The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-21
The Herald Correspondent at La
Plata Camp.
HOW TOREACH THE NEW BONANZA
Logan Determined to Have Her Share of the
New Diggings-A City Of
Week.

vile, and is located in deep gulch, sur
mounted on either side by an enormous
growth of timber, which is one point sig
nificant of Leadvllle. Three gulches form
an outlet to the surrounding country. On
the south is Middle Fork, which is the
nearest route to Ogden, although at pres
ent it is hardly passable by teams and to
get TO the camp until improved 1t will be
necessary to take the roundabout road by
way of South Fork, after leaving Eden
valley and thence into Beaver canon, and
on over the summit of the range down into
Bear gulch, about three miles. On the
north of the camp gulch leads into North
Fork, which will be used by the Cache
county people and those living in that
direction TO get TO the mines.
On the west is canon, or ravine, which
will make the nearest route for those wish
ing TO get to the mines by way of Brigham
City.
Bear gulch, at it's gr eatest width, is in
the neighoorhood OF half nile, and sur
rounding it on ali sides almost every foot
of ground is claimed for a distance of a
mile and half, or at any rate within the
mineral belt.
The veins of ore seem to run from a
northwesterly to a SoutheaSterly direction,
almost in direct line with Park City, and
many miners who are acquainted with the
country believe il is the same belt of ore
that crops out there. Thus far mineral
has been discovered in a scope of country
that covers an area of about two to three
miles in width.
The richest of the mines yet discovered
is the SHUTDOWN and Sunrise. The lode is
pure galena, and runs through hill for
distance of over six thousand feet, and
and along its entire length blossoms of the
great vein can be seen. Two-thirds inter
est in the Shutdown mine was bonded yes
terday for $4,000 by Charles S. Warner,
of Butte, Montana. The mine was first
discovered by q sheep herder, and was
opened by Pete Wilson and Abe Bolton, of
Brigham City.
The Bullion-Beck company has about
fifteen men at work on the La Plata mine,
from which il is taking out large quaint
ties The ore is galena, embedded in a
large quantity of carbonate, that assays
large percentage of gold. Work will be-
begun on a tunnel today.
The Westover claims are being worked
and galena and copper ore are being pro-
duced in paying quantities.
Three new discoveries were made yester-
day. James Wardeigh, of Ogden, struck
lead OF galena ore about two and half
miles south of the camp, on the Middle
Fork road to Ogden, which is thought to
be almost, if not equal to the ore in the Sun
Down. The other two mines contain sill
yer ore, and one q large quantity of carbon
ate.
The Bullion-Beck company has laid out
five acres for the location of mills. Two
saw mills have been located in West Bear
gulch, and within a short time plenty of
lumber will be manufactured within short
distance Of camp.
The developments of TO day have been
the sale of claim by man named Bowdeu
TO Aaron Earr, eX-mayor of Logan, for
nm II =.
but other Logan parties are lnterest ted with
him. new stage line, running three
times a week, has been put OF between
here and Logan, and the capital of Cache
seems determined to maintain her claim
that the new digglngs are part of Cache
county.
Not a fight of any kind has occurred vet,
which speaks well for the citizens of La
Plata.
La Plata city has newsboys' union, with
Colonel Arthur B. Hayes as captain
Watermelons galore came into camp yes
terday and were relished hugely.
Burgitt, of the real estate firm Of Reed &
Burgitt, had better shake that blouse. He
has already been taken for a Chinaman.
OF course, only when his back was turned
and at a distance.
Doctors, lawyers, newspaper men and
real estate men look rather queer chopping
down trees, but they will get used to it.
NOTES.
Two negroes are at the camp
The headquarters of the La Plata mine
are going up rapidly.
Several miners arrived in camp on foo
I'm Ogden last evening.
Heller's stage arrived in camp with s
load Of passengers last evening.
Three new discoveries were made yes
terday that all promise big.
A mail route il to be establi shed between
La Plata and Ogden within a few days.
Tom Heller has two story hotel up ant
it was opened to the public last evening
The big guns of the Bullion-Beck Min
ing company arrived on the grounds las
evening.
The Brigham Cityites at the camp ar
clamoring TO have the road improved tc
their towd.
The stage arrived from Ogden last even
ing with fourteen passengers on board
The fare from Ogden to the mines is S.
Almost every town lot from gulch t
gulch is taken, and the foundations o
several new buildings are we'll under way
La Plata City, although not quite weel
old, contains three stores, two saloons, on
barber shop, two blacksmith shops, on
hotel and q demi monde.
log foundations for houses. 1t is safe Il
say that some Of them will have to b.
moved, as is usual in ali camps
A member of the county court of Cach
county was on the grounds yesterday AMI
took with him petition from the miner
50 have the road improved between l.,
Plata and Logan.
A petition wac sent TO Ogden yesterda,
TO the county court asking for an appro
priation to open up the Middle Fork pass
When this is done the distance from tn,
mines to Ogden will be twenty two miles
Several men are in camp wearing belt
full of cartridges and armed to the teetl
with reviewers and bowie knives. One OLE
miner was heard to say: "What are thos,
thlngsl / have mined twenty years aut
never needed to wear anything of tina
kind. / suppose they are some new inven
ton to find and locats one"
The HERALD representative looked up T
]. Harrison, the Bullion-Beck company
right-hand man, yesterday. Mr.. Harrison
is an old-time miner, and was almost tn
first man who went to the Tintic district
and has located some of the most wonder
full mines in Utah and the surroundin,
country.
Mr.. Harrison, what do you think of thu
country" was the first question asked.
well, sir, 1 am well pleased with it. !
suits me-"
''Do you think it equal to Tintic and tn
southern Utah countryn':
Yes, sir, / do. L have not had time T.
get out and prospect any yet. az ] hay,
been too busy here in the La Plata mine
in which my company is interested
brought several men here to go to worl,
but they prefer to go prospecting
"What do you think of the La Plataan
II think that 1t is all right You see thi
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