The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-07

Eagle Valley Mining District, New,
Feb. Nothing is talked of here now
but the recent sale of the Comstock
group of claims. belonging to Ben
johnson, Allen c. Campbell and r. c.
Lund. to DR.. W. J. Nelson of Boston.
The sale. which brought the owners
5000. 600, was one of the most important
made, either in Utah or Nevada, for
some time past, and the results will
be more far-reaching, affecting not
only the country adjacent to the mines,
but the entire states of Utah and Ne
/vada.
The Comstock group is located in
Eagle Valley mining district, Lincoln
county, Nevada, and Stateline mining
district, Iron county, Utah
Ii is about so miles from Milford, on
the Oregon Short Line railroad, from
which it is reached by stage, via Sui
phur Springs, to Desert Springs, and
from the latter place by private con-
veyance
From Desert Springs the Rhodes
valley road is taken for about eight
miles to ComstOck canyon, which runs
about five miles north to the Charley
Ross mine.
Deer Lodge IS three miles northwest
and Stateline is nine miles north
Only those who have been on the
ground can begin to realize the pos
sibilities in the opening up of the Com
stock and Charley Ross groups, both
of which now belong to DR.. Nelson
and associates.
THE CHARLEY ROSS
group was bought from the locators
about three months ago, and develop
nent work was commenced at once,
under the direction of Dan Mcleod,
who owns an interest N the property.
In the short time that has interviewed
Mr.. Mcleod has made the Ross one of
the richest and biggest mines in all
the west. It is no rash statement to
say that Cripple Creek, Rossland and
KlOndike viii have to look to their
laUrels when the Charley Ross COM
mences shipments.
Ore is now being sacked from this
mine which will run $4,000 to the ton,
and in some cases $1,000 to the sack.
Not only is the mine wonderful in re-
Spect to values, but also as to the size
of the vein. On the surface it can be
traced for $500 feet, While at a depth
of 135 feet crosS-cut has been ran
for 80 feet. and yet no walls have been
found. With such a property it can
not be wondered at that DR.. Nels0 On
and Mr. Mcleod should look longingly
upon the adjoining group, the Com
stock. which they know to be equally
valuable.
This group consists of 20 claims. all
of which were located by the veteran
Drospector, Ben Johnson.
Mr.. Johnson was one of the first to
get into this country, arriving here in
the latter part of July, 1896. In August !
and September the COmstock group
was located, after the location of the
Mammoth, Horseshoe and Pickett |
groups. IN October Mr.. johnson built 1
a cabin on the ground and at once !
commenced the exploration of the diff /
ferent claims, finding veins carrying
GOOD VALUES IN GOLD
almost everywhere. A number of men /
have been employed almost constantly :
since. and the property put in such /
perienced in securing the price asked /
for It
The Comstock and Ross groups COM
prise % claims % Of which are grouped 4
1t viii be seen that there are NUM-
Der of Veins on the group. some run
ming northeast and southwest and
others running northwest and south
east. The latter. with the exception of
the Charley Ross and the Lulu 5, are
the largest and most valuable. and
are considered the main veins of the
region. The vein, which passes through
the Comstock No. l. the Buck. the
Italian. the Red Eagle and the Eclipse.
can be traced on the surface for a
distance of $50 feet. 1t varies in
width from seven to 20 feet and runs
FROM SO to $500
in gold. The two veins on the Com
stock No. 4 outcrop for nearly 800
feet are about IS feet wide each and
average SIS in gold. These veins are
only 125 feet apart The Comstock No
8 is Is feet in width and sampled S26
in gold and Is ounces silver. The Lulu