The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-18
The Mining Excitement.

The intensity of the mining excitement
in Ogden grows every hour. Men and
teams are moving as fast as possible to the
camp in Bear Gulch, about twenty six
miles east of Ogden, where it is believed
great discoveries have been made, which
fact was chronicled in the Ogden column of
The HERALD some time ago.
Late Saturday night fresh and encourag
ing news came from the scene of activity
and since that time the excitement has been
at its highest pitch. The mine from which
the specimens of ore have been produced
has been called the La Plata, and last
Thursday the town of La Plata City was
located by Thomas Hitler, L. j. Harrison,
Joseph Farr, Thomas Cunningham, John
w. Grow, q. r.. Proper, Frank West
over, Jesse Langsdorf, John p. Obendorf,
John w. Heeder, b. Boden, n. E. Mute,
Nels Christensen and George Seager. At
this writing tents are seen scattered over
TIE ground, and what was barren waste
but a few weeks ago has now all the appear
ances of civilization. Tom Heller has built
a three-room log cabin which will be
opened as a hotel in a few days. The pro-
posed town has been staked out into lots
and for a quarter Of a mile distance stakes
from the La Plata have been driven to
mark claims. The Bullion-Beck Mining
company, of Tintic, who are the owners of
one half interest in the La Plata will begin
the erection of company buildings at once,
the contract for which has been let to John
W. Heeder The buildings will be put up
on what is called the corner of La Plata
street and Harrison avenue. Mayor Haines,
of Logan, is superintendent of the com
pany, and Mr.. Harrison, foreman. Men
are being procured as fast as possible and
the mining has begun in earnest. Ten ex-
for and will be on the grounds in few
days Saturday forenoon number OF
citizens of Ogden began working for the
establishment of a stage line between the
city and the mines. Enough money was
guaranteed within a short time 10 Thomas
Heller who will send out the first stage to
Bear gulch this morning.
The news Of the find seemed to spread
about the country like magic Salt Lake
mining men have become interested, and
the Union Pacific passenger which arrived
from the capital yesterday forenoon al
II AS o'clock brought between twenty-five
and thirty persons who were bound fol
the promised land of glittering wealth.
Thomas Cunningham who has located a
claim near the La Plata came down from
the camp Yesterday afternoon, and saws
strike is bonanza. He is an old and ex.
perienced miner and claims the body
of ore in what is called the Shutdown
mine is the finest he has ever
seen opposite the La Plata, which was the
first mine discovered, as the Mammoth
Eagle Hen and Queen of the Hills mines
which were located by C. W., H. b. ant
Frank Westover. The ore, like that of the
La Plata mine. is of two kinds, galent
that assays about 90 per cent lead and from
$50 to $40 gold and silver in carbonart
formation. A shaft is being sunk down il
this mine to strike the main lead or con
tact Directly to the right is the Sundow1
mine, owned by Brigham City parties A
shaft has geen sunk down several feet, be-
meath which lies body of copper or,
which runs about % per cent copper. The
Shutdown has the appearance of being
genuine carbonate mine.
The North Star, owned by John T. Rich
of Brigham City, and the Blue Bird, owned
by n. Christensen and w. Booth, join oil
the north and contain good showing o.
gold quartz.
The Thomas Heller claim occupies GROUND
upon which La Plata City is located, anC
the prospect has shown rich deposits O
copper and gold ore. Tom is the grea
Ogden auctioneer, whose voluminous voic,
is heard very frequently for miles around
He has been offered So 900 for his claim
so he says.
Up to Sunday about twenty five claim
had been located and men are reported on
in the still hours of the night, drivin,
stakes in harmony with the noise OF tn
coyotes. Miners can get work readily a
the rate of 50 per day.
The merchants were busy supplying out
fits yesterday. 1t is believed over one hun
dred people left Ogden for the new mine