Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-24
New Town Springing up in John
ME District Near Clark
Road.
NEpADA'S PROMISING INFANT.
Salt Lakcrs, True TO Reputation, Get
In Among the FIRST to Get
Good Ground


I llVi'at Springs, AltIl ~4.--9NETllf~ II
Nevada's latest mining camp. II gives
promise OF being not only a producer Of
| note but the showing made so far IN its
ores is very gratifying and denotes that
the particular portion OF Nevada viii
| deNelope some of the best mines in the
state Sterling. as town win prove
a success as it has no rival within ra-
! dlus or many miles and the town Itself
u being built upon one Of the prettiest
| spots imaginable and has a splendid
! water right. The place was NOT
| dreamed of until early In March. 1907
put no sooner had the town been sur
veyed than news was given to the min
| Ing world Of the good looking ore COM
Ing from that Sectip and the rush be-
gan, the crowd going In via the Salt
Lake Route and the Las Vegas & Ton
opa.h. TO Indian Springs, A siding Will
he built at or near Mile Post 81 on the
last named road, which Will make SIer-
ling hut six miles from a railroad
HAS BEEN PROSPECTED-
1t Is in the Johnnie mining district,
Nye county, Nevada, ana the dis. rict IT.
self Is not entirely new as some pros
pectors had worked the country to a
slight extent some Years ago. Moro
recently C. G. 1endsch passed through
the region and saw some good looSirls
rock. His assays and further fnvesti-
cations proved the worth OF the ground
and after very carefully going over the
region he located some promising
claims which bear attractive titles,
HIS holdings IN the district are large.
SALT 14AKERS GET IN.
Other prospcctors who have original
claims in the district are Harry T..
Stratton, Joe Wosinek, p. r. Murphy,
i. C. Woods and Thos. WesttaiI A
portion OF the locations of Hendsch con-
sisted ot the Copper Mountain proper
tles. Here, at an elevation Of $500
feet Is APPARENTLY a vast mountain OF
splendid copper ore, The ledge runs
straight down the mountain ridge 9Ot-
feet long and an average width OF so
feet and at every point showing out
groupings of copper The ore taken
from various points in this claim shows
high copper values, one assay showing
81 per cent and an average on many
different samples going 30 per cent.
TIL whole property was taken on an
option from MIR. Hendsch by the Tono-
pah syndicate. consisting of w. j.
Douglas. j. II. Riley. Jas j. McQuiIlan,
j. J. Mullir and w. II. Shockley A
syndicate composed of Los Angeles and
salt Lake parties has gone into the
region and secured many claims.
GOLD ALSO FOUND.
Gold has been found in several of
the mines located and Sterling Noun.
Monte Cristo and Seal of Nevada
claims, Hendsch's group of claims ad-
Jacent 10 Copper Mount ain. Murphy &
Wood s Atlas group, Westfall's Septem-
Der mine and many others have for the
last few weeks attracted great atten-
tlon In Los Angeles. Denver and Salt
Lake where they have been shown. The
q in I 1ua yai,
midway between Las Vegas and the
Bullfros country and eight miles from
the Johnnie district The townsite of
Sterling lies under the shadows OF
Sterling Mountain, Copper Mountain
and Lead Mountain and the snow from
the crests OF the two last named as
well as several flowing springs of de-
licicus water, furnish an ine xhaustible
supply for domestic purposes to tho
new and thriving city. The townsite
owners have secured these springs for
use OF the town so In this respect Ster-
ling will be the best provided mining
camp in this region. Timber Is plsnti-
full, both copper and lead mountains
being severed with a good growth Of
timber.
GOOD TOWNSHIP.
The toWnslte lies on a fiat and has lust
enough slope 10 give proper drainage
a postofiice will be established and In
every way wall the aim be to make II
a prosperous town in keeping With the
Importance OF the district and to care
for the immense rush 10 the region
owing 10 the many splendid finds there.
To the lover OF the beautiful, presents
a View that Is only duplicated In one
other spot, the Grand canyon OF the
Colorado in Arizona, Looking toward
the north from the 1ownsite one can
almost imagine he Is In the same re-
glon which, In truth is but 100 miles u.
the south, The view takes the eye over
vas. ranges OF barren hills with val
leys between; ridge after ridge, each
with n different colorlng and eacn
presenting a new cloud effect. The writ
err IN The space OF an hour at Sterling,
witnessed the phenomena of three
changes In color. cloud and mirage
while gazing over these many noun
tainG toward the north.
Far down IN the valley can be seen
4 black snake cautiously winding itself
In and out among the hills and at in
Leryals emitting a black jet from it's
mouth and giving a shril shrlek That's
The train OF the Las Vegas e. Tonopah
which has penetrated this tr0ckiess
and unknown country il Is httins
touch 10 the artistic picture
for today no picture OF Nevada is
Without It's evidence OF ciyIli-
cation.