Bisbee daily review., 1903-07-26

cial centers of the east than Alaska, and the day is not far off when there
 will be a greater rush to this desert than ever there was to the northern zone.
 Take the desert as mineral bearing region and we have not begur
 to discover its vast wealth. There are gold fields here which will aston ish the world. Every little while some prospector brings in float rock sparkling with the precious metal
 which has been broken from a ledge as rich. but that ledge has been hunted for in a way and remains concealed
 The day will come when these rich lodges will be located and contribute
 to the worlds wealth of gold.
 While at Johannesburg met several rich customers, who were unknown so the people in the locality. These mer are able to write their checks in six
 and seven figures. They were just knocking around quietly, taking an in
 voice. as it were, of the country, and seeing what there was good to buy. One of these men is Gelder, the man who made Glenwood, Colorado. He intends to invest in Mojave desert
 mines. On other parts of the desert
 [ met other well known capitalists. This only shows where the wind is 1 blowing.
 Johannesburg is showing up some
 very rich ore. The camp is perma- nent one, and will prove the center of large field. as there are good indi- cations of much good territory in the region, which has hardly been pros pected
 ''The day is about here when it is difficult for a person to become lost oa the desert, for if man finds himself in a quandary as to his whereabouts. all he has to do is to follow the rail road stakes There are thirty miles of road actually built from Florence west toward the Colorado river. Just who the builders are is unknown, bu. there are several theories af1oat, one being that the road is going to San Diego, and is the Rock Island. There are stakes from Johannesburg to Bal eratt, connecting with other surveys at Keeler and Tonopah, and still another survey runs from Johannesburg to Dag gett The Clark road has a survey which takes it by Ivanpah. There is one thing noteworthy in these railroad surveys: None of then are headed anywhere but into the
 |, art If a ct means that southern California is at tracting great interest in the east, and this means a great future for the south. The railroad interests, as you know, have built one of the finest desert roads in the country on the Mojave out from Ludlow The mines in this section justify the outlay They are inex haustible. and withal very rich. re- fer to the Bagdad group and other mines in that locality. The sale ot the Bagdad group would have gone thr ough last week, but that it was over
 loaded, but the owners have great wealth and great faith in their prop erty. and will develop the group on an extensive scale. This will tend to open up other properties in that sec ton, and will also add to the spirit of prospecting. resulting in the discovery Of perhaps even richer properties. believe that in the hills about Bagdat there are rich placer deposits awaiting discovery.
 About year ago there were stories that sounded rather wild concerning rich discoveries in the Soda Lake re- zion. I was there short time ago, and was surprised to find such lot O. real work being done. The reports were not overdrawn The field is very rich one, and is being worked very quietly, and men are making money.
 Speaking of 'he placer strike at Needles. will say that it is genuine.
 The real wealth of the ground has not been determined, but gold, coarse gold and nuggests of good size, have been discovered The discovery of this field was noised about San Francisco five or six weeks ago. The real story of the strike is about like this: The Clark road-I think it is the Clark road-is building down canyon be- tween Needles and Golf, and the men had occasion to drive several piles. One of the piles split, and it was with drawn, when several nuggets were found imbedded in the pine. Word of the find was quickly sent to San Francisco, and several well known men from there came out and located. Since then the Kleinfelter discovery has been made, and the country Is all lined over with locations and reloca- tions. I believe the field is to de- veiop into a permanent one, and may yet grow to large proportions.
 The American Nitre company had about 500 men in Death Valley this winter, and are developing their prop critics on a large scale. Besides the miners in their employ. they have six different surveying corps. Near there some of the richest lead properties in the country have been located. Lead is what the eastern market now de- mands, and the man who has good prospect can get a goos price for it."