Show NEVADAS GOLDEN PEN Locating It Under the mining Law The Capitol TO i lit Etc Constructed Con-structed of Gold Hock Carson Appeal April 22J A great number of claims and extensions exten-sions have been staked out and recorded and several thousand dollars in coarse gold have been taken out The Homo Nevadensis claim owned by General Powning of Reno and Major Dennis of Tuscarora is showing up in fine style A mill is to be erected at once for the reduction re-duction of the rock The metallic plate process will be used The State authorities will make an effort ef-fort to keep this valuable deposit within the possession of the State and our people will have cause for congratulation if this can be accomplished for then the 380000 school bonds can be lifted and money enough to run the entire State government govern-ment taken directly from the ground at very slight cost convict labor being used of course It being the law of the land that all auriferous rock or ground is located by citizens of the United States and it hav mg been shown that several buildings in this city are built of this rock they were at once located by enterprising prospectors pros-pectors but it is doubtful whether these locations will hold James K Kinney located the Capitol under the placer mining law but Thomas L Burgess of Reno came along soon after and located it as a ledge which takes precedence claiming the building as his croppings Yesterday the assayers were kept busy making tests of specimens chipped oil the Capitol Mint and other buildings constructed con-structed of this rock The returns never fell below 300 a ton An estimate of the value of this stone used in buildings in Carson foots up 32888000 It is within the possibilities that Carson may have to tear down her public buildings build-ings for the purpose of getting the gold contained in the building stone but if so she can easily afford to rebuild them of marble |