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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-08
ORE CROPS OUT
At THE SURFACE
Whether 1t Exists Below Can
Only Be Determined by
Sinking Shafts.
NEW DISTRICT IN NEVADA
scANLAN AS VIEWED BY 7. r.
GIBBS.
Especial Correspondence

Seaman. New. March 22.-This western
country from the Missouri river to the
Pacific has developed two types of hu-
manity that, for paucity of intellect. with
in the limits of their respective industries.
have no equals on earth.
Regardless of the equilibrium of forces
that are ever maintained in the domain of
nature. and which. with equal force in
the two principal factors of supply and
demand, govern all values in the indus
trial commercial and social worlds, the
average western man becomes a Republl-
can in politics the instant that he be-
comes an owner of sheep, or a dealer in
wool
The other type is found in the army of
prospectors that. Is restless as the WAN
dering Jew are fitting from place to
place in ever-incre4sing eagernoss to find
and appropriate their rightful portion -
the worlds ''imperishable" wealth. While
affecting to hold in contempt that con-
ingent of the mining fraternity, by an
lndulgent public called mining experts, -
each prospector, from the tramp to that
august parsonage who owns and tags a
burro, believes in the infallibilty of his
OWN judgment as an expert and in
a quiet or often Obtrusive manner. would
impress the idea on all those whom he
may happen 10 meet. As a rule, the novice
makes more noise than the veteran whose
hair has become white and body bent and
enfeebied by long years of hardship in
one of the most strenuous and unrequit
ing professions under the sun.
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described 1t is well to state here that
the purple appearance of the quartz Is
usIiHea from the presence of iron rather
tEdh from fiuOrine. The basin is bound
50 10 On the north by the river range; ABOUT
o'oVg rect above sea level. and on the east
ana west by spurs from the river range
me south end of the east spur abuts
against the Colorado river.
Climate Is Tropical.
Al the ferry, used principally as a 10
cal convenience and for the transfer Of
sheep the altitude is about 500 feet. The
cnnate Is semi-tropical- frosts being eX-
tremeIy rare. In midsummer the sun
fairly scorches. burns and blisters all I'M
acelimated tenderfeet.
FROM the river to the top of the river
range Is about eight miles, and the wash
by force of habit in southern Nevada,
caied a road has an average ascent
OF about 800 feet per mile. But, unfor-
tunately. the last 1000 feet must be at
tanned over nsrrow-sinuoTs trail over
which occasional wagons are taken, and
over which 800 to 1000 pounds of freight
is a stiff load for four good horses.
The south, or Arizona, side OF the river,
is bounded with faulted and tilted lime
stone in the depressions of which there
are beds of lake bottom sand and graveI
interbedded, at one point, with sheet
of lava fully twelve feet thick. The back
ground, TO the east and south, is formed
by the horizontal limestone strata OF the
great Colorado plateau that is deeply cut
by the channel of the turgid river.
Surface Indications.
Some four or five miles east of here,
or where the great line of faulting marks
the approach of the limestone and erup-
tives, great veins of quartz crop boldly
from the ground and like broken parallel
walls traverse the uneven depression over
a distance of several miles.
Such is the topography, and such are
the surface indications of the presence
of the precious metals. Values are quite
plentiful on the surface. Their descent
can be determined here, as elsewhere,
only by sinking And under existing con-
ditions that include distance from rail-
roads, fabulous prices for provisions,
horse feed and necessarily of develop
ment. no company should enter the fielc
without ample means for a strenuous
Very truly,
j. +. GIBBS.
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dOmoTphs after calcite The average val
We has been about S125 a ton
This report is listed as bulletin No. 303.
and is published for free distribution 1t
contains a valuable topographic map, the
work of Messrs. r H. Chapman ana -;
ID. Stewart of an area covering SOU
square miles of southern Nevada.
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the company's intention to remove its
Smelter, an operation which is expected
to entail an expenditure of at least 81
Oc0000 The surplus earnings for the past
year. over and above dividend require
mentS, would alone provide the necessary
funds, if in the end it is found necessary
to make the removal.
While no additions were made to the
known ore reserves, now placed by the
company at 1100,000 tons, the underground
Developments would seem to point to Il
year of even more remarkable achieve
ments for 1907, assuming there is no
break in the price Of copper.
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Vanity Of Prospeetors.

