Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-04
Harry Joseph Visits the Camp With
out n Failure

Special Correspondence.
Searchhght, New, Aug. IA rarity
of distinguished salt Lake mining men
are paying Searchlight a visit az pres
ent. Ia the party are l.. f. Bamber-
ger. John Ferguson, the accredited rep.
resentative OF David Keith. and former
United States Senator Kearns, extern
siye owners Of the famous Silver King
mine Harry Iosephs. and h. l.. An
drews, manager OF the HOOsier mine Of
Goodsprings. Together, these gentle
men have millions OF mining capital
back OF them and their unqualified en-
dorsement OF the district is a big feath-
or IN Searchlights cap. Mr.. bamber-
ger has already invested IN searchlight
aud II is known that the different MEM
beers OF his party took options on sew
oral Of the leading properties In the
camp.
The searchlight Treasurer Gold Min
ing company reports strike Of more
than passing interest IN the main work
ing shaft al a depth OF 1866 feet. A vein
OF copper stained quartz was cnCoun-
tered, carrying gold. silver, copper sud
galcna values Drifts are being run
10 ascertain the extent OF the new find.
The vein is about three feet in width
and three assays average SO.
The Duplex Extension Mining COM
pany Is establishing its camp and pre-
pairing for active development work
under the supervision OF the company's
engineer, j. V. Allison. An immense
ledge, over 30 feet IN width, trayerses
this property a distance OF 5000 feet
and three open cuts on the vein show
ore, Depth will be attained at once as
the company has let contracts 10 sink
TO water level.
4 20-foot vein that VIII average $40
IN gold per ton has been encountered
IN sinking the big Colorado Mining a.
Milling Co.'S shaft. This vein was first
encountered az a depth OF 20 feet and
IN character was a decomposed quartz.
well sllicihed. and very similar TO tho
gold-bearing lodges on the nelghboring
Searchllght mine. The strike was
great surprise as the management did
not expect any important develop
ments short Of 200 feet The vein
found Is not the one being sought al
depth. but Is clearly a separate and
distinct one The strike ~ 10 holds
out, Is one of the most important d not
The most important ever recorded IN
the district for II practically proves
mp large new section and demon-
strates the continuity OF the known
ore bodies far 20 the west.
The strikes made on the Santa Pc
and the Searchlight Parallel Mining
Co.'S are proving up better than nj
first anticipated and especially SO
with the Santa Fe. The ore shoot on
this property was encountered on the
200 foot level and drifts have been
run on the vein. which averages bet
ter than $50 per ton
The realty ngures are suhmiug and
prices are soaring skyward as - evi-
dened hy the sales Of properties ON
the principal business corners during
the past week The corner lots that
were purchased n few months ago Tor
$500. sold yesterday Tor $500 Resi- .
deuce lots IN The new additions that ]
we're selling Tor S25 n year ago enc /
now bringing from $3.50 % $500 MANY
new substantial buildings are in course I
Of erection and graders are preparing /
site for go room hotel that win I
have an the modern coWenienccs II /
an up.to-date hosiery