The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-31
FACTS ABOUT THE
GREAT COBALT CAMP
Famous District Was Recently
Discovered by Builders of
the Railroad.
NOTHING is WRONG
WITH THE NIPISSING
Noted Property Still Producing
Ores Running High in
White Metal.

If the visitor TO Cobalt expects TO find
a mining camp the streets of which are
| lined with gambling places, dance halls
and saloons with rough characters carry
Ing belts filled with cartridges revolvers
and all the accessories Of the early West
| ern mining camps. he will be greatly
| disappointed, 1t Is true that when the
| discoveries were first made In Cobalt
| few individuals appeared equipped 10 up
hold their rights by the law OF the six
shooter bur in less than week arma-
ment OF all kinds disappeared, and the
camp took on the orderly, quiet and law
! respecting attitude n has ever since
exist at all today. they do so behind
closed doors and the visitor secs nothing
10 cause him 10 change his opinion with
regard TO the orderliness Of the district,
says the Engineering and Mining Jour
nal, The hotels furnish meeting places
for all, and deals for property, passed
claims, etc. are put through In the quiet
est manner.
When one remembers that previous 10
February, 1906. there were no buildings
except a few log cabins, the rest Of the
people living in tents, he is naturally
surprised 10 step from Pullman car
and register at hotel heated by steam
hotels the beaver coat of the capitalist
rubs against the "maciinaw' OF the
prospector and the moccasins and coon
skin coat seen so frequently may belong
TO the man who has sold n claim for
fabulous price In all mining camps there
exists varied assenlblage OF men always
searching for the precious metals. and
Rossiand. Alaska, South Africa, New
Zealand. Colorado, Utah, Nevada. Cali
fornia and every section Of the world
are there either in their own behalf or
in the interests OF capitalists. When the
rush first started storekeepers, farmers,
business men and professional prospec-
tors hurried TO the scene and claims were
soon Etakcd and applied for. Then began
squabbles and litigation over claims, some
of which have not been settled TO this
day, The case concerning the Lawson
controversy is very interesting.
First Mineral Discovery
The discovery Of mineral wealth was
primarily due 10 the advance Of the rail-
road through the country There seems
TO he a discrepancy with regard TO the
first discovery. The Mckinley Darragh
discovered silver In the swamp adjoining
the railroad. and on their present prop
erty, while others maintain that La Rose.
blacksmith employed by the railway.
discovered the precious metal and filed
the first claim. La Rose is one of the
owners Of the famous La Rose mine. for
which. il is rumored. SIC, 900, 900 has been
offered and refused.
In other camps the miners are offered
every opportunity to spend their hard
earned wages. In Cobalt the men live
~ the camps and there is comparatively
little opportunity TO spend their money.
1t is the rule for companies to furnish
board and lodging in comfortable quar-
ters. and the wages paid include living
expenses The food at the camps is ex-
ceedingly good and in abundance Wages
range from Sl75 to SO 90 per day. depend
ing upon the kind Of work. Under these
conditions the men fare very we'll. There
is always good demand for men, owing
TO increasing development work in all the
mines.
The district, as n whole. is probsb bly,
the most peculiar ever brough, TO the
notice OF mining engineers. investors and
the public. All claims have their element
OF interest because. while there may he
only enough showing of valuable mineral
10 warrant passing by the Inspector, still
no man can state. because Of the peculiar
conditions existing in this country, that
there Will he none at depth. This gives
the wild cat promoter a chance OF
which he has promptly aYsiled himaE,
and the man who may have paid SiDdo
for his twenty or forty acres will calmly
ask from 10000 10 800, 600 for II, and
in many cases such prices were paid.
The loss profit TO the buyer can only
he decided by time and development
Occurrence Of Viens.
The occurrence of the veins in Coleman
township has been hkened 10 the cracks
on a dry mud fat While the general
trend seems to be northeast and south
weEt. still there are strikes having a
north south and also an east-west dlrec-
tIon. Veins are liable 10 swell and pinch.
twist and turn and II is doubtful II there
any marked continuity A vein existing
strongly In one property may not continue
In the adjoining claim; as Is seen on the
right TO the surface at width of from
six 10 twelve inches, but when II reaches
the Silver Leaf boundary the vein
II pinches out and falls 10 enter the Silver
Nugget property. SO far az is known. And
go II is too uncertain for anyone 10 try IN
predict or TO lay down ANY rules for the
district Geologists have advanced the
ores only 10 have them upset in a short
time.
mineral deposits are found in every direc
ton. When we stop to consider that two
men with practically no equipment
work "A vein no wider than o in, and real
lie more for their labor than they could
at any trade we can obtain some idea of
the wealth contained In vein from four
common to rock running high
IL, 600 ounces Of silver per ton. but, of
course. this is hy no means the run OF
the camp. A glance at the figures OBJ
Will give more accurate Idea OF the ac-
tual wealth: In 1904 only l5S tons were
realized sls62i7 or sSs2 per ton The
following year returns show 2l4+ tons val
ucd az s1.473.196. or s69l per ton. Dur
ing the present year there have bsen
shipped from January l to September go.
2305 tons. valued at Sl.I50.0O0, For Octo
ber and November no values are avail
able, but the tonnage is matter of rec
ord During these two months 1864 tons
were shipped TO the rmeters. and estf-
mating their value according to existing
data. would find that the total ship
ments from the beginning Of the camp 10
November 30 1906. amounted 10 645S
tons. valued al 81, zoe. 600. or S729 per ton.
This average price includes all the ore
shipped and does not show the high values
of the firsL-grade ore.
The Nippissing Mines.
During the present time rumor is busy.
and one hears surprising reports from all
quarters. The Nipissng mine has been
made the subject of more runlor than
probably any other mine In the district.
Since the announcement was made that
the Guggenheims had decided to throw
over their option, reports were circulated
that the mine had decreased In value.
owing 10 the plnchng out of vein No ~.
that this vein had changed into anti
mony that in sinking, slate had been en-
countered. that only thirty men were
working on the property. that the title
was 10 be revoked. and that a new at
tack was 10 he made on certain claims
held by the Nipissing company. These ru-
ulors were circulated by people who either
knew nothing OF the actual conditions ex-
istng al the mine or else were malicjously