In the world Of mining the vanity of
men is even greater than the vanity Of
women in the world of fashion Through
all the steps from the tramp prospector
to the mining "magnate' there seems to
be an Unsuitable longing for newspaper no.
toriety. Whenever a prospector makes
what he believes to be good strike. he
rarely rests until the world has been fully
appraised of its richness and magnitude.
In 999 cases out of LOCO the strike is Just
pleasant nightmare but if the strike
be in the vicinity of some promoters
holdings il becomes a Valuab bic aid in Sc
curing COlUmns Of dead head" too often
of dead beat advertising that. in any
other industry, could not be secured for
less than p cents per line. Hence the
vast amount of unreliable mining news
that finds its way into the Papers. and
that. IN too many instances. is but the
evanescent golden glow of ephemera!
booms that, like meteOfs, momentarily
CazZle the eyes Of men. gather in few
suckers and disappear in the black
ress of disappointment that IS the harit-
age of the man who discovers that he has
bought a gold brick
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Share

Earnings for 1906 were made on a cop
per market which averaged the company
in the vicinity of 10 cents per pound. On
the present price of copper Utah must
be earning at the rate of 1880 per share,
assuming that production and costs are
on the same basis as for 1906. The COM
pany has outstanding 100000 shares.
In view of the peculiar and rather COM
plcated manner in which the Utah COM
pany reports are presented. il will be of
interest to show exactly what the costs
for 1906 were:
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where the blame lies and all kinds of stO-
ries can be heard Unless there are steps
taken TO remedy the evil the army of
prospectors. locators and others threaten
declaration of war with the officials al
the county seat.
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Union Assay office.

81. S. Hanauer. J. V Sadler
l52 So West Temple. P. o. box I44s.
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Merely an Illustration.

The foregoing has not been written as
a wet blanket on legitimate mining i'll
Nestments, but for the sole purpose of j.
Illustrating one of the inner features of
prospecting and minng-a feature that
is rarely mentioned in connection with ire
NEST important industry in this western
land. Because of the enormous profits.
as compared with the small investment.
when prospect richly responds to de
VelOpHent work, mining Investors should
be cheerful losers. They should remem-
her that. unfortunately, the counterfeit
cash vein COrmed by the shrinking Of
cooling eruDti0rs and specifically filled
by infiltration) is too often so nearly like
the fissure vein that goes downward
thousands of feet, that its marvellous like
ness would deceive the very elect among
the mining fraternity.
Another motive that has induced the
writing of the foregoing is found in the
feet that your correspondent has IN
dertaken, in his own way. to furnish Her
aid readers with descriptions of this sec
ton of southeastern Nevada. towards
which boom seems To be rapidly moving
In so far as possible. those descriptions;
of the country, and all items of news, will
be absolutely truthful and without bias
as to any locality or special holdings
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-08

J. OBERNDORFER,
Stock Broker.
Tel. Bell 7ea. le1 s. Main 81
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Latest New Camp.

Any Herald reader who desires to know
the exact locality of this new and ii
most last. of southern Nevada's possible
hooms. may look at the southeast corner
of one of the old maps of Nevada On
the Colorado river he will find the name
Scanlan's Ferry, now GreSg'S Ferry Tie
Colorado river forms the south bound
airy of the old St Thomas mining dis
trict in which. during the past dozen wears
the Muddy valley farmers-contemptu
ously called hay-muckers by the profess
sional prospector-have been doing annual
stunts, called assessment work on hold
ings of mineral ground infinitely greater
than the average farm along what has
been well named the Muddy valley.
Originally the southern portion of what
is now the st. Thomas district was a
portion of the vast Colorado plateau
composed of lower carboniferous lime
stones and sandstonss. Subsequent dis
locations of the strata afforded numerous
vents for the OutpOuTing of eruptive ma
terial of which granite. schst and lava
are the principal formations. Over an
area of about 100 square miles the sedi-
mentary rocks were submerged beneath
hundreds. perhaps thousands of feet of
schist. granite and lava, and which with
i'll the eruptive area. are found i'm the
form of low mountain ranges, isola ted
ridges, hills, dykes and beds The alti-
tude of the highest emnences is about
400 feet above sea level, or about 5000
feet above the Colorado river on the
south. and above the Virgin river on the
west and north.
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Volcanic Formation.


