The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-13
Some of the Mines.

0OFne OF the Mines
Under the pressure of these events real
estate in Vernon is soaring. With only
month of history behind il. Vernon has al
ready assumed the proportions of con-
siderable mining center. Lots on and near
Main street are in great demand and have
doubled in value in few weeks. Among
the purchasers who display faith in the
future of the new town are J.. HOlbrOOk
and L. II. HolbrOOk. OF Provo who
Gently bought twelve lots near Main
street. and ID. A. Harms. of Godfield, who
became the owner of four lots on Main
street. Many prominent residents of
LOvelOck are buying lots with the inten-
ton of establishing places of business as
soon as building material can he brought
over the railroads. Present residents of
Vernon are now holding for 500 and $1,000
pieces of real estate that cost them Sl25
three and four weeks ago.
Vernon will soon be connected by wire
with the outside world. The poles are in
place and telephone and telegraph wires
have been strung more than half the dis
lance to LOvelOck. An excellent wagon
road of easy grade covers the twenty-four
miles to LOvelOck. the nearest point on
the railroad.
Water has been recently developed in
the granite formation. two and oGe~half
miles west of the town. There is an un-
limited supply of cold. pure water at this
point and a pipe line has already been
projected, capable of supplying the needs
of the town for some time. In anticipa-
town of 500 TO S.O09 inhabitants the Yer
non Water company has been organized
by local investors and among its projects
is a pipe line from Porter Springs. There
IS considerable flow of mountain wafer
at this point. and with a little develop
ment enough water can be obtained to
supply a large mining town. The COM
pany has figured the cost of the enter
prise. including the distribution of the
water in The town. at S30,00o In addition
the company has purchased a running
stream of water two and n half miles
from Vernon. for future use in the town
Sidney b. Hill, who had charge of the
waterwOrks construction at RhyOlite, is
the chief promoter of this enterprise.
Real Estate Soaring.
Vernon IS picturesquely situated on a
level stretch OF land at the foot of a
circle OF hills, covered by those mining
properties that have given the Seven
| TrOughs district practically all the fame
it has won in the outside world. The
Buckhorn, mining property that bids
fair 10 crowd the FaiTView for first place,
abuts the city limits The FairvieW is
less than mile distant. Cleghorns splen-
did group of properties. covering q large
territory of marvellous naturalization, are
from one TO two and Il half miles away.
The Ivor, Tom Owens property, which
recently set the camp ag0g with its dis
closures of free gold at grass roots, is
two and a hale miles distant. \ great
many other properties, of less note but
equal possibilities, cluster around YER
non as their natural center. II is the log
zeal outlet and inlet for Nevada's new
GOldfield.
1t is conservativeIy estimated by min
ing men in and about Vernon that at
least 1000 miners will be at work in the
properties just named within four months.
This estimate is based upon the impetus
/ that mining in the vicinity has received
by the universal disclosures of high
grade ore, the capital that is pouring into
/ the camp from Salt Lake, Goldfield and
Tonopah. and the deveiopmfnt and mining
| projects now under way. With this sub
stantial industrial basis and the subsid-
iary building, construction and traffic ac-
tivity. the Salt Lake real estate dealers
confidently base their venture upon a
cold estimate of 5000 people for Vernon
within six months.
1t is understood that offices will be
established both in Vernon and Salt Lake.
with Clinton ID. Ray in charge at Yer
non. and Lucian A. Ray at 4S5 Atlas
! block, in charge in Salt Lake.