The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-06
.DROMEDARY HUMP A
VERY FINE PROPERTY
President Ridge Talks About
Developments OH Group i'll
Fairyiew Camp.

| w r. Ridge. president OF the Drome-
| dary Hump Mines company, who, with
| Vice President and General Manager p
! II. Mclaughlin, has been inspecting the
| development of this noted property for
| the past week. returned from Fairvicw
| Tuesday night, and reports that fhe
mine never looked better In its history,
| and the stockholders are much elated
over the present showing The company
shaft. which is nearing the 1O0-foot level.
still maintains the high-grade values that
| II has carried from the surface, and the
ore taken from this shaft and the tunnel
will be sacked for shipment. Al the 100
! foot level q station will be cut and SINK :
| Ing continued as soon as the hoist Is
Installed. Mr.. Ridge, states that the
ing plant, which has been en- route for the
past two months, should be on the
ground within a week. and will be In
stalled Immediately, and from then on
| development work will in reality just be-
gin, says the Nevada State Journal,
The Herritt Bros, who We're the only
this property. are also nearing the 100
foot level and report the same ores that
have been encountered by the company:
As has been the policy OF the Goldheld
leasers TO spare no expense In equlpping
their workings SO ii is with the Eerritt
Bros, and by paying quite o premium
Is due, in Fallon now, and will probably
have their hoist Installed soon as that
OF the company thus enabling them to
bring 10 the surface for shipment the
immense wealth that is rcwardinE their
efforts and unbounded faith In the Drome~
diary. The Herritt Bros lease is being
incorporated this week, under the name
of the Dromedary Hump Leasing COM
pany, with w. III. Webber OF the Nevada
Hills Mining company as president;
Thomas Stacey secretary, and e r. Her
rift and Joe Jarvis of the firm Of Doug
lass g. Jarvis, bankers OF Fairview, con-
stitute the board OF directors. treas
ury. fund of $4,000 has already been
will be practically close corporation and
very little Of the stock. II any, VIII be
offered for sale. The Dromedary Hump
Leasing company will have a capitalize
ton OF i00.0 600 shares, and will be incor-
porated under the laws of Nevada.
The Dromedary is conceded by all WHO
second only to the Nevada Hills, and in
view of the fact that two hoisting plants
viii be installed within the next few
on her that win be the pride of the Fair
view district, Upon compile ton OF the
railroad into the camp ,he shipping. prop
crease their tonnage and ship at a much
reduced cost WIngfield and Nixon have
taken active charge OF the Golden Bould-
er, OF which property they purchased con-
n continuation of the Dromedary ledge,
and has sacked a great quantity OF the
same high grade ore. The mex; property
on this great ledge, the Lena Fairview.
is being vigorously developed by Frank
Carroll, a mining man OF vast experience.
from Ourays Colo. and he has already
opened up the surface. Three shifts are
working in the tunnel, which is being
driven TO tap this ore body.
The, next property. the Cyclone which
is still a continuation OF this ledge, has
a most remarkable showing In sinking
their shaft on this ledge they have had
the high h-grade ore constantly and there
is enough of this grade of ore on the
dump at present to begin shipping. The
new twenty-five horse power Fairbanks
Morse hosting plant for the property is
now on the ground and being placed for
immediate use.
Mr.. Ridge and party were the guests
OF w. Fl. Webber OF the Nevada Hills
Monday on a tour OF Inspection OF this
mine, and all left with the opinion that
for its age and amount OF development
work it is by far the greatest mine in
the State Of Nevada. In the lowest work
inEs of the property, which consists of a
winze being sunk from No 5 tunnel -four
and one-half feet of ore is being sacked
than $500 IN silver and gold per ton. sill
yer predomnating. AZ the loading STA
ton at the foot of the hill there are
some 5000 sacks OF shipping ore ready TO
teams are daily loading here the pile con-
tinues TO grow. Eight hundred sacks were
loaded Monday. The most remarkable
feature In connection with this fabulous
Stopping has been done. but all this ore
produced iii development work.
Much more development work is being
done In the camp Of Failview on such
properties as the Fairview Eagle. Eagles
Nest. Aztec. Haistone. st, Paul. Kimber-
u, Fairview Central Red Rock Ida
Mines, Golden Slipper, Lookout and 9TH
ers.