The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-26
JARB|DGE BOOSTERS
ARE STILL ON JOB
Snowstorm Keeps Many Pros
pectOrs in Twin Falls
En- Route.
ESCAL0N TELLS HOW
HE TURNED TRICK
Promise That Production Will
Actually Begin in Early
Spring.

TWIN FALLS. Ida, Feb. 25.-Snow
storms the last few days Throughout
southern Idaho have kept the hotels here
crowded with anxious prospectors bounc
for Jarbdge camp. and the trail has beer
used by less numbers OF the pilgrims
but the word comes from camp. never
theless. by several prominent mining mer
that the camp grows on apaoe. having
already passed the 500 mark in popula-
,ion. and that enthusiasm regarding its
possibilities Increases. Every visitor con-
tinueS to declare the probabilities FOL
making a great producing camp are
greater than he has ever seen hereto
lore. Professor DeMourS who went III
six weeks ago from Montana, and has
just emerged and who occupies high
position In that state scologiSt,
insists that he has never seen any min
Ing showing on TOP OF the ground so
promising anywhere DcMours came
here. stayed three days, communicated
with his financial hackers in Butte and
Anaconda. and has gonc back TO pick
I'M properties as numerously as possible.
John Escalon. discoVerer OF the bonanza
ledge known by his name. and declared
To be the really richest piece of prop
erty in the district. Is here, having ar
rived to formally close the deal under
Falls Development company. at the head
OF which is +. ID. Kimball and Mayor
Hahn.
The equipment for the operation of
this property weighing five tons WAS
shipped from Twin Falls this week. and
will be taken in over the trail. the OBJ
lect of getting 1t in now being especially
TO avoid the expense of its tranSporta
ton over muddy roads that are sure to
follow the warm spring weather which
is daily anticipated with hope that ii
will permit the prospectors In Jarbidse
possible with the ground covered with
snow.
Frank Benanc Is here from the camp
pedcrs arrived in the district last Fri
day from Elko. after having experienced
many hardships on the trail. He also
said that he passed thirty pack outfits
which reached here last week Of the
strikes being made four and five miles
east OF the camp.
Surface Showings Good,
He said he also saw very good rock
of high grade character that had been
miles south of the town. There is
lot OF snow there" Benane explained
and yet they are finding these ores in
the dikes which are above the snow lines,
or surfaces. 1t is almost impossible TO
see the ground anywhere In that sec
tion OF the camp. 1t is now known that
The formation OF the country is andesltc
rather than rhyolte. which makes the
showing. from the practical miners
STANDPOINT. even better than had been
s,upp99s;ed because II !, were mo- more Of
stronger probability that the district
would furnish ores merely In punches.
The town has $50 tents. and these
and log houses are being strung out
along tho main street for hall mile.
-. 4. Bourne got in the day i lcft the
camp with a load Of supplies. and five
men who are to begin work Ola the big
Bourne ledge 81. \. Stevens. manager
nf fhp nrnnDylN and the most
highly regarded expert who have visited
the district. has placed force of men
on that property. and said the number
would be increased as rapidly IS pos
Sible. The Belmont should make q good
showing very soon. ! met an outfit go
Ing with big consignment OF Frank
mined 10 establish the largest store there:
TWO restaurants are in operation and
doing good business, and other lnsti-
tutions arc getting in position 10 serve
the public. Most newcomers arc bring
ing blankets for sleeping. but beds are
available 10 those without them.
think the population is more than 500
in the district. but are scattered much.
as work OF prospecting is proceeding over
a large territory
Escalon sanguine.
John Escalon throws additional light
on the geological conditions OF the dis
irict. IN statements be makes regarding
the formations. which he was enabled
the covering OF snow That has more or
less baficd the winter stampcders II
had started out prospecting last summer
from Elk mountain ton the southeast
side ol the hcad%aters OF the Bruncau
rlverl and worked around eastward on
the south slope of the main range To
point west OF the head of Jarbidge," Es-
Gallon explained
II was looking for break in the for
ma ton all the time, and met with no
success until after I had dropped down
Il. ,1,. 4
discovered the break. and the surface
looked good. did not then
know anything about Bourne being in
there. and il was some time after ] had
located my claims on that big ledge tina
discovered what Bourne had found fur
ther south OF me l recognized II was
4 good gold mining country as soon as
| got into ii, positively the best / had
ever seen. because the main body OF the
is andcsitc. having rhyolite over
flows and porphyrics outside Of the rhy-
Of prospectors and mining experience In
Nevada could not have been
more favorable
The lodges. furthermore. arc exceed
ingly pronounced. and In the instance
OF the one | located there are some parts
Of it twenty feet wide, all mineralized
and carrying values. Jarbidgc would
make a big productive mining camp II
there we're no other discoveries than
those which have been made already; and
there ~ill he other and greater discov-
the country il can be prospected by
the many men who are in there now.
and by the thousands who will go IN
this summer