Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-04
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
IN NEVADA CAMPS
Settlement Of GoIdfieId Labor
Troubles Has Had Good Effect
On Whole State.
ROSEBUD AND ROUND NTH
Continue to SHOW up Well ms Devel-
opment Progrcsscs-Iuterest
In Gold Butte.

The resumption Of work In the Gold
Held district. after the lockout. extend
Ing over q period OF six weeks, has had
the effect OF Frightening the affairs at
Goldheld with the same results In other
camps IN this state though they were
not Officially affected by the labor
situation in Goldheld The Miners
Union has agreed to act Independently
of the Industrial Workers OF the World.
20 take no part IN sympathetic strikes
or other unions. and to declare no boy
cots except by a two-thirds vote, which
IS practically prohlbitive, The old hours
remain, eight constituting a day. aud
the s. wage Is unchanged. These copdi-
tons have been agreed upon for per-
tod OF two years.
The re-opening of the mines In Gold
Held has not had a great effect upon the
stock market. since prices were already
high IN anticipation Of the settlement
Many OF the shares were higher in price
during the lockout than was justified
by their properties, and a decline In
many Instances is looked Tor during the
coming summer
News from the west of the state has
IL that new discoveries have been fire.
quent during the past week. In the
Ramsey district. the sensation has been
the Ramsey ComstOck. which has I'M
covered a great body OF high grade gold
ores averaging from $500 to S4O0 per
ton, In ledge OF considerable extent;
values as high as $4,000 per ton have
been uncovered in small veins and
stringers.
The new district OF Seven Thoughts
in the northern part OF the state, con-
tInueS 10 send reports OF strikes of rich
ore. and there seems to be no doubt that
q tf hta a
mining camp, for although II Is too
new 20 be proven 10 any great depth
mlneralogiSts say that the formation in
dtcates permanently
A short distance north of the Seven
Troughs district. IL a new camp called
Maggie Creek, where II is said IA sin
gle painful OF dirt from the surface
washed out an actual value Of Soc. IT is
probably true since 1t Is in the Same
mineral belt as Seven Troughs ana
Rosebud.
Rosebud continues to grow In favor
among mining men. and the presence of
the Chas NJ. Schwab contingent there Is
taken as a harhinger OF great wealth.
Thus far the Schwab engineers have
been unfailing IN the accuracy OF their
opinions regarding ore deposits
The Round mountain district seems
destined 10 furnish positive refutation
of the opinion NJ mining men a year
ago. Fabulously rich ore has been
found there, with miniature nuggets.
averaging about the size of wheat
grains. bristlng in the rock, whereas
the mining opinion was that too much
free gold existed near the surface to
Insure permanency The Sphinx pro-
perry In the district, has opened in
n surface cut an immense ledge, which
discloses ore of high value.
The Round Mountain mbinatlon
property has been proven" by the
operations Of one Wilson leascr who
Is making a fortune out of dry wash
ing process In placer work, as well
as in a lode lease wherefrom he has
taken $1,000 worth OF ore during
the past 80 days.
The Walker Lake Indian reserva-
ton, which was opened by the gov
crnment Oct. 20, Is now being worked
ana experts have II that old deserted
mines now submitted TO modern
methods are yielding good values
Continuous work in the Ely Yer
ington, Cuprite and Fitting districts
show the state to be rich In copper
Ak we'll as in gold and silver. and the
discovery Of Petroleum in the Bull
frog district. Alum In the Walker
Lake district and zinc IN the Silver
Peak district. with gold in evidence
practically throughout the state, and
the settlement Of the labor difficulties.
have caused a rush of visitors COM
posed OF all classes of men, from pau
pers to capitalists. It is estimated
that the state now has population of
500, 600 rs against 10000 seven years
ago.
Lively interest is being takeu IN tho
Gold Butte district in southeastern
Nevada and there Is It likelihood OF
doubling tho stage service between
Moapa and Gold Butte. Several Gold
field mining men have been in tho
district during the past two weeks
looking Tor mining ground and lndics-
lions are favorable for contamination
OF deal which will involve some OF
the best known properties in the
vicinity OF Gold Butte and Cedar Ba-
sin,