Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-25
WATER AND LIGHT
FOR NEW GOLD CAMP
Bahnock Fast Becoming Populated
Company Formed % Provide for
Needs OF the New Camp

a waterworks system n mill OF ans
Die capacity to handle the ores from a
iozon mines. and telephone system 20
connect with The trunk line were mat
tcrs that were definitely settled on the
occasion Of the visit 20 this new gold
camp by The powers that be ia The
Nevada-Om Mining and Milling CO..
who were here last Friday and sat
urday. says q special dispatch from
Hannock the new gold camp near Bat
Tie Mountain. TO tho Reno Gazette. The
party consisted OF President Frank n.
Ransom. president: A. n Mohler, VICE
president. r. -. Johnson, one Of the
stockholders. and al OF Omaha with
r. j. Fitzpatrick Of the railroad con-
tracting firm Of Fitzpatrick Bros. Bee
.iice, Neb.Thc prospective stockholdcr Us
now a substantial stakeholder With
General Manager Wilhelm the party
made a careful survey Of the company's
holdings and also visited adjoining
property. and Il would not be surpris-
ing TO hear Of the company adding e.
lts holdings on Treasure Hill. II was
originally organized several years ago
with a capital stock Of 81 ,O0o. 900; since
the gold discovery IN It's latest acqusi-
ton its holdings have increased in area
as well as IN riches. with the result
that 50 per share has been offered and
refused. and " has been determined 90
Increase the capitalization OF s5.00oooO
ORGANIZE COMPANY.
while here the gentlemen organized
M Bannock Water g. Light Co. capital
stock 100000. With 900 shares The in
oorporators are T.. r. Ransom. A. l..
Mohler, w. S. Wilhelm. G. r. Scharinan
and ". w. West. Pipe and pumping
equipment and q cistern to BE- placed
right In the town have been ordered
The poles for the Golconda Cattle com
pany's telephone line running 20 miles
south from Battle Mountain, are being
planted, and a line viii be run up to
Bannock from this.
Every lcaser Is reporting most en-
couraging conditions Most interesting
Of all Is the block leased by the Bannock
Mining and Leasing Co Three hundred
feet from the GLORY hole these leas-
ers have uncovered the same lead and
there IN plain sight is the assure vein
with $50 values. Several hundred feet
20 the west. ana almost on q straight
line there Is a ledge three feet wide to
the inch. opened Sunday, that panned
over 500. Mr.. Minis who Is directing
the work. has been most conscientious
and Woodworking. with the result that
h. is ready to begin his crosscut tunnel
20 catch this vein as soon as he can
get timbers I'm, and Louis Purcell OF
Reno. who Is also interested. Is punch
ing up the lumber men and the rail-
roads. They also have two cross veins
on their ground that will be caught
by drifts from this tunnel, all OF which
show splendid values in mill dirt
ON WALKER LEASE.
on the Walker lease. which Joins the
company block, Mr.. Keel found free
gold aud the hole Is not more than five |
feet deep. There is no longer any qucs- |
lion about the continuity Of the rich |
ledge, al least for 1000 feet to the |
west and 500 feet TO the east.
The town of Bannock Is improving |
shaping itself into an up-to-date min |
ing camp. Mclean Daily OF Mazuma
have completed their store building and
arranging their stock OF general mer-
chandise. The Thomas a Mas cafe
and bar. called the Northern. was
opened Saturday night. and the whole
town fed there. more particularly be-
cause OF the excellent equipment FOR
most anything the human being Graves
the hungry ones had OF sitting down 10
meal.
The enterprise OF c. II. Mayer Of the
Philadelphia club set off a small space
from his lodg1ng-house for a restau-
rant, but the demand was so great for
sleeping quarters az we'll that only
space enough for a single marrow table
about Is feet for serving could be pro-
vided and one had 10 stand up 10 eat
three meals "a day. Tho new restaurant
Is IN a substantial building. 2Ox70, and
the firm IL now building an addition. 10
N25. for q barber shop and bath room.
q. +. Blose, the contractor, il finishing
carpenter shop and a bakery. and
about dozen tents have been added
the past three days. The company Is
completing y residence for Assayer
JudsOn and the siN-room Office and
sleeping quarters for the Office force is
under way.