Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-25
SOON To BUILD
A BRANCH LINE
SALT LAKE TO HAVE ROAD TO
PI0CHE
Mining Operator Predicts Great Boom
for Famous Old Bonanza Camp
When The Railroad Is
Constructed

T.. Greenwood, the well known min.
ing operator Of Arizona, who has been
in Los Angeles several weeks arrang-
ing for the organization of he Lyndon
Mines company, will leave tomorrow
for Phoebe, New, near which the Lyn-
don mines are located, to assist Gem
eral Manager Prudential in complet-
ing arrangements for the active work.
ing of the property.
Mr.. Greenwood Saturday held a con-
ference with officials of the Salt Lake
railway, and he was assured that
track-laying on the company's pro-
posed branch line from Caliente to
Phoebe would begin as soon as the
weather permits, and that in all prob
ability the road will be in operation
within three months.
Practically all of the grading be-
tween Caliente and Phoebe has been
completed and the iron Is stored in
the yards at Callente ready for the
tracklayers. The district through
which the road will run averages
about 5000 feet above sea level, and
as a rule the weather during the win
ter months is rather severe.
During the present winter the fall
Of snow has been unusually heavy,
but 1t is expected that this will dis
appear within the next two or three
weeks, or at least sufficiently to per-
init the Inauguration Of work on the
railroad.
Mr.. Greenwood yesterday predicted
that colncident with the completion of
the road there would be a boom at
Phoebe such as has not been witnessed
in any other southern Nevada mining
district. During the early '70s Phoebe
probably was the most famous mining
camp in America. Within four years
over 100000 in silver and gold was
produced in the district Immediately
surrounding Phoebe. The greater por-
tion of the ore was mined in the Comet
district adjoining the Ely district, in
which Phoebe Is located, The Lyndon
group of mines, comprising nine claims,
are nine miles west of Phoebe and in
the very heart of the Comet district.
Like other mines in this section the
Lyndon was successfully operated even
when the ore was hauled by wagon
the greater portion # the distance
from Phoebe to Salt Lake city. During
the operation of the various mines
there were accumulated on the dumps
hundreds Of thousands Of tons of ore
running from $40 to S25 per ton, but
which was not rich enough to Justify
its costly transportation to Salt Lake,
but which can be profltably shipped
by rail.
There are said to be mountains Of
this character of ore and that un-
doubtedly further development work
will result in the discovery of veins
equally as rich as those which were
found during the bonanza days of the
early 'I0s.
The Lyndon Mines company, which
was organized about two weeks ago
under the laws of Arizona, with a
capital stock of 81, 100000, will at once
begin active work and haul thousands
of tons of ore to the point where the
railroad will come closest to the mines
and be in readiness to make extensive
shipments as soon as the road is in
| opera ton.
| Several high officials of the Salt
Lake road are said to be heavily in
| terested in the Lyndon Mines COM
pany, which is a close corporation
| Mr.. Greenwood expects to be absent
about two weeks. He will return to
Los Angeles, where sthe principal Of
fees of the company are located. He
has operated extensively in Arizona
for a number of years, but hereafter
he expects to make Los Angeles his
home. During the past week he pur-
| chased a lot and VIII soon erect a
handsome home.a