The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-08

SAGE BRUSH STATE Is
MORE THAN PROSPEROUS
Yellow, White and Red Metal
Enough to Make Millions
Wealthy.

Every man, woman and child has heard
OF the days of 49, says a staff cor
respondent OF the Chicago Live Stock
World. and how many OF our ancestors
literally fought their away across the
deserts in that mad rush for gold. Later
the famous Comstock claimed the atten-
ton OF the world. The Comstock pro-
duced more than $500, ,000, 900. When that
fact penetrates into your gray matter,
stop and think where the famous mine
is located. and the answer Is Nevada"
This one mine practically built San Fran
cisco and made millonaires of Flood,
Maekay, Fair, O'Brien, Sutro and a score
OF others.
Other great producing camps were Aus
tin, s62,ooo0o0; Phoebe. sSo.00Q: 900; Eu-
reka. s44,ooO,ooo; Mountain City, ,s62.-
1000, Tuscarora, $4S, 600, 900; Candelaria,
s56.o00,0 900; De La Mar. 0,0o0, 900, and
others aggregating over S10o, 1000, 900 more.
A large portion OF these ores were sill
YER ores, and when the price OF silver
slumped, the mines shut down
Nevada Again Prosperous.
couple Of years ago gold was dis
covered, and then began the rush, the
result of which IS causing the re-enter
pery that wI far eclipse her 0 fop@sr
desert desert and - solitude there @ resounds
the clenS or hammer and drill, the
shrek OF locomotive. the chug- -chug of
auto. the pulSing throb of hosting ma
chinery and the raucous noise OF stamp
mills, All is feverish energy, and why?
Not for pleasure, but because a few in
trepld adventurous spirits penetrated the
desert and found wealth untold, and now
their eager followers are brushing aside
all obstacles in their search of the yell
low. white and red metals-Sold, silver
and copper.
The last two years demonstrated 10
o fNzx al th,f 10 81 10 I'D
amongst the great producers of gold and
silver-for example, the wonderful, rich
production of the Mohawk. Florence,
Combination, January, Jumbo, Velvet.
and other mines of Goldied; the famous
Mizpah at Tonopah Montgomery Sho-
shone at Bullfrog, and also others too
numerous TO mention.
Enormous Copper Deposits.
Next came the reports of the most in
telligent and competent mining engineers
In tho world, that Nevada's copper de-
posits were the equal of any, and this
latter statement Is borne out by the way
Guggenheims, Rockefeller, John w
Gates. Senator w, A. Clark. F. Aug
Heinze and others. men who know no
emotion in the money world, but con-
Invested millions in securing large hold
ings. and are not only developing those
properties. but are building railroads for
transportation facilities and smelters to
treat the large bodies OF profitable ores
known to be there. These men are not
investing money foolishiy. but are GER
tain that every dollar Will bring large
returns.
An outsider or tenderfoot upon arrival
In this wonderful state is first amazed
at the tlreless energy displayed by each
and every, one, but he quickly becomes
imbued with the spirit and Immediately
is counted amongst the boosters.
Fortunes Made in Day.
A great deal might be written about
the charm Of the desert, and the fascina-
tion is real, not fanciful. Fortunes are
often made here in few hours A per-
son may invest In a few hundred shares
of stock at a low price. a rich strike
Is made. and shares OF stock worth may
be 10 to 25 cents each are eagerly asked
for at many times that price. II Is q
young mans state, and nowhere s go
clearly shown "the survival OF the fittest."
The start has only commenced. and as
the years roll by predictions now count
ed as optimistic will prove themselves.
Nevada's past is glorious. yet her peo-
pie are not dreaming OF her past grand
eur-they are doing things that will make
her future startle the world.