Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-12-29 | Page 6 | Salt Lake at Duck Creek

SALT LAKE AT DUCK CREEK, Sahara Property Showing Up Splendid Ores Near Surface. Information reached Salt Lake Friday Fri-day of a very gratifying disclosure upon" up-on" the Sahara property in tho Duck Creek district in White Pine county, Nevada. The Sahara group is composed com-posed of four full claims, and the group is the sole property of A. .7. Davis ami V. IT. Tibbals, who arc just, beginning a systematic campaign of exploratory ex-ploratory wo'rk upon tho same. Tn driving "a shaft destined to tap the ore bodies at good depth, tho management ran tho working into twenty-one inches of ore, which averages GO per cent lead and 21 ounces silver. This splendid showing was made at it depth of not over ten feet from the surface. Such -showings have been made in several portions of this great silver-lead silver-lead district, and it can be said that this is a churact eristic development for the properties therein. Mr. Davis stated Friday that Mr. Tibbals and himself were going ahead with tho work in the most earnest fashion, and that both had complete confidence in the camp and property. Duck Creek is one more portion of the Stnte of Nevada that has attracted Salt Lake talent, and to whom the region owos much for its present magnificent mineral min-eral showing. Duck Creek enjoys the reputation given it by numerous experts of being be-ing the "ninking" of tho greatest load district In the country, and when thjg- time 'is reached, no small credit, will bo due Salt Lake mining talent.