The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-09
CRESCENT IS WAKING UP.
Philadelphia Capital Takes Over
Mines and Starts at Lively Clip.

| Crescent, New, Dec. 6-AIine owners il
the crescent district are now jubilan
over the prospect of the early advent OF
stamp mill that is to be erected al
once IN the camp for the treatment OF
custom ores. During the whole of the
present year this section of Nevada has
peen very quiet from d mining standpoint
put now that a strong combination OF
fhlladelphia capitalists are about to en-
ter the field and are calculating upon a
vigorous campaign of development, 1t has
mad the effect OF imparting new life inta
those who have hopefully chung to their
properties for the past three years. and
all the promising claims in the district
are now having the annual assessment
work done.
The combination now entering the field
Will be known as the Nevada Victor Min
ing q Reduction company. The person
mel OF the directorate has not been
learned, but they are known to be Phila-
delphia capitalists of national prominence
g ii. cambridge is the general manager
Tor the company, with G. p. Spittall as
fiscal agent. They have abunda nt.capi-
tai to proceed unhampered in way that
means more to the southern end of Lin
coin county than anything that has trans
pred in this section of Nevada since the
opening of the Clark railroad
As nucleus around which to center
their efforts the company has purchased
the entire holdings of G. w. Morgan, con-
slsting of the four claims known as the
Hillside group, together with his town
site, known as MorgantoWn, his water
rights and mill site. The COMPANY has
also purchased of George SpittaIl the
Black Rock group of five claims and has
options on the entire property of the
Big Tiger Mining company. There is ore
enough in sight on the Big Tiger alone
to keep fifty stamps continually grind
ing for five years.
The company has purchased from the
Joshua Handy company q ten-stamp mill
equipment complete a fifty HORSEPOWER
engine to furnish the motive power. and
three miles of rails. by means of which
it intends to connect the mill with the
mines. The mill site will be near Nor
gantown, and the mines are a mile and
a half easterly up the Tiger wash. while
the Big Tiger property is within 800 feet
of where the mill is to be erected
The company has also purchased COM
plete electric plant by which ii intends
to furnish light for its own use and the
use of the town; also motive power for
the three miles Of electric railway be-
tween the mines and the mill. A pumping
plant will be installed to furnish water
for the mill and to insure the town an
water supply.
All the above machinery and equipment
has been purchased and some of it is now
in transit here. All of it, by contract
must be on the ground with
IN forty-five days The contract for the
erection of the mill has been let and it
must be completed and ready for opera
lion within sixty days.
The company has also decided on the
erection immediately of a general mer-
,handise store. a large modern hotel. and
many other buildings are spoken of. The
company is making preparations for the
plating of the townsite by Mr.. Halett
W. E, who will have charge of the sale
IF town lots, and he expects to have the
OTIS on the market within the next thirty !
lays.
Such extensive operations on the part |
# this company will certainly stimulate |
interest in the mining business in the |
crescent district. Other efforts of SINH /
ar magnitude it is authoritatively stat |
ID. are now in contemplation by the |
luartette people Of Searchlight on prop |
rty here on which they have taken op-
ions