The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-15
RUSH BEGINS TO
THE NEW DISTRICT
Panamint Camp. in Panamint
Mountains, Already HAS
Interest Aroused.
ACROSS THE HILLS
FROM OLD PRODUCER
Silver and Gold Contents of
Ores Provide Very Strong
Attraction.
Special 10 The Tribune.

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RIIYOLITE New. July u. A new
camp has been born and christened. COM
panies arc being organized and mining
will be revived in 4 portion of the Pana-
mint range OF mountains that have lain
dormant for over quarter OF cen
tury "Panamint' is the name of the
new camp townsite Will be laid out
nnd postoffice established early IN the
tall. Near the site oT where. back In
the seventies. millions OF silver were
taken out, mining Will begin Tor potn
silver and gold. IT lis believed that tho
richest Lodges IN the history Of the old
Panamints-so named because the first
prospectors claimed TO have panned
mint OF gold IN the fastnesses OF those
thnt ar activity equal to The most active
points in Nevada and California VIII be-
gin before even the hou season closes. and
the fall and winter will experience an ex-
Iitenenl greater than that in the halmi-
est days OF Goldneid.
Salt Lake capitalists, representing dif
'ercnl interests. were in Rhyolite yester
iay, and after n prolonged meeting de-
Cidcd TO organize two companies with q
capital OF one and half millions each
and TWO other companies Will organize
within the next thirty days. IL was also
agreed that the new camp should be
known as Psnamint. and prospectuses and
printed matter will be prepa red accord
,ngly. The new camp is situated on the
southeastern slope OF Telescope peak at
an altitude of 5000 fet. There Is plenty
IT wood and water. and the climate is
deal. over 100 claims have been staked
and number of prospecting parties are
In the field and another hundred VIII be
.taked before the week is over.
The camp was originally located by
Clarence +. Eddy The poet prospector.
lie gave Rhyoiite newspaper men ground
next 10 him, and then Greenwater party.
guided by an Indian, went upon the
ground and located a ledge OF silver
iwenty feet wide. and which assays as
nigh as 10000 ounces Of silver TO the ton.
Eddy has also found quartz which as
Says from S2S To S57 ton the ton in gold.
fhc Rhyoiise newspaper men found a
edge that sssayed as hlgh as $50 in gold
o the ton Nearly every inch OF the
rountrY pans coarse gold. The lodges are
well defined and of great width, The sur
ace Sh9winGs only nave peen Tested ana
ING indications arc that the ledges run
q depth.
The camp is entirely new discovery.
T. is on the opposite side OF the noun
taiu from the old Panamint camp dis
covered and worked in the seventies. and
rom which many fortunes were taken.
over one million dollars was taken from
me old Panamint workings in those days.
Ex-senator William NJ. Stewart, now OF
Rhyolte, was the manager Of this early
company. 4 mill costing $500. 900 was
burned, and. alonS with the crash OF sill
yer. the country was abandoned. For
many years but little stock was taken In
the Panamints. But when Skidoo was
discovered people began 10 turn their At
lention 10 other portions OF the Pans-
minis. Eddy was given an idea OF the
country IN conversation with Scotty,
and decided to try q new portion of the
Psnaonts- He went TO Benefits wells
and then sighted a white streak in the
side of the peak overshadowing the John
son canyon and made for the place. He
mad heard at THIS point someone had re-
ported rich deposits. He struck John
sons canyon, and when eighteen miles
from Bennctt's wells and ar an altitude
OF 5000 feet on the side of Telescope
peak, he found, where no white man had
ever prospected before. Indian habita-
tons. He also found evidences OF In
dian workings and made locations. There
were well-defined ledges and the assays
showed UP well. He reported the matter
and the rush began. II is continuing,
and the excitement grows with each re-
port from the country.
The companies TO be formed will be
composed Of some strong Utah talent.
The Greenwater people who have struck
:he main portion of the rich ledge, are
bond the property for 100000. The sill
. yer ledge which they have Is another
Gomstock. and since 1t runs through
hopes OF wealth in the find. But the
numerous ledges OF gold discovered in the
same country have given all a full faith
water. skidoo and Lee with all of their
indications, are not ahead of the new
panamint Il Is also believed that the
famous Breyfogle was found and lost In
is within a few miles Of Scotty's famous
mines. which he now promises TO un-
cover.
In short. the prospectors and persons
Interested in the new discoveries are con-
1dent that the PanaTnints will witness
he next excitement in Nevada California
mining, Parties from Salt Lake and
other portions of the country are arriving
70 60 10 the new fleld and local expedi-
lions are being quietly outftted Pan
a-mint' is the advice they will give you.