The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-21
LOCAL TALENT Wins
IN DEATH VALLEY
Forbilding Region Fast Losing
TerrOrs for the Seeker
After Riches.
L. J. RADDATZ SECURES
SOME FINE PROPERTY
Creenwater Copper Group Tied
Up by Prominent Talent
of This State.

Death Valley no longer presents ter
rors for seekers after wealth The
railroad, telephone, telegraph, automo
bile and United States mail service
have robbed this famous and hereto.
fore forbidding region of all its hor'
rors and sentiment. F.. j. Raddatz,
the well-known salt Lake mining man,
has just returned from Death Valley,
and he said on Tuesday that all the
brought this valley into instant touch
with all the world. Not wear ago
the only man who dared the heat and
thirstiness of the valley WAS the har-
dened prospector and his burro; now
the millionaire speeds across IT in his
gasoline cart and before long he can
eide clear TO Grcenwater in q Pullman.
Mr.. Raddatz went TO Grcenwatcr for
the purpose of acquiring ground for
himself and associates, and he was
successful in the attempt. From the
samples of copper ore he brings from
his possessions IL is evident that this
group has the making of splendid
property. 1T Is a showing similar to
ihat by which other companies have
successfully exploited their properties
there.
There is an outeropping vein of cop
ger ore six feet in width, and extend
ing across the country for some dis
tance, which contains from II to %
per cent red metal, upon this group.
Mr.. Raddatz states that it is a dis
closure equal TO any III that camp, and
q company Will be organized shortly
30 take over the group aud begin an
aciivc campaign of development work
upon ii. Grccnwater impressed Mr..
Raddatz exceedingly. He SAYS that
there are at least 300 men working
for WAGES in the camp. and wages arc
"a per day, During his absence from
;hls city, Mr., Raddatz paid a visit to
lhc Five Points district where be is
interested with Fred Myton in the
Pioneer group Of properties, This
group was a shipper of ore thirty
years ago. and from all the Pesent in.
llications ii Will become agsin ono of
The most faithful contributors of rich
rock in thai portion of California.
This district is in the same belt as
tireenwater. and the same conditions
gnd formations occur here. Fred Ny.
ton and associates have fixed up "a
comfortable camp and are in excellent
shape for the winter and the winter s
work. Mr. Raddatz stated Tuesday
that there were some very fine ore
showing IN q dozeu different places
upon the Pioneer property, and ASSAYS
have been obtained from the ore show
ing as high as l40 ounces silver 50 to
So gold and 40 per cent lead. On the
Horseshoe group, recently acquired by
Mr.. Raddatz, the work Of opening up
the ground goes ahead vigorously. 4
crosscut run for DO feet up to the time
of his departure showed neither wall
This ore gives values averaging D per
ient copper, - gold and So silver.
Picked samples, states Mr.. Raddatz,
can be had which will greatly exceed
these values. IS per cent copper and
better having been obtained in numer-
pus Instances. This group soon will be
taken over by the Duluth and Death
Valley company, to be formed in this
city. In the meantime the present
owners are keeping two shifts at work,
Upon this enormous contact there are
fifteen locations, and the Duluth and
Death Valley company will own 700
feet along this vein s strike.
There is a great rush into the Five
Points district al this time, SAYS Mr..
Raddatz, The Tonopah & Tidewater
railroad is making for the camp with
great speed, and the town of Silver
Lake is assuming large form and i'm.
portance. This is ono district IN which
salt Lake talent has secured the cream
of the country, and they arc spread
ing ont in that part of the State most
vigorously