Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-15
SENATOR CLARK
IS AFTER SILVER
MAGNATE'S VISIT TO COAST is
EXPLAINED
Copper King Has Turned His Atten.
ton to the Ploche District,
Where Options Have
Been Secured

The object of Senator w. A. Clark's
visit to the Pacific coast at this time
has just become known.
Senator Clark. who is one Of the
heaviest copper mine operators in the
country, is now said to have turned
his attention to the great silver pro-
ducing district around Phoebe. New.
and his representatives are reported to
nave quietly secured options on a num-
Der OF the famous old claims in the
Comet mining district.
This district, which adjoins the Ely
district, in which Phoebe is located, was
famous during the early seventies as
the richest silver producing district in
the world. 1t produced in four years
over SS0,000,000 in silver. At that time
the ore was transported by wagon and
muleback the greater portion of the
distance between Phoebe and Salt Lake
City. During the operation Of the
mines only the richest of the ore was
used, and at every mine thousands of
tons OF ore ranging in value from $40
to $50 per ton was thrown upon the
dumps, where 1t has remained through
out the third of a century. In the ag-
gregate there are probably millions of
tons OF what once was considered low
TO transport by wagon to the railroad.
In one dump alone 6there is over
quarter of million tons of this ore
stacked up awaiting the construction
of the proposed branch of the Salt Lake
road from Caliente to Phoebe. The
grade of the road is practically com
pleted, the material for the road was
placed in the yards at Caliente, and
the work of construction was to have
ah hfNTT Nla1 1T.A
the extensive washouts in the Meadow
valley district compelled the railroad
company to use the material for the
branch road in repairing the break. AS
a result the construction of The branch
line to Phoebe will be delayed, but Of
ficia1s of the company promise that the
road will be constructed within three
months.
Phoebe District Active
During the past two or three months
there has been great activity in the
district around Phoebe, and it is pre-
dicted that the old mining camp, which
was the most famous in all the coun-
try third of century ago, will ex-
perience another boom similar to the
one it enjoyed in the early days of
mining in Nevada
Among the old-time mines on which
work again has been resumed is the
Lyndon, which was discovered by e.
F. Prudential who worked the mine
many years ago and retained his own
ership until the present time, to-
gether with several adjoining claims,
which had not been developed.
Recently the Lyndon Mines company
was formed with a capital stock Of
$1,500,000. which bought the Lyndon
group of claims, Mr.. FreudenthaI be-
coming one of the principal stock
holders and the general manager. Last
week Colonel j. j. McCardy, the secre-
tary and treasurer, received word from
e. Greenwood, the well-known mine
operator of Arizona and who is a di-
rector i'm the Lyndon company. that a
rich strike hal been made on the storm
claim. adjoining the original Lyndon.
and Saturday Colonel McCardy re.
ceived another sample of ore taken
from the Passport another OF the group
of nine claims. which assayed 40 ounces
of silver and SO per cent lead
Several high officials Of the Salt
Lake road are said to be interested in
the Lyndon company.