Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-31

steam anU h0iHiei the cage aud bodies
10 the top OF the shaft.
For long time II has been known
that large deposit OF marble existed
about sixteen miles northeast OF Can
yOn City, Col, hu. not until rcceOtiy
has Anything been done with such
suowiedHe. 90 Thursday las, mum
Der u Pueblo capitalists visited the
place, aud {, ia nssuted that a sale Of
nearly 100 acres OF the ground was
made To them at a good figure. The
oxfout OF this marble belt II only a
matter OF conjecture, but about 500
acres Of the county has bv.n talsou
~. Clint kOudebush VI Cripple
Creek has secured forty acres, aud
other prominent mining men ara In.
ttrostcu. The marble IL Of u reddish
caBt, aui runs IN regular stripes, the
quality, IL Is saii, being Ot the very
best. No doubt the new n.id only
needs capital to make 1t great iu-
duslry. The Cripple Greek toll road
ruus through the territory, nnd the
marble could be gotten out NJ small ox-
pence. a number Of Denver people
have secured elites Of tho ground, and,
from the general t1lk, work Is going
to DO pushed " opening the iolds up
While Smith aud Wood were blast.
ing rock out Of the clifl in the canyon,
Just at tile north OF the wagon bridge
near Caldwell, for the sobIee dam.
says the Caldwell idaho, Tribune,
they discovered a skeleton In the
creyiCeof the rocks, supposed 10 be that
81 white man. The skull aud few
small bone. were all that could be
found. Nenr the skeleton was au old
flint lock rife on shotgun, bearing the
date OF 1926, and two powder or shot
horns. They also found pieces of
gloves fastened with copper rivet,
which leads 10 the suppOsitiOu that II
was white uan. The gun was badly
fuated aud the walnut stock full Of
worm holes and almost rotte1 away.
II these bones could talk they might
tell an interesting story. Probably
some white man chased into the crew
10. by Indians auu starved 10 death, OF
some luckless hunter falling into the
Orovice AMI being unable to yet out.
The lilnt lock gun shows that years
have passed since the tragedy or acct.
dent happeg ed. Dan Campbell and
Swain Beatty won't over aud got the
,ullcs.
The Helena tMoutenal indspendsnt |
has u. following concerning the dia'
moud fields: "bpuis II. Ruecnu, the |
woll.knOwn expert, who has secured |
AN Interest In the Idaho diamond fields, |
talks very Interestingly OF his trip 10
the new Eldorado. The Helena PEG. |
pie have secured all the kSown dia.
mond bearing gro0nd with the |
M Hon of - -
helds are located about sixty miles
from tho railroad, and MI. Ruecnu
says the journey over sagebrush |
couutIy IL n vety trying one. Tho
which Mr.. Ruecau pro-
formation and at the loot oil /
extinct cfhters. In washed ground the
stones are found next 10 bedrock, n
are sapphircs, through Mr. Ruecau'4
pnrty did not 20 deeper than
10 the diamonds, the party
found iine opals, and one u. these has
been sent east % be cut. A speclm, II
very plain. In the land received 10y
The syndicate are 800 acres II placer
ground with bank OF gravel % fe,t
high. The golu is very flaky anu
heretofore water has been scsrce. This
latter difficulty will 10 overcome,
however. Mes.Is. eager and Sergeant
arc constructing above their land a big
lam and flame. In consideration for
Va inteiest In the la Il the ilume owners
yin furnish all the water necessary to
sork the gold placers; a process has
Deen found also 10 save the gold. Out
u "A pan y about 20 pounds of gravel
wo anu n half pounds OF black sand
gero secured. In the black sand were
ousands OF colors, but the gold is very
laky.