Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-16

~REAT Is the Bullfrog district!
I Covering an area from three to
| Ave miles wide and about 10
miles long, It presents opportuni-
.ss that a few years ago were
undreamed OF by mining men.
:, IL great in the discoveries that
nave been made, great IN It's mlneraiiz-
"a area and more than wonderful In Its
Possibilities. 1t has the Montgomery
sboshone mine and there Is only one
Mon,gomery- Shoshone. 1t has Bonan-
"a mountain, and there are few such
mountains, Ladd mountain, Gold Bar
mountain. Indian Springs, and the Or
,ginal Bullfrog are all good sized min
Ing camps in themselves.
4 short distance away Is the Funeral
range the eastern border of Death vail
lev, the Grapevine range and beyond
Death valley is the Panamint, all filled
with new camps, that owe their eXls-
tence and will depend IN the future up
on the Bulfrog district. The wonder Is
that Bulfrog was not discovered before.
From the relief map herewith printed 1t
will be seen that the district is rug
gej and shows the effects OF great ero-
sion Consequently the lodges and con-
facts are easily traced and some Of
them stand out prominently as though
reckoning and calling the prospector
to but knock at the portals for the
treasures beneath. The mountains are
huge masses OF rhyolite with here and
there intruslons OF porphyry, The con-
facts OF the porphyry ana rhyolite are
mneralIZed, as shown at the Mont
gomery-Shoshone mine, and also the tis-
sures IN the rhyolite mass itself These
vary IN width from few feet to as
large as 100 feet at the Bullfrog Of
Nevada, and 200 feet at the Gold Bar.
How the Values Vary.
The values OF the district vary and
surface showings are no indication OF
what will be found beneath. Nearly ey-
cry property In the camp has improved
with depth, and several like the Mont
gomery. Shoshone were considered OF
little value from the surface showings.
The values are found in tale. in quartz,
IN porphyry and In the rhyollte u self.
There seems 10 be no limit to the min
golden solutions worked out beyond the
gansue matter OF the veins and impreg-
mated the surrounding country. So
large are some Of these minerallzed
tracts that mining men must be
shown before believing the truth. But
Bu'lirpg Is country where they
SHOW man wonderful things.
These mountains Of ore lying on
me western edge Of the Amargosa
desert with Death valley TO the south
ana the Ralston desert on the west,
would be valueless without water for
mlilng purposes, and It seems that 4
nttle iorethought on the part of Dame
nature has provided for this. The Ana
gorsa river skirts the east foothills "
me district, and for IS miles northerly
gives out number Of springs which.
'aken together, have "A daily flow OF
about 5000, 600 gallons Of water. Around
the'e springs have lived for years
lew farmers.
Sold 20 Those Who Knew.
They have now sold out to the min
ING companies, who We're quick 10 rea-
NE The value Of the water. Anywhere
along the river, Wells can be secured
NJ a depth Of from ~ To 80 feet, and 50
laaTga is the underhow that many OF
me wells cannot be pumped dry. Be
hdes the river springs there are fair
tzed streams flowing from Indian
eprnBs, Crystal Springs and Mud
nprnss. II is estimated that the sur
isee How In the district Is sufficient for
me operation Of ! 500 stamps and that
NE underlow would provide for 500
more, giving n crushing capacity OF
close To D 600 tons per day 1t IL no idle
dream To believe that this viii be done In
NE near future. The great drawback
I" lNe camp is the question OF trans
lprlation, and this will be- settled In
IN" near future by the building of
branch road from Las Vegas TO Bull
lIog by the San Pedro. Salt Lake x
los Angeles railroad. The material has
heen ordered, IL miles Of the grade has
b-en constructed. the surveys complet-
el and the contracts let for the building
Of the road.
The district Ia - miles from Goldnell
ana l-5 from Las Vegas. and freight
,ales are consequently high. II costs
80 per ton To ship and smelt the ores
NJ ne district, and the mine owners
lrel that II Is best 10 hold their ore
ana treat II on the ground All the big
companies are planning for mills as
soon as the railroad gets there, and
humboldt Gates. president Of the Bull
Irug Iovnslte, Water 4 Ice company
expects 20 put in custom mill at an
early date,
Tho Camps Three Towns.
There are three towns IN the district
hultrog lihyoite and Beatty, with a
population OF about 1000. All are pros,