The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-05
UTAHNS ENTERING
JARB|DGE DISTRICT
Stage Line Schedule Between
Twin Falls and New Gold
Country.
PR0SPECT0RS STILL
TELL OF WEALTH
Camp Growing Rapidly and Big
Rush FOrecasted for
Spring Months.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune,
TWIN FALLS. Feb 1.-The movement
into Jarbidse camp from this city this
week has assumed greater proportions
than at any time. and parties coming
out are saying yet better things about it.
Briefly stated, Jarbdgc Is more con-
spicuous attraction for the western min
Ing world than was month ago
anticipated IL would be- considering IL Is
a mere chance camp. In point OF IA
roablc Impressions made on all visitors
under these circumstances, no camp has
ever approached Jarbidge In ability TO
command favorable reports from many
competent judges Of miuing districts be-
fore development has progressed 10 a con-
siderable extent.
Twonty-sevcn embarked from this city
Monday, almost as many. Tuesday and
wednesday, and reports from outfits on
The road were to the effect that the main
Inc or travel was being Joined by all
sorts OF conveyauces at various points.
The enthusiasm Is great regarding the
prospects Tor the Jarbidgc making good
increases throughout this section. particu-
larry because here are heard the state
mcntS OF Tie many visitors who have
Inspected II as fully as is possible. while
the ground Is yet covered with snow.
Every one OF these men emphatically de-
clarcs that the surface showings eclipse
anything found heretofore. EncopIums of
ginning. Many men In the meantime
have been expecting that adverse condi-
lions would be found to materially dam
pen the ardor OF the crowd that is close
IS watching all the disclosures. not only
in the district but In this city, where
the gatherings of mining men are great
est Just before they start in and just
after they have come out, AS disap-
pointmcnt is not experienced by anybody
who secs the district. and inasmuch as
The enthusiasm of the visitors is greater
in. The hotels here are the places Tor the
congra atulations among mining men over
the greatest gold discovery in a great
That Jarbidgc is getting more fully on
The mining map therefore is inevitable.
IN The commencement the visitors re-
turned and remarked cautiously: 1T is
thc greatest surface showing / ever
saw. Today. when the camp Is almost
four months old and Is rcnorted To have
over 800 inha bitants, the pilgrims from |
It's BIZ discoveries speak less qua rde edly |
aud cmphatically express their convic-
jons that iii is going TO make a great |
camp"
Nation Takes Notice
As these beliefs arc extending all over |
the nation, II Is fulfilling expectations |
in the matter OF developing into min |
Ing sensation which seems likely 10 pre-
cipitate an excitement great as did |
the Comstock discoveries almost half q |
century ago. That famous stampede 10 |
Virginia CITY has never since been
egua!ed by amy Of the eNcitements. con-
sidcring its remotencss from civilization
and the hardships OF reaching it, Jar
hidGe Is better known today all over the |
United states. when il is but three and |
half months old than Goldficld was |
at siN months, and better than Cripple |
Creek at a year after the first announce |
mcnts of its riches.
With tho conviction firmly established
IN every body's mind that the stampc"c
Is 5olng TO be a big one and that a great
proportion OF the showinss are to make
good for the owners. the promising young
camp is indeed believed TO be a win
ner"
Therefore SPECTATORS are here With
proposiNons for electric cars. tclegraphs
ccptinS gambling houses and drink pal
aces. and with the movement Into the
district OF men from all over the coun-
Try already so we'll established there
seems every liability that il will in
crease and that by the Fourth OF July
II VIII far surpass even the pyrotechnic
rushes into Cripple Creek, GodGeld and
The stage service which was put on
from Twin Falls 10 the camp Monday
morning contempates making the trip
tho tran Is taken by both passengers and
freight Leaving this city at 6 o'clock
IN The morning. salmon dam Is reached
at noon. Three Greeks at about o'clock
and the wilkins ranch by II at night
The fare is SIS on this conveyance. and
II is CARRYING most of the stampeders
baggage.
There is strong probability that addi-
ional vehicles will have 10 be placed
IN commission by the management OF
this line next week as the number used
during the last i've days were overtaXed
each morning.
Many Leave Twin Falls
Estimates Of the daily departures from
the various points In the vicinity Of Twin
Falls range from nifty To seventy five and
the abilities OF the packers al the VIII
UrH Of oil I.-
there arc sorely taxed. with the result
that many without much baggage walk
the twelve trail rather than suffer
delay In waiting their turns 10 ride.
stood TO have been secured for this serv-
ice and Will soon be on the trail to sup
ply all demands.
Among the departures Monday were
Bon ID. Luce, who arrived hero from Salt
Lake Sunday and spent a day getting a
line on the situation. He has had "A
great deal OF experience in tho mining
field and explained that stories OF lar
bidse sounded rather inflated but that
he was prepared to be convinced. II
am going 10 make thorough invcstlga-
ton and expect that. will require at lessr
a month" continued Mr.. Luce. 81 am
OF course. hoping that Jarbidgc will he
found Just as big as tho reports say
and II IL Is even half what the reports
give II credit with possessing m the way
OF surface showines, II should make n
splendid gold bearing district" Mr. Luce
resides in Los Angeles when at home, and
said there was a considerable interest
ing Uen regarding this ''nn1"
Along on the trip with Luce was Ed
]. Roberts Of the DAILY West Mining
conn company, ny, working properties at Park
has seen here as omens OF the biggest
boom in the history of gold mining I'm the
United States.
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