The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-04
RICH FISH SPRINGS
The Various Mines are Producing
Quite Heavily.
AND ALMOST BEYOND BELIEF
New Mining Recorder Elected and Addi.
---. tIonal Protection Secured By o New
Law-Ors and bullion.

A meeting of the miners OF Fish Spring
Mining district, Juab county, Utah territory
was held on January 18th, 1892, at 2 o'clock D.
m. for the purpose of electing q district re-
corder for the present year, in place OF John
w. Thomas, resigned, and for tho transaction
OF other business. E. NJ, Weller was elected
chairman and Fred w. Bromley secretary
The chairman being empowered to appoint
three judges Of election. the following were
selected by him, John Hummon, E. w. Trip
and France Brim
The following nominations were then made
for district recorder Walter S. Reid, by
Charles Crisnon: Frank C. Morehous by j.
Q. Clay.
The election then proceeded by ballot, eighty
seven miners voting, the vote was canvasSed
by the judges ana when completed was an
nounced by the chairman as standing 10 for W.
.. Reid, and Al for F. 9. Morehous, there being
one blank ballot making O tota! of 81 votes
cast. w. s. Reid having received majority
OF all the votes polled, was declared duly
elected as district recorder OF Fish Springs
Mining district. The meeting tlen proceeded
to the adoption of the following new and
amended bylaws
Section GOT new and amended bylaws of
Fish Springs Mining district
Article There shall be district recorder
elected on the fourth Monday in January of
each year. whose term OF office sh ali be for one
year or until his successor is duly elected and
Qualitied
Win good and sufficient security in the penal
sum OF as Coo for the faithful perfor ance OF the
duties of said Office
Article 3-lhe recorder may appoint two or
more deputies but he shall be respons BILE for
the'r &C 5 az such deputies.
Article TT shall be the duty of the district
recorder TO forward to the county recorder tor
record each and every notice Of location the
nrst responsible opportunity after suou record
Is nled and recorded in toe district records,
records. -
Article 5-The recorder shall receive p for re-
corolng each and every notice OF location which
Zee snail cover district ana county recording
ana ne shall be allowed IL for recording said
claim
Article 6-That article 8, section /, of the by
laws De amended by adding: Every person or
persons, after making q mining location shall
perform at least five feet of work or develop
Iaent on the ground, consisting OF either an
open cut adit or shaft at least five feet in depth
from the surface within thirty davs aftar ioca
ting.
Article Ut shall not be lawful for any per-
son to vote at any miners rleetIng who is not
property owner in the district, unless he shal
nave oeen resident OF the district for twenty
Gays prior TO the date OF such meeting.
Article S-That these articles as adopted sha all
pecome part OF the bylaws of Fish Springs
Mining district but shall not conflict with any
OF the laws now IN force in said district
Article 9-These articles may be changed or
amended by a tWo-thirds majority of the voters
present at q meeting called for that purpose
A motion was then adopted that o report #
THIS meeting be forwarded to the Salt Lake
papers together with copy of the bylaws as
amended.
a unanimous vote of thanks was then ten
dered the ret ring recorder John J. Thomas
In recognition OF the faithful performance OF
his duties as district recorder during the
present year.
ELECTION DAY
at Fish Springs was appropriately ended by a
social rally and hop ana general good time at
Ine Utah mine. where hospitality is proyerb al
me management has shown considerable en-
terprlse IN the matter of improvements aud
buildings their boarding house. bunk house,
store mouse and office buildings being large and
conmodious frames; while their stables are of
rock, and IN fact, everything in connection vita
THE UTAH MINE
shows evidence Of substantial prosperity.
The mine itself is sealed letter to all but
the owners but when we consider the fact tn at
II has produced and sold during the four uonths
1t has been in opeFat on since the hrst oiscoy-
cry, and until the LIST of January, nearly one
hundred thousand dollars worth OF ore
which was taken out only as was Escessttated
by prospecting development and thai tbs ore
reserves have not been touched, and that ali
this has been done without calling upon the
owners Tor one single dollar from the dsy OF
discovery, some conception may be had u tae
wonderful bonanza which exists in the Fish
Springs mountains. and which with increased
transportation facilities would come to the
'front.' rank OF producers in the territory.
THE GALENA AND EMMA
mines arc also good producers and ars lookfng
better than ever the Gaena showing large
bodies OF good grade ore while the Emma mire
ls reported to have struck richer ore and a
larger body than ever before.
THE LAST CHANCE
is also producer. while the Wild Get Ies,. is
doing well. and good ore has been struck in the
Last nance No. 2, and also by the lesssrs in
the Meteor mine, owned by A NJ. Stewart In
all has oeen done, has amp repaid the owners
All the properties mentioned sdjoin each other.
ana the camp answers TO development ns rap.
idly as Leadville did in The early DAYS ana re-
sembles that camp considerably. Tne enforcs-
ment OF the 5-foot development lev will b, of
great benefit 70 the camp, as 1t will undou bt-
eoiy DO away with the wholesale location OF
land for speculative purposes only; ami
although nearly year must eiapse
before ground will be declared absn.
doned under the old law, yet the compulsory
development will have the effect of doing away
with the paper prospector, who oalcul ates to re.
minimum. and make way for his more worthy
brother who is only too willing 10 perform the
small amount OF work asked for as q pledge of
his good faith IN locating ground which NAV
produce him fortune.
The one great drawback to the CAMP, Is the
lack of mail service, ell mail being brought
here haphazard by freight teams from Deserst.
dis ance Of seventy five miles. There is no
excuse and no reason for this, as q proper rep
resentation 70 the authorities at Washington
would meet with quick action on the part OF the