Show NEWS FROM GOLD BUTTE railroad building to st thomas sudden death of A crosby prospector special correspondence gold butte clark co nev aug 15 with proper development by men of wide experience in mining and with capital at their command the resources osgold of gold butte district clark county nevada would be very attractive in many ways there is a wealth of opportunity in this district for it is a field that has scarcely been looked over there are of course well developed prospects in this country but the prosperity of any region depends largely upon geologic control and the past ages have favored gold butte district and have left it rich in natural resources great as are the possibilities of the gold prospects of this district the possibilities for copper mines are infinitely greater already in this district there are both gold and copper prospects being opened up and out of which ore is being taken that shows values the equal of anything that has been found anywhere within the state both the gold and copper deposits are believed to be rich and are near enough to the necessary transportation upon the completion of the salt lake railroad to st thomas to make it possible to make development work pay its own way the material is here in sufficient abundance and all that is required is for the mining man of experience who with capital behind him will take a chance and work it out such opportunities will pot not remain long undeveloped but capital is necessary to do so taken all in all mining in this district is in its infancy and as soon as means of transportation and capital are at hand mining here will come to be one of the important industries of clark county A crosby who has been prospecting at gold butte the past three months with good results will spend a couple of weeks on the colorado river fifteen miles from here to look up the placer prospects and try out a new new machine for saving the flour and float gold for which this river is famous latest reports from st thomas are that the railroad grade is now completed within two miles of town the coming of this railroad undoubtedly means a rush and boon boom for gold butte district mr sherman thomas with mrs thomas and their four children are recent arrivals at gold butte where they will spend a months vacation in order to get dway away from the intense heat and bad water of the muddy valley it is reported upon good authority that the tramp miner mining company will add six men to the present force now working way preparations preparations for shipping are already under upon the arrival of creighton johnson and family in a few days thomas and mr johnson will put in a couple of months in doing their annual assess assessment meni work on some very promising claims they own near gold butte it has been reported by owners of the mica property three miles from gold butte that negotiations for a sale are under way with some eastern parties this property has been lying idle the past four years news of more live ones coming into camp is always welcome W H liston listen and scott allen alien will in addition to the hoisting plant already on their property add a gasoline pumping plant in order to completely control the water difficulty which is a source of daily annoyance in the development of their property L Z connor is installing anew a new ferry on the colorado river a few miles from gold butte at present work is delayed on account of high water and the difficulty in securing necessary lumber for his boat he is putting in a cable ferry which when completed will add additional life to this camp joseph hepworth is awaiting the arrival of his partner H W burgess so as to commence shipping their high grade copper ore mr hepworth expects to be among one of the first shippers from st thomas upon the completion of the railroad to that point the tramp miner mining co will commence regular shipments from its copper property as soon as the railroad is completed to st thomas harrison anderson who has been visiting several months with real tives in portland oregon states in a letter recently that he and his father will be in gold butte in the near future to continue the development of their property here mr anderson recently received very encouraging as says from the earl bird and late worm claims W L brooks was a visitor in camp the past few days from his lucky boy property near the colorado river gold butte being nearest point of supplies he stated while here that he was going to get out a shipment of ore as soon as possible with but scarcely any sorting this ore will run over gold per ton luke whitney was in the other day from his fruit ranch fifteen miles north of here with various kinds of luscious fruit which california would certainly envy W R garn was a recent visitor in camp and states he will move all of his cattle into the district to secure the rich feed which is in plenty here he will put in cement troughs at various watering places and take up his permanent residence here jess odonnell OJ if Donnell is a frequent visitor from his garden ranch three miles east of gold butte mr ODon nells interests are cattle and mining L Z connor recently brought his mother here for her health this being an ideal climate with plenty of the best of water the altitude at gold butte is feet no fogs no dust blust and no mud makes this an enticing spot for anyone not in good health from late reports received here the san pedor los angeles salt lake railroad will have its branch line from moapa to st thomas compelled compel ted before september alth this will bring gold butte within twenty miles of transportation the air is great the weather is fine so pack your trunk and come in time to gold butte nevada since writing the above sherman thomas and joseph hepworth on their way home from the tunnel went around by gold butte spring where mr crosby was camped and found him dead the old man was over 60 years of age and went to look tor for his burros this morning and was about all in when he returned as lie he went without water and was gone several hours before returning he drank some water here after returning but not enough to hurt him and when leaving for his own camp said he felt all right and when he got there had taken off his shoes and gone to bed when found he had fallen off the bed W E SHARPE |