The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-23
STRIKES IT RICH
IN ELY COUNTRY
Denver Citizen Aband0ns His
Business to Adopt Mining
in Nevada.
ALREADY HE DISP0SES
OF GOOD PROPERTIES
Now Operating Group a Short
Distance From the Vul-
can Mine.

Fortune is not always fckle in bestow-
ing her rewards, sometimes placing sue
cess where it Justly belongs. This GER
talnly is the case with r. T. Wilson. who
has been one of the fortunate ones of
the great Ely country. Mr., Wilson left
his real estate business In Denver the
first OF the year for the Nevada camps
and Ely became the center OF his opera
tions. Being in that advantageous po-
sitlon attending the early presence upon
the scene of action, he succeeded In
gathering together as many as forty
claims, situated between the camps OF
Ely and Hunter.
When Mr.. Wilson reached this portion
of the district six months ago there was
an unlimited amount of excellent ground
open for location. He improved his time,
and he states that at this time one would
find considerable difficulty in discovering
stakable ground, even with the aid OF
a microscope. 4 great deal OF activity
is going forward now near his properties,
and much more is planned for the com
ing winter. Mr.. Wilson himself is on his
way TO Ely to begin operations upon his
ground.
Sold Some Ground.
He has just returned from San Fran
cisco, where he succeeded In interesting
some powerful capital in his White Pine
county propositions, and as 4 result has
disposed of twenty claims at q good
round figure. Mr.. Wilson states that the
groupings between Ely and Hunter are
much more pronounced than those OF Ely,
the values carried in the ore being cop
per, silver and lead. From numerous
assays made silver has been found pres
ent TO the extent of S35 per ton. copper,
$40 per ton. and gold. $3.50. AS the work
gains depth q perceptible increase in the
copper values Is noticed.
The properties still retained by Mr..
Wilson are located near the famous old
Vulcan mines, property now being
operated by prominent Denver capitalists.
The Vulcan company at the present time
Is taking out S400 ore, the values being
silver and copper, with little lead.
The present shipments being made by
this company come from great depths,
and the mine is one Of the most interest
Ing, as well as valuable, in the county.
The Vulcan was opened up years ago, and
for a great length OF time was noted as
a silver producer. The underground
workings are very extensive, and as depth
was gained by the management the silver
values were found giving way TO copper.
Tailings Prove Rich.
The field OF metallurgy in those days
was not as comprehensive as at present,
and after futile efforts 10 adjust them
selves TO the new conditions. the owners
OF the Vulcan abandoned their ground.
Under the present conditions OF the
metallurgIcaI world tho new manage
ment has found veritable mine in the
taiings from the smelter which the
original owners had operated for some
time at the Vulcan property Only one
fourth OF these tailings have been touched
by the modern day management, yet the
shipments of this amount have been pro-
ductive Of the sum Of $4,000 TO the
company, and all the dumps soon Will be
transported to the market
Mr.. Wilson has interests in the old
district Of Buckskin. one portion of the
county that is coming rapidly to the front
under the new order of things. Buck
skin was once renowned for It's me-
tallic production. but 1t faded away like
all Nevada. He states that one can not
pick up a piece OF float within radius
of over five miles without finding It as
say from S TO 6 per cent In the red metal.
The increased activity there has estab-
lished this old producing region as the
future home Of some magnificent copper
producers.
The Nevada Northern railroad, states
Mr.. Wilson, will smooth out all the
wrinkles OF the mining industry In White
Pine county. The depot at Cherry Creek,
he says, Is fairly covered over by sacks
OF ore awaiting railroad disposition, and
all along the line one can see swiftly ac-
cumulating piles OF sacked ore from the
neighboring properties.