Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-28
Salt Lake Mining Writer Gives a
Conservative Statement
About Nevada Camp.
THINKS WELL OF DISTRICT.
The Mincralizcd Area is Extensive and
Lodges Are Well De
fined.

The Gold Circle mining district m
the northern part of Elko county, New,
was visited last week by viii c. Hlg-
gins, editor OF the Salt Lake Mining
Review Mr.. Higgins returned home
yesterday afternoon very favorably i'm
pressed with the region and expressed
the opinion today that il would develop
into mining camp of n great deal OF
Importance A boom is on and trans
portation facilities between Battle
mountain as well as from Golconda
the nearest railroad stations, are in
adequate to handle the crowds going
in and out. The roads are lined with
freight teams and altogether, the dis
trict has become one of the liyeliest
places in the neighboring state.
The lodges are strong and well de-
fined. said MIR. Higgins today, and
the values appear to be well dissen
mated through the ore with some of 1t
bordering on the sensational. But Gold
Circle will probably become a great
milling camp eventually which Is one
OF the best evidences of permanency.
The naturalization covers wide area
II found great many Salt Lake
people over there who have not been
slow in getting hold of some OF the
best properties. The Snyder syndicate,
j. =. Turner, George Weston, Ike Haz-
Zlegrove and l.. ID. Gordon have all
acquired good ground. Associated with
the Snyders are Ed Loose, Judge w. II.
Dickson and A. e. Ellis, Jr., who have
already let II leases and ground is be-
ing plated for more. The Columo q
Gold Mining company In which Frank
Jardine of this city and George II.
Busch and the Browning brothers OF
Ogden are interested. has a fine sur
face showing The Columbia company
is getting ready to carry on Vigor-
Gus campaign of development on Its
own account and will lease portion
of it's holdings. The st. Paul frac-
lions and Elko Prince claims, secured
recently by Gordon and Savage, show
up splendidly and several leases VIII DO
let shortly. The Sleeping Beauty,
controlled by Jardine, Busch and
Browning brothers. is another claim
containing exceptionally fine surface
showings: while the Bamberger, or
Midas. property is attracting great
deal of attention. The ledge on TINS
ground is Is feet wide and Will average,
1t Is said, over 500 to the ton IN gold'
with streaks of high grade running
through 1t. The Water Witch group,
recently secured by w. Il. Grant,
former well known Salt Laker, now
residing al Reno. located between the
Gold Crown and Midas, is also prop
erty with excellent surface showlnSs,
the main ledge of which can be traced
for 1900 feet. The Spotted Dog is an
other promising property of the district
people are visiting the district by
the hundreds and the country has been
staked for miles. The distance from
Gold Circle to Golconda is 40 miles anc
from Battle mountain, 80 miles. stages
and autos operating from both these
railroad points.
1.-THE first townsite organized, Midas,
is growing by leaps and bounds ana
buildings and tents are going up on
every hand. Summit, the rival town
site of the district, is making somo
good permanent Improvements. con,
tract has been let to build boulevard
between Summit and Midas and Is
building three miles of road to the
west: besides which some very sub
stantial buildings are going up, Water
is plentiful in the district and Is soft
and pure. o..
Living is very reasonable and as far
as l could discover, there is no dlsposi>
ton to "hold-u visitors TO the dis.
trict Good beds can be secured at 81
a night and first class meals obtained
for 80 cents
Mr.. Higgins says the mine owners
and citizens of Gold Circle are opposed
TO the sending broadcast OF sensational
and unfounded reports about the mines
OF the district and the camp in general
and will make an effort to exclude the
fakir and stock jobber as far as pos
sible. The leading men of the camp
have recently organized the Gold Circle
Commercial league and viii at once
begin the construction of club
house which Will cost $4,000.