The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-04
SALT LAKERS ARE
. ALWAYS IN LEAD
Local Talent Doing Legitimate
Work Through Nevada and
California States.
A. j. DAVIS SEES
THEM ON ALL SIDES
Success Being Gained Within
the NiptOn Section of
Desert Country.

If anyone doubts tho general charac'
ter of the Salt Lake mining talent, or
the extensive scope of mineral territory
over which 1t extends, be had best take
q trip through Nevada or California to
see conditions for himself. A. j. Da-
Wis, president of the City Council, re-
turned Thursday evening from trip
throughout the Crescent Peak section
of California and Nevada, both States
being able to claim with equal honor
several splendidly mincralized sections
there. At Nipton, California, and
through the surrounding territory Mr..
Davis found numerous properties that
are being developed to stages of per
fection BY Salt Lake mining talent.
Among these is the one Mr.. Davis went
especially to inspect, by name the Cres-
cent Peak group.
BY sinking a shaft down to depth
of 100 feet, the Salt Lakers at tho
helm succeeded in turning to daylight
some of the fnest-looking ore one could
desire to see. Mr.. Davis states that
this shaft went into such rock for thlr-
" feet before operations were stopped.
I he chute averaged nineteen inches IN
width, and tho average assay value OF
the same is 70S ounces silver, S3.05 gold,
- per cent. copper, One who takes
look at The rock is willing to believe
5no assay sheets, Mr. Davis deems it
"a magnificent property, and without
doubt the owners will be doing some
very satisfactory work thrs summer
The property is within six miles OF the
railroad.
The oldest mine at Nipton is called
the Nipton, owned by Philadelphia
and Los Angeles close corporation. This
company is taking out identically tho
oh, of
Peak possesses, the two groups adJoln-
ing one another, and Mr.. Davis states
that hardly a pound Of the Nipton ore
will run less than $500 to the ton. The
Lucky Dutchman property, nearby, an
other Salt Lake proposition, is doing
some telling work crosscutting the coun-
try, and they have succeeded in showing
up some extremely high values. The
Wyoming property, located in Nevada,
is also owned largely by Salt Lake tai
eDt. This company at depth Of zoo
feet has encountered some very rich
rock.
Across the Crescent range, states Mr..
Davis, is the noted Tiffany and Woods
turquoise mine. Here the eastern own
ers are hunting for the jewel stone and
nothing else. Ore that runs as high as
$S5 TO the ton gold is turned over the
dump without attracting n moment S
notice on the part of the company. The
management ships the turquoise stones
to New York by express. Mr.. Davis
states that all the Nipton section is
enjoying fine prosperity, mines are ac-
tive and machinery is being sent in as
fast as 1T can be secured. From the
Nipton region, Mr.. Davis went to the
Leith, Nevada, section. where Salt Lake
talent again is found doing intelligent
development work.
Here is located the Viola group, the
property Of Fred Wey and associates
OF this city. The Viola is not a stranger
10 the ore markets, for much OF its
rock was packed in the early days to
Caliente, thence to the markets at q
good profit. Now the group is within
six miles of a railroad, and the present
owners are opening up a fine PROPOSE
ton. Ore is being extracted that runs
as high as 200 ounces silver, while the
gold contents are sufficient to pay all
the cost of mining. The company is
meeting all expenses by its present min
eral product. The pay streak at tho
present. depth is 26 inches wide, while
the vein itself is six feet in width.
The lime and quartz formation at the
Viola section is decidedly pronounced,
stated Mr.. Davis yesterday, and he ex-
poets the district to make a magnificent
showing this season.
1t all goes TO show that Salt Lake
mining men and money are doing things
fight in all portions OF Nevada and Cal.
uornia, and 10 Salt Laker need feel
rery lonely anywhere he may turn his
steps IN either State.