The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-26


SIS, 900. New discoveries were made to-
day IN Logan csflon, thirty miles up, also
near Franklin. The excitementis increas-
ing.
OGDEN, Aug. "a, 1S91.-More people were
seen going to the La Plata mining regions
yesterday than any day since the discov-
cries were made. Several stage loads
with passengers from abroad left early in
the morning, and many private outfits
started to the promised land for riches
long before the sun began to make his ap-
pearance over the western horizon. The
stream OF people that went to La Plata
was SIMPLY immense, and it is estimated
that nearly, If not fully, 100 teams have
lett the city within the last twenty-four
hours.
The merchants Of Ogden do not feel so
depressed and discouraged as they did two
weeks ago, and although so many have
lett the city and gone to the mines, the
streets are filled with more activity Strau-
gers are coming from all directions and
outntt1ng themselves here before they
proceed on prospecting tour. The cues
tlon OF establishing new and direct road
10 the mines has been agitated for several
days past. E. K: Ridgeley, representing
Ihe chamber OF commerce, went be-
lore the city council at its
last session Monday night and urged
some action to help build the proposed road
Inc city council as body was ready and
willing TO lend all the assistance possible.
as In the event of the mines holding out
tney VIII do much good for Ogden city.
But ali the appropriations the city council
| makes must be within the corporate limits
OF the city, therefore that body were DOW
erless to satisfy the request of the cham
| Der OF commerce.
The only hope then lay in the prompt
action OF the county court, which convened
at lO o'clock yesterday morning. A com
mittee from the chamber of commerce
waited upon 1t and with no trouble at all
the court voted an appropriation of s.. 500
Tor the improvement of the Middle Fork
pass.
Inc ground upon which the La Plata
camp is located, it is understood, has come
into litigation, and a movement is on foot
TO move the townsite about two miles this
side of the present location. This would
put the town within the limits of Weber
county.
AT La Plata the town is laid out on the
claims principally belonging to the Bullion.
BECK company, and as if is their intention
TO charge certain sum for the CITY lots il
has made many disguised with the condi-
ton OF affairs, and those coming especially
from Weber county, are pretty well united
IN favor of relocating the townsite.
AS nearly as could be learned Yesterday
the new TOWNSHIP will be near the head Of
Middle Fork or the old sawmill site there
Inc gulch here is several times wider than
Bear gulch, and is much better location
Tor town, and as to water, it is said il is
equally as good as at Bear gulch, Several
names have been suggested for the new
city, but the one more generally decided
upon is
MOUND CITY.
The county court was in session all dav
yesterday endeavoring to let the contract
TO some one for the building of tho nayr
road. Several bids were handed in INT
the court will make 20 decision until a
O'Clock this morning, up to which time bids
will be received. As soon as the contract
Is let work will begin at once in earnest
and it will be question of but few davs
when good ana direct road will be estah.
ilshed between Ogden and the new mining
fields.
Gus Peterson, an old miner of Salt nike
dropped into THE HERALD branch office
yesterday, and when questioned as tn
what his opinion of the La Plata regions
was, said:
well sir, will give you my candid
opinion about 1t. l believe that La Plata
is going to make great mining camp. |
have examined the hills over there pretty
closely and l am impressed with the
opinion that there is plenty of mineral in
those regions. don't claim to be an ex-
pert, butt have followed mining as bust
ness for over twenty years n Utah. aud
believe 1 can tell good thing when | see
it,"
What do 1 think is the course of the
mineral belt! Well, l think the mineral
belt runs from northwes terly to a south
easterly direction, and as far as I can
d1SnnVlr fva %
wide.''
What quality of ore do you call that
which Is being taken out of the eround7n
"Of course, the ore that is being taken
out now is all of low grade. 1t can't he
otherwise, es that which has been mined is
too near the surface to be anything else,
BUT believe when they get down quite
depth as good ore as has been found snv-
where in this territory will be uuearthed -
mere has been report afloat that the
La Plata mine shows signs of giving OUT,
what have you to say about that!',
II don't think so. II it were mine
would not feel the least bit discouraged
! about anything of that kind 1t is true the
ore that is being taken out of that mine is
nothlnS out hoat, but there is a ledge of
rich ore somewhere in the hill, and il ran
be found by tunneling in. The yellow or
carbonate dirt that is being taken out
| surely indicates that there is something
there"
What is your opinion of the Sun
! DownP'
my opinion is that it is a id rich
mine, and If it belonged to me it would
take lots Of money to buy it. However. if
some one would come along and offer me
$4,000 as it is, 1 would be very apt to
take it."
do you think as good ore could be
found to the south of the camp as right
where it is,n
MY opinion is that it can be. and T
haven't the least doubt that even better
prospects could be found | have located a
claim about two miles from camp and have
struck carbonate formation which I
haven't the least doubt in the world win
lead to something pretty good. l don't ex
pect TO make any very big thing Just at
present but | intend to hang on to it. and
work it until get the right kind of dirt -
Mr.. Peterson left sample of ore for ex
hibition at THE HERALD branch Office. He
has returned to Salt Lake where he will
have few of his specimens assayed. and
If IL shows the indications that he believes
1t does he will return at once to the New
Eldorado.
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