Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-30
news BY WIRE.

days o. lS49 in California. The new
Glnconda is located twenty-five miles
directly arrsny's: 1i pEI-a. AT
reached through the Ogden canyon
The roads are fair and the county are
improving them. The find is perma
nent beyond a doubt. A new town
has already been laid out, although
he discovery is scarcely ten day
old yet. La Plata is the name, and it
boasts OF stores. saloons, hotels, AMI
the general necessaries OF town of
1900 people The Southern Pacific
railroad has commenced n survey TO
connect the region with Ogden.
The product is gold, silver and
lead principally, with indications of
antimOny. The ASSAYS have shown in
every case over 40 per cent Of lead and
from u to "a ounces Of silver per ton.
The hedges from which these ASSAYS
are made are large and in many eases
surrounded by q rich carbonate of
limitless extent, and sll lies on the
very surface of The ground, ready to be
broken with sIedges, scooped into
wagons and shipped.
Bear Gulch, which was the original
name Of the location, is about three
quarters OF a mile in extent. Mineral
has, however, been discovered in all
| the section around, and in every in
staLce in paying quantities. The
| wHOle country for miles around shows
vast quantities of low grade galena,
and not merely in float, but in enor-
nous ledges. The veins of ore seem
10 run in a sOutheasterly direction,
almost in a direct line with Park City,
and many miners who are acquainted
with ths country believe it is the
same belt of ore that crops out there
The famous Beck mining company
has about fifty men ct work on the
La Plata mine, from which it is taking
out large quantities. The ore Is galena
imbedded in a large quantity OF car
| Donate that assays a large percentage
Of gold. Work has been begun on a
tunnel. This company has also laid
out ground for reduction works. The
big Ontario and Daily silver mine man.
GENE. are also represented on the
ground rlerdoy's trains to Ogden
brought IN hundreds of Old timers
from all over the west and representa-
tives OF over s5OOOO,OOO Of capita
are now here.
The hotels in Ogden tonight will
not accom- modate the influx Of visitors
and scores are taking the night trip
through the canyon to the new Ell
Dorado on any kind of conveyance
that can be bad. The formation is
described 10y an Uld-Gime miner who
was in the early Leadyille excitement
as that OF mineralized lime. impreg-
rated on an average with four ounces
OF silver. Miners will understand this
as the predon insnt country reck.
Continuous trains of vehicles OF every
description are making their way up
through the city and toward the can
yons.
OGDEN. UTAH The latest tonight
from the new mining camp is that
about 200 prospectors arrived yester-
day. A P&per is projected. At a
meeting held last night 10 locate town
streets a row arose and the meeting
adjourned to avoid trouble. The cen
ter OF the camp has a sign, China
men aud Dsgoes take a sneak" at
tsched TO pole from which a rope
with a moose hang
ST. LOUISA special from Arkansas
City, Kan. says
One hundred more Cherokees ar
rived here to-day. They joined the
colony on the Cherokee outlet where
several hundred Of thom already have
claims picked out.