The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-25
FLUORINE CAMP
HAS The GOLD
Salt Laker'S Discovery on East
Slope of Bare Mountain
Attracts Attention.

FIucrine, New, May 24-This is a new
section. about fourteen miles from
Rhyolite, on the east side OF the
Bare mountain range, and almost
directly south OF Beatty. This
particular section has been known as
mineraHzed country for about three years.
hut from outside excitement and influences
has never attracted the attention II de-
served and now is getting.
About year and a half ago Joseph
Biddlecombe, a resident of Salt Lake,
drove his burros in here, with only their
tails for compass, and not caring much
Just where he would land. But owing 10
some kind providence he landed IN d
country that not only attracted his at
tention, but inspired him beyond me
credit of most mining men, especially
prospectors. Here he found blue lime.
and q pOrphyry dyke cutting the same
al right angles and for some reason this
looked good 10 him, perhaps FROM some
thing he had seen in previous travels ana
experiences Anyway, he went TO WORK
and experienced the limited luxury the
desert affords pFospectOrs and you can
imagine what that is If you have ever
For eighteen months Mr. Biddlecombe
followed the bent of his opinion. bearing
the brInt OF other prOspectors' rldicule
with a smile and an occasional invitation
10 them 10 come out and take look for
yourself
Ore Kept Kettle Boiling.
Living on the ragged edge of nothing
he found what he was looking Tor ana
several months ago his days shots broke
open a body Of iron oxide god ore, ana
this body, from the most primitive de-
Nelonment has supplied enough &c keep
him going, and finally TO attract the at
Jention of mining men from the adjacent
camps.
This has resulted in The advertising of
the community, the active operation OF
Thirty properties, and a re ed OF S-O.tVO
production since the first discovery, I'M
dcr the most unflvOrabie circumstances.
And this man Biddlecon-be il entitled 10
Tie credit of having added something &c
tie WOi ad's wealth. anE in-l1Hu'e'l| his
own pocket by opening 1ield o. upiiur-
tuatty fer others. This claim has five
feet of orc il the breast of the tunnel
which at present is 500 feet IN, and they
are sat king high grade ere every cay:
IN fact they have saved fifteen tons Of
hish grade d'rt in the last four DAYS
ald say they will ship $1,000 worth y
Juas I.
Many Leasers Doing Well.
Outside of the original strike there are
several others saCking ore who are work.
ing unGer the same detrimental condition
and with the logged determination so
characteristic of the desert rat These
men have nothing outside of their energy,
hut being of a speculative turn OF mind,
in the language of practical miners they
have taken a chance TO make big money
or nothing. There are thirty sets OF
cases OF Just such men. and seven have
ore and will soon ship the same 10
sampler or smelter and before the next
thirty DAYS expire all the ground in the
immediate vicinity will be one continuous
hive Of activity.
The porphyry dyke can be traced north
and south for seven miles and already
TWO miles at Fluorine have been proven
as ground containing pay values. New
peODle are coming in every daV. and new
men start work as often. II will only be
a short time until the outside world
knows that there is such a place as
Fluorine town and Fluorine district.