Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-14
PROSECUTORS GO
TO GOLD BUTTE.
New Nevada Camp is Attracting
Attention and Population
Is Increasing.
SHIPMENTS OF GOLD ORES.
Some Are Now Being Prcparctl--Ex-
senator Kcarps and David Keith
In District.
speeIaI Correspondenec.

Special Correspondence.
Gold Butte. New, Feb. 1l.--This camp
is getting more active every day. Peo-
pie having heard Of the gold and copper
strikes made recently IN this region are
coming IN 70 investigate. Several out
fits have come In during the last few
days prepared 10 stay for several
months and spend their time prospect
ing.
There are probably 2J people now
working IN the vicinity OF the Gold
Butte mine which is being opened no
by company formed some time ago In
Salt Lake. Supt. J. +, Gibbs is making
a good showing and Is sacklng ore for
shipment to the salt Lake smelters.
The ore IL being taken right off the
surface and 1t has every appearance
OF being high grade. Some believe II
Will average 500 to the ton, but Supt
Gibbs Ia making no claims as TO the
value OF the product he will be very
well satisfied II IL goes half that well.
He is counting more on what comes
from greater depth and while he has
the reputation OF being extremely con-
seryative In his statements, he has
been heard to express the opinion that
the mine has some surprises In tore
for those interested In It.
quite a large lot OF the company's
stock has been placed In Kentucky and,
1t IL said, about 10000 shares have been
placed.
W. II. Sharpe and associates, who
are working an adjoining property to
the Gold Butte are doing some telling
work too and there IL every reason to
believe they will soon have producer.
Mr. sharpe Is preparing to put In a
general store In the camp, which will
avoid the necessity of the citizens OF
the district going out to st. Thomas
for supplies,
William Gentry and associates. who
made the recent sensational copper
strike less than two miles from the
Gold Butte camp are taking out ore
for shipment and are busy opening up
the property They evidently have
found rich deposit in the limestone.
but how far II Will continue remains
to be demonstrated Being close 10
the contact between the lime and
granite formations, the chances are
the deposit exposed II followed, viii
lead into large ledge.
The Kimberly syndicate, composed
| mostly of employees and former em-
| plDyeS OF the ANNE Laurie mine az
| Kimberly In the Gold Mountain district
| Utah, Is getting its property IN
shape This syndicate has secured
! some very promising locations.
I Former Senator Kearns Of Utah and
| David Keith were at the Gold Butte
camp today for few moments. accom-
panied by their expert. Mr.. Walden
| The latter has found something pro-
| missing further on to the south towards
the Colorado river This is what
brought the Silver King magnates into
the country Mr., Walden has spent
| considerable time In the country since
| the first of December
| j. b. Graham, formerly editor Of the
| Bingham Bulletin and also a share
| holder In the Gold Butte company Is
| In camp again and has been Investigate
ing the copper discovery and the camp
| In general. He expects to return u
Salt Lake again In q few days.
| This portion OF Lincoln county Is one
vast minerallzsd region and geological
conditions are favorable for the open
| ing of some big mines. While Manhat-
| tan and some other places over on the
west side of the state are having their
booms, this country is getting In shape
to be heard from in very substantial
| way.