The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-31
CONTACT CAMP ONE
OF POSSIBILITIES
Advent of New Railroad Will
Mean Extensive De-
yelopment.
UNITED STATES HAS
PROMISING CLAIMS
District Has Much Ore, but No
Means of Market
ing 1t.

A II. White, well-known mining
man OF this city. who has been operating
in the Contact. New. camp for some
months past. has returned. and will re-
main in Salt Lake for the remainder ol
tuhe winter. Mr.. White states. In gen
sral way that the year In Contact has
resulted in the accomplishment of Il vast
amount OF prospecting and development
work, all OF which has been of an en-
couraging nature and such as to cause
prediction OF big things TO come for
the district in the near future. The cry,
ing ncea OF Contact. which is situated
about nfty-fve miles northeast OF Wells,
In Elko county. is railroad, and such
and Its construction is already well under
way. Forty miles OF this road. being
built by the Oregon Short Line company
from Twin Falls, is already completed,
the construction has been suspended now
for the winter, though assurance has
been given that IL VIII be completed our
ing the new year.
On the arrival of this road Mr.. White
stated 10 The Tribune THURSDAY de
pends the more active and more thorough
development of Contact To date. owing
10 the difficulties of transportation over
the crude roads. no heavy machinery mas
been taken into the camp, and what
work has been done has been OF an eX-
ploratory nature, in large part. being sur
tcient 10 demonstrate, however, the i'm
Tense possibilities OF the surrounding
copper bearing territory.
Camp Growing.
Mr. White states that there are now
ABOUT ESQ people in Contact, The camp
has otie general store. several saloons,
are expected 10 be put under way upon
the arrival OF the railroad.
Mr.. White explains the formations eX-
sting in the Contact district as being
in the shape OF three quarter circle,
the contact being between lime and
granite, extending around the circle.
1, ..slrr Nl.f.rs nI
porphyrv assures extend. these assures
being about six miles in length between
the widest points The theory advanced
by Mr.. White, and one which is held as
being logical by other operators in the
district. is that these flssures, being of
more. porous formation than the sur
courses for the drainage OF the district.
and that in the ages past the values
have been carried from near the surface
down into the sulphides, which are found
at no great depth.
a great tonnage Of ore has been eN-
posed. with comparatively little work. on
several of the claims in the district. and
though a party of ore"buycrs was in
the district during the summer and made
arrangements for the purchase, of con-
siderable of the product. little has been
shipped. owing 10 the long wagon haul
necessary 10 place u at shipping point
TO be forwarded To the market. Mr..
White states that at a depth OF fifteen
feet veins Of good commercial ore, rang
ing from two 10 five feet in width. have
been encountered on one claim, ana tndt
from the shallow workings n carload of
ore has been taken out.
United States Busy.
On the property of the United States
Smelling Refining and Mining company
n force Of mon is employed In develop
ment work and in their tunnel a face of
rich orc has been uncovered.
ON the Bonanza group. owned by cast
ern capitalists, work is also being prose
cuted. a big vein being the Objective
point in these operations This company
has also ordered hosting plant. II is
stated. and Intend sinking a shaft for
the further development OF their ground
Mr.. White is confident that with the
advent Of the new railroad a great dis
Contact. The assessment work per-
formed by owners Of claims in the sec
ion during the year has resulted in the
opening up Of some very promising pros
poets. and all operators arc so confident
of ultimate success In their ventures that
they VIII install machinery and equip
ment for extensive work Just as soon
as suitable transportation for their
product is assured.