The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-01
NEVADAN TALKS
Of BLACK HORSE
Mines in the District, He Says,
Producing Sensational
Values.
SNAKE VALLEY COUNTRY
ALSO ON THE BOOM
J. l.. Smithson Talks Interest
ingly of Conditions in
Sagebrush State.

J. l.. SmIthson one OF the most promi-
nent and prosperous OF the pioneer
ranchers and stockmen Of Snake valley
New, spent a few days in the city this
week on business. or Snake valley and
Black Horse mining district, nearby, Mr.
Smthson. before leaving the city Fri
day night, said to a Tribune representa-
tive:
"I have lived in Snake valley since
1872. There I have raised a family TO
mans and woman's estate, Neither death
nor sickness has sought TO intrude upon
our premises during all these years. The
doctors visits in that section OF the
country are so few and far between that
the people out there have almost forgot
ten that the water which flows down the
mountain gorge, out into the valley,
sparkling In the sunlight, spreading life
giving properties to everything along its
course, is. when put on a physician S
prescription called aqua pura.
Snake valley is watered by a number
of mountain streams, all but two or three
OF which rise in the mountains OF Me-
vada Snake valley is not the most ex-
tensive but Is one OF the most produc-
tive valleys In the State. Geographical
ly situated. II Is partly in Utah and part
ly in Nevada The ranches in Snake val
ley produce lucerne that grows as high
as mans head and is cut three times
year. Apples peaches. pears, prunes
and all kinds of small fruits vegetables,
etc. grow to their full perfection. and
are unsurpassed in flavor. Stock raising
is the principal industry Of the valley,
although n great deal of grain and hay
is raised.
Talks of Black Horse.
81 live about eight miles southeast Of
Black Horse mining district, and as my
life work is and has been ranching and
stock raising. not owning share OF
stock or any interest in any mine or min
ing company in the State of Nevada, my
opinion OF Black Horse may be regarded
as impersonal and unbiased, so far as
any financial interest Is concerned. Many
OF the best mines in the district were
discovered years ago and held by men
who did nothing 10 develop them, but
kept In possession of the property by
means OF annual relocation. A timely
interposition OF Providence or other
equally potent agency has removed many
OF these old fossils by death or other
wise, and now a gold district is being
opened up shat bids fair to surpass In
richness and extent any mining district
In the State. The San Pedro mine Is
down eighty feet. At the bottom OF the
shaft there Is an eighteen-inch vein OF
ore that runs 800 In gold to the ton,
AT DR.. Whitney's ten-stamp mill near
Oscola, six miles distant, four days
run of San Pedro ore gave ten pounds OF
anna lgum. The Mabel. which is an ex-
tension OF the San Pedro, has ledge l50
feet wide and distant from 1t about 1000
feet, at depth OF about three feet from
the surface, in the vein. one blast un-
covered at least $1,000 worth OF gold The
place is being watched night and day.
About mile southwest OF the San Pedro
a sllver-lead proposition has been dis
covered, the ore from which assays 200
ounces In silver and 60 per cent lead.
wherever development work Is being
done, evidences are given which Justify
the conclusion that Black Horse district
is capable OF great possibilities"