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Show I SAL! LAKERS ARE I MAKINii HLSTORY Hi Local Mining Talent Succeed in B Setting Swift Pace at H Fairview. If COMPOSE THE PIONEERS II OF THAT DISTRICT 11 Liberal Rewards Follow Efforts H to Convert Desert Into U Producing Region. Nothing strikes the visitor to the ml-nlng- camp of Falrviorr, especially those from Salt Lake, so forcibly as the num. ber of Salt Lakers one can sec- on all sides. Practically all the bucccsscs up to the prcsont tlmo have been regls-tered regls-tered by citizens of Zlon, the new-coniera new-coniera turning- up values on properties which originally wore owned by .Utah people. When tho days in Golfleld wero assuming a brightness that Jioa never dimmed, it was a matter of com-mon com-mon comment that Utah had permitted Pennsylvania, Colorado and California to fairly tramp over the mining talent 1 within the limits of tho State, and that Utah talent had never fully appre-elated appre-elated the opportunities presented in Nevada was readily conceded. Utah Talent Wns First. At the beginning of the present year when John T. Hodson of Salt Lake and "William H. Webber of Denver drove into what Is now known as Fairview, they saw only three tents and as many prospectors as this number of canvas homes would comfortably house. Mr. Hodson narrowly escaped being the first citizen of Utah to land at this point, Frank Virtue having that dis-Hj dis-Hj tlnctlon. A hasty examination of the property now known as the Nevada Hills ground convinced Messrs. Hodson I and Webber of the future of that property prop-erty and the district, and after tiolng up the came they joined hands with several others and laid out the townslte of Fairview. This townslte company holds the distinction dis-tinction of being the first dividend-paying proposition in the camp. The sharing shar-ing of profits still continues, and this is adding no small amount to the spending money of soveral Salt Lakers operating there. It Is a matter of gen. eral knowledge how well the Nevada Hills ground has turned out, enriching Messrs. Hodson, Klrby, Clark, Rice and Farrell of this city. Mr. Virtue reaped the great benefits attending the early possession of considerable ground In a booming mining camp, and his more recent additions in surrounding portions por-tions of that excitement zone have added add-ed greatly to his" profits. Own Valunble Interests. Among those who were successful In corralling property of great merit and at an early stage of tho game were Ben D. Luce and D. H. Peery of Salt Lake, who, in addition to having disposed dis-posed of the control of a very promls. ing property, Btlll retain Interests of much value. With the beginning of the Bullfrog district dates a season of unparalleled un-paralleled success in mining operations for Messrs. Brown, Terry and Woodruff Wood-ruff of this city, whose representatives took advantago of being os the ground early at Fairview. These gentlemen are counted among the most fortunate of Fairview. operators. Harry. S. Joseph, with his associates, Messrs. Peet and Ttussell, have established estab-lished their monuments around several groups of claims both in the Fairview district and the Wonder region. Being in the advance guard to tho latter camp, as was also Charles HIgglns of Salt Lake, they have secured some excellent ex-cellent properties. The camp of "fonder "fon-der also furnished the stage for a season sea-son of tremendous activity and pecuniary pecuni-ary profits for the surveying firm of Collier & Blossom, Ihe former having left Salt Lake only a short time ago for Fairview. McCarrlck to tho Front. No mention of Salt Lake activity In the Fairview district would be complete com-plete without mentioning the name and achievements of Edward McCarrlck, whose successes there have served to emphasize the wide awake character of Utah hustle and judgment. From his acquisitions Mr. McCarrlck has disposed dis-posed of sufficient to establish him comfortably In life, but there will be still more to tell after he has explored and developed the properties which he has retained for himself and associates. These-are only a few of the citizens of Salt Lake who have made history for that district up to date .and these with others will contribute much to the future fu-ture development of that region. One can hardly turn In any direction within the mineralized hills of Nevada today without running into Salt Lakers. Although Al-though late In getting In, they are losing los-ing no time In making good In silencing the claim that Utah people are letting golden opportunities pass in the State of Nevada, |
