Show I PROMisE ISE HAS i iI I DISTRICT Important Gold Strikes in inNear Camp Near Neal Mill City I I PLACERS ONCE WORKED I Ledges Fou Found From Which I I S Gold Was Washed lashed Into i S Canyon I I S X Nov 0 One One of ot the i most important gold strikes mado inthe inthe in the state of oC Nevada e during tho the year 1907 Is that of or the Ute new camp of I Natch atch OK Natches Is situated In itt the Sierra mining district I 1 1 2 miles by good I Iwa I wa wagon on rOl road easterly of the time town ot or I Mill 1111 City n n. station on tim th tho main line hue I of or tIme the Southern Pacific railroad The general formation of oC the camp is ib rh rhy- rhy olito an and andesite with wilh olne blue biDe lime tong along the tho summit of or the higher hl mountains moun moun- I tn on the cast east side SlIe of or time the district The rue which vary ar from one foot ol to 13 f feet ct In width are arc a light lightblue lightblue lightblue blue I porphyry orphl and a quartz heavily Impregnated with hematite of iron which carries cu no cst lare-cst percentage of or gol Sold gold In Iii breaking the ore oro free ol g-ol gold i can call be seen secil not only In the Iron hon but hut I also in the quartz The gC general trend trendo o of If the ledges Is a few degrees eat east t of north and t the he mineral d zone t tiO so o far ar proven covers an all area aea of or at al least six sixto sixto sixto to ht miles mies square All Al th the dicov- dicov rles tes so o far Cm m made lc In tho the have hb t been en made in the low row to foot t hills net near the time theall all valley Thc These e hills his arc aC co covered In Inmost Inmost most roost case cases with a heavy hla wash from rom rolim three to feet feel deep cel thus hiding the richest ledges that have thrown n off orr most mst of the Ow gold oll that was found In n Barber canyon from I SS to 1 1301 01 cr Gold in lii on Barber canyon non C runs northeast through brought the Natches district an and amid front from this his canyon there thieve was taken talen o over ot t in placer gold between tile the tIe years ears ean an and 1 Tho Time g gold ld is rough quartz gold It I Is a common occurrence to tn lind It I still adhering to the he rock This proves pro cs beyond a n doubt that hat all nI of or the time gold deposited in Iii Barber lIar Bar ber er can canyon on ha has conic come come from remIt the tho Ic ledges ls that hat cross cros it anti and ant th time the elements for centuries fn past jast l have disintegrated the lie If ledges edges and washed the tho gol gold Into the thc canyon canon bolo bolow This camp la haa the lie ad advantage of oC a great man many camps Inthis in iii this his state stale hi li-i Intha that tha the tie ore oro l is free freo mi- mi tag Ing t s an and there f. f a good supply of or timber an and water to to draw from with witha lh a short haul 1 11 and best of or railroads ads als of or only 1 12 miles mies to the railroad On the Golden Rule group in iii finish finish- hl lug ng location work with wih five claims In length the ledges hedges have havo been found Coun in n every one olle and the from each location hole which arc ma made e ens as ns a cut from tour four COU to o six ix feet wide wile and lc from 20 O to 30 31 feet fett t lon long honk how how goo good coarse gold go with wih plenty of oC line colors This formation Is more moro of a 0 an and hematite with wih plenty of free gold bold Mr now no no noIs Is Js preparing to sink on ou his No l' l 1 Golden Rule Open n Good Ledges cs On OIL the lie Yellow Horse group Mi Mr Ir McCarthy McCarthy Mc Mc- c- c Carthy Carth Is down n about 1 12 feet on ott hi his No 1 and has ha opened up a 0 good zool le ledge gc which is now about three and one one- I half feet wide heavily ly hea Impregnated with cube cubo Iron which contains free Joll gold Mr McCarthy is sacking this ore now for fOI shipment nn and It will wil not be long before there is 18 a shipment nl of ore leaving this Hils mine This looks like hike HI doing In Natches and the next thing will wi he be a gasoline hoist in camp The initiatory work for or this i is now being done for fOl this formation I of oC rhyolite and will wi surely bring brinS the te results On the time Iu Huston ton No Nc o G. G In sinking a shaft six lx feet Ceel wide e an and 1 12 f feet et lon long at six feet deep In Itt the porphyry T the they havo a showing of sliver silver and cube cubo Jeu lead which goes heavy y In gold From Froman FIol an nit aa assay It Il is tul said bald tim Iho gol gold value was wt In silver Cl and amI GU In gol gold an anthe and the tIme ledge Is wl widening out to at least two arid and a half feet feel at this depth and looks ver very good bood There arc aTO four foul claims in thi this group rou joining time the Yellow lloree group A little northwest from Crom camp two and und a a. halt half miles mies there are ae sonic some prospectors at what whal I Is cale culled called Butchers Butcher's springs spring and the they are arc getting some sonic very rich panning from the tho s section |