The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-18
sings PRAISES
Of DEATH VALLEY
DR.. c. '. NOrcross, Formerly of
Butte. Declares 1t Is the
Coming Country"
MAINTAINS WORDS CANNOT
DESCRIBE THE CONDITIONS
Heinze and Amalgamated Off
ciaIS Became Interested
in District.


vads and Death Valley, Cal. cannot pos
slbly possess a moro enthusiastic and
sincere booster than is DR.. c. V. Nor
cross, who nearly two years ago gave
up the practice OF medicine In Butte.
Mont. and struck out for the hot sands
OF the Sagebrush State. Through his
"rustling," DR.. Norcross, who Is VS.
itor TO Salt Lake at present, returning
to Nevada and Death Valley. Cal, after
a business trip TO Butte and the East.
has become interested in a number Of
southern Nevada and Death Valley prop
critics that are now figuring prominently
in mining circles as Il result OF which
he Is on the road TO wealth. Or. Nor
cross is president Of the Norcross Gold
Mining company. which is operating the
Bulls and Bears property al Goldheld
New, and is general manager OF the Fur
mace Creek Extension Mining company
and the Butte Furnace Range Mining
company, both OF which have ground near
the famous Furnace Creek property OF
the multi millionaire. Patsy Clark Of
Spokane, Wash.
1.-The Coming Country
To a representative Of The Tribune DR.,
Norcross declared that Death Valley Is
undeniably 1.-The coming country" and
that mere worsd are inadequate 10 de-
scribe the conditions prevailing, especi-
ally on the eastern arm OF Death Valley.
To get thorough understanding of the
possibilities OF Death Valley mining, DR..
Norcross declared 1t is absolutely essen
tial that an extended investigation be
made.
When the mining world becomes ac
ouainted with these possibilities the
great excitement and stampede which
the discoveries around Tonopah. Goldaeld
and Bull Frog, all of which are still
holding their own, caused n year or two
ago. will be entirely eclipsed, DR.. Nor
cross maintains. The rush to Furnace
Creek and Greenewater in Death Valley,
is now on. according to DR., Norcross. and
every means OF transportation is being
used by the fortune hunters in their mad
rush. As the weather grows colder,
which will make living there comfort
able as compared with the present time,
the stampede will increase in volume. Or.
Norcross predicts.
All mining experts who have visited
the country. Or. Norcross states. de-
clare that it contains the most highly
mineralized copper deposits OF any size
that have thus far become known to the
mining world, Ore running ten per cent.
he states. is, indeed, common, and rock
carrying red metal values to the extent
Of 40 per cent is frequently uncovered.
The fact that such men as T. Augustus
Heinze OF Montana and high officials of
the Amalgamated company have become
financially interested to a heavy extent
in the new discoveries is In Itself a suh-
cient recommendation for the country.
Peculiar as 1t may seem TO those who are
AT all familiar with the Montana copper
war. it Is nevertheless fact that Heinze
and many of the officials OF the Amalga-
mated are actually mutually interested
in one company-the Furnace Creek EN-
tension Copper Mining company. OF
which DR.. Norcross is general manager
Mayor John MacGinnls OF Butte. who is
known the world over as the closest man
TO Heinze, is vice president of the com
pany.
Have Five Ledges.
The Furnace Creek Extension company
owns eleven claims, which border the
famous Patsy Clark Furnace Creek prop
erty, on three sides. and which claims
were located by the same prospcctors
from whom Patsy Clark purchased his
property. The sum OF $4,000 was paid
by the Extension company for the eleven
claims. which are traversed by five
proven ledges. varying in width from IL
10 81 feet, and carrying values ranging
from 10 to 40 per cent copper. A tunnel
$50 feet long has been driven 1900 feet
from the apex OF the mountain, which has
height Of 5000 feet with a declivty
which drops below sea level into Death
Valley within the distance of one mile.
This tunnel has established the contlnu-
ity OF an immense ledge originally opened
up The Clark property,
The Butte Furnace Range property is
controlled by officials OF the Amalga-
mated company and leading mining men
of Butte, Mont. DR.. Norcross was per-
suaded TO take the Office OF general man
ager Of the company during his recent
visit TO Butte. Little work has thus far
been done on the property, but active de-
velopment will be inaugurated within
short time as DR., Norcross Is taking
back with him 10 ths property a crew
OF twenty men for that purpose,
Railroad Being Extended
At present Furnace Creek and Creme
water are reached by stage from Johnnie
New. but will soon have railroad facili-
ties within six miles. as the railroad
owned by "Boraxi Smith OF California is
being extended from the borax lakes TO
the Bullfrog district, Senator Clark OF
Montana has also promised that a branch
OF his railroad from Las Vegas to Bull
frog will be built TO Furnace creek
With the completion OF the two railroads
Furnace creek and Greenewater Will have
first class transportation facilities, and
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