Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-02-24
Go AHEAD
This Seems to Be the Motto
of the Mining Pro-
moterS.
Sand Springs Property the Most
Promising.

ago is being paled by present events.
The zest and enthusiasm that has
stirred old Churchill county's "inards, "
is being increased as each day passes,
discoveries are announced, bonds for
sales are issued, towns are being
plated all. in such alarming rapidity,
that we stand aghast at the future,
which, they tell us holds much in
store for us. Now that the mir
ing activity is on Il genuine transforma-
ton is promised that will be as COM
plete within another fortnight, ii recent
events continue, as though it had been
in progress for centuries. Strange how
pluck and capital can stir the blood in
II mans neck, and how the stories OF
fabulous wealth will work ON ones
credulity, but credulous men are the
men who make or break and blood less
necks are useless in mining camp, so
they tell us.
The principals in the miners futurity
race to the new section include many
OF our most conservative citizens, and
the goal is rock, rock, rock. Anything
from free gold to smooth pebble will
now find admiring eyes, and slow in
deed is the localite whose pockets are
not full of samples.
Hundreds of mining marlners-men
who have seen the beaches OF Nome,
men who have braved the wintry blasts
of the Yukon, men who have passed
the sun scorched wastes of Death Valley
are among 'em and ii there are any
longer doubling Thomases, let them in
teryiew any one of these hundreds OF
men, and learn for themselves of the
wonderful mineral opportunities, EN-
braced by the southern half OF Church.
i'll 5 anatomy.
1t has not been the good fortune of
the writer to Hisit the section now un-
dergoing exploitation, but from the
various mining men who have visited
Fallon during the past week, we learn
that things are moving along with
Kaleidoscope rapididy.
OF all the mines that are attracting
attention, perhaps the one that is eX-
citing the most favorable comment is
the property OF the Sand Springs Min
ing Company. This mine was discov-
cred by Robert Shirley and Paul Adams
last September, and the manner of its
discovery is illustrative of the processes
that sometimes lead to fortune. Two
young men, who purported to be pros
pectors, were making this place their
headquarters at that time, and were
exhibiting samples which they repre-
scented to have found in the Sand
Springs section. Acting upon this be-
lief the two gentlemen named made a
prospecting trip into the section, for
unately running across the outcroppings
on one of the claims now owned by the
company. \ number OF locations were
made, which were added to latter
and Messrs. Shirley and Adams believ-
ing they had good thing let Il mum Der
Dl lilelr lfleiluS Ill Ol lHc uedl, Will til'
result that today, the Sand Springs
Mining Company as corporation
occupies the unique distinction, OF be-
ing free from hot air promoters, and
has personnel in their board OF
directors hard to beat.
Acting upon the belief that their
property has brilliant future, the
Sand Springs Company sent Il surveyor
To their property Tuesday, who was
commissioned with the work of sur
veving two townsites, one at the
site of the mine, and one at the source
of the water supply. This work has
been completed, and lots will be offered
for sale. as soon as the plat can be APP
5Toyed by the honorable board OF
county commissioners.
The executive body is composed OF
five gentlemen Of Sterling worth, Senator
W. W. Williams, County Recorder G.
w. Likes. Dir. q. NJ. Gardner, W. w.
Sanford and J. W. Ferguson. These
gentlemen are doing everything IN
their power to bring their property to
its best. An issue of 10000 shares OF
treasury stock, placed on the market at
Ev,s cents is practically all sold, and 1t
10 mann, ii to put an additional 90, ooo
shares at 10 cents ON as soon as ttils
supply is exhausted. In all probability'
this issue will be the last, as goodly
sum is already available for develop
ment work, and the location OF the
various ledges presage an easy ana
rapid developments 1t is the plans oil
the directorate to prove up on the
lodges already uncovered, and 10 thiS