Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-16
.ELDORAD0 CANYON,
SOUTHERN NEVADA.
Region Along the Colorado River
Is Attracting Wide Spread
Attention Now
ORES WILL COME TO SALT LAKE
Fer misunderstanding Of Salt Lake
Route Gives Camp Available
Transportation Facilities

Eldorado canyon. comparatively
new mining camp in almost the ex-
treme southern part OF Nevada, is at
tracing considerable attention just now
and recent developments made there
indicate that II will be the location Ct
some big producing mines. Like Search
light, the camp Is comparatively un.
known TO Salt Lake mining men. Now
that the Salt Lake Route is about ready
for traffic IN ores from southern Me-
vada, no doubt more will be known OF
these Nevada camps which ave been
shut out from available sportation
facilities The ores from thu mines of
Edorado canyon, principal Among them
being the Blackhawk, Wall Street Rob,
erts and Venus, are going TO be brought
to the Salt Lake shelters for treatment
A correspondent of the Mining he-
view writes interestingly of the camp.
"Eldorado canyon, one OF the most
southern Of southern Nevada's numer-
Gus mining districts, Is on the boom,
and people are now docking into TINS
yeritable 'Eldorado' by the hundreds.
A month ago there were scarcely cor
porals guard IN this grand old camp,
A week ago more than $50 treasure
seekers we're prospecting In this To-
callty for stores Of hidden wealth, ana,
now that the fever Is on, the tide IN TINS
direction Is rapidly swelling, and capl-
talists and prospectors are Joining
| hands in the endeavor TO pry into Dame
| Natures most secret Treasure vaults III
| this ancient and highly productive
camp.
III one were TO make a trip into
| EIdorado canyon he would gaze with
| establishment at the wealth that Is but
waiting to be taken out He would see
where. for years, old prospectors have
gouged about on the surface and have
taken out millions. II is truly ncredi-
BILE that such possibilities have been
neglected for these many, many years.
| This is a district that has produced
| many millions, but which was abafl>
doned before its vast deposits OF min
eral wealth had barely been scratched.
But at last its merits are being appre-
| ciated and the old canyon Is being re-
| iuVenated The adverse conditions
which have for so long retarded this
section are now entirely removed and
lively interest Is being taken In its
resurrection. with an influx OF out
side capital the old mines OF the camT
are to be given another chance to TAKE
their proper places among the big pro-
ducers OF the west.
! THE new life and activity now so no
1 ticeable In Eldorado canyon VIII brinf
10Y to the hearts OF the old timer'
there, and who. for so many years, haY'
patiently worked along against suci
Overwhelming odds and 80 many OBJ
stacles Early In 1864 the Eldorad'
Canyon Mining company purchased tn
Techatticup mine, but little was &C
complished, and In 1879 1t was sold Il
the Southwest Mining company 70
Sl50000 This company resumed IN
work and continued to take out tn
golden treasure, for which this propert
is so Justly noted, until about the yea
1895, since which time the property ha
| lain idle. Sometime between the year
1879 and 1895 John Powers, the origina
discoverer and locator OF the camp, sol
the Wall Street, quaker City, Tough
Nut and Mocking Bird claims to east
ern parties. Work In the operation @
these properties continued for perio
OF Il years, and millions In gold wer
taken from surface workings Sine
the abandonment OF these old mine
some work has been carried on fror
time Ia time In desutory way bu
scarcely any ore was milled,
III. with the crude methods and crud
machinery then used and employed, tn
difficult and expensive means of trans
. portation. and the lack OF water, $1,000
900 could be realized in the early hlstor
Of lldorado canyon. what should III
conveniences OF modern mining and
new railroad produce? For IL years III
3 stamps pounded away I'm the near V
entity Of the Colorado river. for IT Wa
u. here that the reduction plants OF "
district were located. and the lmmen'
bodies OF ore I'm the mines were bl
barely touched to keep up the necel
sary output. There was not a piece
mining machinery I'm the camp. TT
, ore was holsted by means OF har
}, windasses and on the backs Of indian
. and then hauled nine miles to the riy
for milling. Had the pioneers OF Il
:, district only known IT, a sufficient sui
-. ply Of water was at hand, and right
), the mines; and yet fortunes we
;, squandered In useless tronsportatio
;. Nothing but the very richest ore wi
D.. touched or handled, and the rich pt
b.. streak was followed through magni
a.. cent bodies Of fine milling rock.
.. fortune alone was necessary TO &
supplies into the camp, supplies pu
chased I'm San Francisco were taxi
.. around, on water, by the way OF Il
. | Gun OF OdllloINlu, anu luRli tdhtH
e.. the Colorado river IN fiat boats, al
- then hauled TO the mines.
such were the conditions in the ear
days of the camp. What are they nov
The new Salt Lake route passes with
- easy freightng distance OF the cRnyo
y, and should the district develop as co
nv ditions and indications now promise
~ branch road will surely place the can
"a into immediate touch with the outsi
~ world Thus two markets are open
10 this section-Salt Lake. and Los a
geles The water question has be
- solved and mills may now be erected
+ the mines.
4 "A new townsite, called Nelson, h
I been opened up, and the convenience
Z Of n city and postofilce for the camp q
Z assured. outside capital has been
+ terested In the mines OF Eldorado ca
\ yon the old lethargy has been shak
/ on, and new era OF prosperity
I dawning IN the old camp which shou
T | give to the world another source