Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-01
MUCH WORK IS
NOW GOING ON
In Crescent. Nevada. Many Prop
perties Are Being Operated
At The Present Time.
CAMP is LOOKING BETTER.
\ Building Boom rredictcd Tor This
Ycar--Sales of Property and
Other Mining News.
spoeial Correspondence.

| Crescent New. Feb -. With three
shifts of men busly ensa sed in sinking
| the main shaft to the 3Oo-f foot level. tho
management of the Big Tiger mine is
strainius every energy, working under
forced draughi. developing their. vast
estate. Since water vas encountered in
the shaft. buckets have been used IN
keeping the workings clear. but it APP
pears pow that pumps viii have TO be
Installed IN the near future From the
soft quartz. encountered at the sOO-foot
level the formation Is gradually turn
ing into an altered porphyiH as the
shaft descends Many samples have
been taken of the fissure since water
has been encountered and the values
are higher than the management eX
pected. This IL regarded as a good
sign in the Crescent district, ana II
the present values hold out or increase,
the future Of this property is assured
Extensive Development work Is be-
ing carried on by c. NJ. White on tho
Fiorndora group adjoining the Double
Standard. Homestake and Florence
claims OF the Wyoming Nevada; and oil
the Xaqui mine. where the recent strike
was made On the Homestake. the Inn
nense lead traVerses the property,
north and south. from which assays can
be had In gold and silver from the
surface. A working shaft Is about to
be started on the lead near the end
lines and viii be sunk 100 feet on the In
cline Of the vein.
Supt. A. j. Waddleton Of the Golden
Crescent Mines Is preparing for active
development on the Happy Year group.
situated south of the Boulder mine. a
double compartment vertical shaft Is
TO be sunk to the water level fully tim
bered and 4xS In the clear. Hosting
machinery capable of development to
great depth will be installed. The Hap
py Year consists OF three claims. the
Colorado, Good Luck and Happy Year
Supt. Middleton also has charge of
operations at the Searchlight Gold Ex-
traction compauy's property in Search
light. double compartment shaft
VIII be sunk on the Comstock group 10
water level. This group lies 400 feet
east Of the Searchlight. adjoining the
Blue Bird group The shaft will be
fuzzy timbcred and one of the finest in
the district. At each 100 feet stations
VIII be cut and drifts run on the vein.
tbs property gives promise of great
Things with depth. and Is destined to
become one OF the big producers of the
camp,
The Ajax BullfTog has let a contract
TO X. Fl. B. Warburton for sinking the
present l6O foot shaft 10 the water level.
The contract also calls for stations at
each 100 feet and levels TO berun on the
ore body. There Is at present three feet
of good shipping ore opened up. which
gives promise OF developing into large
ore body. increasing in values with
depth. The company has already made
several large shipments of ore that
Melted handsome returns, and from now
hence VIII endeavoF 10 make this big
producer.
Another startling strike has been
made made In the Crescent district four
miles from the town OF Crescent. This
new find was made by Frank Tursick
while exploring the MeTrimac. The
vein Is traceable for 5000 feet ON the
surface, 1000 feet showing an average
value OF SlI per ton. The shoot is from
four to five feet wide. The MerrImac
endlines the Searchlight Gold Extrac-
tiol eompany's property. The vein has
been sampled its entire length and pans
freely ion 1000 feet. Depth on this and
VIII be watched with interest az II ia
believe one of the largest ore shoots
yet discovered IN Nevada lies buried
below.
Through the payment of S., 900 which
Is believed TO be 10 per cent OF the
purchase price, Isaac Stevens OF New
salem. Ind, becomes hlaf owner in a
group Of I'VE claims al Crescent. The
purchase was made from Supt. T. +.
Gibbons OF the Crescent Peak Gold
Mining company. The Ave claims are
located on the north side Of Crescent
Peak
Recent new finds have stimulated
business IN Crescent which is now ON
the verge OF building boom. MANY
new arrivals are now on the ground
and new business is being established.
WIN the coming OF spring. great act
lyity is looked for. as il viii he re
essaly to provide more accommodatlons
FOR The steadily increasing population
especially for those who are Just now
directing attention TO the mineral do
vclopment OF the district.