The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-27
ROUND MOUNTAIN A
GREAT GOLD CAMP
Numerous Properties There
That Show Splendid Ores at
Good Depth.
THREE MILLS READY
FOR THE DISTRICT
Louis D. Gordon Tells About
Activity Upon Ground of
Utah Talent.

l.. D. Gordon, the man who set the
first stakes upon what is now covered
by the hustling yellow metal camp of
Round Mountain. is in the city from
this section of Nevada. Mr.. Gordon
spoke very enthusiastically on Tuesday
regarding the future for Round Noun
tain, and the present excellent condi-
tions there existing. The camp is ex-
tremely active, and on several proper
ties the operators are opening up 4
genuine gold proposition, So far the
development work there has been linn
tied TO the oyidized zone, on only one
property has the management cncoun'
tered any great extent of sulphides.
This is on the Round Mountain FAR
200 feet When one takes into consid-
GRAFTON. therefore. how finely the dis
trict has produced from shallow levels,
Just what will be encountered at depth
can be fully appreciated.
Mr.. Gordon retains numerous inter
ests IN that district. Among them is
the property of the Round Mountain
Mining company. located In the heart
Of the camp, On this group the COM
being still in the oxidized zone. At this
point the management has exposed a
sixfoot vein Of ore that gives a general
assay value of $40 per ton. the rock
being extremely free milling. Mr.. Cor
don states that there has been steady
improvement with depth and the plan
of future development will be governed
largely by the lessons already learned.
it is the present plan of the company
10 sink a winze from the 25O-foot level,
the intention being TO probe to at least
the 350-foot point before any moro
crosscutting is done.
Should the values be found to re-
main intact, or even better, the COM
pany will then drive the main shaft to
the 500foot level without a halt. So
confident are the officials of the merits
of the property, that they entertain no
doubt whatever of the ultimate neces-
sity of driving the shaft TO greater
depths than now planned. The prop
erty is splendidly equipped, an up:to"
date line of machinery being available
now for deep work. This company, in
addition, has about placed its twenty
fve.ton mill IN shape for operations
Mr.. Gordon expects this plant to be
working on company ores by next week,
and then will begin the process of roll
ing out gold for dividends. There is
one custom mill now busy, handling all
the rock 1t can treat, and second cus-
tom plant is nearing completion to take
care of the increasing tonnages Of the
district.
On the 110foo level of the Sphinx,
states Mr.. Gordon, the company has dis
closed six feet Of 5000 gold ore,
showing, he states, that he has never
seen excelled IN any camp, The man
agement has now reached a hundred
feet lower, and while Just breaking into
the ledge, it is not known just yet what
they will have at that point There
is not doubt, however, Of the continu-
lty OF the Sphinx resources with depth.
Tho Sphinx is Salt Lake proposition,
and fathered by talent that has evi-
deDced their ability TO succeed in Ne
vada camps on more than one previous
occasion Tho Round Mountain Fair
view is turning its workings into $50
rock around the 200 level, and the next
few weeks Of work are expected TO
chow up much better returns than are
being secured now.
The Round Mountain Combination re-
Gently changed hands, stated Mr.. Cor
don yesterday, and numerous Salt
Lakers arc interested in the new or
ganizstion. On this property over 600
feet of the ledge has been exposed on
the surface that enters. and gives such
fine results upon, the Round Mountain
Mining companys ground, The latter
company during two months of last
year, by means of the dry washing pro.
cess, extracted $4,000 worth Of placer
gold, and on the Combination ground
$4,000 has been taken by the same
process. Mr., Gordon has Just launched
q new company, his first fotation for
Round Mountain. 1t will be known as
the Round Mountain Homestake, the
group comprising the largest acreage of
the district. The group adjoins the
Round Mountain property and the
Daisy A shaft driven to a depth of
eighty feet has entered fine gold ore,
and by tho time the 200sfoot level is
reached. Mr.. Gordon expects to have
opened typical Round Mountain pro
ducer,
Mr.. Gordon states that rumor has II
Mountain, and that he is succeeding in
gathering in some good ground for him
self and associates