Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-05
Past Six Months Have Witnessed
important Developments
In That Camp.
NEW RAILROAD FROM NIPPON.
Mills Of the Distrlct--Four Hundred
Miners Employcd--In Edo
RADIO Canyon.


whole lot Of attention just now be-
cause OF the numerous rich strikes that
have been made in that camp during
the past few months. This increased
activity has resulted, among other
things, in the assurance Of railroad IA
cllties during the present year
A correspondent of the Mining Re-
Porter writes Interestingly of the
searchlight country and says
The past six months has been an era
OF expansion for the Searchight camp,
which is situated in the southwestern
corner of Lincoln county. miles from
the California line and accessible by
stage from either Nipton on the san
Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt Lake rail-
road, or Barnwell on the Santa Fe sys-
TEN. From a camp comparatively un-
known II has now taken rank among
the most important Iold producing sec
tlons Of the southwest, This advance
ment il attributable first 10 the uncov-
ering OF important ore bodies In both
new and old properties widening as
well as deepening the ore horizon;
second TO the influx OF necessary de-
velopment capital and OF tried and
practical mining men, and third, 10
the assurance of early railroad con-
structlon with distributing centers. To
present In detail the first cause would
require too much space and mention Is
made only Of the opening up of large
bodies OF free milling ore ut Il depth
Of over 500 feet In the quartet mine and
~ the 4iO-foot levels Of the Duplex and
Cyrus Noble properties OF still great
or Importance perhaps have been the
developments ut the Santa Fe. Boulder
and parallel properties. located in te
Hats TO the west. Of the productive
mines and IN the Searchlight, Pom
peii and Southern Nevada properties
several thousand feet to the north,
whereby the proven area of pay ore
deposits has been enlarged The de-
velopment Of water I'm the mines In
sufficient quantity for milling purposes
has also been a contributing factor to
increased operations. particularly IN
the northern end OF the camp. OF the
second cause explanatory Of improved
conditions the advent Of Mr.. John
Brockman the millionaire mine opera
tor, and owner Of the Commonwealth
mine at Pierce, Arizona. has inspired
confidence In the minds OF both pres
vi "iid Hi'0HtNtlNt lNtfhiOTS.
The third factor railroad facilities
Is an assurance of increased activity
as well as of more profitable operations
There has been talk from time TO time
Tor several years OF the building Of
railroad 10 Searchllght but tangible
realization Is now ut hand The lately
Incorporated Searchllght & Western
railroad has completed the survey for
us narrow gauge line from Searchight
70 a point on the San Pedro Los An
geles Y Salt Lake railroad a few miles
below Nipton and II Is stated that work
OF laying the trackage VIII be under
way shortly This route as surveyed
over the Crescent range has maxi-
mum grade OF per cent, the highest
point being about 4 500 feet, which is
Loo feet higher than the Quartette
mine. The length OF this road viii be
about 20 miles. The 30 pOuud rails of
the Quartette company's l7-mile road
from the mine to the old milling plant
at the Colorado river viii be used for
tracknge. Steam engines will be used
for freight and gasoline motor cars
for passenger traffic. Coincident with
the announcement OF the inauguration
OF construction work on this narrow
gauge line comes the report that the
Santa Fe system has decided to build
standard gauge road from point
between Barnwell and Ivanpah on the
Colts 1vanpah branch 25 miles to the
west OF Searchllght, In any event the
camp seems assured of railroad con-
nectlons during the summer
or the score or more active proper
ties within radius OF four miles OF
the centrally located town OF Search
light, ii are equipped with machinery
plants ranging IN horsepower from 10
10 loo and aggregating about 500
horsepower, Distilate is the fuel
used In the operation OF the gasoline
engines. The Quartette company gen.
crates electricity for lighting its mines
and surface Improvements.
The total number of stamps set up
In the camp Is 60, distributed at the
Quartette Duplex, Southern Nevada.
New Era and Searchlight properties.
AT the Cyrus Noble a l0-stamp ANAL
gamaton- cyanidation plant is being
installed and the Quartette is contem-
plating the installation OF 90 additional
stamps, which. together with planned
milling plants az other properties. in
creases the probable number Of drop
ping stamps within the year to 1926. A
cyanide equipment is the usual COM
plement Of amalgamatlon plants
Nh'NhNhRhA Nl' hlalllfl VI the ~ or
more developing properties I'm the out
lying camps OF Dupont. Empire, Edo
RADIO Canyon aud Chiqulta. several are
equipped with hosting and milling
plants, while others will be during the
year.
The various properties In the Search
light camp proper are developed 20
depths ranging from 100 feet to over
g00 feet, by upwards Of 30 900 feet OF
underground workings. The deepest
and most extensively developed, as well
as the most productive. Is the Quar-
tette, which Is said to have Yielded
over $l50O00 Milling ore Il being
extracted from the hfth. sixth and sew.
enth levels. the average value OF the
ore run on being over 500 gold. Regu-
lar shipments OF high grade ore are
also made to the smelters.
Upwards Of 800 miners are now en-
ployed In the camp and the present
population OF Searchught Is estimated
at over 1900. There has been a marked
rise or real estate values iu the town
and many substantial business and
residence buildings are In progress Of
erection.