The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-03
BEGUN
T0NEW ELDORADO
Report of Marvellous Strike
Starts the Rush.
GOLDFIELD IS The GOAL
FORTY FEET OF $4,000 ORE SAID
TIC BE FOUND.

NOLDFIELD, Nev., is witnessing the
IL beginning Of rush such as no
mining camp in the west has seen
in recent days. Adyices from the camp
yesterday were to the effect that gold
ore so rich that it throws all previous
records far into the background has
been found in the outskirts of the
camp, and already q stampede has be-
gun from all parts of Nevada. This
fever promises TO spread 10 the sur
rounding states until the best days at
Virginia City viii be discounted.
The strike that has caused all this
excitement was made in the SANDSTONE
claim, in the north edge of Goldfeld.
The ore runs $4,000 in free gold i'm an
enormous blind lode forty feet wide.
This value OF $1,000, il is claimed. has
never been equaled. and the extent OF
the ore body has intoxicated every man
within reach of the news with ideas OF
fabulous fortunes
When il is considered that ore that
runs $1,000 in sold is SO high grade that
it is not treated by the ordinary pro-
cess of extraction, some idea OF the
richness of the new find viii be OBJ
tanned. il viii be treated by the wet
process. and VIII be guarded by a
posse Of special police
Where Strike Was Made.
The strike was made by Il. L. eddie.
agent Of the TOnOpah Mining company,
on a lease from that company. The
Sandstone, in which the ind Was
made, is just north OF the old town Of
GOldheld. and the work Of develop
ment is being superintendent by N. J.
Gardner, an experienced mining en-
gineer The property is bounded on the
west by the Stimler Fraction. and on
the east by the Kruger claim. The
Columbia Mountain, the Kendall, the
Argosy, Magnolia. Yankee Doodle.
Desert Rose and May Queen all join
the SANDSTONE.
The excitement OF Goldfeld is said to
surpass that caused by the great White
Pine discovery Of the early '60s. Com
ing on the heels of the recent great
strikes in the Jumbo. the Combination
the Florence. this last great discovery
has set the whole district by the ears.
The scenes in the mining camp are de-
scribed as maddening, while the eX-
element is little less in Tonopah and
Is rapidly spreading in all directions
The fever has even reached Salt Lake,
and people interested in Nevada prop
critics were eagerly scanning the maps
y
was discovered that the Great Bend,
recently acquired by Peter Porter and
Vivian p Strange OF this city, is only
about 4, 900 feet 10 the northwest OF the
new FL Dorado. The property that is
causing the stampede is owned by a
cOnPansssr at the head-of Whieh-is tt
eddie
Tries IN Vain 10 Get Lease.
From Reno came the following.
Mr.. DeSallier, who has just arrived
from Goldfeld. stated that Superin-
tendent Gardner has been working on
the main body of ore for some time AMI
that il was dipping into an adjoining
lease. and in the hope of buying this
ne has discontinued work and had
headed through dead ground and to the
south
Gardner reported finding promising
indications Sunday morning. and later
it was given out on the most reliable
information about the wonderful rich
ness Of the first strike. The important
news reached the DeSallier party AT
SOdaviIle.
The well known mining man. J. L.
Heron. stated last night also that the
wonderful discovery was doubtless
bona ide. Only last week he was in
the camp and examined the property.
and il is claimed that he learned
enough at that time TO prompt him TO
secure an option. though he denies it
in an interview for publication