The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-12
PLANS MERGER
At NATIONAL
Gordon Campbell Is Getting
Five Hundred Rich Acres in
One Group.
WILL PREVENT ERA
OF EXPENSIVE SUITS
Rich Vein Extends Across the
Proposed Merger for Over
a Mile.

Gordon Campbell. one OF the pioneer
operators OF the National, New. mining
district, is in the city. a guest at the
Wilson. Mr.. Campbell is rounding UP
a deal OF great Importance for the Ma
tional camp, involving merger OF a
large area in the heart of the district,
which Is nearing a successful consumma-
ton after year or more OF hard effort
and travelling from one end OF the coun-
try to the other
When seen Friday Mr.. Campbell stated
that this merger Will take In the Consoli-
dated ground TO the north OF the big Ma
tional mine; the First National on the
south, the Mammoth and White Rocks
groups, and perhaps other propositions
ter the consolidation. a company to be
organized for the purpose Of taking over
900 600, and Mr.. Campbell states that he
can start paying 10 per cent on this capt.
talization soon after beginning corporate
life.
Large Area Involved.
Tho properties mentioned viii give
such a company all OF 500 shares OF
ground. across which extends the ia
nous rich gold vein. developed by the
This same vein has been opened re-
Gently by the Mammoth company, OF
which Mr.. Campbell is the head the
level. which is $50 feet In depth. The
ore is the typically rich rock that has
made National the most discussed camp
in the world. and the Mammoth is now
TO be figured among the mines of the
camp that have arrived.
Mr.. Campbell has spent two years or
more at National. he has given the geol-
ogy OF the district earnest study and he
has had engineers OF national prominence
investigate conditions for him. His con-
other Comstock. and that the greatest
and most remunerative period will be
reached with far greater depth than has
that as work proceeds W @ toward pd'ff his propo ,p
critics. or southwardy from the present |
developed portion the ore Will increase |
In desirability with depth. for work that
way will be securing continually increas-
Ing depth.
Geology Is Perfect.
Each and every formation necessary |
for another Comstock Is present at Ma |
iional," said Mr.. Campbell 1.-THE ore |
5eeq5T e W giants sspre a which Is
surface Indications The vein itself |
ranges up to, 30 feet in width. within |
Mhleh " en-, occur t,, the ore bodies of to 0 feet
In width There also occurs within the |
vein the rich streak which runs from $40 |
10 $50 per pound.
gold ore is all that the camp can show is
erroneous. The Stall lease for instance
has two dumps, the first and second
ssiTsa6des, the first grade. averaging about
siou per ton, the second grade averagine |
500 a ton. All the engineers | have
talked with agree that with depth enor-
nous tonnages OF milling grade ore
should make at depth. so the camp gives
all the promise one can demand for be-
ing a permanent producer
III is Tar better to mine a camp than
hilgate over IT., lie concluded This
merger VIII obviate endless destructive
la aWsuits''
Mr. Campbell Will be in Salt Lake for
4 day or two. then he proceeds to Chi
cago Tor the purpose of closing the final
details OF the present consolidation deal l.