The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-20
Mines and Mining Stocks
GOLD CAMP HAS
A GOOD START
PuShy Crowd Builds a Mill and
Makes Things Move in the
Crescent District.

Crescent. New. April 1.-THE Nevada
Victor Mining company. operating in this
district, has made a record run in getting
its ten-stamp mill into commission in the
remarkably short space OF four months
time. About the first Of December W. H.
cambridge came in here to commence
the construction Of new stamp mill, de-
velOp q supply of water sufficient to OPP
crate it, and at the same time develop
the then visible ore cropping on the sur
face, opened only by several ten-fOt pros
peCt holes, and make a mine with much
ore blocked out. To do that is a record
for any one 10 be proud Of. With ali of
the Unforeseen incidents which one meets.
calculated to delay and interrupt opera
lions on the desert, all the difficulties that
have to be met and overcome in bringing
order and system out of chaos in an en-
terDTise of this kind, It speaks volumes for
the grit, energy and perseverance of Cen
ersl Manager cambridge and his two able
lieutenants. Messrs- Harrison and East
man.
The fiscal agent of the company. G. p.
Spittall, visited the property yesterday
from Los Angeles. and expressed himself
as being much gratified with the progress
Of the work being done. The stamps are
all ready for commission, and only the
finishing touches now remain undone.
Within a week everything will be COM
pleted and the plant will start out on its
initial run.
This mill will be one Of the most mod
eTn, compact and Up-to-date reduction
plants that human ingenuity can con-
Ceive, having a daily capacity of forty
tons, which will be increased to eighty
tons of ore daily, as soon as the initial
run is made and it IS demonstrated that
the methods and machinery Of reduction
employed are adapted to the treatment Of
the ores Of the district
Near the mill the company has sunk a
well 100 feet deep, from which they eX-
pect an ample supply Of water for milling
and domestic purposes, and. as soon as
the pump ordered some time ago arrives
and can be installed, the plant viii be
ready for business.
The motive power will be generated by
a series Of gasoline engines. A 50-horse-
power engine will furnish the power to
operate the battery. A 5G-hOrsepower en-
gine is attached to the concentration. and
another 15-horsepoweT engine will run an
electric dynamo to furnish electric light
for the plant.
The company also owns its own town
site, the plat of which has been approved
by the board Of county commissioners.
The new city will be known to the world
by the name OF Morgantown, being named
after the original owner Of the mining
property and millsite. G. W. Morgan.
Lots in the new townsite are now on the
market and some lots already have been
sold The company has a small army Of
employees on its pay roll and Morgantown
has sprung into quite a pTetentiOus camp
in the course Of only few nights.
The company has assurance of ore
enough now in sight to keep a twenty
stamp mill grinding for several years. so
there will be no difficulty in that direc-
ton The ores OF the district are well
adapted to a concentrating process, and OF
a grade too low to pay railroad transport
alton to smelter points.
The principal owners Of the Nevada
Victor Mining & Reduction company re-
side in the east and their stock is listed on
the exchanges in New York and Boston
and will soon appear on & number of the
western exchanges.
MOrgantOWn is situated on the stage
road between Searchlight and Nipton.
Cal about six miles from the railroad
station of that name on San Pedro, Los
Angeles q Salt Lake railroad.