Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
MINING ACTIVE
IN GREENWATER
NEW DISTRICT ON RIGHT SIDE
OF THE BORDER
Operators Of National Fame Framing
UP Gigantic Results in Inyo
county-schwab, Clark,
oddle and Gates

The Greenwater mining district is
situated in Inyo county. not far from
the Nevada state line, and just east
of Death valley. 1t lies about 1876 miles
from Tonopah, as the crow flies, and
about fifty miles from Rhyolite. This
district is becoming better and better
recognized as one Of the greatest cop
per camps in the country, as new
strikes are reported, and the shafts
being sunk on various properties prove
that the ore bodies do not become ex-
hausted with depth.
The Furnace Creek Copper company,
controlled by Patrick Clark of Spo-
kane, Wash, has attained depth OF
500 feet, cutting several ore bodies
containing a high percentage of cop
per, and with its shaft still in ore.
L The Greenwater and Death Valley
Copper company, controlled by Charles
M. Schwab, reports satisfactory assays
in its several shafts, the lowest of
which are down 125 and 126 feet, re-
spectiyely.
The wealth of the district has been
known for good many years, but lack
of Transportation facilities has re-
tarded its development. With three
railroads building into Greenwater,
however, this condition will be reme-
died, and one company after another
is commencing &C 'e operations, A
smelter is to be constructed within
forty miles of the town of Ash Mead
ows, plenty of excellent fuxes being
available in the district.
Big Operators Interested
Low rates are being made to the
shelter at the Needles and another
smelter is project at Los Angeles.
Many of the most important operators
in the country, including Schwab,
Brock, Clark, Newhouse, Oddie, Gates
and Heinze, have cqltirS d large inter-
ests, after receiving favorable reports
from their experts. n
Fifteen miles southeast of the town
of Greenwater new district Is rapid
ly being opened up. 1t is known as
the South Greenwater district, deriV-
ing it's name from the principal COM
pany operating therein, the South
Greenwater Copper company. This
corporation WINS twepty-one claims,
with a total area of abont 1855 acres.
AS regards transportation, 1t is IDEAL
iy situated, all free of the roads which
are building into Greenwater having
surveyed near the company's property.
The Tonopah & Tidewater railroad
(Borax Smith road is in full operation
past South Greenwater, and within one
Ol ~ ny dAih AAOA6Hl
The railroad is actually constructed
to within eighteen miles of the borax
works, which arc seventeen miles from
South Greenwater. T. construction
beyond the borax works is compare
lively easy. and can be completed at
the rate of mile Cay. Work is
being rapidly pushed on the more diff
cult portion from Front, AID It is ex-
pected that this portion win be fin
ished within six weeks.
Copper, gold, silver and lead have
been uncovered on the surface OF the
company's properly. Two veins of cop
per outcrop ON the original Miller
group of claims. one being about seven
feet wide, and having good hanging
and foot walls; and the other being
about forty feet wide. outcropping one
yards from the first. sulphides
have been found IN the smaller veins.
Although prospect shafts are down
but nineteen and ten feet, respectively.
an assay Of 6.S per cent copper, 81 80
IN gold and Sl.5S IN silver has already