Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-11
WHERE DOES NEW CAMP
OF JARBR|DGE STAND?
Greatest Depth Continues to be 40
Feet In the Camp OF Much Promise
No "Knockers" In Sight.

Unlike most camps that promise
great boards OF yellow treasure, Jar
bridge, the real name of which was
undoubtedly the Indian word J'ah-bich.
has thus far escaped without q
"knocker." emerging from its folds
Every person who has thus far re-
turned from that section of Nevada has
purchased. dickcred or has in some
way acquired an interest that made
him an "insider" and for just that
reason 1t is probable that the efferves-
cent enthusiasm of a gold hunter has
sizzled and bubbled much stronger
than the real camp will be.
The camp was discovered last
August. People have rushed In until
probably 400 souls are at camp in that
rugged country. The strike made by
D. A. Bourne was the first in the dis
trict. Other strikes have followed on
the Pick and Shovel the Toro and
Pavlock. the Esccalon and other prop
critics, rich. richer. richest and then
soma-yet in that six months time
since discovery the greatest depth OF
the camp still remains at 10 feet. about
two and two-thirds inches of depth n
day. Strikes are reported almost daily
but apparently no one has had a de-
sire to get down below and find out
what has happened.
A glance at some of the stories that
have come out OF the camp already
have Baron Munchausen on the rack
az to his reputation. II some of the
tales related by men from the district
are correctly quoted Aladdin in his
widest fancy could not have conceived
OF q greater wish.
tHA
printed that Mr.. Bourne has made the
statement that he has s72. 100000 worth
of ore In sight on his property. Each
time MIR. Bourne has prefaced his re-
marks with the idea that he does not
expect anyone to believe him and then
he starts out The following is his
latest told a san Francisco man:
SEARCHED ALL DAY.
'1n the various little cuts that have
been made in the groupings which ex-
tend 1,450 feet in a ledge that Is so
feet wide. searched an entire day for
a piece of ore that did not show free
gold. About sundown / found IL, and
upon having II assayed il showed val
ues OF 5000 a ton"
1t is such tales that make II hard
to Judge what the camp really Is.
1T is certain that no one needs TO
get excited and lose his head over
Jarbridge." declared an old prospector
this morning For some 1000 years or
more people have gone Wild with the
idea OF gold.
LAS near as i can figure II out Jar !
bridge has the earmarks or an excel |
lent camp and II Is being doomed to |
the limit People are coming in from |
all parts of the United States and Can
ada Whether II will make good or
not cannot say, not having examined
the country. II certainly must be q
wonder n only half what is said Is
true.
"One thing that stands In Its favor
Is the presence OF teIlurium. Further
than that the abundance OF water and
timber makes II certain that II IL does
not turn out to be a high grade camp
L has every facility for being worked
FOR low grade ore.
The wild stories that are heard do
The camp no good II prospector did
believe such stories about his own
property he Is foolish 10 state them.
He should tell only what would seem
and what is right"