Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

little attention Of late.
Truly IT is a wonderful camp'ano IL
DEVELOPMENTS continue to result as IA
vorably as they have in the brief per-
,od Of It's existence, there Is no telling
how great 1t really will become as
producer of precious metals.
The discovery, development and
gown Of Tonopah would furnish an
excellent subject, indeed. for writer OF
romance. There is usually something
Interesting and more or less exciting
about the early history OF mining
camps; but this Nevada bonanza can
outcass them all In this respect
The finding of the famous comstock
lode at Virginia city; with the part
II subsequently took in swelling the
wealth Of the world and creating It's
numerous millOnaIres, may have been
en- exception, but even that Is doubted
although II is difficult TO find a surviv-
ing "comstocker' who will admit IT,
But after yielding to the early day
Nevada camp all the glory and honor
claimed for Il, still It's historical records
DO not show that Its first two years OF
production eQualed that OF Tonopah,
for a corresponding period,
Tonopah is only about two years old;
yet in that brief period OF time It's min
ers have produced approximately 80
100000 At the present moment more
than 30 shafts are going down; the
familiar sound Of the gasoline hosting
engines Is heard on every hand and at
several places IN the camp the shrek
81 the steam whistle indicates the time
for the changing OF shifts Where the
coyotes and Jack rabbits reigned SUI
preme q months ago now Is found
Nell built city Of about 5000 population.
Although II Is established out on one OF
the most barren deserts Of the Ameri-
can continent, s5 miles from the near
ISL railroad point, It Is, in many res
lNNNEs u ihVAtlH lidiG CONTAMINATION
Is had with the outside world by means
Of telegraph and telephone; hotel ac-
rommodation are good, all lines OF busi-
ness are well represented electric light
and ice plants are in operation: water
system has been constructed, sanitary
| conditions are carefully looked after,
/ NE climate is good, so all In all, the
I inhabitants OF the camp are not lacking
/ y me things which makes life worth
. tho living.
This summary indicates briefly. the
4 prosress mande In the camp up to the
present time What the future will
pFlns forth can only be conjectured, but
ue condition OF the mines at their pres
tnt stage Of deyeopment foretells an
.Ia OF prosperity seldom enjoyed by
any community.
Nm astonishing when one stops to
I'm OF Inc progress made at Tono-
psa hnce It's discovery. The growth
ne camp has been phenomenal and
was not doomed" like Thunder
cvuh.aih, Idaho. the Klondike, or
,spe Nome, II has come TO the front
ny Us merits, consequently II has not
'Jnera the effects OF the set-backs
nnlen invariably comes to mining
amps which have passed through the
'spvllehees Of the latter.
me camp has pushed steadily ahead
mo,u lhe beginning and the next year
nay Witness an even more phenomenal
s'ooNtn man at any previous time.
, une o. the great disadvantages with
r",cn NE citizen Of Tonopah have had
y, :, IN the past. is It's isolation
tn me outside world. Transporta-
M, M" facilities are great drawback at
., ,ns ssshsers going TO and from the
v,hIlkS must depend upon the stage lines
,. HVn ply between Tonopah and cande.
S S',a ana sodaville,the two latter points
s 'wc nearest places on the Car
800 colorado railroad. narrow
ps cssu llne operated by the Southern
tss n n hallrond company. This road
no, w beginning at Mound House. .
"a distance south OF Carson City,
"1 eA'ei'ds from there to Keller, Cali