Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-01
Transactions Involving Over One
Hundred Thousand Dollars
Events OF Past Week.
FORMER UTAHAN BUYS LAND.
Much Activity Being Displayed IN Dis.
uict West Of >earchlight-Other
Mining News.

SpeciaI Correspondence
searchught. New. july 3o-Two sales
reaching over the hundred thousand
dollar mark has been among the events
Of this growing camp this week. The
II. 81. McCord company OF Los Angeles
purchased the entire Ormond addition
from Francis Ormond company for 49,
00o The sale includes the surface and
mineral rights which are both very val
liable. The surface addition has been
plated. surveyed and laid on, for a
townstc. A water site has been In
Guided and q 2t0-f00t shaft. containing
d. good flow OF fine drinking water.
The mineral rights are considered
very valuable as they include the Or
.ando. Waterspout. Addition Eclipse
No. !. Eclipse SO. 3. and the Eclipse
40. 8 lode mining claims. Several
prominent lodges traverse the immense
holdings Of the company and the loca-
ton work has in several places shown
up some excellent working rock. Sur
veyors are now AZ work laying on a
water and sewer system.
The Pacific coast mines bureau,
through ms representative j. Donnan
Reayis. has purchased the Duplex Tx
tension group from Allison & White
for $4,000. with a cash payment Of So
o00 This property Is the extension Of
the rich Duplex mine, belonging 10 Johh
Brockman and Count James Portals
who purchased the same eight months
ago for $4,000 from Fred Cotton, the
pioneer OF the Searchllght district The
Duplex is one % the biggest producers
IN the Searchlight district and az pres
ent the management is taking ore out
Of the four working shafts. running a
20-stamp mill, also a cyanide plant and
shipping ore daily 70 the shelters. The
Duplex ledge enters the Extension com.
pany's ground 90 an Of its strength
and richness and mining men here
who are familiar with both properties,
express the Arm conviction that the
larger ore bodies viii be uncovered up.
on the holdings % the new company.
During the past three months, pros.
pectors have been diligently Al work
stalking OFF scores OF claims on the
Fat west OF the town OF Searchlght.
Heretofore this district was considered
yaluepss from a mining standpoint
owing 20 the absence Of lodges and sur
face showingS Edward CARLSON OF
Rock Springs. Wyo.. has located eight
claims and has NAMED them the Wy
omng Searchlight group. he began
operating several months ago by sink
ing SKI working shaft, intending to
30 10 water level At a dcWh Of 100
feet large body OF iron stained
quartz. heavily impregnated with silica
and spar, was struck. an average assay
of the vein showing better than $50
per ton M gold. Following the course
OF the footNail the shaft was sunk from
This level and al 200 feet the values
Increased 10 So and tho vein Is seven
feet ir width. Nj. CARLSON has or
dercd a 25-horsepower hoist. air drills.
pump. compressor and blacksmith shop
70 facilitate development Three shifts
NJ men Wiil begin work as soon as the
machinery is installed.
Adjoining the Wyoming ON the west.
lies the Golden Rod group. the property
~ John WhcatlCy. A force OF men
have been prospecting this group for
''IA.' NNNiI' i.HA'N f.NAN NiIAHHN NAIhAaNM N.lNf
and trenches have been made. 4 il-
foot shaft has been sunk on he Colder
Rod claim and the foot and hanging
walls OF the ledge have been struck.
The Vein Is about five feet DO width.
and an average assay across returned
81 Eleven assays from different open
GUS and the bottom OF me shaft ian
from $3.50 TO {li3 IN gold per ton.
With proper development this district
VIII prove strong rival for ho
Searchlight camp itself
Walter G. Cox has several prospect
ors developing the Golden crest group.
upon which property he holds an OPP
ton. The Golden Cres, group II situated
four miles west OF SearChlight and has
AN excellent showing on the War Eagle
claim. a .5.foot shaft ls an 90 orc
and the values average g.