Along the rim OF this eruptive area, or
along the line of dislocation where the
limestone disappears the evidences of in
tense and prolonged volcanic heat are
everywhere in evidence. Along the bed
ding planes of the upturned limestone vol
canic solutions have ascended and have
marked their passage with a deposit of
material that is similar to the bedded
lava that here and there, is quite plenti-
full In many places, especially just to
the north of Gold Butte, eighteen miles
north of this place, heat and the presence
of silicious solutions have so altered the
limestones that their identity would be al
most impossible except for their rela-
semi-altered mass. Such. in brief. are
the general photographic and dynamical
characteristics of the country toward
which so many eyes are anxiously turned.
District Is Not Large.
The area which may be called the Scan
Ian division is comprised within an eruD-
tive basin about five miles in diameter.
geographically the area is marked by
isolated cones. hills and ridges of erup-
tive origin. the country rock being COM
posed of a ground paste of granite and
schist. recrystalized by cooling. Large
and small groupings of purple quartz
with general trend of northwest and
tiguous to the basin. The groupings. as
rule. are barren. although I'm isolated
instances. iron in the form of cubes Chem
atite) and oxide. carrying values in gold
from a few dollars up to almost sensa-
tional values are found In a number of
places where the purple quartz has been
penetrated. fine milling values have been
obtained. and so far as the surface is
concerned, in paying quantities.
In two instances. there are probably
others, dykes of material similar to the
country rock only more recent. have been
encountered, the trend Of which is in
harmony with the groupings heretofore
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
TOLLESTON NEWS

Miss Ju LA Kabliski and Ed Caster OF
Elston, ILL.,. spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. c. T. Stewart.
Karl Kunnert is on the sick list
threatened with typhoid fever.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Smith and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. H. Frazier of Chi
cago spent Sunday the guests of J. Q.
James and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Williams and
son of Ross, spent Sunday with w. S.
Gallagher and family.
Rev. l. NJ Howser of Indianapolis, is
here and will meet with the Logans-
port Presbytery this evening to organ
lie a Presbyterian church In Gary.
Samuel H. James was in Chicago on
business Saturday.
The Misses Henrietta and Genevieve
Gibson visited with friends in Hege-
wisch Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Paegel and children spent
Sunday in New Buffalo, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs E NJ Salisbury were
business visitors in Chicago Saturday.
The parties taking the three blank
cts from the rear of the barber shop
last Saturday night, will save them
selves cost and trouble by returning
them.
f. G. Smith of Chicago was in town
yesterday and purchased a tract of
acreage of Kunert & Townsley.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
HOBART NEWS

Danny Camel of Chicago spent a few
hours with friends in Hobart yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Scholler were
visitors in Chicago Saturday.
VIM. Scharbach, Jr., and family spent
Saturday and Sunday with friends in
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Stemmer of Chi
cago spent Sunday here with Mr.. Stem
mer's mother, Mrs. Jerome Shearer.
Henry Kruse Of Indiana Harbor Wis
tied his father here yesterday.
A. c. Knight was at Hanna, Ind, yes
terday visiting friends.
Mat McManus and Miss Kate Sem
mers of Chicago spent Sunday with
friends in Hobart.
Miss Martena Glynn of Chicago spent
Sunday in Hobart with her parents.
Herman Nicholson was out from Chi
CO go yesterday.
Jake Humboldt was a Valparaiso Wis
itor yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
WHEELER NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Stockade visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N Sigler over Sunday.
Mrs. Humes received news of the
sudden death Of her father. Mr.. Nelson
Vial of Sabula. la. Mrs. Humes left
for that place Saturday morning
Mrs Clark of Wheatfield. Ind, spent
Saturday at the home OF Mrs. H. a.
Colt.
Some of the interesting features of
Halloween social Thursday evening
will be The Cave of the Winds, :
MAZE of Mystery" Temple of Music -
also Japanese booth. Admission 10
cents. Includes all that is to be seen
or heard, also a few refreshments.
Tickets for sale by all high school
students.
Mr. Hutchinson and Miss Brickwood
attended the high school institute al
Valparaiso, Saturday.
Miss Nellie Jones visited In Chicago
today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
LOWELL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Fisher have
returned to South Dakota after several
weeks stay here.
Mrs. Ed Walker is reported quite
sick at her home in Clark Station.
Word is received here announcing
the death of Mrs. Cyrus Hayden's jr.
father, who resided near Sherburn-
willie.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Palmer are Wis
iting their daughter. Mrs. Frank Ford,
and husband. at Steger, Ill
p NJ McNay is treating his resi-
dence to a new coat Of paint, adding
greatly to its appearance.
Arthur Fisher. a former Lowell
young man, but now holding a lucra-
tive position with an East Chicago
lumber firm, visited his old time asso-
ciates in Lowell Sunday.
Charles Ceiga and wife of Whiting.
visited his parents here Sunday.
]. c. Palmer, wife, and daughters
Ella and Eta, visited relatives and
friends in Hammond for several days.
The Dunbar male quartet and bell
ringers at the opera house Saturday
night was the best that has appeared
before the people of Lowell for a long
time packed house of the elite of
our little city greeted the performers,
every one of which were artists.
DR.. S. E Bell and wife. of Ham
mond. visited her mother. Mrs. c. c.
Sanger in Lowell, Sunday.
E. A. Clark and little daughter of
Chicago. visited his parents here Sun
day.
Ex-County Assessor E. P. Ames of
Hammond, was seen on our streets
Saturday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
GARY NEWS

