Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-26
BLACK HORSE CAMP
COMING TO FRONT
,,cascrs Getting out Gond Orc-I'l1ck
Horse Mine Sodium WI
start on Fiftccnth

Now me- has been added to the camp
of Black Horse near psccola. White
Pine county. Sew. hy tho building Of
the new mill there by tho Nevada
Amnlgamated Mines company \ NUM-
her Of Ieasers arc now busy and WITHIN
the next go days it Is expected that the
number of leasors win Boz greatly I'M
creased The mul win Doc ready for
operation on oct 49, \ number OF
mines are shortly o. begin operations
and the famous old Black Horse mine
has changed hands
a g. Burfltt. who has been appoint
ed general superintendent OF the Ne
vada AnaIgamsted Mines company
prupcrty 10 succeed James Il Marriott
and u Austin Brown ar Boston, prcsl-
dent Of the company, came IN from tnt
district Friday nleht Mr.. brown lelt
the following morning FOR tho cast
According 10 Nv BuTrltt good prog
ress is being made ON the lo-stainp
single discharge mill that has been IN
stalled The mill Is built to accommo-
date 20 stamps hut only one-haH or
the equipment viii DE Installed at pres
emit
on tho wind splitter claim owned BY
William Hamilton. Some very high
grade ore g. now being taken from
the property. 4 claim recently taken
m adjoining the Grasshopper claim
and owned by Dick Hamilton is now
being worked under lease with excel
lent results,
WILL LET LEASE.
ANDY collins. who owns the Snug
sier group Of claims. lying DetWteh
the Black Horse mine ana the san
Pedro mine liz making arrangements
for the leasers 20 operate.
A new strike has been made IN the
tunnel Of the san Pedro mine that
PROMISES to bee me one of the richest
In the district At the end OF the
drift two and half feet or ore was
encountered which shows heavy pam
nines in gold Good Development work
Is being accomplished IN the prop
crty and work YIN he Pusheu 10 ssue
tain the extent OF the orc BODY that Is
Just coming In and in when nelther
wall has been encountered
A. q Burritt and eastern associates
have lust purchased the famous old
Black Horse mine, which has peen
considered the richest IN the country
Tho property was purchased OF the
locator r u. watkins. known as the
daddy" OF the district From TINS
property Il was a common occurrence
for Watkins 10 extract 500 POUNDS OF
ore, put u through an arastra run
bv his black horse and take out rom
$40 to $50 IN gold IN n day. Recently
the ore blocked out was measured up
and sampled and 1t is declared mat
there Is enough ore in sight To pay Tor
the property. which has only been de-
veloped 60 a depth Of 715 feet
BUILDING NEW TOWN.
At the new town Of san Pedro where
the new mill Is being erected, nearly
dozen houses have been constructed.
Already the place boasts of butcher
shop. blacksmith shop, and boarding
house. Mace Clsys the village store
keeper at Black House. Is now moving
his stock Of goods and buildings 70
the new townsite. Arrangements are
also being made for the installation Of
, general store.
At the Ohana property a number Of
men are busy under Supt. James Dun
las A depth of 20 feet has been at
aimed In one ~ the shafts, opening
ip fully ~ feet Of high grade gold rock.
The vein continues to get wider and
'icher as depth is atteined. The vein
has been traced for 5000 feet along the
strike. When first encountered the
vein was but three feet wide. The
shaft has heen equipped with a buffalo
vim and work Is being pushed
The MI Desperandun property Will
4 $50 start work In a short time