The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30
FA|RV|EW IS NOT
A ONE-M|NE CAMP
Vast Expanse of Territory CIV
ing Results Around the
Town Itself.
BEN D. LUCE RETURNS
FOR A SHORT VISIT
Properties Sacking Ore From
Shafts and Various Sur
face Cuts.

That the half of Falryiew has never
been told nor found, Is the opinion OF
Ben D. Luce. who arrived from that In
teresting camp Tuesday afternoon. Mr..
Luco was one Of the first TO reach the
scene OF excitement when Fairview, as
a town. was made up OF the stompeder's
automobile and the prospector's covered
wagon. He Is one OF the many Salt
Lake citizens who has made good in no
small way in that district.
Not a Mine Camp.
That Fairyiew Is not 4 one-mino camp
or district Is stated by Mr.. Luce most
pcsitiyely He has gone over the CUR
rounding territory thoroughly himself.
and the reports and ore that come from
properties as far away from tlrNle" as
six or seven miles demonstrate TO tne
satisfaction OF every ono theFe thaf !.
what portion of this enormous exphnse
OF heavily minerallged region VIII be the
ultimate and main center.
Values Found at Depth.
That FairvIew presents most eloquent
ly a grass-root proposition is conceded by
oil who have visited that territory Yet
tho lodges arc go strong, outcropplng Tor
such unheard-of distances and containing
such great values that few II any nave
come to doubt that they Will extend 70
practically unworkable depths IN all their
glory Developments, he states, on the
Nevada Hills ground demonstrate that
with even so small a depth as hfty ieet
the lodges are better In every way 1I,ie ne
grolip present at this time the most &C
tive appearance. Both these companies
are sacklng ore, not only from lnelr
shafts, but from the many surface cuts
thet arc being made along tho stretch OF
their enormous ledges
Leasers Are in Luck.
The Nevada Hills company Is sinking
n double compartment shaft, which mas
reached the depth Of nifty feet, as above
stated. Mr.. Luce states that ehe en- en-
that Is characteristic of the rich values
that are being found almost everywhere
In the lines OF this company Whlie INC
Nevada Hills company has let no leases
on any portion of their estate where Sal,
ues were found In place the WlngheId
company has several leasers who nave en-
In foct. strikes Of ore that will run Into
the dollars faster than the ooGouiS omse S,s
would believe are everywhere In the DIS
trict, and Mr., Luce named seVerai thae
have wonderful showings
Acquired the Eagles Nest.
For Mr., Peery and himself, iios Mt. Luce tSe
eroun now within the control OF the
Eagles Nest Fdrview company recently
organized TO take over this group. JohIl
as a mining engineer of exceptonal apli-
ity. has taken the management or thls
property and within the next tew days
work will begin on the same with all the
y,eor and efficiency that have character
ized ali OF Mr. Campbells Nevada UNDER
takings Mr., Luce states that the pop
erty ls covered by perfect network OF
veins, all OF which carry values, me
highest ASSAY he has ever secured from
the outcroppngs was s1T2.
First Free Gold Found.
The telephone lines that are being ex-
tended from Fallon are now within a
short distance of Fairview. and before the
nresent week ends this much demanded
| Improvement will be perfected to that
camp. Town lots In Fairvlew, along the
main street, are selling for 500 per front
| foot, and q most gratifying atmosphere
Of activity and prosperity prevails In
| lint weeks-old camp. Fairview as dis
| trict has fame on account of Its great
| silyer values. but Just before leaving
| the town for Salt lake Mr.. Luce saw
| some brown quartz that came from not
| over two miles from the center OF the
| town This quartz contained frec goid
| In generous quantities the first free gold
| that has ever been found In the district.
| Gold heretofore has appeared In the ores
| Of the properties. but never In the free
| state - -, Ia.
| least two weeks before returning 10 Fair
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