Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-04-01 | Page 20 | Go to Wake up Johnnie

GO TO WAKE UP JOHNNIE Newest Gold Camp Attracts Many Prospectors Wake Vake Up Johnnie is the name of the tho new gold camp In the Alvord mountains 36 miles north of ot Barstow Calif Calf for which something of a stampede Is on When the original strike was reported citizens of Barstow desiring to not en encourage encourage encourage courage a a rush to property sent a committee of miners to Investigate The committee found the strike better than reported and joined the scramble for claims Miners Miner from all al over the desert are re reported r reported ported as gathering at Barstow to Join In the rush One day fifty men were waiting for teams to take them to the camp Mining men predict that the new camp will rival any In southern souther Call Cali California Cal fornia fornia The gold Is found In porphyry dikes be between b between tween slate walls being bing one of the most peculiar of desert formations It I Is be believed believed believed that water Is 15 close to the surface and Ind a company Is being formed to de develop develop develop It I