Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-22


m'ne' and on deeending the shaft iher,
they did not behold pocket, nor thin
VEN OF ore but one huge mass of galena
aud argeniiierOus ore. No wal; rock a,
yet having been diseerned, excavation,
having been made in every direction and
the result is the same. Aud to follow the
dips, spurs aud angles; there is no living
man that can form any conception of the
magnitude or worth Of the mine.
With their success there came money
1t being no longer a visionary scheme, but
a reality. Everybody was ready to bus
now; it was Oply a question Of price,
could they reach tits real value none
could compute.
The first sale made was for $50, 600
for one sixth interest in twenty.four hun.
dred feet; then one hunered feet was sold
for $4,000, Here the sales stopped, no
more chances could be bought.
NOW THERE APPEARS UPON TUE SCENE,
a man from New York, who claims owner.
ship in the Emma, 4" stating he has some
time previous furnished Woodman with
"a 500 or more, and he had bought a
dead mans claim and he demanded an in.
junction restraining the proprieters from
working the mine. The Emma came be-
fore the court and there it rests. Still
there appears on the scene at this time
California Capitalists, who negotiate with
the proprietors. and the noted "Litte
Emma sold to the Bank of California for
Sl,250, 600. Thus the noted Little En-.
ma bas passed into the hands Of Califonia
capitalists, who will if necessary fight for
It's possession for all ensuing time.
The former proprietcrs of the Emma
were not compelled to sell as they are said
not to have any pressing waDts, but the
price offered was a big one, the temtation
YVES inviting-hence they sell, aud by so
doing they have escaped all further anxi.
ETY. about the future litigation of the mine
and retire to enjoy the long sought wealth
they so unexpectedly came in possession of.
THE EMMA is But ONE
OF the many mines that are being devel-
oped in that district in the immediate Vi
cinity mines are being opened with equal
good prospects of the Emma, and over
the divide into the Big Cottonwood dis
trict some two miles good paying mines
have been opened, and in the American
Fork district six miles south there has
been some very fine locations made, among
them may be mentioned the Sun Beam.
Spy, Rocky Mountain, Rawlns,
Colfax and the wild Dutchman the lat.
ter is located down the canon some four
miles. 1t was recently sold to parties
from California for SIT, 600; it was not
developed, only opened to show the ore
The Rawlins and Colfax mines are owned
md being worked by the Rawlins Silver
Nlning Company. This company intend
he coming season TO push the work as
'apldly as it can be done they are now
aking out galena and argentiferous ores,
which assay much higher than ore taken
rom the Emma. Operations not being
in that district until quite late
n the fall, and there was not time TO get
road built into the canon before winter
ct in, consequently the ore cannot be
'oved until spring opens, when there will
e lively times there as we do not intend
D sit down and wait for a fortune to come !
xhume the much coveted treasure from
S peaceful slumber where it has rested {
II SO many ages undsturbed. ;
TUE MOST NEEDED WANT NOW
smelling and refining works constructed Q
Salt Lake Valley to reduce these ores
nd save time and expense of shipping it G
broad for reduction. Most of the ore {
ken out of the Emma is shipped to Swan v
" New South Wales for reduction. The n
ducing works at Newark New jersey I,
e stocked up for a long time, and all c
Q works on the Pacific coast are getting
they can do from Montana and Utah II,
G expense of transporting the ores SO far f.
enormous. There is the finest of coal
or 100 miles from Salt Lake City, and fl
cd material for making brick -fre.elay tc
plenty in the valley and in fact there is 81
crything required to construct reducing u
'rks. But the main obstacle is the want
capital, it takes money to construct es
sse works, but know of no investment IN
1t will pay as well as good frst-class st
citing and reducing works would if b:
'perly managed; OF course like all 9TH hi
work it must be properly managed--it q
luires experienced men to run them, as
nan inexperienced in the business would at
'troy large percentage of the precious W,
# in the process of reducing it. cy
There is plenty of labor to be obtained
the valley at reasonable rates. The ov