Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-21
STOCKTON MINES.
A Splendid Output From the HOnerine
Group Of Mines.
Concentration the True Method OF
Working the Low Grade Ores.
Big Wages for the Leasers From the
Streaks of High Grade Ore.

FOurteen years ago the mining camp VI
Stockton was in its palmiest days-it was
booming then, but, alas for human hopes!
Stockton went down, down, until it lost all
significance as live and prosperous mining
camp. 1t is unnecessary to inquire into the
causes which led to the decline of this once
fourishing camp; they were of nature
common to prosperous times IN western
mining experience, and resulted IN leaving
the camp dead, and almost deserted. For
years Stockton remained In this dormant
state, when finally eastern capitalists imam
cially interested in the camp sent out MIR. Z.
E. Kitchener to take charge of their prop
erty. Some time after Mr.. Kitchener ar
| rived here and became acquainted with the
people and the condition of affairs, he under
| took the organization of company by con-
| solidating several interests and properties,
and he was successful. The company thus
organized was what has since been known as
THE HoNERINE MINING COMPANY.
| The properties of the company consist
| chiefly of the Honerine, Basin and National
claims, good concentrating works and an ex-
cellent spring of water, some five miles from
| the town. In the last two years, the Homer
inc output has amounted to 100000 one
third of which has been clear profit. The
prospects for the future are favorably in
creasing, and there is no doubt but that the
mine will hold out for years and yield salts
factory dividends to the stockholders, who
live in Boston and Cleveland. The company
has its headquarters in Boston, but most of
the stock is held by Cleveland capitalists.
THE KATHERINE.
This mine is located few yards east of
the Honerine. 1t is the highest grade mine
in the district, running as follows: the high
| do ION. do
pei ton; and third grade, $45. Its output is
an average of sixty tons per month, and the
| future outlook is a most fiattering one.
The expenses of working the mine are
very light, as the ore is taken out without
hosting machinery. A 587-foot tunnel taps
the ore body, and hence the only trouble to
| get the ore out, after it is mined by pick
and blast, is to load it into the tram cars
and push it out for the dump. The property
is owned by the Chicago Fitz Hill Co., but is
under lease to Messrs. Carter and Robertson,
who are doing we'll in working it.
A great number of claims are bonded or
leased. On them small forces of men are
engaged in taking out ore or in developing
them with the hope or striking it rich.
THE CALUMET GROUP
Has about 1000 tons of ore in sight, but
nothing is being shipped. L. G. Carrick, of
| Salt Lake City, is the principle owner. The
property, it is understood, is for sale.
The Lion (the largest mine in the camp)
the Argent, No You Don't, keystone, Silver
King Legal Tender, Southport, Black Eagle,
and the Rover, are all located in the mineral
belt east of the camp, and are all being
worked under lease, most of them shipping
ore with bright and encouraging prospects
ahead.
The bulk of the ore is of too low a grade
to ship, but after concentration reduces it
to about one-third in quantity it is worth
about $40 per ton.
There is matter that the miners wish the
q. & N. Railway Company would pay more
attention to, and that is about the care of
their ore. The company certainly can afford
to do it, as Stockton furnishes about four
fifths of the entire freight that passes over
the road. What the mining men complain
of is that at the terminus of the road there
is no one left in charge, so that in the alb
sence of the haulers the ore is left exposed
to thieves, who occasionally take advantage
of the chance and steal as much as they
dare or can get away with. If the railroad
company kept a man there all the time, with
instructions to look out for the ore, his pres
ence would be safeguard against the depre-
dations that are now and then carried ON.
In consideration that the camp furnishes so
much of the freight of the road, it would be
but just for the road to have care for the
miners interests. The attention of Super
intendent Ritter is called to this matter, in
the hope that he will try to do something
for the miners.
SOCIAL LIFE OF STOCKTON.
The DEMOCRAT representative found fine
| crowd of first-claSs people in Stockton, all
willing to aid him In any way they could.
Democrats willing to do all they can in sup
port of the new ticket, seemed to be as thick
as ''niggers in the woods,' and in subscrib-
| ing for the party organ were not the least
| backward in coming forward The OinerG
in the camp are jovial, jolly fellows, but not
very good pool players.
The business of the town is confined to
| two stores. two Saloons one hotel a private
boarding house and blacksmith shop. The
stores do fair business; the saloons are
| closed on Sundays, but sin other respects
are doing quite well,' and board and lodg-
ing at either the Eureka hotel or Mrs. Hick-
mans private boarding house can be had on
reasonable terms, and the food is frst-class.
| The town is quite peaceable, and a very
healthy place to live in.
During the school year a most excellent
school is kept under the direction of Miss
Emma j. Colby, an excellent teacher and
most estimable lady, from Chicago. There
/ is good school room, tolerably furnished
with desks and other necessary school-room
| paraphernalia including a good organ.
There are nearly 100 children in the district,
and when the school is open large attend
ance is always enrolled. The expenses of the
| school are paid IN part by Territorial funds,
by buttons, fees and by the New West Edu-
cational Association. A Sunday school is
kept In the same building, of which Miss
| Colby is also the superintendent Every
Sunday minister from some of the denom-
nations holds religious services and teaches
the hayward miner the path to take in order
to get safely lover the range"
July 18th, 1885. MILO ZIP.