Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-18
BEAR GULCn MINING BOON.


a great furoro has suddenly sprung
up from the regions Of Bear Gulch.
IL tho reports are reliable that como
from there, the pr ospcctofs have at last
struck something worth looking after.
IN any event town has been located
houses are being built and the people Of
Ogden and Logan are In general
stampede for tho scene " the discovery.
The camp, which has been christcncd
ola Plata" was discovered more than
n month ago by n shecpherJer by the
name Of johnson, whose horse scoidon.
tally kicked over and clipped Oh n
piece u mineral lying In an old sheep
tail. The bright, gllstcning character
Of the rock somewhat attracted his
attention. ard he put the chip In his
pocket for slnkor Of good luck. MIR.
j. Ney,. who owned the sheep herd,
ami for whom johnson was working,
ut once recognized it, value anI
proposed To his employc that II
he would show him the location they
would 40 IN partnership on the ground.
This was done aud tho claim located
was called the La Plata.
Dir. johnson went to Logan and
there mot +. j. Harrison, who had
been recently employed Mt the Bullion.
Beck mine Mt rintic, Utah, and told
him Of tbs strike. IL wa not long be.
fore Mr.. Harrison had the Thatcher
Brother, Apnzo Hyde and others,
after the ground.
The mine Is situated In La Plata
guloh, about 200 yards from it, inter.
section with Bear gulch, at which
point Y.aman's old saw mill was 10.
Gated about eight years ago. At this
point II located the town Of La Plata
City, named and organized on Thurs.
day, July 10. At present the young
city Ia dotted with tents and wagons,
Tom Heller OF Ogden being the only
man who has made civilized improve
mentz by the erection Of u thfoe.log
cabin, upon which Il inscribed
"Hellrr Hotel, open In hv.
days" Joe Farr proposed the loca.
ton Of lots, aud inside Of one hour tue
gulch for n quarter ofa mile was dotted
with location stakes, and every tent
moved 10 It's respective location. At
the time the la Plating Mining Com.
pany had surveyor on the ground,
aud tho t0wnsitc, which covered water
and mill site, was being surveyed, X.
G. Schwab OF Logan, doing the ongl.
noehng.
The Bulllou.Beuk Company are own.
efa ola Ono-half Interest IN the property,
with Mayor Hainrs OF Logan supcrin.
tondent, and T. j. Harrison foreman.
Gu Thursday morning the company
visited the mine. They are Moses
Thatcher, George w. Thatcher, Alonzo
Hyde, Aaron 4. FArr OF Logan, aud
Jesse w. Fox OF Salt Lake City,
accompanied by II. w. Sloan OF the
Logan Journal. These gentlemen
thoroughly Inspected the mine anu It's
surroundings, and Mt once ordered
Foreman Harrison TO procure as many
men IN possible and Mt once begin op-
eraiions. Ton experienced miners
were sent for 10 rlutic, anu all the boys
Ia the camp offered work II they
wished IN. A contract was at once let
~ John w. Hseder 10 erect company
buildings, and also 10 make prcpara-
tons Vt the minr for other buildings.
The question Of the formation OF
county lines IL n subject NJ much dis.
cn-sion among the Ogden men inter.
osted NJ the same camp. A meeting
will be called Mt La Plata some tlmo
during the coming week for tho pur-
post OF deciding this important tonic.
Washington jenkins, the surveyor,
who designed the county lines be-
tween each. ami Weber, IL confident
that his lines brlng In Plata City
within the jurisdiction OF Weber
county.