The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-01-25
PALMER
TELLS OF new CAMP

Elihu Palmer, well known in Hum
boldt county as a journalist and min
ing promoter, now located at Twin
Falls, Idaho, has the following to say
concerning the new camp of Jarbridge:
The development of the Jarbridge
gold mining boom in northern Elko
county, Nevada, seven miles south Of
the Idaho-Nevad state line, is pro-
ceeding somewhat pyrotechnically in
the midst of a hard winter, in this re-
spect the conditions of its growth be-
ing akin to the histories of very early
Virginia City, Leadville, the Black
Hills and Cripple Creek. 1t has been
impossible for prospectors, attracted
during the last six weeks by the first
reports of these rich discoveries, to
get into the camp by any other route
than through Twin Falls; and a week
ago, when the most severe storm of
the season broke over this part of the
state, many of these %argonauts eagerly
pushing towards the new Golconda,
were temporarily stalled at this point.
Today a procession began to move over
the wagon road toward the camp, how
ever, the participants being composed
almost exclusively of men possessing
much experience heretofore in getting
into the richest of the camps ahead of
the railroads and the automobiles, they
all insisting it would be possible to
make the journey safely without wait
ing for any more favorable weather
than had been promised. Leading in
the arava of outfits were William
Bryan, of Carter, Montana, and Mark
Maher, of DeBorgia, Montana. Both
are veteran mining men, and declared
they could not remain here and wait
for summer time to get in. Until their
arrival at Twin Falls they had seen
o of the Jarbridge ores, and after
samples had been examined they in
sisted it was a likely prospect they
were facing. and the gold fever en-
veloped both more completely than it
had previous to their advent at this
chief point of embarkation. A week
ago, Mayor Hahn, of the Twin Falls
Bank and Trust company, accompanied
by several capitalists interested with
him in what is believed to be one of
the rich finds in the entire district,
to reach the camp in a sheep
wagon, but had to return inside of two
days, on account of the road being
blocked with snowdrifts. Freight
teams loaded with supplies for the
camp in the meantime have broken the
trail considerably, and during the COM
ing week it is expected many who
have been here storm bound will reach
the %golconda. In all respects Jar
bridge is "making good' to the salts
faction of every visitor. Nobody
comes out except for provisions or to
send kilograms to his friends to get
ready and come in also. Consequently
there aree 200 men there now, notwith-
standing the age of the district, since
the first discoveries were announced,
Isl but a little less than three months,
and that first announcements of the
"inds" were obviously accepted by
the general public. And from the rate
prospectors and investors will reach
Jarbridge during the month, that col
ony is going to swell enormously. All
ore samples coming from the district
confirm the first reports that it is a
tellurium country. Five properties
have opened up veins that are about
four feet wide with ores worth from
S. TO $500 per ton at the surface.
These can be sorted to ship a grade of
800 ore and leave a concentrating
grade of $15 per ton average. Values
are 25 per cent in gold and 40 per
cent silver, and while oxidized sufi
GENTLY at the surface to pan quite
freely, a little depth on the veins dis
closes sulphide conditions that do
miners hearts good. Until the last
week the camp was considered to be
only two miles wide and five miles
long. G. II. Henry, however, who came
into Twin Falls yesterday, brought
row, of tuo sfr;kas additioaa1 (mak-