Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-11
WHOOPS AND YfLLS
At SEARCHL|GHT
MINERS AND MERCHANTS PRE-
PARE FOR RAILROAD DAY
Look for Electric Revival In Mineral
Developments-Claim Owners
Buying Machinery in
Los Angeles

SEARCHLIGHT, March 1O.-In their
attempt to arrange mining activities to
coincide with the Santa Fe railroads
multt-announcements as to the date
when the railroad would get within
speaking distance of the population OF
/ Searchlight, many mine operators have
| found themselves completely at sea
and as a result Searchlight and it's trib-
utary camps have suffered a period OF
| Stagnation unknown since the camp
was first established. On the announce
ment that the road would be here on
March 1 everyone planned to start ac-
tivity with a whoop and a yell.
Then came another announcement
that the first train would arrive Easter
Sunday, backed by the forging ahead
of the track laying until now one can
discern corps of workmen almost in
hailing distance of the proposed depot
site. Nearly every business house,
mine and other industry has lapsed in
to stagnation pending the arrival of the
road and until that time nothing of a
startling nature is looked for. Once
the road can place machinery and sup
plies in Searchlight there will be a re-
viVal such as has never been witnessed
in this district. Where there are now
hundreds of men employed the force
will be quadrupled until every property
that has a showing will have it's full
quota of miners at work Following
this building activity will take on a
squirt, and the next six months will
see Searchlight the liveliest camp in
Nevada.
The announcement that the Guggen-
helm interests had entered the field is
taken as one of the greatest assurances
of Searchlight's future. The great min
ing syndicate comes into possession of
fifteen claims all Inoa cd 1uit txun
miles of the town, and on which there
is an excellent showing.
When and where to get mining ma
chinery is a problem confronting mine
operators in Searchlight and tributary
camps. Replies from eastern ma
chinery houses disclose the fact that
little If any machinery can be delivered
here short Of ninety days, and this has
resulted in a number of mine man
ayers hurrying away in quest of sink
ing machinery Many properties that
are now ready to sink from 500 to 1000
feet find themselves stalled for want of
facilities, In most cases these proper
ties have passed the whip and windlass
stage and are now prepared for extern
siVe development. Among those that
are anxious to get to sinking is the
New York Searchlight. This concern
has all its buildings erected and every
NlIlb III ISdulIlSSS IOT INSTALLING ma
chinery, which ii hoped to receive
within a short time, but reports an
nounced delay in delivery, and General
Manager Hurt is now in Los Angeles
securing the machinery houses for a
suitable plant. The Nagle Buena Vista
at Camp Thurman is in a similar fix,
being compelled to forego active de-
Velopment until it's plant Of machinery
can be placed on the property.
Activity has begun in earnest on the
Cornucopia, which owns the Green Corn
and Dinero groups, adjoining the Phila-
delphia Searchlight, where some excel
lent ore has been encountered. The
Dinero group is on the same vein that
traVerses the Boston of the Quartette
company. The company is preparing to
thoroughly prospect this vein as well as
an excellent showing on the Green Corn.
Some OF the best ore in the district has
come from this vicinity and develop
ment will be prosecuted to water level
and drifting will be done on the veni
A new strike is reported ON the Wy
oming Searchlight, on the Flat" east
of Searchlight. While drifting on the
215-foot level an eight-foot vein was
encountered which shows values run
ming $50 per ton in gold and silver
have been found. A drift driven on the
SO0-foot level is now penetrating this
ore body, but no assays have been
taken. This drift will be sent ahead
and the vein crosscut when stopping Will
be in order.
Additional information on the new
copper strike made by G. w Hunting
ton few miles north OF the Wall Street
mine In Eldorado canyon shows the
find to be fully as important as at first