The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-05-02
HARD ON DEEP CREEK
Some Provo PrOspeCtOrs Visit
the Country,
And Find That 1t Is Not Ex-
actIy an Earthly
EIysium.
Where Sand and Snow Flies
and the Horned Frog
PrcpaaateS.

One of the greatest flights of imagin-
ative fancy ever penned for publica-
tion in a newspaper appeared in the
news columns of the Salt Lake Police
Gazette last Sunday morning. The
Deep Greek country was pictured forth
in glowing phTaSeOlogy, as "a land
flowing with milk and honey; where
rich metals abounded III absolute Nr0-
fusion. and a certain and sure Sulfelt
of wealth and luxury awaited the poor,
worn-out and poverty stricken prospec-
tor. The story Of 'sGulliyer's Travels
has at last been surpassed by tie
genius of more modern lotus-eatlng
author, and the fables of K5Op easily
sink into insignifcance when placed
by the side of this, the supreme st
flight of journalistic m'srepresentation
ever launched upon an unSuSpecting
and gullible public.
About one month ago party OF well
equipped prOspectors left Provo city
for tins promised land. Three of the
members had had considerable preyi-
Gus experience in different mineral
sections of the United States, while
the fourth possessed knowledge of
assayIng. These gentlemen returned
to Provo last Wednesday, and a re-
preventative of THE DISPATCH had an
interview with them Immediately
after their arrival in this city.
The party, during their absence, yls-
tied and prospected in the neighbor-
hood of Lookout, Simpsons Springs,
Deep Creek, Eagle district, Swazey
Mountain. Desert mountains and
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declaring that the mineral possibilities
of the whole territory, with probably
the exception of Eagle district and
West Tintic, have been greatly eI-
aggerated. In the Deep Creek district,
as whole, the ore proves to be very
low grade indeed. If that country had
the advantage of railroad, the
mineral could be shipped from mine to
mill at a profit to the owners. But,
under the present circumstances, very
little of the production could be
shipped by wagon without entailing a
monetary loss to the shipper. The re-
ported rush of prUspectors must be to
Salt Lake city, for. In the mining re-
gion above referred to, there is abso-
lutely no excitement whatever The
great majority of the prospects are not
even being developed, and where work
is being done. about one man to each
claim will cover the thousands Of
busy bees delving in the bowels of the
earth.
1t is not, or has not been, the policy
OF this paper to cast damper
upon any business or enterprise
that conduces toward the welfare
of the people of this territory
at large, but it would be criminal in
the premises to pass unnoticed any
false statement that might ultimately
cause untold misery and hardship to
intending prospectors.
At Fish Springs mountains the
country has been mOnumented for
miles around the Emma and Gaiena
mines, both situated on the west side
Of the range, about four miles from
the old stage station. The Emma is
owned by Lehi parties, who ale ship
ping pay ore. and gives employment to
! one man. The Gaiena is in litigation.
| In this glorious neighbOrhood, it does
not seem necessary TO make discovery
before stalking off claim, and tue dis
uict has been appropriately named
Hog Camp" Over in the dug-way
one or two fair prospects have been
struck. and the remainder of the coun-
| try located.
The numerous stage lines, each en-
ploying from 64 to 100 horses, have not
vet materialiZed, nor has the numer-
Gus wells which the Salt Lake fairy
/ newspapers have dug-on paper.
At West Tiutic the party found
quite number Of prospectors in the
field. while considerable assessment
| and development work was being done.
| While in this camp coterie of miners
! had quite discussion as to the iden-
tity of a map which was printed in
the Salt Lake Tribune last Sunday.
Some were of the opinion that it ra-
sembled Prof. Gilbert L. Bailey's geo
| logical map of the Black Hills, while d
| grizzly bearded veteran insiduOuSly re-
marked that it put him in mind of
| Suffers first map of the placer gold
| region of California. Two Others
unanimously pronounced it Chinese
! Gordon's map of KhartOum.
During the trip very bad roads were
encountered. and the party had to
contend with a succession of snow,
rain, hail and sand storms. Water
was found to be very scarce, supply
points being situated all the way from
fifty to seventy-fye miles apart, and
there is not particle of feed for
horses, sheep having consumed all the
bunch grass and shad scale upon the
deserts.
Parties contemplating visit to this
region should provide themselves with
one or two fifty gallon water barrels,
plenty of provisions, good warm CLOTH
ing-for the nights are sometimes very
cold-and an unlimited faith in an
all-wise Providence.