Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-12

100 miles south of Salt Lake, we reach
what is destined to be the equal or
peer Of the copper belt in Bingham or
the bonanza copper camps Of Arizona
and New Mexico. Within few miles
of Milford station is located the city
of Newhouse, named after the famous
mining promoter, Samuel Newhouse,
whose fortune of millions has been
made in developing Utah copper mines.
AT Newhouse. under the name of the
Newhouse Mines and Smelter company,
a $1O,OOO,0O0 corporation, there is ope-
rated the great Cactus copper mine.
To get an idea of the immenslty of the
ore bodies of this mine 1t has been
stated by competent experts that TO-,
100000 tons or ore, running from to
20 per cent in copper, are already
blocked out.
"An immense concentration plant
has been built, with daily capacity of
about 2O0O tons; thirty miles of rail-
road has been constructed at an ex-
pense of 100000; the water right to
Wah Wah springs has been purchased
for $4,000 and the water of this spring
has been brought a distance of over
forty miles through the mountains by
twelve-inch pipe line, which cost over
s150000
Near the railroad from Milford, in
Beaver county. are located the famous
Majestic properties, which are said to
be the only mines in the world which
have produced enough copper, 20 per
cent pure, to load at one shipment an
entire freight train. This remarkable
shipment was made about three years
ago to the Salt Lake smelters and Gre
ated an intense interest in the mining
resources of Southern Utah.
Down the line from Milford toward
Caliente one passes through the great
Escalante valley, containing over 1,000,-
900 acres of level and fertile land, a
vast area which needs only the devel-
opment of an irrigation project to
farmers.
THE Escalante valley dies by limi-
tation at the summit of a water shed,
which is just about the dividing line
between Utah and Nevada, and it may
be said that the post showing the di-
vision between these two states is the
only manner in which one could know
that they had passed from one COM
monwealth to another.
"Caliente is in mountained-walle
| Il II, 80
acres. This area is the scene of the
old Culverwell ranch, located by
Charles Culverwell and his brother in
the year 1870, and at the time of the
clash between the Clark and Harri-
man forces as to the right of way
through the Meadow Valley wash, Cal
iente was the scene of some very stir
ring events.
"Caliente now has over 500 people.
'"To show how values have appreci-
into the real estate situation and find
lots on Glover street, the business
thoroughfare, which sold three months
ago at $3.50 each, are now being sold at
$500 to $1,000. Residence lots which
were considered acreage three months
ago, are selling at $3.50 each and sales
occur every day. The population is
growing very rapidly and everybody
seems to think that Caliente is destined
to be one of the best towns along the
route.
The company's townsite of Moapa,
which consists of over a thousand
acres, includes the famous Stewart
ranch, purchased by Senator Clark for
about $5O,OOO and which carries with
it the ownership of a remarkable
spring of pure water, the flow of which
is said to be 100000 gallons every
twenty-four hours.
1.-The company is now stalking out
the first series of the ground which it
consists of about five and half acres
and will contain twenty city blocks
and $40 lots. Just at present no one
seems to know when these lots will be
placed on the market, but dozens of
speculators are ready to buy when the
company announces it's intentions.
Las Vegas will be the passenger di-
vision between here and Salt Lake,
where all of the conductors\and engine
crews will change, and it will be the
location of the company's machine
shops and will contain large storage
plant for fuel oil. Officials of the Salt
Lake route state that there will be
fully 300 men employed here by the
company, which in itself assures pop
ulation, including families, of over 1000
of the railroad fraternity. Those who
are conservative and willing to make a
careful estimate say that Los Vegas
will have a population in two years of
over 5000 people Bullfrog, the great
new mining camp. is only about 100
miles from Los Vegas, and Goldfeld
and Tonopah are about 1870 miles.
The development of these mines
means the development of sources of
great revenue for Los Angeles and it