M. S. Lukitz of Chicago has begun
the erection of his two story brick
building on Broadway just north of the
Pennsylvania lines. This is the first
of the buildings to be erected on South
Broadway since the taking of effect of
the building ordinance extending the
fire limits south of the Pennsylvania.
Plans are under preparation for sew
eral other brick buildings on the street
in that vicinity.
Mrs. Kendrick, wife OF the architect
who recently located here from Fort
Wayne, came up from that place Satur-
day afternoon with their little son and
they are looking for a house in Ham
mond this afternoon. Mr.. Kendrick has
charge OF the erection of the library
building at Crown Point and Is taking
up his residence at Hammond so as to
be conveniently located for his work
here and at Crown Point.
John Bilkocic has leased his place at
the corner of Eleventh avenue and
Adams street and withdrawn from the
saloon business to open up a partner
shin with Kalman Sigora on Massa-
chusetts street near seventeenth ave-
nue. in the grocery and meat business.
John is one of the pioneers here, hav-
ing erected one of the first saloon build
ings in the Patch" on Washington
street near Tenth avenue. He has be-
come one Of the large holders OF realty
just south Of the Michigan Central and
has recently acquired some east Of
Broadway in the Broadway subdivision.
Mr. and Mrs. H. v Call took dinner
last evening with DR.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore B. Templin.
Mrs John E. Sears shopped in Chi
cago Saturday afternoon.
All Of the railroads have taken cog
nizance of the speed limit ordinance
recently adopted and when the en-
gineers don't forget il they usually slow
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
EAST CHICAGO NEWS

DR.. Sarah Noble has been very i'll with
malaria. She is now convalescing and
is being cared for at the home of DR..
Mary f. Jackson, PAS Indiana avenue.
Hammond.
Mesdames Peterson and Lundquist
visited with DR.. Noble Sunday after
noon.
Misses Lottie and Belle Donovan,
Marie McKenna and Eloise Guckey saw
The Man of the Hour" at TowIe's last
night.
Miss Teo Holmes. teacher in the pub
lie schools. was called home last week
by the death OF her mother.
Mrs. C. o. Funkhouser leaves tomor-
row for Texas. where Mr. Funkhouser
is now located.
In spite of the fact that the mills are
not working with full crews, East Chi
cago is enjoying mild building boom.
Among the large buildings in process
of construction are Flock's 50-foot bust
ness block on Tod; the Odd Fellows
hall. so by so. on Forsythe, and Fried
mans block. 25 by 100. and three stories
high. on Forsythe. The $4,000 city
hall has already been started, and
Isaac Specter Will build a 50-foot bust
ness block on Chicago. as will also the
Water & Light company. Todd &
Smith have fifteen residences In process
or construction in various parts of
town.
Lots IN the vicinity of the city hall
have advanced several hundred dollars.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thomp-
son. a girl.
Harvey H. S. defeated the Tigers in
a spirited contest Saturday by a score
ot 5 to 10. About 100 persons gathered
to cheer the boys, and all present agree
that they saw a fine exhibition OF foot
ball The forward pass. long punts
and straight line bucks were tried BY
each side. The boys play a return game
at Harvey Nov. 16.
Leon and Charley Pitzele visited a
sick brother in the Mercy hospital yes
terday.
Mrs. Ionic Louchs will entertain the
J. I G. club at Moss hall Tuesday even
ing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28

