Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-01
GOLD BUTTE HAS
IMPORTANT STRIKE
Nevada Fissure Cut by Tunnel at
Distance in OF 1877
Feet.
WHOLE MASS PANS FREE GOLD
Property Controlled by salt Lake Peo-
plc-Ofiicials Of Company f.latcd
over News Of Find.

The Gold Butte. New. district has re-
corded Ms first log strike and judging
from Information received from there
this morning, which came m the shape
Of letter from Supt J. F. Gibbs. con.
veying the most pleasing informa-
ton that the tunnel nov being driven
to develop tho property OF the Gold
Butte mine had cut the Nevada assure,
one OF the six which crop at the sur
face. al distance IN Of 49, feet. The
management had not anticipated from
the start that this assure would prove
to be cf any great Importance any
more than 10 show continuance, is
II did not have width OF 10
exceed foot on the surface But IL
appears from what Mr.. Gibbs says
there has been a genuine surprise
sprung. that the fssure has wldenel
TO between and 10 feet. that the whole
mass pans well and all through Il parti-
Giles OF free gold are visible without the
aid Of a glass. Mr. Gibbs says tho ore
lies between two Well defined walls. ani
while he does not indicate that he has
found anything sensational he does
state that the ore carries splendid mil
values. After passing through the Ne
yada assure several feet Mr.. Gibbs
SAYS. another smell one was cut which
also appears 10 carry good values m
gold
Naturally. The officials Of the COM
psny as well as the local sharehoid-
ers who had heard OF the strike today
are feeliag much tlated over the way
their property Is developing.
The Gold Butte company Is composed
Of well known Salt Lake citizens ard
is the result ~ g'ubstsking Sir Gibbs
and sending him out on 2 prospecting
trip. This was little more than
year ago .lr Gibbs made his way
towards Moapa and WHILE there secured
information which led him TO be-
leve that the 81 Thomas mining dis
lrict. ~ miles east and south Of II.
Thomas, was an attractive field to
prospect IN, so he headed that way with
two men whom he had employed 10
accompany him After weeks Of hard
work I'm tie hills the party LANDED az
Granite mountain and here Nj Gibbs
found some pronounced groupings OF
quartz lodges. tie pruspected them
and discovered the presence Of free
gold. Finally he located nine full lode
claims and two placers, also a spring,
which contains never falling supply
Of water Mr.. Gibbs spent many weeks
on the property and opened six parallel
veins, running In width OF from a foot
10 10 feet lie sank number
OF prospect shafts ran numerous open
cuts and in all Of the half dozen veins
found free gold: Samples sent out car
ryng In some instances sensational
values In gold Several members NJ
the syndicate made an investigation
Of the ground and also sent a well
known engineer 10 the scene 10 pass
on the property before going 10 the eN-
pense OF incorporating company.
Everyone came back with a good re-
port. 80 In November last an organ
ization was effected and a few days
before the close Of 1876, development
was inaugurated.
About Two months ago the perma-
nent work was undertaken In the shape
OF driving the tunnel referred TO and
which VIII cross-cut every one Of the
six veins showing on the surface at
depths ranging from 1875 to 500 feet
The Gold Butte bears the earmarks
~ a big mine and mining men who
have been there count on the Gold
Butte district becoming one Of the larg.
est producers Of gold In Nevada.
The Nevada Granite Gold Mines COM
pany, the basis for which II a large
group adjoining has placed an order
! for equipment and Will begin a yigor-
Gus campaign OF development without
I delay The Kimberly syndicate. In
| which several Identified with the Annie
| Laurie mine al Kimberly are Interest,"
/ ed has about concluded arrangements
I for the organization a company and 10
| begin permanent development work.
The first registered letter sent out OF
/ the new Gold Butte postoffice arrived
/ IN salt Lake yesterday