The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-30
City of Middle Fork.

A new mining town has been located
within the borders of Weber county. The
discovery OF the mineral imbedded in the
La Plata district, as the country at large
Is INFORMED, has caused tremendous num-
per OF people to come here and look into
the Veraclty OF the rumors and to make
personal observations of the mineral regi-
ons that surround Ogden. The first
strikes were made at La Plata city, and all
the miners and prospectors conferred there.
Atthat point 1t was first intended to locate
the new mining town for those regions.
ana In TACT townSite was laid out and
several buildings have been erected from
the native timber that surrounds the camp.
Merchants OF Ogden and Logan rushed there
10 90 business, and q good business thew
nave done, while day there are perhaps
dozen or more business houses in opera
tlon The ground upon which the town is
located ID On the claims of the parties in
terested In the La Plata and other mines
and matters became so horribly tangled mn
That many who had intended to remain at
La Plata and help improve the town be-
came disguised with the appearances of
things and decided to seek another Ioca-
ton where their town lots would not be-
llaoie to come into litigation. A party of
Ogden men, nearly all of whom who were
interested In La Plata, took in the situation
court or Weber had made an appropriation
OF S2,oOO Tor the improvement of tbs Mid
die Fork road, the time was ripe for them
10 act And they did act by going to the
mead OF Middle Fork two miles south of
La Plata, where they located the new
town, much more favorably than at the
original camp
While they were in the act of surveying
the ground committee of the chamber of
commerce of Ogden arrived on the ground
Tor exactly the same purpose. The location
so completely suited the committee that it
at once gave its CO operation in the matter.
The committee in its report to the
chamber said:
The proposed new townsite is most beauti
fully situated Just at the headwaters of Middle
Fork and within two miles of La Plata citv
immediately south and at tho head of Bear
gulch. 1t is practically the centre of the
mining section, and from 1T the bl astS and ham
mers OF the miners can be heard In all direc-
lions. There is plenty of smooth land and fresh
water, with good timber adjoining while the
toWnsite Itself is clear prairie. Being just at
the summit OF the divide it has delightfully."-
cool temperature and with the new county road
1t will undoubtedly rapidly grow TO be the chief
city OF the new mining district. 1t is also for
tunate in being situated on the shortest and
best route 10 Bear Lake from Ogden, Box Ell
der, Weber, and all the southern country and
II forms the junction of the two roads from
Weber, Box Elder and Cache counties to the
new mines.
The committee believes this to be the best
possible location that can be secured and
states that the town company will give free
lots to all who will occupy them. The
foundation of several new buildings have
already been begun.
The total distance to the new town by the
Middle Fork from Ogden will be about
twenty-one miles, and to La Plata TWENTY
three miles. The road will be q smooth
gradual descent all the way to Ogden.
LATER-Representativ of the town
company arrived in the city last evening
and reported the new town had been
named middle Fork" and that saloon.
a grocery store, a hardware store, meat
on the grounds in a few days.