Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-04-01
NOT SILVER ALONE. BUT GOLD.
Rumors That Park city, Not Satis-
fled with Her Ontario, Is About
TO Develop Into IA New
Eel Dorado.
Special Correspondence DEMOCRAT. /

Special Correspondence DEMOCRAT
a strong under-current OF excitement
prevails among limited number OF
mining men in and about Park City, who
think they have straight tip in re-
gard TO discovery that bids fair to sur
pass anything hitherto known in the an
nails OF Park City's mineral development.
Despite the frantic efforts OF those more
Immediately interested to keep the mat
ter from becoming public, diligent and eau
tious inquiry has developed the following
meagre information in regard to a rich
gold strike in SCOTS Hill, near Park
City:
About the first OF December last two
men, Frank Roberts, an old-time pros.
pector in the Park and man well known
on the coast, and Barney Dolan, also well
known in the Park, started out to do as
sessment work on some old property OF
theirs on Scott's hill. The men had a
cabin there, and took provisions enough
to last them only while doing the neces-
sary work to hold their claim, and their
returning to the Park in a short time and
taking back with them to their cabin a
heavy stock of provisions, caused not a
little talk, as it was not generally supposed
that anything existed in that locality to
warrant such proceedings.
Nothing further was heard concerning
the two men more than passing COM
ment as to their sanity in wintering in
such an unfavorable place, until about a
week ago, when both men appeared in
town, and in answer to inquiries OF friends
and acquaintance rs to what they were
doing, said they were in for more grub"
and expected TO return in Il few days.
But, alas for human weakness! Barney
Dolan, unable to resist the allurements
of his favorite "straights," became hila-
rious, and the smile which was seen on
his face upon his first arrival in town
became wider and wider, and more than
one mysterious wink, accompanied by n
Jest wait" was given in answer TO the
repeated attempts at pumping resorted
to by his acquaintance. The second
night he was in town, while in saloon
with four or five boon companions, liquor
overcame the lingering remnants of dis
erection, and pulling piece OF quartz
from his pocket he held it up to the gaze
OF his astonished friends, with "What
dye think o. that?" The excitement OF
those present can well be imagined when
they were handed for examination piece
OF quartz about the size OF an egg, in and
running through which were spots and
threads OF pure gold. The cat was out OF
the bag. The long winter of isolation in
that lonely cabin was now explained.
Doubtless further information regarding
the wonderful "fnd" would have been
gathered, had not Roberts at this moment
appeared on the scene in quest of his
partner. Taking in the situation at q
glance, he hustled him out OF the room
and disappeared with him.
The next day the two men, Roberts
and Dolan, returned to their claim, to be
followed shortly afterward, by the four OF
five men who saw the piece OF quartz and
had determined to have share in the
find. Such proceedings could not fail to
arouse suspicion and have resulted in the
quiet disappearance of quite n number oil
men who have departed for the new dis
covery. Scott's Hill is situated about five
miles from Park City, on the divide be-
tween Thayne's canyon and Big Cotton
wood canyon, and in the SUMMER is o.
easy access by good roads to Park CITY
A great deal of prospecting was done il
the locality in former years, but nothing
of the nature OF this find was ever sup
posed to exist. Gold has been found II
the streams around the heads OF the Cot
tonwoods and in the creek below Scott's
Hill, but this is the first gold quartz thai
has been found in the country.
Quite number OF men, all trying tc
keep the matter as quiet as possible, have
left the Park already and others are pre-
pairing to follow. The indications are
that Park City will be the scene OF un
usual activity in the near future. Fur
thcr developments will be awaited will
eagerness and communicated rs soon a.
possible.
LATER.-The gold discovery has be
come town talk, and men are leayin,
every hour for the new fields. Ten mel
left last night and a larger number vii
leave to-day. JoSAu