Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

Armstrong, secretary; c. d. Collins
owen Young. Prescott Ely. j. j. Me-
Sorley and Orson Smith, all men OF
standing IN the mining and financial
world that the affairs OF the company
would be handled In business like man
ner and development pushed. The ac.
curacy OF this forecast Is verified by
the fact that the Sphinx company,
which owns 10 claims, was the first 10
install Il % h. p. gasoline hosting plant.
together with fully equipped engine
house and boiler room. but few
months after the discovery OF the
camp. Four well defined Lodges have
been uncovered, ranging from five to
l6 feet In width. which give returns on
average samples OF SO to $3.50 In gold
These lodges have been traced to and
cut at various depths and they are
found TO be almost vertical. what pitch
they have being into the hill. The
walls are as strong and well defined
as any ever exposed IN q mine.
Like all OF the properties IN Round
Mountain, the Sphinx as cut through
seams and bodies OF very high grade
ore. Paintings OF a couple OF pounds
OF rock and ledge matter have shown
values averaging 81 900 to the ton.
Even at this early period OF its de-
velopment this mine has all the indlca.
tions land conservative mining men are
of the opinion) that tremendous ore
deposits will be encountered as great
depth Ia attained and that lodges and
formations will be cut that will extend
the western boundary line far into and
through the wash OF Smoky valley,
In fact such confidence In this the
DRY was placed by a syndicate OF min.
Ing men that the Sphinx Extension
Mining company has recently been in
corporated and incredible as Il may seem
have already struck body of ore.
The company expects TO continue sink
ing at this point to considerable
depth and then crosscut for the sphyns
ledge. The Incorporation includes men
who have made number of successes
In southern Nevada and who can be
relied on to handle this property in
the conservative manner that has char
acterized their other operations in the
state.
ROUND MOUNTAIN MINING co.
The scene of the original discovery of
gold was again destined to be the
source of sudden and as yet unknown
wealth TO another man and through
him to make known a means of gold
getting unthought OF In connection
with Round Mountain.
II has been stated that Mr.. Gordon
the original owner of the Sunnyside
property was instrumental In interest
ing capital which resulted In the Round
Mountain Mining company Of which
he Is now vice president, The other
officers are James II. Davis. president
j. =. Sweeney, secretary; John $. Cook,
treasurer. These gentlemen with ]. 7.
LOTUS, form the directorate. The
property since it's inception has been
under the very able management OF
James Mcdonald and II stands today as
one OF the best mines IN the district.
The company is sinking three shafts.
numbered /, and 3, and having the
following respective depths, The IA
nous specimen ledge had been traced
during last June through all three
claims Of the company and even
at the time had been followed
down, II was recently cut again at
1876 feet From an underground sur
Vey Of the foot wall It was found that
the ledge was pitching at an angle
OF 43 degrees whereas from the sur
face down to where the ledge wa
left in the hanging COS feet) the pitch
was 2S degrees. Not only Is the ledge
q monster but may prove 10 be one
of the richest In the state The aver
nge OF the ledge as far as opened w
gives an assay return OF S6435. OF
this SIZE Is silver At every point
| throughout this company's workings
| the richness Of the ore bodies are sell
evident and II does not require pan.
| lings TO convince one of the richness
| OF the property. II Is a fact that pan.
| nings containing two or three hands.
| fun Of dirt from the lodges have pro
duced over 500 in coarse gold Some
| OF the colors are small sized nuggets
| which when hald In the sunlight pre-
| sent a beautiful sight The extra.
| ordinary values found at the surfac,
! have remained 20 the greatest depth
| reached and there is shown overy in
! diCation that might point To a con,
| tinued permancncy of enrichment L
the greatest depth to which MINING
! may be practically prosecuted.
| The company il laying q pipe lin,
| from Jefferson canyon go that an un
| limited supply Of water can b,
/ brought over 20 their new stamp, mil
! which Is In course ~ construction ant
| which will be sufficient To hand,
their output. for az the ore tonnage 4
Increased more stamps will be added
THOMAS WILSON, A PIONEER.
Among the many men who came {,
| Round mountain during the first ex
! element none received particular at
tentlon or recognition aside from
those who had providentlally strucl
rich things ana were therefore In tn,
| lime light which the possession o
| great wealth throws over man
No one paid particular attention
to "a tall. raw boucd. broad-should
cred man who quietly and unobtru
! sively went about his own business
Thomas Wilson had gentle. cheer
word Of greeting for every one h
passed--and that was all any one eve
thought of Tom until he CHANGED {
meet him again. Nobody botherel
their heads about Tom--his going o
his coming, and Tom Wilson contin
ued TO greet people in his quiet gen
tie way
FRYING PAN AND CANTEEN.
Meantime Wilson was revolving
number of problems in his mind an
the outward and visible sign of
when he began 20 make practical cal
culations was not with paper an
pencil Instead he carried it'll
frying pan and canteen of waite
and he hover,d around the base o
the great round mountain tina, wa
| pouring its gold into the lap OF mon