The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-17
GOLD SAMPLES
FROM The MABEL
Fred SChrott Brings Additional
Particulars of Sensational
Black Horse Strike.
HAD TO CLOSE MINE DOWN
TO KEEP ORE FROM BEING CAR
RlED AWAY.

with samples of gold-bearing quartz
which. were they converted into coin.
would provide a good stake in them
selves, Fred L. Schrott, the Lucky
Dutchman" OF Crescent district fame,
came in from the Mabel company's prop
critics, IN the Black Horse district. yes
terday morning. The Mabel is the prop
erty in which the sensational gold strike
OF a little more than a week ago was
made and Fred Schrott is the man who
made It His partner. +, .. McFall. came
in with the first rock from the discovery
few days ago by way OF Ely and, upon
his return to camp Mr.. Schrott came out
with tho intention, after holding a con-
ference with officials OF the company and
arranging his business affairs, of leaving
for his home in Kansas City and bring
ing Mrs. Schrott back with him.
Il believe" said Mr.. Schrott during
the day land have no desire TO pose as
q bosster. either. mat me round or noles
which disclosed the rich ore broke out
81 600 worth OF rock. When the news got
out there were swarms OF people from all
over the country racing onto the ground
and specimens were gathered up and
carted away without any thought of their
intrinsic value This performance was a
continuous one and in sheer self-defenSe
we were compelled to quit work and place
n guard at tue works until such time as
we can prepare TO take care of the ore
and go about our business unmOested.
This viii he done as quickly as possible
and then the sinking Of the shaft will be
continued and regular development work
will be pushed.
when I was here a few weeks ago and
interested Salt Lake and other people in
the proposition the rich strike had not
been made. but I knew, from the work
we had had done with a dry washer
along the base OF the hill and in the
gulch running through the ground that
the ledge was rich For over 800 feet we
had not missed getting colors and in some
places the values were considerable. /
feel Justified In saying now that we are
located on one of the greatest gOld-bear-
ing lodges in the state of Nevada The
lode IS all OF 800 feet wide and. while
70 would he silly 10 talk Of Its all being
rich 7 believe we have hit a shoot that
will compare with the richest gold strikes
ever made in this western country. while
there is millions Of tons Of material that
should and I believe will afford splen-
did milling values.
The Mabel Mining company was or
ganized under the laws of Nevada. with
n capital Of 500000 shares, par value, 81
T g. Lackner Of Provo is president; f,
. McFall. vice president. w. W. Arm
strong secretary: A b. Rockhll OF
Spanish Fork. treasurer. and Fred l.
SChrOtt. general manager. These mer
constitute the board OF directors. while q
Few other Salt Lakers are interested In
the undertaking.
Mr. Schrott states that the district 1:
films up rapidly with mining men anc
IIVtpttAbios anu Ai1 NVAi.l''NhS tiaN NiA''A~N'
down there for finding big mines as goot
or better than in any OF The other golC
districts OF Nevada. The camp, he says
will be Of particular benefit To salt Lake
as all business must he done here, wheth
er by individuals, companies or business
men.
r w Mcqueen. who has been dOinl
business at Garrison on this side of tn
Nevada line for many years, and WIZ
thas been making good money since tn
revival in that region began through tn
first discoveries a few months ago. ha
Faold out his business at Garrison and i
now I'm Salt Lake purchasing BUILDING
material and a stock Of goods with which
10 open up at Black Horse. He VIII pu
So. 600 or more into the business right Of
the fumn.