The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-14
CONTACT COMING
TO THE FRONT
Nevada's Great Copper Camp
Attracting Attention of Big
English Investors.
BUILDING OF RAILROAD
WOULD HELP GREATLY
Location Is One Favorable for
Easy Development of Power
Facilities.

Frederick A. Graham. together with
party Of Canadian capitalists from Al"
berta- Canada. has but recently returned
from Contact. New, Mr.. Graham and his
party we're highly elated with the i'm
mense copper showing Of the camp. The
camp covers an area OF twenty-five miles.
and the large porphyry dykes and true
fissure veins attracted the Canadians and
made a favorable impression. They were
highly pleased with the showing Upon
the arrival OF the party at Ogden. they
Immediately telegraphcd to parties at Al
berta, Canada and also wired Mining En-
gincer Myers. who Is now on his way
from Chicago, to make report on the
properties the Canadians have bonded
which includes the Florence group. They
have also secured water rights and
the far north were not slow to grasp
a good thing.
Making Big Investments.
This party had been advised Of the In
vestments OF DR.. Striker. who represents
a large English syndicate. which takes
including water rights and power privi-
leges. II Is the Intention OF the English
syndicate, SO Mr., Graham states. to In
stall large smelling and concentrating
plant at some convenient point on the
Little Salmon river. The Kuhns OF Pitts
burg have a 50 600. 900 dam on this same
stream In Idaho for the purpose OF sup
plying water to the adjacent lands. There
is a world OF opportunity here. the posi-
bilities from the generation OF power
alone being unexcelled anywhere In this
Immense country, One has only to view
Box canyon to come TO q realization that
at some date not far distant this natural
reservoir will be walled I'D at one end
and the storage waters thus impounded
be made 10 generate thousands OF horse
power. supplying mine, mill and railway
with electrical energy
The. Alberta people have secured
townsjte which is In the immediate VI
cinity Of Contacts richest ore deposits.
and in all likelihood very close TO the site
which will be secured on which 70 erect
snelter.
Colonization Project.
Now there Is another concern in this
country which 1t VIII pay any one inter.
ested to watch closely-the Vineyard
Land and Cattle company, the moving
spirit OF which is David Eccles OF Ogden.
This company has immense holdings In
this region and II is their intention. so
we are informed on good authority. to
coloni5e and parcel this land out to per-
sons who are desirous OF acquiring lands
poses. This large land holding. stretches
from the Southern Pacific tracks at Te-
coma, New. far Up Into Idaho. The
company has some 500, 900 acres. and their
fences stretch for a distance of lao miles
down through Idaho and Nevada some
of the richest agricultural lands In the
state Of Nevada are embraced In this
tract. and the rush to secure farms on
this tract will be great II Mr., Eccles con-
cludes the deal to colonize. which now
seems apparently sure. 1t seems quite
probable In this connection that rail-
road will be built down through this
country to accommodate the people who
will flock In. when. this land Is thrown
open 10 settlers. and II this road Is built
II must necessarily come through tie
Contact country. which means that Con-
tact will take on life and energy un-
dreamed OF at this time. The possibil-
ties Of this great copper camp, should
the railroad come In, cannot be oyeresti-
mated. Then there is the O. S. L. line
which is now at Roeerson- lust thirty
five miles north OF Contact,
Railroad Greatly Needed.
A line could be constructed with little
difficulty from this point directly into
the heart of the copper district. and there
is hardly q shadow OF doubt but that
such a line will be built In the mmedi-
ate future. Telephone communication Is
over the lines owned by the Vineyard
Land and Cattle company. The road un
der contemplation by the Eccles people
will be an electric one. and II is reportcd
later than April / OF the coming year
There is a good automobile and wagon
road from Wells, New. to Contact. At
the former place there are general stores
accommodations for travellers, also freight
ing and transportation facilities. AT Con-
tact there are stores and supply houses,
also good hotel accommodations. The
postoffice and telephone station ia
short walk from this latter place, There
is no doubt as to Contacts future. every
thing seems to point 70 a boom In this
locality the coming spring, and when
spot in the Sagebrush state. and the pro
ductlon OF copper and other minerals