Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14
S4orv of Discovery and Later
Events Graphically Told

..pv,c the first six years after
~. flsrovcrv of mineral nc Pi-
,. Now. $4,000 600 was yielded
IL The sturdy argonauts who
l,. m,ncs. when 90 Us taken
r.1srsuon that in those days the
s., vas remote from railroad lines'
-.,nurrv had not been reduced
i.rra and therefore the methods
.,y.d Cor the treatment Of ores
of che crudest kind that the cost
. .,.bor and supplies were excessively
-. such "a record seems almost IN
,n. Nevertheless there are nc-
+, show that Si5O98. 139.6S were
~ fr the banks Co the credit of
5Fn,rs of the Raymond a. Ely and
ls,o. Valley properties, there are
,seorIs .l show that the ore from
t frf- great amount OF Weulth was
4 ,.ipad averaged lO0 ounces DO silver
N An cold to the ton. About that
fba Burke. located ON another
4 .,,z.te assure. and the Yuha, Sill
. and Newark mines. situated along
y. fawous uorphyry ledge of tho camp
. active. and are credited with haV-
.roiuaad $1,000 600 during the period
~.is ola Nevada camp is going TO
.-3rr. many millions more. It's new
tas llWued and iu "a short while it
m become one Of the most active
frirr districts in the west. II D. now
4 III mad natter but 10 Is going 20 grow
4 ryar and better II viii Dee the Local
f. of big reduction works aud its
.faN d..
ry hundreds OF men and the town
|sW again have a population running
I'M into the thousands
AYEAR OF RESULTS.
while developments made during the
AZ have been OF a character most
fafging u1 event has given more sat
|lnoou th1u The completion Of the
|plahe g. r8lieute railroad. something
HI month ago. Al last. tho dream
/ n nearly h8if century has been real
10 but an this time Phoebe has been
Entitled 90 the recognition IL has final
n received Phoebe is 352 miles from
BIZ Lake city; ASS miles from Los
Angeles and 50 miles from Callcnte, the
1nt from which the Caliente & Pr
.he railroad leaves the main line Of
Ne San Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt
'take The altitude of Phoebe is s, 500
.sst Back 300 the seventies Piocne
has one OF the most conspicuous
mining camps iu America Mining ac-
'tylty began there first I'm 1859 and IL
,ontlnued undated until silver lost
Governmental recognition when the
|ismp almost sank into obscurity.
SOME EARLY SCENES.
Some OF the early scenes were inter-
ttng.y portrayed in an article which
appeared in the Mining & Scientific
Press Of San Francisco several months
b i was written by James W. ABB
lou a veteran mining engineer OF Ne
ssds and who knows how 20 read the
formations OF Phoebe as well as any
BODY Extracts from his deserta-
bon are well worth reproduction at
~ time "A said:
After the yicissitudes that marked
b. early history OF the Comstock had |
isaed and a daily overland stage
kryice over the central route had been
Establish Nevada secured from the
'nning world that intense interest |
\ HEB had been given TO California.
u spta OF arid climate, hostile In
fans absence Of railroads and settle
.rlnis The adventurous prospector
fli1ally scattered over Nevada: the |
'raps OF Austin, White Pine, Piocne |
D. Eureka, with a score OF smaller
1-s iprang into life and added their |
.oor 10 the growing frenzy. NGxt |
u Virginia City. with its world-re- !
'iowled bonanzas Phoebe was for /
,an the most famous mining camp !
n hat period.
William Hamblin. one OF Brigham !
isllgs missionaries to the Indiana. /
sls Visited al his home near ST. /
tssFge Utah, IN the fall OF 1868, by a |
tegation Of his wards, who had /
Brought with them some panacane 1
Nh.ch IN their language meant "sil- /
HG ore He soon closed a bargain 10 l
liy them for their information, and /
ping With them found and located the /
Panacker lode. which was his pho 4
tsts Interpretation Of the Panacara. /
hlnblin returned home. told of his ind. /
~ brought I'm other prospectors, who /
tade locations.
INDIANS INTERPRETED.
For years Indian hostnitles delayed /
n opening of the camp, but each /
~ visits we're made 20 II and many /
4 he locations We're kept alive. I'm /
Nv l.. l.. A. Phoebe deputed Charles |
houman 70 purchase Tor him some /
ne rich claims Phoebe was a ma ,
" o., France, an argonaut of '4g. and .
yea 90 have become very rich.
lmln was a metallurgist of con-
i.eraoie note. He secured Tor Phoebe
me OF ihc best claims which the
sIsF conveyed TO the Meadow Valley
.'Ils company corporation organ
-I 10y MIN for that purpose. This
iipiNF soon acquired other prouor-
PEI and became one OF the two prin-
WV factors IN the region. and Pr
,,hs camp came 10 be known as
loAn n. Ely and william II. Ray
oA4 Who had been operating unsuc-
'i4l} DO district considerably far
%. south. clme IN a little after HON.
,l ana secured an option on the
lfkH claim. which soou deyetoped an