The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
ENGINEER ENTHUSED
OVER JARBRIDGE MINES

w. a. Stevens, mining engineer,
arrived from the Jorbidge district Of
northern Nevada, the scene of the
latest sold excitement in the sage
brush state. Mr. Stevens is enthus-
iastic over tho possibilities Of this
new section.
The JarbldSS country nrst came In
TO the public notice last August,
though for years past. il Is said, It
has been prospected to some extent.
but without results az tho formations
arc out OF the ordinary and peculiar
10 that section alone The country Is
very rugged and rough. and soon af-
ter the first gold discoveries early in
the fall. the SHOWS came and dis
heartencd many who anticipated going
into the district. Mr. Stevens how
over. arrived there about Ave weeks
ago, going up from Elko. and he states
that in spite OF the numerous diff
culties and inconveniences of travel
the news of the sensational discover
les being made there Is finding It's
way into the outer world. and pros
pcctors are arriving daily and going
TO work In true pioneer fashion and
with great expectations Of striking
IL rich"
Mr.. Stevens states that quite n keen
rivalry is being indulged in between
I1lko, New, and Twin Falls, Ida, for
the privileges OF the supply point for
the new district. though in his opin
lon Twin Falls is the logical outfit
ting station and supply center Twin
Falls Is ninety miles from Jarbidge,
and Is the nearest railway point. This
Idaho city is keenly alive, TOO. 1t is
said. to the possibilities of coming
boom and its citizens are striving in
every way TO pull the bulk of the an
ticipated trade in their direction. and
are becoming interested themselves In
mining.
ANY one going into the Jarbidgc
camp, according to Mr.. Stevens,
should go we'll provisioned and pre-
pared for rough living. for as yet 1t
is impossible to secure supplies or ac-
commodatlons in the new camp.
Orc Is Rich.
In speaking Tuesday after
noon of the probable area of
country included In the new district,
lar demonstrated to be of more than
ordinary worth is five miles long and
two miles wide. though there is great
likelihood Of course, that the min
eralIzation is of still greater area Six
operators in the district already have
really excellent showings, while there
are many more who are meeting with
marked success In the development
Of IoIr ol1 hoin In,
infancy. The prospects of the Sec
tion are especially encouraging TO me-
at least, in view. of the fact that the
ores OF the district show the features
OF tellurium and the black sulphldes
of silver. 1t was some of this pro-
duct from the Bourne mine, the first
to be opened. that attracted my atten-
tion to Jarbidge. Had the formation
there been of the free gold variety
so often showing In pockets on the
lodges In Nevada districts. would
not have been so quickly interested
In the proposition, but the presence
of the telmrium. indicative of per
manency and size, was to me an espec-
lally promising indication. In all of
my experience in the Nevada camps
I have never been as favorably i'm
pressed as / am with the Jarbidge."
Assays High.
Mr.. Stevens, accompanied by Dan
Greenwalt, made a careful eXamina-
tion Of the district. and located some
claims about 5000 feet west of the
original Bourne discoveries, along
practically the same dyke. Prospect
ing there. good values were uncover
cd. and Mr.. Stevens has low made
arrangements TO develop his hold
ings Systematically, number of Twin
Falls people having become interest
ed with him In the proposition,
Mr.. Stevens has assay certificates
showing gold values as high as SS976O
per ton. His purpose In visiting this
city was TO get accurate tests made
of his samples and to make arrange.
ments for supplies and provisions TO
Ensure the further development OF
his claims. He is satisfied that the
-5acbldge district Will develop into
one of the big mines. and predicts
that n railroad Will be run into the
country inside of two years.
Charles Getsch. expert for the
Wood-Hagenbarth people. has been in
the district recently also. and re-
ports fayorably on the outlook. so that
ere long Ii is quite probable that Utah
mining men will be interested at the
scene OF this late excitement,
Mr.. Stevens explained, in speaking
of the district, that the word Jar
bidge" is Indian lingo" meaning "the
devil" the district being so named,
perhaps. on account Of Its wild and
rugged formations and appearance.
The Ringing Brothers Will have