The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-17
SURVEYS BEING MADE.
Railroad Between Caliente and Phoebe
Seems q Certainty.
pccial to Tho Tribune.

Special to Tho Tribune.
CALIENTE, Jan. l6-Surveys are being
tween Calicnte and Ploche for the early
building OF a branch OF the Salt Lake
Route to the county seat. This branch
viii open up for shipment n large num-
Der OF mining claims which have lain
Idle for years owing TO lack of economi-
cal shipping facilities and Will create a
great boom in mining properties adjacent
TO Colicntc, Panaca and Pioche,
Work Is progressing rapidly on the long
tunnel started on the claims OF c. b,
Slbcrt adjoining the town of Callente.
OF porphyretic quartz carrying free gold
values which are increasing materially
with development Three shifts are at
work on the tunnel taking cut pay ore
and n test shipment will be made at an
early date. A shaft Will be sunk this
month on the ledge and drift run TO
connect with the tunnel for air purposes
Location work on the Savage mine ad
Joining the Sibert group In CulVcrwcll
district adjoining Calientc has been COM
plcted and a DRIFT VIII be run on the ledge
opened up and a sample shipment VIII
be made during the next thirty days
a suit has been instituted by the owners
of the Butte claim In Culyerwell district
against n. Alexander for breach OF con-
tract and damages resulting from his oc-
cupatlon OF a portion OF the claim and
an attempt on defendants part TO home
stead the mineral group included In the
mining location
Ray and Summers. owners OF the Three
Ladies group OF claims west of Calicntc.
struck a four-foot ledge OF hleh-grado
gold-sllYcr this week and splendid
specimens OF ore have been brought into
camp by the owners OF the group.
Peer and Lee, locators OF the St Paul
group of claims, three miles east OF Cal
ientc. and adjoining the louisiana Pur-
chase Mining and Milling company, Inc,
group Of claims, struck vein of very
rich gold-sllver ore this week and viii
begin running drift on the ledge.
l.. A Peer has located several very
promising claims at the head of Antelope
cunyon, three miles west OF Caliente and
has obtained high assays I'm gold from
samples taken from his claims
j. II. Smith. local mining man. re-
turned Saturday from business trip TO
Los Angeles and is Incorporating n stock
company covering several claims in
which he is part owner In Chief dis.
rict
Part payment has been made on the
Ponaca group OF claims located sixteen
miles north OF Collcnte and work Will be
opened up OH these old producers this
week for the purpose OF taking out orc
for test treatment
A ledge nearly 200 feet wide of gypsum
was discovered on the ST, Paul claim east
Of Callente, the deposit showing 50 per
cent pure gypsum.
Samples OF knoln taken from proper
ties owned by Caliente parties were sent
last week to officials OF the Salt Lake
Route at Los Angeles at their request
The deposit OF kaolin extends over NJ
teen miles northwesterly and southeast
erly and Is over three miles In width
the grade being very high and samples
Will be sent this week to Salt Lake capt
taIists. who are making inquiries regard
Ing this vast deposit
Bowman and Rich, owners of the Sill
yer Star group of mines in ST. Paul dis-
trict. closed an option sale with Golden
Flood Wicks OF Colorado Springs for
the transfer OF their properties for Sl0-