Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-16
LOUIS D. GORDON
TALKS NEVADA
Discoyerer OF the Round Noun
tain District Predicts Big De-
yelopments This Year.
HAS PRAISE FOR ToNopAH
But Naturally Things His Home Camp
VIII Yet Lead All Bonanza
Districts.

Louis y. Gordon, prominent Ne
vada mining operator, was interviewed
today regarding the outlook for min
ing in Nevada during the year 1907
While ,ronopah and Goldiield, sald
he, are somewhat handicapped on
account OF the scarcity Of fuel, they
are both going ahead surely and stead
ly
''They arc beginning to mine there
in earnest, and predict big
things for Goldheld. especially during
the coming year The Goldheld Con-
solidated Mines company Is spending
thousands OF dollars getting the mines
under It's control In shape to produce
on n larger scale In the near future
The Combination Fraction, Jumbo
Extension, Columbia Mountain, Kt-
lanta, Great Bend, Daisy, St Ives, G..
O. D.. and a dozen others VIII also
do big things this year.
"Tonopah ilupresses one more ana
more as the mother camp OF newer
Nevada Large, substantial business
blocks are going up. the mines are in
fine shape ana a couple of new mills
are being built
LIKES ROUND MOUNTAIN.
"of the newer camps like Round
Mountain the best of course my
holdings there are largo but that does
not influence my views in the least
Think of camp less than year old
with two mills, a stock exchange ana
bank. We have eight producing
mines there now and about a dozen
more that certainly stand an excellent
chance to become producers In tho
near future The Round Mountain
Sphinx. the control of which was re-
Gently purchased by the American
Tobacco trust people OF New York. Is
one of the big mines of the district.
The last visit made to Round Noun
tain / had the pleasure Of going
through this mine with W, H. Clark,
of this city. the general manager. It's
a wonderful mine. Hundreds Of feet
Of drifting has been done and the inn
nonse vein exposed in numerous
places; on the 10 foot level they
have six feet Of orc that runs nentrv
5000 per ton in gold. ON the Round
Mountain Mining, No. . shaft IS down
$50 feet and the ledge there Is bigger
and richer than ever. over $4,000
has been taken from the surface of
this property with dry washers and
they are still running. This is the big
mine of the district and ranks with
The Mohawk. Mispah and Nevada
Hills
ANOTHER GOOD PROPERTY
adjoining the Round Mountain
Mining OH the cast is the Round Noun
tain Combination. another excellent
property that Is producing it's share.
There has been Z, rumor' for some time
that II had changed hands. hut moth
ing definite Is known. The Blue Jack
ct group was recently purchased by Mr..
Spreckles and associates OF San Fran
cisco. Twelve mon are at work deVe-
opinG tie ground. Other we'll known
and valuable properties are the Ante
lope, FairView. Round Mountain Exten-
sion, Great Western, Smoky Valley, Red
Top, Imperial and Mutual.
'Of the new promotions Round Noun
tain Homestake and Round Mountain
Daisy are the more important The
Bomestake owns 100 acres on the north
slope of Round mountain adjoining the
Round Mountain Extension. Tho prop
erty has all excellent showing aud two
shafts are being sunk on the property.
this with It's location and acreage
should make one OF he big things
Of the district.
'"rhe Daisy was purchased by some
prominent Tonopah capitalists includ-
ing j, j. McSorley, George A. Bartlett,
Prescott Ely and Others, They have a
iinc property and are installing 20
horse power hoist preparatory 10 deep
mining. | could talk for a week Of
the wonders OF this little camp but
suffice Ia say it's hummer.
WILL HAVE RAILROAD.
'Wo're going to have railroad this
summer sure II IL to- bc built by Phil
adelphia capitalists ana viii extend
from Austin OH the north, to the BoraX
smith road on the south, IL VIII pass
through Round Mountain. Just watch
Round Mountain"