Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-05
The New Nevada Camp Continues
To Astonish the Verdi With
Its Wonderful Riches
JUMBO LEASERe MAKE MONEY.
What a Lawyer Did with a chlssl -
Late Strikes Made at Camp
OF Diamendiield,

with reports Of strikes OF fabulouny
rich ore IN several parts Of the country,
the writer enters with trepidauon upon
the task of telling this weeks story Of
the Jumbo, says the Geiineld News,
Mining men have found the stories ef
ran hardly be blamed Cor being Hlsepta
Veal, Many have doubted what they
heard OF godhed, but hundreds have
come In and found the aotuallties twice
as great NJ the press reporta sent OUT
from this place, However, n they find
things twice ns good as reported thin
week mud Of solid pure gold viii hayo
TO be made.
( on the vormilypa & Bartlett lease ore
was found thls week which assayed
! S2ii. i40,5A to the ton--a little LESS than
half pure gold, THAT was only apeci-
mon, Of course, but Monday afternoon
| Mr.. Vormilyea chlseled ont at least
$4,000 worth Of ore from streak ia
Inches wide. a piece of hard rock q
short distance fipm this rich strpak aA-
iaayed s62l8 per ton, Mr. Vermilyon N
a lawyers good one--nnd he gets big
fees, but his work with the ohlsel IL
now moro remunereuve,
The Kerniek aud Bowes' lease has n
carload shipment ready which WIZ go
at least 81. 200 per ton. out OF a hole on
this lease, Sx6xt feet vt least $4,000
worth OF ore was taken out The north
drift at the 60-foot level has four feet
lof rich ore and other portions OF the
Workings have lots OF 500 and $50 ore,
on the Richard and Cowing lease
thore are 25b feet OF ore IN the west
DRIFT which win 40 above $3.50 per ton.
IL Is reported but not verified, that
George CoWing has sold his one-fourth
interest IN this lease. which runs but
four months, for $1,000 cash.
on the Curtis and Ridge lease the les
sees are getting things In shape for q
big production. They have ore that VIII
average 81 600 to the ton In several
places and Il will be soon moving 20
wards the shelters,
The ZInn lease ~ shipping steadily
and the value OF the ore is improving,
Monday banning WAS made which M
dicated values of 81, 500 per ton, but not
much OF this has been found 80 far,
In all 1850 men are now working on tho
Jumbo group and this number IL being
daily added to,
This has been good week for the
mine near Diamundfeld, three very
good strikes having been made, Graham
Ibrothers and associates uncovered a
ledge on the Daisy and feet aoross
.tho ledge assays on an average 1851 to
the ton. A specimen assay went W.
g99. eli This strike had scarcely been
made when one was made BY q. j.
.WCah on the Velnal, which Is even
better The ledge here Is little over
four feet wide and the whole Is shipping
orc. A streak foot wide along the
hanging wall viii average $500 or 5000
per ton and many OF the specimens
show plenty OF visible gold. on
Wednesday from one pound Of rock Mr..
Welsh PANIED gold worth ~. On the
palace claim which adjoins the Daisy
on tho south a ledge was uncovered this
weel, which pans freely all the way
across. Those interested near Diamond
field are naturally very much pleased
and predict lively times for that Sec
ton.
II. l.. Patrick, who made the deal on
the Combination and IL one OF the
lucky lessees on the January, has bond
ed the Black Butte claims OF Frank M
Tan. These claims lie close to the Daisy
md Vernal on which such rich strikes
were made this week and fine ore mas
already been opened up on the BlacH
Buttes. Fuller details OF Mr. Patriok''
plans for development VIII be given
Inter.