History of Nevada; . - miljs south of Ward. Orewas discovered by John Hughes in 1869, and, on theseventeenth of March of that year a district wasorganized. At the south end of the hill is a cavewhich has been explored and mapped for a distanceof 2,500 feet. The mines are on the hill near thecave. Tfco formation is of limestone. The veinmatter is from two to four feet in width, and dipssoutheast from thirty to forty-five degrees. The oreis found in seams and bunches, and selected speci-mens assaj from 850 to 84O0 per ton, can-ying galena,stromerite and iron. Water is abundant; wood isprocured f
History of Nevada; . - miljs south of Ward. Orewas discovered by John Hughes in 1869, and, on theseventeenth of March of that year a district wasorganized. At the south end of the hill is a cavewhich has been explored and mapped for a distanceof 2,500 feet. The mines are on the hill near thecave. Tfco formation is of limestone. The veinmatter is from two to four feet in width, and dipssoutheast from thirty to forty-five degrees. The oreis found in seams and bunches, and selected speci-mens assaj from 850 to 84O0 per ton, can-ying galena,stromerite and iron. Water is abundant; wood isprocured from the range of mountains much work was done until 1878, since whichtime some ore has been hauled to Bristol, in mSTORY OF WHITE PINE COUNTY. 653 Cooper District is situated on the eastern slope ofthe Schell Creek Mountains, on the south side ofSimpsons Pass and twenty miles oast of Ward. Itwas organized on .Maj 2, 1869, ore having been dis-covered the preceding day. A sufficient su])ply ofwood exists. Water, in limited quantities, is foundfour miles to the northward, and in abundance atthe distance often miles. The formation is limestone,dipping ten degrees to the east. Slate is found alongthe canons, and granite at the mountain the California, Blue Load, Carrick, Potomac andRappahannock .^[ines the vein matter varies fromfour to eight foet. The ore assays from S62 to S192per ton in silver, and carries galena, antimony, ironand arsenic. In the Fairplay Mine the vein matteris six feet in width, and the ore shows fine chlorideof silver. In the MoUie Rutter and Eclipse Minesthe vein matter is four foet in width, and spooimensof chloride ore assay from forty to several hundreddollars per
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