Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-02
Arrival Of a Party Of Bonanza
Chasers Reported from the
New Nevada Camp
COLUMBIA MOUNTAIN SALE.
Representatives Of Senator Kearns Said
To Have Bonded Four Claims
For $4,000.

The Goldheld correspondent OF the
Tonopah Miner announces the arrival
IN that camp of number OF Salt Lake
ties, among those mentioned are Robert
Walker. Charles Il. Hudson, NJ. l.. Eff
finger, Frank Cook and j. b. Thomp-
son. The statement was also made that
representatives OF Senator Thomas
Kearns and David Keith had bonded
q group OF four claims on Columbia
mountain for consideration Of $50, 000
In his general review Of the camp,
the correspondent says:
As the probate court is great lev
eler OF private fortunes, so are smelt-
CT returns frequently leveler OF high
values IN ores-when the values are de-
termined from specimen assays. The
greedy capitalists who control the smell
ter trust have contracted the habit OF
paying on the basis OF the average val-
us OF the ore they buy, and when they
pay so much gold for a ton OF ore, one
may be sure that the full value is In the
ore.
There are many, even among those
living close to Godheld, who, while
realizing that this was a coming great
camp, questioned the full truth Of the
reports sent out as to the average"
values OF the ore. To this questioning
there Is but one answer--Watch the
smelter returns
The returns from the last carload of
ore shipped from the Combination have
Just come in and show that the whole
carload averaged little better than
$3.50 to the ton In gold Granting that
the smelter managers paid no more for
the ore that II was worth, the readers
of the Miner will bear me out In say
ing that the reports OF the value OF
Combination ore have been under rath-
err than oyerestimated But rich as
that shipment was II may be beaten
by the next shipment out provided as
saws recently made on ore from the
bottom OF the shaft are near fair aV-
erage. The Combination now has ST.
| 500 ore IN the shaft. The whole SHAFT
probably does not average that, but
| that Is an average of assays from one
side. The gallows frame Is going up
rapidly and within few days the hoist
Will be In operation and production
greatly increased.
The shaft on the lease OF Kendall.
! Patrick and Jones on the January is
now down so feet and drifting was be-
gun today During the week this lease
, shipped 80 tons Of ore OF an average
value OF above $3.50 to the ton. About
| six tons OF shipping ore per day have
| been produced OF late, but when the
within which Is now being erected Is In
working order. the production VIII be
quadrupled Il. f. Mitchell, formerly
| superintendent of the Golden Anchor at
| Tonopah, has been put in charge OF the
| January, as the owners wish to devote
more time to the other interests.
The leasers on Myers and Murphy's
| Silver Pick group are working away
| with encouraging results, King and
Yelser have their shaft down So feet
| and are particularly enthusiastic over
| the showing. Jim Riggle and asso-
| clates continue 10 get Mornings on their
lease and are sinking steadily.
pIaHdli bloS' anu NuiAi hdNV oPSh-
! ed S-foot ledge on their lease on the
Deserted Quartz, which assays s22 at
feet In depth.
Good reports continue 10 come from
! the leases on Columbia Mountain. Ken
dali. Nay and oddie appear to have the
best showing so far reported. At a
depth Of 10 feet they have Is inches OF
ore that assays $50 TO the ton in gold.
much OF the yellow stun being visible
to the naked eye AS the ledge when
| fire uncovered went only from SIS to
$50 to the ton, the increase in values
is decided Kendall and Nay were Of
fered good figure for their interests
IN the lease but say they viii refuse,
Ex-Sheriff Tom Logan and Gus Hue
Der Of Tonopah took lease this week
on the north end of the Sandstone,