Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-10
TOWERS RICHLY LINED WITH colo.


Ncaith IN the va thlmntls hNfio thH
nonAnsa Ores We're Refined.
For nearly quarter OF q century two
tall towers have stood ut tho foot OF
hyde stroet. near Lohvcnworth, almost
on tho odgc Of the beach. Oro rises TO u
height Of 10 feet and the other reaches
more than City feet In the air. They
arc both very broad and thick, and thoy
have brick enough In them 10 construct
several buildings
They are relies Of tho flush old days
OF tho Couistock mining ora, when
Flood, O'Bricn, Fair and othors banded
together and Greeted tho famous Sclby
Smelling and Refining works. There.
from the bonanza days Of 1850 10 ~ late
~ 1885. The great chimnoys bolchcd
forth iiro and smoke. Thoy never stop
pod Wrcaths Of ilAmo and volumes Of
SCOT circlcd In the air over the domcs at
night time. while hundreds OF men
toiled In and about tho works, cutting
and shoyeling ore and Stag, molding
bars Of bullion and refining It to pure
silver, gold. lead and copper.
In 1885 tho Sclby company concluded
70 move It's works. 1t was known that
tho old underground Hue that connected
tho furnaces with tho chimnoya. a. well
ns considerable Of tho ground all about,
was pcrIloatcd with gold and silver set.
things and solid metal. On tho advice
Of skilled European expert tho com
pany dug up tho ruins ~ well as q largo
amount Of soil TO the depth Of five or six
feet and transferred Il by tons 10 the
new works Mt Port Costa. There tho
stuff was run through tho works, and II
Ia said realized not lcss than $500, 900.
Solby & 90. did not dream that In tho
towers which were left standing and In
tho million tons Of Stag and mineral
pormoated soil much wealth remained.
Tho ground was sold and nothing was
thought about 1t for long time.
Some timo ago W. ID. Cluii. tho woll
known merchant and politician Of this
city, acquired the ground on which tho
old works and the present Stag pile and
chimneys remain. II consists Of Eve
fifty-yara lots, or 9b acres, Meantime
he had several exports make oXamina.
ton Of tho brick towers and the sur
roundings. They reported that tho
metal and black dust Of tho towers WIS
u workable mine Of wealth, and that tho
grimy mattor that filled the intersticcs
and In one form Or another pcrmoatod
the brick rocked with valuable minerals.
Also that tho gray alag which had been
cartod away from tho blazing furnaces
In primitive days contained largo guam.
Titles Of gold and silver and should DO
worked over. Promptly thcroupon Mr.,
Cluf secured tho silver and gold lined
towers AMI tho debris. Ho Is said to
hayo paid go, 900 for tho chimnoys alone,
His object IA 10 work them up and get
the money out Of thoIn.
81 do not think will have any trouble
In getting the gold, silver and other
mineral out" hc said yesterday. at
was on tho advice Of nm English expert
that Sclby & Go. took lot Of the debris
to Port Costa, and l am informed they
got over $500, 900 out Of that. Several
skilled mining mon have come TO mt
lately and offered TO buy me out or work
the chimneys, Stag aud soil ON u per.
centage. | have not closed with any
body and do not think shall. There Is
an immense amount Of Stag there. IN
some places 1t is 200 feet deep, It all
contains gold, silver and lead, with some
coppor. have had the ground assayod
around there, too, and II all shows VI
woll. In some places it is very rich"
MIR. Cuffs intention Is to tear down
tho great towers. which have 80 long
been landmarks in tho history of the
city, and which can DO seen for miles Out
ut sea and in other directions, and wrest
from them their gold and silver lining
San Francisco Examiner.