Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

- Q THE Christmas News" is
due much of the credit for the
establishment Of O new mining
camp IN Utah during tho past
year-the town of Gold Springs In the
western part OF Iron county, near the
Utah-Nevada boundary line. a year
ago, c. A, Short, who held large inter-
ests around the present site Of Gold
Springs, was the special representative
OF the Christmas News" In Nevada
and covered the state from Reno TO
Las Vegas, In it's interests. His study
Of the wonderful camps of Tonopah,
Goldneld and Rhyollte only served to
impress him the more with the merits
OF his own district and make him more
enthusiastic over It's possibilities and a
knowledge of the methods OF promo
ton used by the hustlers Of the big
camps, stimulated him TO action in the
interests of the properties under his
control. AS soon as the big 1905 Christ
mas News" had gone to press, Mr..
short returned to camp, and with II. IL
Elliott. his partner in the famous Snow
nake property, commenced to get busy,
Plans were at once made to promote
the Jennie Mining company and incor-
porate and develop the Uyada proper
~.
RAISED MONEY IN IOWA.
Mr. Elliott at once left for the east
TO raise the necessary money. He went
among friends in Iowa and Illinois and
soon succeeded in selling enough treas-
ury stock TO put a small force of men
to work on both properties For nine
months, Mr.. Elliott remained In the
east and succeeded in disposing Of
enough of the treasury stock ~ the
Jennie company 10 develop IL 40 the
big mine that II is today, Mr.. Short
took charge Of The development work
at the mine and their combined efforts
have resulted lu putting new life into
! a neglected portion o. the state. deyel-
| oped u wonderful mine and established
thriving rev camp
LOCATION or GOLD SPRINGS.
Gold Springs is situated "a miles
| westerly from Modcna, the last station
! Do Yah ON the San Pedro. Los Angeles
| & SAN Lake railroad, The first OF May
/ last tho country for several miles
around did not have a half dozen In
/ hab.tnts Now there are about 80
/ men at work and over 100 people re-
/ ooiye mail through recently estab-
/ liFacd postoiiice. II is connected with
/ Modcna by a daily Stage, has a good
/ boarding house, and store run by the
| Gold Springs Mercantile company. Tho
| TOWNSHIP is surveyed and lots have been
/ selling rapidly during the past month.
| Tho town has become the center OF the
entire mining region between Modena
ana Phoebe.
FORMATION OF DISTRICT
The formation of the country around
| Gold Springs, especially al the Jennie
and Snow fake properties, Is very sim
liar 20 the Bullfrog country Tha
country rock Ia principally porphyry
with dykes Of rhyolite and andeslte
| The veins are very numerous and are
| of two varieties. one set has a north
westerly trend--about 20 degrees west
OF north and the other nOrtherly and
southerly course. The former are the
older veins, and so far as developed
yield the best values. The gangut
quartz carrying about - per cent lim'
as a lime spar. while In the other oil
later lodges, the lime spar predomi.
mates The veins are all assures, clear
cut and well defined, NJ 1870 feet IN
! dorfh In the Jennie both foot and hang