The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-05
Year and Half Old.

t'The town OF Mason was laid out
and plated about year and half
ago, and is being built up with nothing
but the best class of buildings and with
a view of permanency. The town is
supplied with an abundance of pure
water, which is distributed by com
plete water system; it is also equipped
with frst-class lighting system. 1t
has an elegant and modern hotel, con-
structed at cost of more than $780,
900, and in convenience and arrange
ments is not excelled by any in the
state,
Has a Newspaper.
Mason has an up-todate lumber
yard, which carries complete line of
building material, builders hardware,
cement and other accessories. 1T also
has well equipped livery stable,
which operates stage line 10 Well
lngton, in Smith valley, twenty miles
distant. The town boasts Of modern
printing plant, which publishes a week
| ly paper. This plant is equipped with
| the latest improved machinery and is
equal IN every respect to plants of most
cities.
"All in all, the town is fairly well
represented with business houses, but
| there is room for many more The Ne
| vada Copper Belt Railroad company is
now building its shops, roundhouses, de-
pots and making extensive plans for fu-
ture improvements in Mason, where it
Will locate its general Offices and cen
ter all Its operations.
Farm Opportunities.
Wonderful opportunities await the
man who seeks TO till the fertile soils
Of Mason valley. The valley is thirty
miles long by an average Of five miles
IN width, The entire area is composed
of the highest quality of agricultural
land, with sufficient water TO irrigate
large portion of it. Excellent faciI-
tiles await the advent Of capital and
enterprise to develop more than enough
water to irrigate the now unwatered
portion of the valley
Many Rich Valleys.
'To the southwest of Mason valley
and connected by what is known as
Wilson pass, through which the Ne
yada Copper Belt railroad is now
building, is Smith valley. This valley
is not so large as Mason valley, but
II Is very rich in agriculture and con.
| tains many beautiful farms, Opening
off from Smith valley are Antelope
and Bridgeport valleys, which, though
smaller in area, contain very rich soil
| Thousands of acres of land in all OF
| these valleys are yet covered with
sagebrush and only await the incoming
OF the thrifty farmer TO reclaim them
Mines Important.
''Not least in Importance are the
mines which lie back of Mason, Among
these is the Bluestone mine, controlled
by Capt j. r. DeLamar. 1t lies about
one and a half miles due west of Ma
son and is connected with the town, as
are all the other mines. with good wa
gon roads. This property has upward
OF two and half millions Of tons OF
| copper ore blocked out and awaiting
smelling facilities. This ore will aver.
age close to ) per cent copper, with
small gold and silver values.
"To the south of the Bluestoue are
located tue great Mason Valley mines
which have approximately two million
tons OF ore blocked out and awaiting
Connell is the Western Nevada mine
which is controlled by Samuel New
mouse and associates, of Utah. Thi!
property is well equipped with all nee
essafy machinery and has large
} showing Of commercial grade ore de
veloped.
The Nevada Douglas.
10 the west of Mason about fou,
iniles, will be found the great Nevada
oouglas'Ludwlg conper mines. These
properties are extensively developed
ana upwards of one million tons OF
copper ore, averaging close TO 5 pei
Tt gent copper. have been blocked cu.
ihls property is also equipped with al
.he latest machinery and is ready fol
neayy. production tho moment tho rail
road is extended to its ore bins. Thi:
company also has vast deposits of thc
PnreSt gypsum 10 be found anywhere