The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-10
RAILROAD DAY At
RHYOL|TEPOSTPONED
Celebration Will Be Deferred
Until the Latter Part of
January.
TT MAY BE POSTPONED
UNTIL EARLY SPRING
Big Camp of the Opinion That
There Should Be Only One
JOllificatiOn,
Special TO The Tribune,

Special TO The Tribune,
RHYOLITE. New, Dec 9,-The Rail-
been Indefinitely postponed, this time a,
the Instance OF J. Ross Clark, president
OF the Las Vegas Tonopah. President
Frazier of the Board OF Trade received
a wire from Mr. CLARK stating that on
account Of the newspaper reports to the
effect that the weather has been very
severe. and the fact that the holiday sea :
son is approaching. when everybody Will
be busy he deemed il advisable TO de-
Ter the celebration until the latter part
of January. This was the position taken
when the first postponement was made
over a month ago, and later when the
matter was reconsldered, minority con-
tinsent urged that the day be deferred for
practically the same reasons
Acting on Mr.. Clark's telegram, Mr.
Frazier called meeting of the board
OF directors OF the Board of Trade, Mon
dav night and q resolution was adopted
postponlng the event indefinitely.
There is pretty strong sentiment In
camp that there should be only one Rail-
road day, and this should be some time
In The spring. when all three railroads
have arrived. Instead OF having TWO or
three little penny ante spasms. a great
many th.nk 1t vastly better 10 have one
general celebration, and make IL an event
I'm keeping with the Importance of the
occesion-ihe advent of three railroads
into the Bulfrog district,
The Commodore Mining company. or
sanizcd a short time ago 10 develop a
r hoistinS plant on the way, and expects
TO begin extensive sinking operations in
q few days j Ross Clark. president of
the Las Vegas IL Tonopah railroad is
one OF the directors. and Dorr, Mcdonald
e. Co. OF Rhyolite are heavily interested
in the enterprise. The group includes six
claims, and were the first recorded loca-
1ions in The Bullfrog district, The main
vein. extending through the property Tor
a distance of G000ofeet. parallels the Gold
Bar. and is said TO show good surface
IL K.
depth of 300 feet before any lateral work
is engaged In.
The Gold Bullfrog Mining and Milling
company. operating near Indian Springs
has a 35-ton reduction plant on the
ground, and viii have II in shape for op-
Grafton in a very SNORT time. The work
ings were recently examined by the COM
pany's expert. T.. j. Callahan, and the
results are said TO have been very sat
isfactory. There are fifteen lodges on
the property. ranging in width from 20
To the ton. The main development at
present Is being confined 10 the 2OO-foot
ledge.
The Golden Scepter has Just received
q compressor plant, which Is now being
installed. and will be ready for operation
in a few Gays. The drills will be placed
in both crosscuys from the soo-foot level
and sinking will also be continued from
over 500 feet, and a few days ago a
hve-foot vein, Welding good average.
was cut, This tunnel is expected TO reach
the big Hobo ledge at any time.
Advices from Greenwater state that the
conflicting townsltes OF Ramsey and
Kunze, both known as Greenwater. have
been consolidated. a new location chosen,
and the new Greenwater is the real and
only one. The Schwab people are said
to be largely interested In the new town
Lots are to be transferred and relative
locations given the holders In former
sites The situation is understood TO be
admirable. A we'll is being bored and
it is thought that water will be pro-
cured without any difficulty.
The Montgomery Shoshonc is preparing
TO make 20O0-ton ore shipment TO the
snelters at Salt Lake just as soon as
The railroad reaches the property. which
viii he within the next few days. The
f'~-t CONSIGNMENT OF machinery FOR the
b00-ton reduction plant TO he erected is
&, &c, ,ed TINS week. The company has
closed n contract with the Nevada Power.
Mining and Milling company for electric
power TO operate the mill The power
company is now constructing Its lines
south from Goldfeld. and is expected in
camp inside of sixty days.