The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-04
CRESCENT DISTRICT, NEV.
Southern Camps Properties Doing
Well-No Suffering Through
Storms.

Crescent. New, Feb. 3-Crescent min
ing district has suffered but little from
the unusually vigorous climatic condi-
tons that has marked the passage of the
winter further north. In fact there has
not been more than a week all told of
stormy weather sufficiently severe to pre-
Guide the possibility Of working out of
doors in comfort. The abundance of
DinOn pine and cedar trees that cover
many of the nearby hills makes the fuel
question one of secondary consideration
and has enabled the residents OF the dis
trlct so Tar 10 live outside the pale of
influence exercised by the lordly coal
barons in the congested centers of civil
hzation throughout the west
The aggressive and systematic develop
ment OF many prominent mining proper
ties augurs well for the future of the dis
trict. and though nothing of a highly
sensational character has vet developed
IN the way of rich discoveries, the work
done has produced highly gratifying re-
suits and the owners OF claims as a rule
are sanguine and in some instances high
" elated over the future prospects of the
district.
Among the best showings so far report-
ed may be mentioned a group of claims
Just east of the Calivada group. on the
California and Nevada state line four
miles east of Nipton. The claims in cues
ton are owned by Norman b. Harris and
Charlie johnson, and DEVELOPMENT war
rants the statement that the fortunate
owners nave a showing that makes their
I'M 10
most or the properties in the camD thew
nave pay ore in unmeasured Quantities
at grass roots. From the ledge. known
TO be AT least thirty feet wide. they have
taken over sixty samples for assay which
show an average return value of S36 40
per ton IN gold. The owners have been
besieged with all kinds of offers for Tho
property. which has never been on the
market Friends in San Francisco have
guaranteed sufficient working capitaI Ia
thoroughly exploit the property. and 10
this end they are erecting a comnnodions
building on the grounds to accommodate
Il large working force of men and aw
pect 10 have the busiest camp i'm the dis
trict within a short time.
Big Tiger Development.
The Big Tiger company has its shaft
down 200 feet and within the past few
days has let a contract to sink another
100 feet. 1t is the expressed intention ~
manager Sword to sink to a depth of 900
Iee1 before establishing a level This
company is sinking on large quartz de-
post and working in ore all the time
that carries values in gold from 81 TO
Slz per ton The company is tinor
TWO SHIFTS and rushing work with ali
possible speed. The property is equipped
thoroughly with modern machinery in
drills % SUI
The Ajax Bullfrog company has just
installed 24-hOrse- power gasoline en-
CINE on the Wathena group and has LEI
a contract to sink 100 feet commencing
az at me bottom of their present working
shaft which is now 100 feet deep. This
company is also installing a gasoline en-
slne on It's Searchlight property.
me Nlpeno Mining company still con-
tinues TO extract from its property some
extremely rich gold ore, some specimens
OF which will run over $4,000 to the ton.
IN the workings on the 200-foot level
there Is sixteen inches Of ore that aver
ages $500 per ton in gold. The company
has recently had. its property SURVEYED
Tor patent and workings mapped The
erection OF a ten-stamp mill is in contem-
platioD.