The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-07
WALKER LAKE CAMPS.
Reaction Sets in, but Work Has Been
Kent Going

The Walker Lake country Is now ur-
dergoiRg the usual reaction which follows
the first rush into mining districts. In
the case OF the reservation, however, the
reaction is by no means strong. says the
Nevada Mining Investor. The various
camps along the western shore OF the
lake are all in n good, healthy condition
and a surprisingly large number of men
VINO were not in the initial rush are now
going In. During n recent trip 10 the
reservation the writer visited Dutch
Creek. Cottonwood. Dry Creek and Cop
per. In each case n great many men.
brimful Of enthusiasm, had Just completed
the assessment work. ~ Dutch Creek
there are about l50 tents. with perhaps
a population OF 800 people The camp
boasts OF the usual amount OF saloons:
there are several eating houses. and lodS-
lngs are now furnished for the visitor.
weekly newspaper has been installed.
Messrs. Douglas and Webster two enter
prlslng young newspaper men from san
Francisco. who went in at the opening.
have decided 20 remain and Mr. Web
ster lis now in San Francisco securing the
presses and outfit The new paper Will
without doubt he OF great assistance 30
the mining interests OF the entire section,
and should be q bright. newsy little sheet.
Mr. DouSlls has been representing the
Scrpps News Bureau, East and West, the
Pacific Monthly and number OF we'll
known publications.
There Is much contention over the Old
Dutchman workings. and al least seven
holes have been dug. With the consent
have been let on the ground and show
ings are very satisfactory. In the Hay
den lease. where a tunnel Is being driven
in the old workings. a solid breast OF ore
averaging over $50 Is had. Messrs. Eeane
and Dam have established an assay plant
at Dutch Creek and are doing the assay
ing for all OF the surrounding country. y
great many assays have been had which
run we'll into the pictures.
AT Cottonwood some fine gold and cop
per shoUings exist At Dry Creek the
largest values yet found IN the reserva
t!on have been encountered on the ground
OF l.. K. Gregory and associates. The
Lady r group. located by Hahn and asso-
| ciates. the location holes return values
ranging from s5 to 81. One assay car-
| ried Is per cent copper. These claims
| have ali been recorded and II is the In
| tention Of the owners 10 begin work as
| country along the western shore is COW
cred By from two to six feet of snow
| making IL extremely difficult W get about
At Copper and Granite In the gulche:
| north OF Dry Creek, The showinSs seen
| 20 he up TO the same nigh standing fount
| mostly sold. with the indications tina
| with depth large bodies Will be found
| On the east shore Of the lake. ABOUT
| mile from Walker station. great coppe
| belt has been exposed. There are places
| on this belt where the average assay from
| fifty feet has returned as high as pc
| cent When IL is considered that mos
| of the locations In the reservation arr
In the hands OF reliable promotion firm
| and that everywhere the same feeling
OF satisfaction exists. It is not az al
| difficult 10 predict that the lake countr'
will have as great a boom as any tha
has attracted the attention of the outsid
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