Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-27
sEARoHI1eHT MINERAL BELT.
Region North Of Camp is Attracting
Attention Now.
SpecIaI Correspondencc

Searchlght, New. Feb. 25.-~Thc area
OF the proven belt in the Searchlisbt
district IS being gradually extended In
. nofiherly direction. During the past
I'VE years, since ore was encountered
on The blossom claim little or no
work was done north of this property,
until year ago when the Nevada
Consolidated Mines company took over
the McGhnn Mclaughlin group. ANA
commenced extensive developing. Three
Shatts were sunk simultaneously on
dinereni veins and all encountered
ore. rms was the signal for the rest
or the property owners In the vicinity
to commence active work
ne fact has been proved that there
are valuable mineral deposits in this
district north of the camp. as the re-
cent showlngs indicate. and with many
companies developing on an extensive
scale the sanguine expectations can
be realized. The ore showiugs I'm the
Black Dog andw Lodi shafts of the
Nevada Consolidated. are very grail
lying 10 say the least, as the assays
show that the values are higher than
the management expected above The
water level.
Eight hundred feet east of this nro.
perty,. on the Denver Boy claim OF the
Searchlight Gold Beam Co. SUIT. p
Sayies is sinking working SHAFT. In
sinking the shaft he has cut throueI
~ feet of highly minerali2ed quartz
assaytng from $500 10 SIG In gold Adj
JOINING this property on the south lies
me estate of the Searchlight Free Gold
Mining company, consisting of Maine.
New Jersey, Iowa, and Georgia lode
mining claims. consisting OF so acres
OF mighty mineralized ground This
property Is regarded as one of the
most promising In the camp, owing 10
an immense porphyry dyke trayerslup
the entire length Of the property. and
'he network OF smalled veins having
eastward trend. Good Mornings can be
nad on me surface from the rock of
ms immense assure, which is about
80 feet In width. The only develop
ment TO date has been the location and
assessment work, which has shown up
some very promising looking rock
since the recent visit of Gen. Mgr l..
IL. Pearl, contract Is to be let 10 sink
at OK II. shaft 10 water level and then
the ground viii be thoroughly eploited
at depth, As the surface Indications
on this property are far better than
many or tho proven mines in the camp.
ne management are confident that
they VIII make good and are prepar-
ing for extensive exploitation
Sen Mgr- +. j. Abbott OF the Scar
Ghlight Mammoth has ordered a Is II.
- easoliile moist, blacksmith shop, liv-
ing and work houses To be placed on
the property as soon as possible. The
recent strike IN the shaft on this pro-
perty continues 10 Improve. aud az A
depth OF 80 feet. many pieces of spc-
cimen ore are found In the vein.
The Bamb erger-Wheatley. stanley
Forbes and the Searchlight Mutual
companies, situated at Summit Springs
are preparing to build an immense
chute FOR their ores and save cousld-
cradle time In getting their output
nom the mines 10 ScarChlight. Al The
present time there is q splendid road
from Scarehlight to the bottom OF the
hills, ana from there To the mines, a
distance of about one mile II rs almost
impossible 10 haul the ore down except
with great elfurft Under the propos-
I'd change, ore can be taken from the
mines and landed on the railroad at
Searchllght for tribe OF The former
charges. This great saving will IN u
measure cause much rejoicing among
the operators IN this end Of tho camp.