The San Francisco call., 1905-04-25
GOLDFTELD HAS
STRONG RIVAL
The Searchlight District of Southern
Nevada Proves Rich Field
for Investors

While there is no dearth of mining
news from Tonopah, Goldfleld and Bull
frog districts, it is seldom that any re-
ports regarding extensive operations fur
ther south in Nevada are available The
Searchlight district is one from which
very little news is permitted TO come, fo1
the reason that it is one of the most con-
servative mining communities in the
world but il is also one of the most pro-
life and progressive Mr.. We j. Rouse of
Los Angeles. who mas been operating in
the Searchlight field for some time past,
was in the city yesterday and, among
other things said of Searchlight:
Searchlight is the southernmost of
all the mining camps in Nevada and is
located about 10 miles east of the Cali
fornia line and IA miles from the Colo
rado River. 1t has passed through the
experimental stages, and the companieS
now operating there are all upon sound
business basis.
About year ago, through the efforts,
of Benjamin McCready, F. J. Harrington
Frank Spare, Fred Cotton and other large
operators, the Mine Operators Associa-
tion was formed and it now dominates
the entire Searchlight district The
method of the association is simple. The
union scale of wages is paid for all work
and eight hours constitutes a shift No
miner. whether he be union or non union,
can obtain employment in any Of the
mines of Searchlight district unless he
first receives a card from NJ. L. Paddock
secretary of the association. This card
certifies that he is a competent workman
character ara
pany, Duplex Mining Company. Good
Hope Mining Company, Searchlight Min
ing and Milling Company, Southern Ne
vada Mining Company. Pompeii Mining
and Milling Company. Saturn Mining
Company, Moudamon Mining Company,
Peerless Mining Company. Enterprise
Company. Santa Fe Mining Company
The Quartette is conceded by mining
experts to be one of the greatest. If NOT
Southwest. Their Ore ore Is Is Of Of ,'e very II high irs
grade. running as high as 1880 per ton
and is practically free milling. They are
operating a twenty stamp mill continu-
said to, be better than 100000 per month.
f. ]. Harrington, one of the most expert
enced mining .superintendents of the
country, is in charge of the work
The Duplex and Good Hope properties
are also of great value and are operated
by Fred Cotton and A. L. Glassel1.
Company, of which George Meyers is
president. is taking out $4,000 to $4,000
per month bullion, and the Southern Ne
vada is doing even better.
THE Boulder Mining and Milling Com
pany have made radical departure in
operations in the Searchlight field by
sinking entirely through the wash on the
fat at the foot of the range They have
struck some very high values, and al
about 120 feet have opened up two ore
bodies of very large extent
The Peerless. Pompeii, Mondamon,
Santa Fe and a number of other compa-
nies are operating steadily and with most
satisfactory results
-Searchlight is deep field and is not q
poor mars camp In but very few cases
have values worth mentioning been
found at or near the surface-the notable
exception being the Blossom, owned by
the Southern Nevada Company. from
which $4,000 of bullion was taken in a
few morths almost from the grass roots
AS a rule profitable values are not en-
countered under so to 100 feet and good
values al 200 or better.
There are now in the district one TWEEN
ty-stamp and three ten-stamp mills, ali
of which are operating continuously day
and night. There are no idle men in the
camp and none of the common gambling
devices so usual in mining camps The
community Is thoroughly orderly one.
operating mines are thoroughly estab-
lished and Searchlight is, without excep-
tion. the most model mining camp any
where in the Southwest"