Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-09-05 | Page 34 | Golconda Group

I I J I I GOLCONDA GROUP I 1 L'- L' t Recent developments on tho the Lumry s sand and Moore ground known as the Gol Got Golconda p r conda group roup near the head hend of Rocky hollow have drawn more attention to f Fortuna than all previous develop develop- f f ments This Is on account of ot tho the spectacular spectacular spec spec- V finds on the Davis ls McGarry c clease lease near the Junction of ot tho the j das and the l Fortuna Gold Queen claims to the south They are aro now sacking iff fr ore there that runs run 50 a ton but sur- sur surface si face Lace values were found running Into the tho thousands Tho The find of ot Davis McGarry tray may IV I he be termed a luck lucky Instance but tho the j work of oC Lumry an and Moore In this same ground round Is proof enough that some men are arc really trying to open gold f mines In to this country 1 Fred Lumry and Frank Moore were lured to Utah from Goldfield with the tho first news of gold discovery discover on Wild WildCat WildCat Cat creek creel In the tho early earh spring of 1911 1914 They trekked across the country with ono one ot of tho the first burro trains that ever over t entered Beaver county count and they went t 1 at nt their prospecting with tho the same earnest ear car nest purpose that characterized their long long- Journey When hen the camp of Fortuna Fortuna For For- tuna becomes the big ble gold old camp it IH lf i destined to become these two t men will willbo bo ho known among tho the fathers and founders nn and mothers will be naming children after them rho They only tooK a couple of ot claims In Fortuna because their Idea was to toO todo todo do O work worl on the ground round and the they have 0 I Imore more than ju Justified their first jud Judg- Judg ment From their own wor work and that of ot the leasers the they have demonstrated demonstrate they ther have about the best ground In Fortuna k 1 if It Is a pleasure uro to write about the these imen i- i men and It Is well to mention C. C M. M ft Fagenbush of Goldfield who helped ft put up un the monc money that l kept ept them go go- goI O- O I Ing Between them they have o tunneled t O feet and have havo opened up two splendid splendid lit i did veins that they are now willing to g t call a homestake Ij j The findings on the Da Davis Das s McGarry f lease have been among the sensations I of ot the Fortuna camp and give evidence K Ii that It has a n big bl- chance of ot being J classed among tho the high grade gold tf amps I of the west Tho Thoy found surface values that were ft phenomenally rich and their subsequent subsequent quent fluent development has proven that their discovery was no fluke luke This lease ise Is now operating from a a- shaft near the south end of ot tho the Lumry and Moro ground around round where the they have hava crosscut a ledge eleven cleven feet teet wide Most of ot this ore Is being sacked for tor ship ship- Continued on Pa Page e 14 I fl it t