"But the deposits are of sufficient size to be commercially important  even if the ore is supposed to be relatively shallow.   With a depth of 50 feet the deposit on the hill at the south end of the area would probably yield approximately 1,500,000 tons of ore.  

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The deposits are on low ground and can easily be approached by a railroad either from Dayton or from the Nevada and California branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad to the east..."

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"The ore in all three out-crops is largely hematite, hard and massive, and of high-grade."