The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-24
GREENWATER ATTRACTS.
Mining Men Troop Into New Copper
Camp Of California,

Dan P. Murphy, the well-kuown
Rhyolite mining man, made trip TO
the Greenwater district this week. He
bonded group Of nine claims, and is
sure that he is In limo to open up
shipper. Mr., Murphy said that the
ever seen, not excepting Butte and
British Columbia He saw at least
twenty-five openings, all of which arc
showing copper values from five 10 fif-
teen per cent Grecnwater and Copper
field, said Mr. Murphy, both bid fair
to become good towns.
P A. Busch and DR.. Trask were at
Greenwater the first Of the week, re
turning Tuesday evening While there,
Red Crust group of three claims and
the Wanda group of five claims TO
Messrs. Gillette and Nash. Both of
the visitors expressed themselves as
much pleased with the prospects of the
Greenwater country.
Jack Salsberry OF the Tonopah Lum-
Der company, came up from Greenwa,
ter Tuesday morning, brim full Of good
news about that new aud promising
to the Herald that he had sold $50.
600 feet Of lumber in Grecnwater and
that he would order 100000 feet more
for immediate delivery. lie also
stated that he had contracted 10 haul
625 tons Of freight into Greenwater, in
Guiding 100 tons Of machinery for the
Kuuze camp and $4,000 pounds of gem
eral merchandise. Mr.. Salsberry Fur
ther stated that he would at once send
100 horses from Tonopah, and hire sew
eral other outfits. There are about
100 men employed in the new camp,
and miners and carpenters are in de
mand. The scarcity of laborers at
Greenwater has been reported by sew
eral parties who have been upon the
ground.
Arthur Kunze, Mrs. Kunze, S. II. Gil
lette, Jack Salsberry and James Grif-
fiths made the trip Tuesday from
irving here about noon. Mr.. Kunze
was chuck full of business, but man
aged to find time to say few things
regarding his enterprise. He said that
his company, the Greenwater- Death
Valley Mining company, had odered
three gasoline hoists, two 40-horse and
one l5-horse, also four-drill compress
sor. A portion of the machinery has
arrived at Johnnie Siding, the transfer
point. The development scheme in
cludes the sinking OF three shafts on
| the KunZe property, and 1T is expect
| cd thnt at least so men VIII be en-
| ployed.
The latest development in the Kunze
| property is Of very encouraging ma
| ture. The crosscut from the S0-foot
| level has penetrated the hanging wall
for eight feet, showing assays In cop.
per Of 20 per cent and better The
crosscut shows and average of pei
cent. When the Kunze party left the
camp, Monday, the ore was still pres
ent in the breast of the crosscut. Pat
| sy Clark s shaft is down 265 feet, and
crosscuts have been started. Numerous
| new finds have been made through the
district, and many prospectors, mining
men and merchants are focking to the
new copper camp. Water Is now fur
nishcd on an extensive scale. Large
stationary tanks have been placed IL
the two towns, and several six horse
outfits are constantly on the road bring
ing In the fluid. Feed yards and cor
rails have been established. Restau
rants, lodging houses and saloons, to
| gether with stores, have been estab
Gshed. giving good accommodations
Rhyolite Herald.