Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-14
UTAH MINES TO THE FRONT.
ola Properties In Dry Canyon and
stockton Inspired with New
LIfe-The Boom That is
striking These
Old Camps.


Dry Canyon was nearly deserted, and
the mines were generally conceded to be
"worked out" With the advance in
lead miners were induced to take hold
OF the old mines under lease, and
many new prospects were opened. AT
the present time the mines are producing
large quantities OF ore, and bonanzas are
being opened that bid fair to rival those
encountered in the old Hidden Treasure,
Queen OF the Hills and Chicago mines in
the early days OF Dry Canyon. The prin-
cipal mine OF this class is
THE DAN STANTON MINE,
Which has produced in the neighborhood
of |, 900 tons this summer. From mere
prospect last spring it was developed into
an immense deposit of ore by the original
owners-Dan Stanton and the Davis
brothers-who, after disposing OF large
amount of ore in the Salt Lake market
sold their mine less than month ago to
the st. Louis Consolidated Mining Com
pany. This company is represented by
Messrs. Black and Quimbey, formerly
operating in mines in Colorado and Mex
leo, who, being mining operators Of vast
experience, know u good thing when
they see it. During the past eighteen
days they have shipped 240 tons OF ore
from their mine, that amount being taken
out almost entirely by four men. The
mine has been opened to about rs feet in
depth and shows body of ore from four
to fifteen feet in thickness. This ore is
A Low-GRADE SILVER AND LEAD ORE,
But is q very desirable smelling ore. The
company has recently built large board
ing house, and will erect sheds over their
different works as soon as the building
material arrives. Thirteen teams are
employed daily in hauling ore to the
terminus OF the Utah & Nevada Railroad
via the old Gibbon toll-road through Dry
Canyon. 1t is the intention of the COM
pany to build chute about 600 feet long
from the tunnel below the present works
to connect with the Grey Rock road this
fall, and the ore will be hauled down
Ophir canyon to the terminus during the
coming winter. II the mine will Justify
the outlay,
HALLIDAY WIRE TRAMwAY
will be placed from this mine to Ophir
City next spring. This company owns,
in conjunction with the Dan Stanton, the
Grey Rock, Buck Horn, Antelope and
several other mines in the vicinity. The
Buck Horn is producing considerable
good ore, and is, on account Of its better
grade in silver, a more promising mine
than the Dan Stanton. Operations will
soon be in order on the other mines
owned by this company, and some fine
developments may be expected this win.
ter.
Near the group of mines owned by this
company, and within short distance OF
the Stanton mine, is the Monument
This is the property OF the Bamberger
brothers, and it is the intention of the
owners to commence operations on the
Monument within few days. There are
several fine showings OF ore along the
vein and there is no doubt in regard tc
its. proving big mine with judicious de
velopment.
OTHER PROMISING MINES.
About half mile east of the above
mines and on the same mineral belt i.
the California, owned by Messrs Whit,
and Bird. This mine is producing from
80 to 5Otons OF ore per month, worth abou
S4O per ton, and is fast developing into
big mine. -
The Hidden Treasure mine is bein,
worked under lease by Messrs Croucl
and Pollicott on the east side of the tun
mel, and by Liddell & Company on tn,
, West side. Considerable good ore il
being extracted in the main worlSin,
incline below the tunnel, and the mine /
paying well under the management q
the present lessees.
The Rather mine, which is situate,
Just, above the Hidden Treasure, is bein,
worked under lease by Messrs. Higsoi
and llbbets, who have ten tons ready TO
Shipment, which they have extracted il
the past two weeks.
The kearsarge is worked under leas,
by w. IL. Knox, who has been workin
, TWO men, taking out ore during the pas
summer. -Four nice shipments of ore
,, aggregating about sixty tons, have beef
MADE, and present developments ar
more promising than anything encoun
, tered heretofore.
The Deseret is producing some ore, ant
summer. The company are nnttina i,
sixty cords OF wood, with the intention q
continuing operations this winter.
Nj. L. Gisborn is roasting some of tn,
. base ore from the Mono in pits, to bur,
out the sulphur, and is evidently maxim,
success of it.
The Brooklyn, owned by III. w. Law
renee, IS worked under lease by Messrs
avy u Tolman, who are shipping abou
iorty tons OF ore per month, worth $38. IN
pei, ton, This is fine-looiing prospect
and under the present efficient manage
ment is paying handsomely.
The Spaniard Matthews is WORKING tb,
Queen OF the Hills under lease. anf
occasionally. VI
The Kirby boys are working som,
prospects near the divide between DR.,
Canyon and Soldier Canyon, and beinI
good workers will make them pay if any
one can '
Armstrong q Co. are working John
Tiernans Wandering Jew, and It il re-
ported that they have recently discoveraf
n large body of good ore.
just below the Mono, George Cameron
Is working his Utah Queen mine. and
though working alone, IL taking out con.
siderable good ore. '
Captain Barstow has let u contract on
the Mono tunnel to Sniyely K Co.. who
are driving IT ahead with two shifts The
tunnel is in nearly 1000 feet, and as the
rock encountered is softer than any found
heretofore, and very much stained wifi
mineral, it is evident that the Charlie,
Oak vein, for which the tunnel wa,
originally started, is not far distant
JACOBS CITY.
No business Of any kind il being done
at Jacobs City, and two men are The sole
! OccuDauts of that nnca n,ou,,,,,.,,,, ~