down few miles per hour while pass
ing through. The slowing down pro-
cess will. however, have to take on a
decided improvement ere the require
ments Of the ordinance is fully met
The contractor who has the erection
OF the gas plant in hand has made a
goodly beginning on the erection of the
large gas tank With the completion
of this. the Gary Heat, Light and Water
company expects to be ready to furnish
gas TO its anxious pros pectfve patrons
by the first Of December.
The regular services were held in the
different churches yesterday, including
the Catholic people. Father Jansen
coming over for their services yester-
day morning.
Rev. and Mrs Geo. z. Deuel. have
rented the fiat on the second floor of
the Faroyid building and will move into
1t as soon as it is ready for occupancy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
ST. JOHNS NEWS

Frank Stark spent Sunday IN Ham
mond.
Misses Mary and Tillie Miller were
Hammond visitors Sunday.
Messrs. Jacob and Peter Huppenthal
visited in Hammond over Sunday.
Jacob Keilman from Chicago Heights.
was a ST John visitor over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thiele of Ham
mond. visited with Bert Steele and
family yesterday.
William Liesenfelt spent Sunday in
Crown Point
Mat Miller visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Miller. jr.. yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Pfeifer left for
Whiting last night
The announcement OF the coming
marriage of Miss Mary Miller and
Jacob Huppenthal was made for the
first time Sunday
John Scheidt of South Chicago, visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller yester-
day.
Messrs. JOS Thielen and George
Schmal visited with their parents here
yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
RENSSELAER, NEWS

The local football team received a
pretty severe trimming at Wabash Sat
urday. The score was 1s to 0. The
boys report a royal time at the hands
or the Wabash people.
Charles watchen OF Hammond was
here Saturday.
Next Thursday and Friday is visiting
day for the school teachers. so there
viii be no school those days.
Mrs. Julia \. Healey has arrived
home from Delphi after a three weeks
visit with relatives there.
Ross Mcdonald has returned to In
dianapolis after several days visit
with friends near Rensselaer,.
One of the largest funerals ever held
in Rensselaer, was that of James Yeo-
man. which took place at the residence
yesterday afternoon. Interment was
made at Weston cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Dunn left today
for their future home in Indian Terri
tory.
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DYER NEWS

Messrs. Anton and Henry Kaiser
from Hammond spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Kaiser of
this place.
Mat Schultz. Jr., of Hammond was the
guest of his parents here Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry WoIter of Chi
cago spent Sunday with relatives here.
Caspar Beiriger and son Frank made
a business trip to Hammond Saturday.
Mrs. Mat Hoffman spent Saturday at
Chicago
John Mas, Jr.. of scherervine was
here Saturday looking after some lum-
Der business.
Mrs. Jos. Peschel and daughter, Mrs.
P. Ehrsam. Jr., left Saturday morning
for Chicago to spend several days with
relatives.
H. Rinkenberger dedicated his new
home last Saturday evening A mum
Der Of his friends were present and a
good time enjoyed. as plenty of re-
freshments were served.
Mrs P. Ehrsam left for Griffith Sat
urday morning to spend some time with
relatives there.
Joun GIIIllner, JT., OIL hammond, was
a Dyer visitor Sunday.
Jacob Schon and Frank Berwanger
of Schererville transacted business here
Saturday.
Peter Ehrsam. Sr.. wore a bright
smile Saturday evening. as the news
had arrived that he was grandpapa
once more, as the stork had visited the
home of his daughter, Mrs Hutchins, at
Griffith, and left a baby girl Mr.. Ehr-
sam left for Griffith yesterday morning
Mat Schultz, Sr., went to Schererville
Sunday evening to visit friends.