Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-07
SALT LAKERS GET
JARBR|DGE GROUND
Roberts and Lamb Secure Three
Groups of Claims In New Gold
Camp-I.ionizc Bourne.

"Three big sales of Jarbridgc mining
property took place a few days ago.
said w. A. Stevens who came down
from Twin Falls and the JarbrIdse
country, this morning, registering ~
the Cullen hotel, "and salt Lake men
were the purchasers. These buys were
made by j. L. Roberts and Mr.. Lamb
of Salt Lake, and L understand these
men are backed by John J. DAILY nni.
other Salt Lake capitalists.
Roberts and Lamb bought the Le-
gitimate group of FIVE claims from MIR
Markinson. This property adjoins the
now famous Bourne ground, and from
ali indications should be q winner AS
soon as the snow disappears the ground
will be worked as | understand IL.
They also secured the Altman group
OF six claims. This property is very
promising one. and Is located between
the Bourne and the Bunker Hill prop
critics They also got hold OF the Rcfe-
nue. group af eight claims from the
Benane brothers. This group Is near
the Plck-and- Shovel claims and the
Paylock property. All three properties
are much thought of in the camp and
Will likely give good account of them
selves before the baby camp is out OF
its swaddlinc clothes.
"a few days ago n strong syndicate
of Nevada men bonded the PaVlock
property for 100000. and 1t Is reported
that active development Will be cont
menccd at once.
"Mr. Roberts came out of Jarbridsc
n day or two ago, and went on 70
Boise Sunday night. Iie should reach
Salt Lake shortly. when he VIII
tell you the kind of camp we
have up there. You have no idea OF
the interest manifest In Jarbridge from
one end OF this country to another; 1t
is astonishing, considering the camp Is
but few months old. Men from all
parts of the country are arriving at
Twin Falls daily, and rushing down
to be among the first In camp at the
breaking up of winter and the disap-
pearance of the snow, when vast
amount OF thorough prospecting VIII pe
done by an army of practical mining
men and prospectors. Then that coun-
Try will be gone over as few mining re-
glons have been gone over before. as
the hills will be covered with thousands
OF men.
LIONIzED BOURNE.
Saturday d A Bourne. the discov-
erer OF Jarbridge. was In Twin Falls
The people there really lioniZed him.
lie was a real sensation in himself He
was surrounded by a group OF men
CNfiS ne NdS III uONns anu lie
stayed there two days. He was looking
up q route for hauling some heavy ma
chlnery down to Jarbridge. While there
he offered 5000 TO certain persons to
transport some machinery and sup
plies into camp. He had had some OF
his supplies sent by way of Bruneau.
but expects to have most everything
sent by the Twin Falls route When
he gets everything ready on tho ground
he will inaugurate development work
on the Bourne property on a large scale.
Things generally are moving swift
1y at Jarbridge, and we are looking for
one OF the big ones there before the
year 1910 is far along"
Mr.. Stevens is associated with Dan
Greenwalt in the promising Bunker Hill
property. located some distance from
the center of the camp. as first dis
covered, but now considered one OF
the good ones of the camp.