The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-07-13
WOOD RIVER,
The New Finds Creating Consider
able Excitement.

5 On other occasions we have
: mentioned OF the new discoveries in
the Wood River Country, and that
Salt Lake mining men are lives sting.
Already pIespeotors and others tired
, OF bunting fortunes here, have put
out for the new country. and Ia q
short time it Is as likely to be over
done other camps have been. The
fact. howey-r, Ihs; moneyed men
are investing With tolerable iEeecom,
men who know something about
mines and mining, is a significant
fact IN connection with the Wood
River excitement and gives sssurance
OF some better foundation than usual.
One gentleman Of this city, who has
means, states that be will ct once
commence the Shipment of Gre from
that region TO this city. unless some
thing unforeseen arises. Machinery
for hosting, and tor other preliminary
purposes Is 10 be ordered at once
The tact that the ore will pay to be
shipped all the way from the region
OF the mines, about $50 miles west OF
Blsokfoot, and then by rail to this
city, will give come idea of its rich
ness.
The Blsckioot Register has some
important items relative 10 the Wood |
River country. Il states that on
SUNDAY evening last Mr.. NJ. II. Lip
man. of Salt Lake City, came IN on
the coach from that prosperous
camp, bringing with him about fifty
pounds of very rich ore. Mr.. Lip
man is the superintendent OF the
" God River Gold and Silver Mining
Company. The Office of the company
is in New York City. with Mr.. Louis
l.. Davis as secretary, Mr.. 8 A. Mer- .
rift president, and w. s. Mccormick
treasurer. both of this city. Several
mines owned by this company have
been worked for about q year with I
very good results, but the most valu- S
able ones have lately been discovered,
among which are the Bullion, Ophir, 3
Evergreen aud May Queen. These ;
mines are all on one vein, which Mr. ;
Llpmau says is eighty-tnree feet in
width from the banging wall to the
loot wall, and contains three distinct
strsIas OF ore, one of which is near 4
he hanging wall and is about eighteen L
nches in width, the ore being very
'ich, assaying from 20 to 70 per cent. Il
q lead and from $1,000 TO 81, 200 in II
liver. Near the centre is strata of Al
bout thirty inches, running about
10 per cent. lead and from $400 to
900 in silver. Against the foot wall Il
; another strata. twenty inches wide, 81
unning about 60 per cent. lead and p'
rom $3.50 to 500 in silver. He
tates that it is the intention of the at
ompsny to put smelling works in II
here this iall, but until that is done >.
hey will chip the ore to the smelters HI
ere, and as soon as the sacks can be
1rwarded the shipments will com.
hence. These mines are located in OF
hat is known as Croy's Gulch, about &C
ight miles from the town called nt
'ellvue. 1t
The Register states that Msssrs.
roy e Co., who also own mines in "a
nat vicinity, are taking out some TO
qualify valuable ore. and will in a be
Nv days commence the shipment of 7
senIy tons. m
Mr.. r. Macintosh, OF this city,
as bonded three mines in this same
'cslity for large amount, and has or
READY contracted for the freighting re
300 tons of ore, which will he al
tipped here. Miners and prcsDectors oo
re arriving there in large numbers, at
nd many estimate that in q few
lonths there will be 5000 people in We
lie district. One advantage this dis eli
let has over many others is the low CO
tilude, nothing preventing the To,
Orking OF the mines the year round. ds
mong all the reports We have heard
ON the country We have yet to hear ,
lie of discouraging nature. SC'