The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-12
sHosHoNE IS sCHwAB's PRIDE.
Steel King Has Utmost Confidence in
His Recent Nevada Purchase.


After stay of but one day, the mil
but 1t bristled with business. so much,
In fact, that representative of the
Miner had an extremely difficult time in
securing an Interview with the we'll
known members OF the party. dance
was given in the Montgomery hotel in
honor of their arrival but few of them
talked over In the short time they were
scheduled to be here, and all corners OF
the hotels lobby were utilized for that
purpose. Before sun-up the following
Montgomery Shoshonc and after n lels-
urely lunch the autos were brought
around and tie party was away; amid
cred on the big hotels porch.
Just What Was Done.
The presence Of these men (wealthy
beyond conception) is significant Mr.,
augurating extensive system of de-
velopment on the Shoshone. c. o White
more. to make final arrangements for the
incoming railroad. Bob Montgomery. 10
start work on a number OF his properties,
and the other members of the party to
buy stock and invest in the mines. What
else was done we were unable to find
out
Shoshone Is Schwab's Pride.
Mr. Schwab has secured control OF
many famous properties IN NcNdunt Out
the Shoshone Is his pride-as well of
southern NeYada-and. far as known,
the transferring of the great mine was
the largest mining deal that has ever
taken place in the State. And yet the
mine is but a mammoth prospect.
Poetry Of a Mine Location.
Mr. L. A Montgomery, from whom the
largest interest was purchased. was one
of the original locators-and little did he
dream at the time he was building his
location monuments of rhyolIte that he
would see the day that the ground
would be known as the biggest mine in
tho West, and perhaps the world. He
probably looked over to Ladd mountain
(wherc great ore bodies had already been
uncovercd) and wished he could have
plastered several locations there, From
poor prospector he has risen to the
rank of millionaire, and the purchasers
will now add other millions to the many
they already possess. Mr.. Montgomery
still retains extensive interests through
out the district. and he made IT known
that he will develop them I'm the hope
that ne may find another Shoshone hidden
beneath the surface of some Of his other
claims. Some OF this property Is near
Beatty.
Schwab Owns Beatty.
Mr., Schwab was not slow in admitting
that he was now the owner Of the town
site, and that he was going to build up
II town here He seemed TO take pride
In the fact and stated that he intended
to push ahead all OF his new purchases.
Mr. Whittcmore, representing Senator
Clark was painstakins enough TO show
and explain the maps of the railroad en-
frances into the Bullfrog district, There
arc two, and the one he fayors tand
the one that will undoubtedly be chosen)
courses through the town. and, swing
Ing to the west, hugs the hills up TO the
paes over Montgomery mountain and
then swings around to the north In n half
circle into Rhyolite. Both routes are up
the Amargosa, but the spur of tho second
and less preferebe-leaves the main
line below Gold Center and runs up TO
Bullfrog Senator Clark will be here on
the 10th OF the present month and Will
personally go over both surveys and Will
then decide which one of the two Will be
utilized II the citizens of Beatty (and
they are going tor Will secure the right of
way over the many claims between here
and Rhyolite the road will go via the
Shoshonc minc.-Rcatty Bullfrog Miner.