The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-23

Weir OF Weir Brothers Sc Co. OF New
York City. This enthusiasm rests all
the moro significantly by virtue of the
TACT that Mr. Wcirs observations are
not those formed hastily In passing, as
he has just returned to this city from
ono of his numerous visits 10 that State.
During the past seyon weeks he has hcen
from Falryiew to tho Funeral Range, and
no better summing up of his observations
could be given than expressed In his own
words.
Rather Own Nevada Property.
Il would rather own a modest prospect
In the state Of Nevada" said Mr., Weir
Tuesday, than the best gold mine In the
whole country, because q Nevada property
mas that speculative environment that
does not attach TO any other mining re-
Sion In the United States l recall
standing on the famous Mizpah outcrop
soon after the same was discovered. and
l listened to the opinions doubts and
ledge exposures would not be found to
carry values with depth. / have taken
great Interest and pride in watching for
the past five years this ledge, and in my
opinion and judgement. barring all tho
customary faults incident to lodges. l be-
lleye that this ledge Will be found to
carry Its pay values to unworko6le
Great Area of Promise.
''It is natural for many owners of claims
throughout the desert region to state that
their possessions equal If not excel, this
Mizpah ledge. a large portion OF such
statements should not be taken seriously,
for such magnificent mines as the Tono-
pah are seldom found. 1t Is true. how
ever, I'm my judgement that there Is
an area from FairvIew and the Com
stock on the north to Bullfrog and
the Funeral range on the south that offers
10 the miner, specuntor and investor
opportunities to share in great gold
and silver mining TO point yet un-
heard of In precious metal mining
throughout the world
Tonopah Properties Are Great.
IT have watched with great interest tho
prophetic utteronces regarding such
properties like the Gold
so forth, each Of > which has been
termed the equal to the Tonopah l
can not see 1t that way, however In
truth, Sol something's I think ! would
sion, Montana Tonopah, the Tonopah Bel
mont and the West End than all tho
other properties Of the State of Nevada
put together. Coming from Wall street,
where the capitalists and people generally
know nothing of mining, my trip has
been one of inspection. and receiving that
courtesy from mine owners that enables
me to return TO the East for the purpose
OF poTtraying who's who and what's what
In this all-absorbing work,
Scene of Recent Strike.
II have just left the scene of what
would be termed another gold and silver
strike. which is not only comparable with,
but In many ways exceeds In Importance,
the great Mizpah lode, and which is none
other than the Nevada Hills companys
property at Fairyiew. l never saw so
many object lessons In legitimate and
profitable gold and silver mining arc
TO be seen In this already famous strike.
a l700-foot outcrop, which apparently ap-
pears to be an uninterrupted ore shoot.
is a sight seldom to be seen, Taking this
outcrop as the foot wall. as II appears
to be. and tracing the hanging wall in
tance tan and down m the hillside 100 feet % away.
It sets one to thinking as to the values
contained within such distances from wall
to wall.
Fortune on the Surface.
without delving into mental calcula-
tions as TO the values in ore that are here
exposed, 1t is sufficiently impressive to
attach the attention to the bold outcrop
where the management is sacking this
valuable ore for shipment in no less than
three open cuts and ono shaft IT is no
wonder that a man goes into ecstasy on
such showings, as when tenderfoot like
myself can sack 300 sacks, each containing
100 pounds of $3.50 to 5000 ore within four
days ! estimate the shipment OF surface
ore In sight alone Will amount 10 a for
forty-mlle haul to the railroad at Fallon
is now known merely as trihing
obstacle. as against the former trying
hardships and delays with which the
Leasing System Followed.
1.-THE management of the Nevada Hills
company certainly reflect credit upon
those composing the same / never have
had patience with the leasing system as
employed in Nevada, And In this instance
the management Of the Nevada Hills
have very wisely allowed 20 leasing
upon that portion OF the property con-
talning surface exposure of values
They did, however let several leases on
that part OF their estate where outcrops
and ledge, matter are not dlscernablc In
place. Almost every opinion ! could
muster of my own regarding this new dis
covcry seems to be doubly and em-
phatcally confirmed by noted visitors who
are constantly assembling 10 this great
property.
Little Excitement There.
"The phrase. scene Of excitement can
we'll be stated as out OF place when pic
turing the scene OF this work, The man.
agement is composed of cold-blooded bust
ness men and miners OF experience. who
fully realize that the time has come to
them that only comes once to all who
have patience and fortitude to walt their
turn In precious motal mining. And all
this has been accomplished by only six
weeks OF actual mining operations
When asked to give some comparative
date regarding the Nevada Hills and the
Tonopah mine, Mr.. Weir said:
Compared to the Mizpah.
.If you take the Mizpah outcrop at fve
feet OF depth, would soy that Its ore
bodies are possibly larger and stronger
than any similar discovery made In
Nevada. And In this statement l in
fer that their values were OF ounces silver
and 81 ounces gold On the Nevada
Hills, the first two 20 five feet gained by
sinking or cutting sideways into the out
crop did not revealn such formidable
sized pay shoots as in the Mzpah But
at a depth of only ten feet this outcrop
revealed itself to be from two to six feet
MID
than ever Tonopah has shown.
Again, considering these values to be
one-third gold and two-thirds silver, such
things bespeak permanency and are
grandly Impressive, / call the Nevada
Hills the equal. II not the superior in
many ways. to the famous Mizpah ledge