The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-03-03
THE ACQUISITION NINE.
4 Big Thing and All About 1t.
Salt Laksrs at Butte
WALKERvILLE, Feb. 27, 81.

VAUDEVILLE, Feb. q, 81.
Editors Herald:
In the years 1s71-T2, Nephi Pack
ard, of Springville, Utah, and some
of his friends and relatives were
engaged in mining in Tintic, Juab
County, Utah. Their operations
were mostly confined to leasing
mines, and in most cases they were
successful and made money out OF
their labOrs; so much so, that, when
they selected a property and wished
to lease the same, parties concluded
that it must be something rich, and
would not lease. Packard u Co.
had almost given up mining, but
in the year 1878 new field OF
operations was selected. Some
freighters living at Springville
loaded freight for Butte, Montana,
and loaded back with ore. This
they unloaded at Corinne, Utah, and
returned home. Packard sought
an interview with said parties, and
learned something in regard to the
ore, its color, weight, etc. He went
to their wagons, six or eight in
number, and, with the aid of glass,
succeeded in collecting sixty or
eighty particles which he assayed
and found to be good. He called
together his old associates and
formed a company, which consisted
of n Packard, presipent. NJ. Pack
ard, II. Packard, w. II. Meneary
John Meneary and one other person.
They procured an outfit and started
for Butte. On arriving in this
vicinity they pitched their tent near
Silver Bow, a small place seven
miles from Butte. They had COM
plete assay outfit, and soon COM
menced to test the grades of the
ores. There had not been much
done here then, and there were not
fifty men in this vicinity at that
time. His party had not been here
long before there were 500 men in
and near Butte.
Parties were suspicious of Pack
ard & Co., and they did not succeed |
in leasing any mines for quite |
while. But after several trials they |
took a contract to sink a shaft on
the west end of the Acquisition to a |
certain depth, for 500 feet on the !
east end of said lode. They finished |
their contract as per agreement and |
received their pay. They then COM |
menced to develop their property, |
and it has paid from the first shovel |
full of dirt. AT the present time
they have an incline down ITO feet. |
All their hosting has been done |
with a within. Late last fall they
let a contract to sink a perpendicu-
lar shaft, preparatory to erecting
steam hosting works, but, owing to
the scarcity of lumber, they con-
Guided to defer erecting said works
until May, 1881. w. A. Clark bought
a One-half interest in said mine, for
which he gave a One-half interest in
the Stewart mining claim, consist
ing of 1900 feet adjoining the Ac-
QUESTION on the east, and $4,000
besides. Out of said incline to the
depth of 10 feet has been taken
100000. The most of this has been
spent in Utah, for this same COM
Dany is the one that graded and tied
what is known as the SpringvilleI
md Pleasant Valley Railroad, which
road, during its construction, was
called the Calico Road" This road
S of great value to the citizens of
Utah County in bringing fuel to
heir homes, and would have been
If twO-fOld more value had the cit
zenS of Utah County accepted the
of Packard & Co, viz:
or the people of said county to
trade and tie the road, Packard & |
20. to furnish the iron and rolling /.
stock, and each party to own one
lalf. This arrangement would
lave kept the control of the road
With the residents of said county.
PERSONAL. h
To-day your correspondent had an
Interview at his Office in Butte. Z
With Ben Sheeks, Esq, of the law {
irm of Sheeks & DeWolf, late of t
Salt Lake City. Business is not c
-ery flourishing with the legal pro- t
ession at the present time, owing t
o Butte being so far from the 1
county seat, Deer Lodge being forty e
i've miles distant. But the legisla- S
ure yesterday passed a bill to divide '
he county of Deer Lodge, and t
reate another called Silver Bow.
This will bring about a new order
f things, and all will be benefited
hereby. S. DeWolfe has been one of
he champions of the bill and
las been wide awake during >
he forty days session of the legis- q
allure, and has gained his point
This new county of small area will
i've party litigants a chance to test q
he right to their claims without the
being so great. Although q
Ben looks. and is in better health,
e looks back to his sOjourn in your .
ity with pleasure, and says, some =
INES he feels like folding his tent =
nd returning. The chances are that l
e will try Butte for a year or two l
Dnger before he commences his
light. w. Ii. LEE.