Show ba ST sr THOMAS TO FRONT while nothing much has been said concerning the st thomas mining district the development work which has been quietly going on and the remarkable showings made would have caused a wild stampede if disclosed in some of the more excitable portions of nevada the district which has been known to a few old miners for some I 1 time past is situated in the southeastern corner of nevada about forty miles from moapa on the san pedro railroad some seventy miles southwest is the well known searchlight district and about ninety miles south in arizona is the famous gold road mine it is only during the past year however that this section of the country has attracted much attention from outside sources one of the late visitors to the camp was J H burtner district freight and passenger agent for the salt lake route who was accompanied compa nied by a mining expert following is part of the interview of mr Durt burtner ner published in a salt lake paper the region is from forty to fifty miles southeast of moapa on the main line of the salt lake route I 1 accompanied an expert who made a thorough examination of the region for los angeles investors who are contemplating putting money into several of the most promising properties these carry gold and copper with good values in both old prospectors and numerous experts who have studied nevada carefully believe the st thomas district is a portion of an immense mineral zone extending from the searchlight district to the goldfield region on the north prospectors are especially firm in this belief asserting that they have traced and followed the belt between these two districts the entire country within the boundaries of the st thomas plat is highly mineralized some of the claims now under do development carry a 64 per cent copper ore while others hold exceptionally good gold rock claims have been staked off for miles many old residents have had faith in the country for years and have held on to claims believing their patience would some day be rewarded they feel that this result is about to materialize one old prospector and claim holder expressed the belief of many others when he predicted a boom for st thomas this fall and winter the expert in our party was greatly impressed with the possibilities of the region from frequent remarks made during the trip th through lOugh the district and examinations of some of the properties I 1 feel certain that the los angeles men will receive a highly favorable report from the expert sent into the state by them the work already done is not at all extensive and cannot be relied I 1 upon to show just what quantities of mineral are contained in the st thomas hills out droppings crop pings can be traced traced for thousands of feet however and miners witia with claims staked off on these outcroppings outcrop pings say the ore above surface is well worth holding cedar basin is showing up in good shape the gold butte mining company which contains some salt lake names on its membership list is carrying on development work with gratifying results in granite mountain A tunnel is being driven toward the main ledge which the company expects to tap in the near future the company is extracting an excellent quality of gold milling ore A large number of placer claims have been staked out on this hill and announcement has been beed made that work will commence within ashert a short time there is plenty of water for milling and placer mining tunnels and shafts in the granite mountain have struck water springs have been tapped in all portions of the district not far below the surface the salt lake route runs within forty miles of the district affording good shipping facilities when the country is opened up as it will be in the near future ore can be hauled from the producers to moapa a distance of about forty miles and from there shipped to market the roads running from the different sections of the region to the railroad are down grade and easily kept in good condition ore can be hauled out of the country and machinery and supplies to it without any great trouble and at a small cost among the most promising properties in the district at present are those of the nevada gold butte company the granite nevada mining company the kimberly mining company and the gentry copper properties all of these center around granite mountain on which is located the property of the nevada gold butte company the nevada gold butte has been doing more development work than its neighbors and consequently has demonstrated the great value of its holdings eleven lode claims two placers and the only spring in the vicinity comprise the group that includes the whole of granite mountain some very fine surface showings can be traced the entire length of the mountain and from the six parallel ledges is exposed ore that is fairly speckled with the yellow metal A large crosscut cross cut tunnel is being driven that will tap these ledges at depth and the mine is being opened up tip in a most systematic manner from the latest report of the superintendent ole rossum the tunnel is now in a distance 0 of over feet and within another feet the gold butte vein will be reached when something sensational is expected the face is now seamed with fissures which are very highly mineralized and which lead to the belief that an ore body may be encountered at any time the ore is entirely free milling the gold occurring throughout the quartz and spattered through the iron cubes some pounds of remarkably fine ane free gold ore taken from the surface have been sent to the salt lake office the granite nevada company of which W E sharpe the postmaster of gold butte is manager expects to start developments in in a very short time this property adjoins the nevada gold butte and the necessary machinery and equipment is now on the road to the mine the kimberly nevada property which also adjoins the nevada gold butte has some very fine surface showings and the company will start operations as soon as the proper arrangements alTange ments can be made and the necessary equipment installed the general activity of this section while not widely known is being closely observed by a 4 number of prominent mining men and when the public get on to the facts a large influx into the district is predicted by those who are aware of the excellent showings there |