Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-21
JARBIDGE HOLDS
WIDE ATTENTION
CURIOUS FLOCK TO CAMP ON
NEVADA BOUNDARY
PERSONS FROM SIX STATES 90
INTO FRIeID REGION
Prospector Says Vein at Pine Creek Is
Four Feet Wlde-stringer Gold
In EVidence-SnoWslide
Endangers Life


Powers is here from Jarbidge, bring
ing, among interesting items, the de-
tails of the most recent strike in that
district, which has been made by the
prospectors grub-staked by II. Fl. Hoo
yer of this city, twenty days ago.
Powers. says the vein is at the mouth
of Pine creek, about mile south of
the Bourne bonanza ledge, Is three to
four feet wide and the characteristic
Jarbidge quartz pans strings of gold
which has greatly enthused the already
extremely optimistic mining men in
the camp.
Some of the ore is of a sulphide
character. The news brought by Pow
ers has increased the excitement
among the crowds here quartered from
night to night, some going in and 9TH
ers returning from Jarbidge to make
preparations for returning and begin
ming further operations. A crowd of
dozen prospectors and operators came
in from Wallace including w. S. Has
kins and Dave Cromie, all of whom
will proceed to Jarbidge. They gazed
with approval when shown the sam
pies here to the ores, which include
three distinct classes, each of which
is as easily identified with Jarbidge as
We're the original ores from the Jumbo
and Combination mines in Goldheld,
and the various ores yielded by the
principal mines of Cripple Creek.
Refuses $4,000 for Claim
Thomas Clinton, a farmer of Bull.
but formerly mining man and who
was grub-staked into Jarbidge
month ago by citizens residing in the
vicinity of his residence made strike
early this week and refused to sell for
$4,000. AS a reason he explained:
Heretofore L gave away for mere
song several prospects that I discov-
cred in new mining districts, and now
that 1 have found a mine in a district
which is going to be a great wealth
producer for many men / intend to
work this proposition myself. If it
fails l will have to bear all loss my
SELF but I have the farm and would
not feel it. However, I do not believe
l am going to again meet with bad
luck"
The lots in the Hilltop claim, whose
surface rights are being leased for
town site occupation and which will
form the heart of the business district,
have almost been closed out and prices
have advanced until the bonus offer
ings equal almost the amount of the
original price. Another claim adjoin-
ing is being prepared for similar pur-
poses
Restaurants, stores, rooming houses
and almost all other classes of business
are getting established; the construc-
u
tents are largely occupying the atten-
ton of new arrivals, and this work is
largely becoming easier through the
disappearance of the snow from the
gulch.
:. Snowslides Endanger Life
The worst features against prospect
ing now are the snowslides according
to reports which arrived today, which
are spending themselves half a mile
from the camp. Many narrow escapes
are reported, but nobody has been
caught in any of these avalanches.
Experiments made this week by As
sayer c. E. Hart on some ,of the Jar
bidge ores convinced him that they are
easily treated by cyanide, and he said
that he expects considerable portion
of the districts output will be found
amenabe to this method.
Twenty outfits bound for Jarbidge
are delayed at National camp, north
ern Humboldt county, Nevada, by the
deep SHOWS on the ranges just north
of that district according to informa-
tion brought here by Wallace Erwin,
who came around via Winnemucca and
Ogden. He said:
"The ogden railway route, which
brings one in by the way of Twin
Fails is the only practical route into
Jarbidge that have discovered. Al
most everybody in National will be
coming through this way very soon
except hose who have their teams who
will wait until late in the season and
come over the hills"
kilograms received this week from
Senator Hepburn at Washington an
nounced that the postoffice at Jar
bidge will soon be established with
w. A. Wines as postmaster.
Work will start the coming week on
n telephone line from Twin Falls to
Jarbridge, which is expected to be
completed in about six weeks. The
Bell company is making this extension
to its system.
Chemist Is Satisfied
y w. D. Green, head chemist for the
Great Western Sugar company at
Brush, Colo, arrived Friday to inves-
tigate the great gold strike at Jar
bidge. After talking with several rep
/ resentatiyes from Jarbidge and after
/ careful examination of their ore sam
| nles the first of the week Mr.. Green
! telegraphed for his entire assaytng
equipment and is making preparations
TO leave Monday in company with Boyd
Fuller, the representative Of the Hill
j & Taylor Real Estate company, Ior
the new camp.
Ed Benane arrived Wednesday from
4 the new gold camp, where he was one
of the earliest arrivals after the first
strike was made. Mr.. Benane is a
i mariner of Mr.. Winkler, who was in
irwin Falls last week, and the two
y own some of the best properties in the
district. When asked concerning the
actual values and quantities of the ores
at Jarbidge Mr.. Benane said: This
M camp has the best surface showing OF
any camp ever discovered in Nevada.
II It's natural advantages in the way of
III a plentiful supply of wood and the pure
III water are remarkable One other re-
III markable feature of the camp is the
1 fact that majority of the property
owners are having their claims sur
III veyed rather than leaving it in the
III homes of selling out before the survey
ing would be necessary.
III 70. J. Roberts and C. H. Lamb ar
IA rived Wednesday and expect to leave
for the camp Friday. Both Messrs.
roberts and Lamb are experienced
mining men, the former from Salt Lake
citv and the latter from Los Angeles.
1 They expect to give the camp thor
l ouch investigation, and If 1t Is good
camn they will invest; il not, they will
Il | cat out Immediately.
z, G. Weir arrived the first Of the
week from Salt Lake City and will
ieave tomorrow for Jarbidge. Mr..
Weir prospected through that section