The herald., 1893-06-21
Highest Of all in Leavenng PowerLate u S Govt Report
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A8Se9ag gTERN paypE
ABSG0E q I ERY PURE

district may be said to extend two and
a half miles each way. and there are
excellent opportunities in it. Towards
the north OF the town, man named
Tate has sunk 75-foot shaft, and the
ore is making a good showing, Pete
Campbell also has another claim two
miles north OF the town and is getting g
fine prospect.
"But let me etate one thing positively
now. Vanderbilt is not grass road
camp, and ii is no place for a working
man to go for the present at least. You
have to get down to 100 feet at least be-
fore the ore is in anything like paying
quantities. OF course, sometimes it may
be encountered near the surface but
this is seldom the rule. Money is re-
quired to be able to work the claims in
order to get any returns.
"Another point, poor man should
not go to Vanderbilt with the expecta-
ton OF getting work. There is none for
him now. None of the mines are ship
ping any ore. The main object at pres
ent seems to be to ascertain how far the
ledge runs before putting in any ma
chinery or beginning to ship the ore.
Tho Mackey & Flood people let their
work by contract. There were 30 men
Oul DlOy6u III tllblI C-hlu, WHIlo 10 tnbll
are at the Gold Bronze. The other men
run shifts OF from two to ten men.
There are now about 600 to 700 people in
and around Vanderbilt, and plenty of
men to do all the work required for the
present.
IA large number OF good substantial
lumber buildings have been erected dur
ing the past few months, for which the
carpenters received $5 per day. This
work. however, has now been completed
ao there is no more opportunity in this
respect just now.
II should advise every one TO wait
until about October or November when
the full size OF the ledge and the value
the district will be known. Then they
can come out. A person should not go
there with less than several hundred
dollars ii he intends to stay for any
time and prospect.
"Mr. Lisle of the ST. George claim
told me recently that his company in
tended TO aink the shafts etraight down
to 400 feet in order TO ascertain If the
ledge existed in paying quantity. The
minute they found that it did they
would at once begin to boom the camp
and to put in thu proper machinery.
There has as yet been no machinery put
in as the men are waiting to see the full
extent of the edges.
sit is thought that enough water will
be found in the mines to run the ma
cbinery. Bot should this prove to be
mistake, Mackey and Flood propose to
pipe sufficient water to supply the vicin-
ity, from spring elk miles east OF Van
defbilt.
"They claim tho spring hes a flow of
four inches. Water ia now ceiling for
two cents gallon in Vanderbilt. Wood,
however, ia cheap, bringing IS cord.
I'm recent issue of the HERALD
saw where the Spiller boys and other
parties claimed to have sold the Tam
OShanter mine at Good Springs to
Jonas Taylor for $4,000. This state
ment is untrue. know that Taylor
would not have given any such figure
for it. l myself had the option upon it
for $1,000. The report around Wander
bilt was that Taylor had paid sl2 900 for
the Tam O'Shanter. This also, l be-
would be nearer the figure. Good
Springs is 40 miles, almost due north.
from Vanderbilt, and not 80 as was
stated.
"The Good Springs country is a rich
district, "a it has enormous lead de-
posits, but for the present is valuelesa
as there sre no practical means for
shipment. There was, however, when
left Vanderbilt some good ore being
ehipped through Vanderbilt from Good
Springs, but not in large quantities.
The hauling of ore from the New
York silver district has been stopped
for the present. Blake, who owns
majority OF this district, has been in
vesting quite extensively in the Good
Springs district lately"
"Is gold the only metal in the Van
derbilt dstrict2"
'Nol But all of the fgures I have
given have been upon gold. Copper,
some silver, goena and iron are also
found, but the big paying metal is gold,
which is in the greatest proportion and
value"
Copper is slso found in good quantity.
The most Of the ore throughout the
Vanderbilt district ia easy to work"