Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-04
Famous Nevada Mining Town on
The Eve of Another Period
OF Activity.
RAIL WAY FACILITIES ASSURED.
Money Is Ready for Its Construction
Several Important Deals Made
Others Pending,

A revival is on for Phoebe, Some big
things are being worked out, which In
little time, Will cause this famous
old Nevada camp to take on the air
OF prosperous mining community
again. The town is going TO have a
boom, and the mines which have pro-
duced their hundreds of thousands Of
dollars in the metals are going to do so
again,
For almost quarter OF century
the mines Of Phoebe have been idle Not
because they lacked ore, for they con-
tain lots OF It; but because the camp
has been isolated, without transporta-
ton facilities or other means OF pro-
ylding methods by which the vast
quantities OF low grade ore could be
handled economically In the old days,
when the camp was several hundred
miles away from the nearest railroad
station only the richer ores could be
handled, the balance was left un-
mined, The time has come when II IS
possible 10 handle the lower grade pro-
duct proftably, and this has been made
Los Angeles q Salt Lake railroad over
pass regularly
The development OF southern Nevada
Is going steadily on, and that Phoebe Is
going to get into the swim, Is the opn-
ion shared In by many There Is lit
tie doubt but that branch line Of the
Salt Lake Route Will be built into the
camp from Callente. This has been
assured, and that work will commence
within the next ninety days Is almost
certainty. In fact, the News" Is
informed that the money Is ready to
be put up for its construction any
time the officials Of the Salt Lake
Route call for It, as II Is the desire to
see the road ready for operation by
next fall The distance from Caliente
to Phoebe Is about forty miles, and the
grading has been done almost the entire
distance; not lately, but number OF
years ago. or course, the old grade
win need considerable fxlng up before
II is ready for the ties and rails; but the
road can be pushed through and made
ready for the operation OF trains I'm a
few weeks, whereas, If the grading had
to be done 1t would entail much greater
expense as well as much more time.
The money required to build the Phoebe
branch will be deposited with the OFF,
cials Of the San Pedro, Los Angeles &
Salt Lake road by the mine owners OF
the camp but this will be returned to
hem in the shape of credits on outgo-
ng freight.
SOME DEALS CoNsUMMATED.
Several important deals in Phoebe
property have been contaminated. I'M
announced, the representatives OF a
}oston syndicate came In a short time
go and acquired the old Mendha and
other groups, which formed the basis
Tor the Organization OF the Phoebe Ex-
ploration company, Of which A. w.
Scott is general manager. From the
latter II was learned today
that this concern has been
launched as close corpora tlon;
not more than a half dozen parties
are interested In Il. there IL no stock
for sal, Mr.. Levitt states, but the
promoters have subscribed to and have
raised fund Of 100000 which II to
be applied In the purchase, development
and equipment Of properties in the
camp OF Phoebe.
The gentlemen comprising the syndl-
cate are said to have enough capital
behind them to carry operations on
along an extensive scale,
Another enterprise recently launched
IA the Janet Mining and Milling COM
pany, another close corporation, In
which Charles l.. Miller OF Boston, and
A. W. Scott OF Phoebe are the only
shareholders. Both gentlemen are in
terested IN the Phoebe exploration,
hence, their interests are somewhat
Identical The Janet company was
formed with the Abe Lincoln group
as n basis. This property Is to be the
scene Of some extensive operations and
I'm preparation for It, Mr. Scott, during
the week, placed orders for equipment.
which includes an air compressor plant
complete; also the necessary machin-
cry and tanks for a cyanide plant, The
| Abe Lincoln mine Is located between
| the Phoebe Nevada Consolidated and
the oil Raymond and Ely mines.
THE NEVADA-UTAH.
Another factor win play an important
| part In the rehabilitation OF Phoebe II
its present plans carry This Is the
| Nevada Mines and SHELTERS cor
poratIon, which State Senator A. b.
| Lewis was largely instrumental In or
| g1nl2ing. Among the properties taken
| IN aud upon which options are pending
| are the Phoebe Consolidated, Manhat-
tan and f. & f.
Chief Engineer Milliken and Chief
| Metalurgist and Chemist Marriage are
now on the ground TO ascertain the
needs Of the respective properties be-
| fore commencing the campaign Of de-
| velopment, In all probability the prin-
| cipal operations of the Nevada Utah
! company Will be conferred for while
| at Phoebe, where II has not only Sc
cured the foregoing mines, but alsC
some OF the old reduction works which
can be made useful again by modern.
Hing the equipment.
Some big events are taking place FOL
the good OF Phoebe and the next fel,
| months VIII probably witness some i'm.
portant changes.
| =, J. Donahue, the well known min.
! ing and metallurgcal engineer has
heeen making a series OF tests on the
ores OF the Abe Lincoln mine and OtHei
| properties for the Boston syndicate Gnt
VIII continue in the service Of the lat
ter
Mr.. Scott declared today that Poch,
is the greatest mining camp I'm Nevada
Tonopah and Goidheld Notwithstanding
| The camp has an immense tonnage o
low grade ore blocked out and the ole
district viii make another Bingham.
Mr. Scott viii leave for the soutl
again tonight,
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