Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-04
Senator Clark and the
Famous United
Verde Mine
HEAT INTERFERES WITH
MINING IN THE DESERT
Investments Made In San Bernardino
County Claims-Great Mexican
MIne-Brief Notes

A syndicate of Los Angeles business
men and capitalists has recently pur-
chased a group of mining claims on a
spur of the Kingston mountains some
fifteen miles northwest Of Pahrump and
about eight miles south of the Johnnie
mines. These properties which embrace
eight claims, all in one body, with sew
eral we'll defined lodges, were located
by an old prospector who has spent 30
years in Colorado and Nevada and who
considers these claims as the richest he
has ever located.
The company is incorporated under
the name of the Lucky T. Mining COM
pany. H. L. Reynolds of Philadelphia
is president, and V. G. Miller of Los
Angeles secretary and treasurer, with
offices at 724 Merchants Trust COM
pany's building. The Lucky 7. group
has a vein extending 5000 feet at an
average width of three to fifteen feet,
and assays from SLIGO to $3.50 per ton
in gold and silver, the gold predomi-
mating.
The Primrose claim adjoins and
crosses the Lucky T. This claim has
a ledge 300 feet in width with thou
sands of tons of rich ore exposed that
can be quarried. Assays on this ledge
rnu from $13 to $3.50, and is an i'm
mense property itself. Good natural
roads run up to the mines, and fine
spring of water supplies all the water
needed.
The company has also located town
site some four miles from the mines
and fifteen miles from Pahrump under
the name of Orrville. Plenty of fine
water can be had within fifteen to
thirty feet of the surface. A force Of
men are at work on the mines and
we'll is being sunk and the town site
plated The property Is on the sur
TO Bullfrog.
CIark's United Verde
Recently William e. Curtis visited
Prescott, Ariz. Writing of his obser-
vations he says:
Senator William A. Clark of Mon
tana was offered $25,OOOO0O in cash by
an English syndicate not long ago for
the United Verde mine, and he told
me that he refused 1t, because 5he did
not know what to do with the money
1t is said to be difficult to invest $685.
100000, although few people ever at
tempted such a task. Senator Clark
has had considerable experience that
way-more than most of us. There are
other reasons why he would rather
have the mine than the money. Some
idea of the value of the property may
be gained from the fact that since op-
erations began in 1884 more than $780,
100000 worth of ore has been taken
out of it, and Clark's engineers assert
than $5O,O00000 worth has already
been blocked out, ready to be removed
as fast as desired or the facilities will
permit OF this a block of twelve mil
lions is supporting the machinery,
which must be removed first. L do
not know where a more valuable foun-
dation for a hosting plant can be
found.
"The United Verdes property con-
sists of 260 acres of land and a controll
ing interest cost Senator Clark $26,S0o
in 1883. 1t is situated at the town OF
Jerome, on the Santa Fe, Prescott &
Phoenix railroad, about forty miles
south of Ash Fork station on the Santa
Fe line to California.
Senator Clark owns 9S per cent Of
the United Verde mine, and, according
to popular opinion, his income from it
averages about 100000 a month. He
can make as much more as he likes.
but is satisfied with that. The mine
produces an average of 4O,OOO,O0O pounds
of copper year. Last year the out
put was 46,6O0,OOO pounds, which, at
10 cents pound, was worth $6,99O,O0O
and this is said to have been all clear
profit, because the by-products-the
gold and silver found with the copper
ore-more than paid running ex-
penses."