrcnk o' Dubinin' across the white-hot sand. Well, I roda a day upon him 'foro bo stopped to take a rent. And bo'd carried mo to snow line, on a fnr-oa" mountain crtht; And wo b&tli drunk- meltoU nowbnllK, and Hum my hump-backed Blood Said "Addo' mill sought lho desert, whllo I hunted hunii and feed. Denver Republican, |