Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-03
LUCK OF A SALT LAKER.
some Of the TIPS and Downs Experienced
By Roy Ridge In Noyadn.

The GOldneld News tells I'm us current
issue Of some OF the ups and downs eN-
perIenced by Roy Ridge, q former SAT-
l.aker. before he finally made his stake
I'm the Nevada new bonanza camp Inc
paper says.
"GOldneld Is a young mans camp ana
the article In last weeks Issue telllnB OF
Henry Weuers quick success attracted
much attention, even from those III
camp who are acquainted with his
work. but who did not fully realize how
much he was doing
zone Of his frends-he has hundreds
I'm camp suggested that w. Il. Ridge OF
the hrm OF curtis x Ridge Is another
example OF the young man whose ca
reer in Goldueld has, been desefNedly
successful,
Mir Ridge has been mining steadily
for i've or six years, but made his Dig
gest stake right here In Goldileld, IN
splto OF unfortunate luck which would
have discouraged less sangulne man.
he was one OF the pioneers who came
ont here a year ago last June lie had
the Blue Bull and other good properties
located, but while building a monu-
mcnt one day he smashed @ lnger
Blood poisoning set in and he was laid
nm for three months having eventually
TO 40 to salt Lake for medical treat-
ment. During this enforced absence
the time for doing the location work
ran out and the claims were relocated
by others.
Returning overland to Tonopah In
September. Mr. Ridge took a lease on
the Tonopah Gold Mountain Consolidat-
cd al Gold Mountain While working
this lease he made a rich discovery on
the Tonopah God Mountain. but
through the tnckery Of q supposed
friend he did not secure lease ON the
property which had been promised by
the manager
another fortune was here lost, but
ne only set his square Jaws tirmer to-
gether and came to GOldield,
ION June 10 last Mr.. Ridge secured
for himself and Uri =. Curtis, a lease ON
the Jumbo, and here he got OF ON the
right foot. I'm the first five days Ridge
a Curtis took out $4,000 from this
lease Aud then another touch OF hard
luck when a fortune OF nearly a mil.
lion was In sight, bad case Of inJunc'
tion was contracted ana the lease tied
up for q time This was eventually
raised and although the boys made a
large fortune, IL was materially les
scned by the time lost
During the life Of the lease Ridge &
Curtis required large interests here ana
an Tonopah, including the Goldheld Ora
company. which owned the Midnight
claim. and good blocks Of stock In the
Black Buttes and other strong compa.
MES. They had a large block OF Jumbo
stock. but sold al a good profit when
they saw discussion among the heavier
stockholders would react against the
fun measure Of prosperity Of the com.
pany
IN June also. Ridge & Curte grub
staked "a prOspeclur who went 10 Gold
Crater and located the Like Like and
six other claims Developments on the
Like Like indicate that they will soon
have shipper and add materially 10
their already large fortunes
Last Wednesday Mr.. Ridge left for
trip 10 san Francisco. Salt Lake and
Kansas city I'm the latter place, on
Nov. g. he will be married TO Miss
Louise NJ. London, a charming young
lady who comes Of an old Kentucky
family"