Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-11
N, NJ, Johnson, Mine Manager for
The Noted Operator Returns
With Some Options
ON GREENBACK AND KUNz.
Secured Them from Edward H. Mead
Latter Also Bonded Other Proper.
U in Neyadas New Eldorado.

Samuel Ncwhouse has decided to take
chance IN developing another biz
producing mine In tho Mountain city
Nevada, district, which has been at
tracing considerable attention Of late
NJ. NJ, johnson, belonging TO the staff
OF Mr. Newhouse, Is satisfied that the
country Is worth spending some money
In and returned this morning from an
inspection of the region with an option
in his pocket on the Greenback and
Kunz groups, upon which some sensa-
tionally rich ore wus found recently.
The properties were held under option
by Edmund II. Mead who has turned
the same over TO Mr. Johnson at fig
IRE which leaves him with good
profit on the deal, The price involved
In the transaction was not revealed By
either Mr., Johnson, or Mr. Mead who
also returned from the west today.
Mr.. Johnson. acting for Mr.. New
house, VIII commence Immediately to
carry on campaign OF development.
New machinery win be ordered and
the work will be carried on In the usual
systematic manner characteristics OF
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terprises
While in camp, Mr.. Mead closed up
some other deals, The Argenta owned
by the Winters brothers, and the In
dependence, owned by Il. H. Wood
ward-both properties well known pro-
ducers IN the early days OF the camp
were secured on an option calling for
the payment of $4,000. These old mines
Will be opened again and will no doubt
soon be placed on producing basis
again.
Mr., Mead has great faith in the fut-
ure of Mountain city, but he says
II Is by no means a poor mans camp.
While there has been some sensation
ally rich ore found there, the big money
will be made IN the large bodies Of low
grade ores, II will take companies
backed up with ample capital 20 open
the mines on the extensive scale that
they should be.
The Nelson property, which IL being
operated By q Plttaburg syndicate, Is
opening up bigger than ever. The mill
recently completed Is in commission
and working night and day. At the
same time some immensely rich ore is
being blocked out In this property,
where the recent sensational finds were
made, n vein of pay ore four feet wide
has been opened at 600 feet depth, which
has been followed for a long distance.
In this vein In an lS-lnCh streak which
carries values well up into the hum
dreds Of ounces silver and from $40 to
$50 in gold, Mr. Mead brought some
Of the ore in with him and II is fairly
plaetered with silver.
The old Mountain city property, one
OF the principal producers In the early
days Of the camp, has been bonded 10 a
New York syndicate through William
Willis, mining engineer, On the dump
of this mine, Mr.. Mead says, are many
hundreds OF tons Of ore that will assay
anywhere from 500 to $40 In gold and
from % to 30 ounces silver.
While the camp Is by no means In
accessible. the citizens Of Elko are on
the alert, and. at "A meeting OF the
board Of trade in that town last night
the matter Of improving the roads was
brought up for discussion and will be
brought 10 the attention of the county
commissioners.