The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-08
sANPETE SPECIMENS.
Some Recent Rich Finds of
Mineral Rock.
IT'S A SURE ENOUGH BONANZA.
Matters in Manti Briefly Dtshed Up
A Hens Usefulness-1h sanpete
valley Railway and its swamp.
To the Editor of THE HERALD.

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Sanpete County is all agog over recent
rich finds" in the way of mineral rock
in the mountains. which form the west
ern boundary of this valley. The loca-
ton is ten miles northwest of here. and
about FIVE miles due west of Chester, the
terminus of the Sanpete railway. Men
have been fiocking in from all the
adjacent settlements, and some have
come from beyond the borders. A large
number of locations have been made.
from some of which first-class assays
for top rock have been made; one OF
these showed within a few cents of $50
per ton. equally divided between gold
and silver. while others, though not so
rich as this, are good enough TO inspire
the owners with confidence in the exis-
tence of a second Comstock in what
have previously been looked upon as
barren hills save for the presence of
deer, bears and timber. / have seen
several specimens of the ore. and its
character seems very similar to that OF
Silver Reef, partaking largely OF sand
stone milling rock. One thing seems
certain-if the ore improves with depth,
which is generally the case-there is a
sequence and magnitude as will make
revolution in the financial and CONNER
cial condition of this part of Utah's
broad domain. Singularly enough, tue
local paper has nothing TO say OF the
excitement, and vet il Is the principle
topic of conversation on the streets. in
the business places, and at the fireside.
Everybody, nearly. has a specimen"
of whose merits he desires an opinion
from everyone he meets, and the Salt
Lake assay offices have been literally
patrOnized the past week or so. At
least that Is the case here, and il is pre-
sumable that the fever is all-pervading
in this portion of Sanpete. Definite
results will be arrived at soon, but the
fact that men of capital are on the
ground and work is being prosecuted
with a will, shows that the matter of
substantial DEVELOPMENTS is only a
question of short time. Some cases of
jumping are already reported, condi-
ton of things which generally prefaces
appeals to the shot gun and the courts
when this stage OF affairs is reached, we
can all make up our minds that sit is
there" sure enough, and there to stay.
The temple is rapidly approaching
completion, and presents a truly mag
nificent appearance. 1t is a conspicu-
Gus object on first entering the valley.
twenty miles or more away. the gray
white granite of which il is constructed
causing the massive structure to stand
out in bold relief against the dark back
ground of the neighboring hills. 1t has
been described 70 you so often that fur
Their description from me would be a
work of supererogation; let the sub
ject. therefore, stand as as case of in
nOcuOus desuetude
There is quite a flow OF business in a
quiet way going on in Manti, the town
being well represented in most of the
departments of trade and traffic.
There is not much money il circula-
ton. but grain, butter and eggs are
plentiful; these are received by the
stores and shops for their wares, and
when a sufficient quantity OF either is
aggregated, it is shipped north and cash
or goods come back in return; and thus
the absence of actual coin of the realm
Is not so much felt. The hen in san
pete is q great factor in the question OF
political economy; she is instrumental
in producing much OF Its wealth. con
tributIng her egg's-worth daily TO the
common fund. She keeps this up with
out enjoying a holiday or participating
in labor strike until she is worn out
through the unremitting toll of years
and ceases 10 be productive, when. in
stead of being placed on the retired list
with the rank of ex-cackler, sheis ruth
leSsly slaughtered and fed to travellers
so that she is profitable in death as
well as in life. Joel Shoe
maker keeps as we'll appointed
a news and book store as Gamble found
in Salt Lake; THE HERALD and most of
the standard periodicals are always on
his counters, the former arriving the
day OF publication, the others one day
later than you get them in the Metro
polls. Madsen & Okey conduct the only
drug store here, with which business
they combine little of everything else:
flannel and coal oil, ten penny nails and
ready-made clothing, molasses and
boots, and so on; the latter gentleman
is at present in charge, and that he is
wide-awake and thorough business
man is partly evidenced BY the fact
that he takes your daily and reads it the
nrSt thing. The Coop does a flourish
ing business; Mr.. E. ". Fox, formerly
conducting large mercantile establish
ment, has closed out and devotes his
attention to our beloved Uncle Samuel.
in the capacity of postmaster, a posi-.
ton which he fills with great credit TO
himself and satisfaction to the people.
Z. NJ. Jensen, alias "Paker Pete" well
known in certain circles in Salt Lake. !
conducts the only billiard room; and
there are several other concerns, but the /
foregoing will give the reader q general /
idea of the mercantile status. Liauori is
not sold here, the amount of license
required-$l25 per quarter--being pro-
hibitory in town of this size.
There Is great discontento over the San
pete Railway settling down in a quac
mire swamp for terminus. II the road
were pushed through TO this poina it,
local traffic would be quadrupled. as IL I
would then draw upon all the country
south as far as, perhaps further, than
Richfield, sixty miles distant. The
Sewer people do considerable in the wav
OF freight. but nearly all of this goes
through Gunnison Canyon, to Juab on
the Utah Central, and thus the biggest
plum in the cake is lost 10 the countv
road. Besides. where one person nox (
goes beyond the western borders of tn.
county by rail, half a dozen would go N