The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-26
new GOLD-SILvER
CAMP Of MERIT
is Known as Phon0Iite and Is
Located in Nye Coun-
ty, Nevada.
SALT LAKERS INTERESTED
RAILROAD AND SHELTER co IN
THIS YEAR.
SALT LAKERS INTERESTED

Phonolite camp in the extreme north
west corner Of Nye county, Nevada. about
ninety-five miles north Of Tonopah and
twenty-five miles southeast of Fairview,
IS attracting a number OF Utah operators.
and reports indicate that the district is
one Of great merit Its ores are somewhat
similar TO those of Fairview and it is
one Of the best known mineral belts of
the state. IT was discovered in June last
and the new town already boasts good
stores. hotels. a postoffice and every
thing but saloons. w H. Bills. L. k
Kramer. T. 5. WolcOtt and others were
The discoveries. Now. in addition to the
ten sets Of leasers who are making money
hand over fist. individual property owners
and companies are digging out exceeding
iy rich ore and preparing for shipment
as soon as the winter weather is over.
Surface values on the original discover
les ran from - TO $26 in gold and silver.
When the location work mad been done
the ten-fOot holes on the same veins
gave returns of one-half to twenty-five
ounces in gold and from fifty to 5000
ounces IN silver per ton Since then
sufficient work has been done to DEM
onstrate beyond doubt that the camp
contains several big paying propositions.
Leasers are sacking ore that runs all
the way from $500 to $500 per ton and
on some Of the properties values away
Black Mules Riches.
THE Black Mule property is the best
developed one in the camp ut the present
time, said T. $. Wolcott one of the
pioneers OF the district who is now in the
city. "A tunnel has been driven a distance
of 100 feet and the face is about 100
feet under the surface. Here they have
a great body of ore that runs all the way
from $500 TO. $1,000 a ton. To illustrate
what the ledge amounts to. / need only
say that one chunk of the ore weighing
in the neighborhood of 1900 pounds is
now on exhibition in TOnapah. II has
been Clipped from all sides by various
parties who wanted to have assays made
and in no instance has the return been
under $500 per ton in gold and silver.
Salt Lakers in the Game.
Mr. Wolcott owns sixth interest in
three groups Of claims. the other five
siXths of which was controlled by w. r.
Pearson. the well known mining engineer.
4 few weeks ago Sam a. King. the well
known lawyer of this city. jumped in
and secured an option on the Pearson in
terests. Wednesday he closed the deal
for the ground by making final payment
Associated with him is Joseph Obern-
dorfer, the Roberts brothers of Provo. D.
o. Rideout. George VI. Miller and others
Mr.. Wolcott is here TO meet with the
other owners of the ground and TO take
Mr.. King back TO camp with him to-
ment for the future. The properties have
not been Incorporated, the owners prefer
ring to handle them as individuals
Frank NJ. Benedict of this city, Frank
A. Keith and his brother. w. W. Keith
of TonOpah and a number of other strong
operators arc interested in the camp ano
they are all predicting big future FOR
IL.
Railroad and Shelter Assured.
Mr.. Wolcott reports that the Western
Pacific company has acquired the Ne.
Vada Central railroad that runs from Bat
tie Mountain down TO Austin
1t has corps Of surveyors in the field
already and il is stated that the company
proposes to extend the road from Austin
forty-fiYe miles TO PhonOlite and from
there down 10 Tonopah. In order that il
can get a whack at some of the business
Of that region during the present year.
Nine miles west of Phonolite is the old
camp Of Lodi. at which is the famous
Illinois mines and other producing pro
perties. II is claimed by Mr. Woicott
that smeiter will be built at or near To
Lodi for the purpose of treating orc
from the mines OF the surrounding re-
giOn