Ogden Daily Standard | 1908-02-27 | Page 8 | Desert District is Scene of Stampede

DESERT DISTRICT IS SCENE OF STAMPEDE new camp near lovelock makes an attractive showing I 1 something of a stampede is s orl 04 for the desert mining district according to the lovelock tribune it was start edi ed last week by the news of important strikes on the murray jussup and hopkins properties during the week people from any nevada camps as well as prospectors and investment seekers from utah california and oregon have been to the new el dorado it is estimated that nearly persons have gone one in by way ot of lovelock joseph mackedon who was one of the early arrivals and who secured ground close in has exposed an eight foot ledge at the surface on the 00 claim the ledge is one of the be bea t in the district and bannings pann ings are frequently obtained that show average gold values close to while it is true the camp is young and undeveloped said I 1 mr mackedon 1 I regard the surface showing as one of the greatest I 1 have ever seen the remarkable feature about the new country is the fact that the values are arc not confined to any particular part of the district but very rich ore and strong ledges have been found all over the newly located section 1 1 I 1