The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-01
La PLATA Prospeets.

La Plata Prospects.
Nothing has occurred to disparage the
bright outlook for La Plata mining inter-
ssts, but, on the contrary, we have more
than the usual amount of news of an en-
couraging nature. The country every
where seems to be teeming with prospec-
tors, and the indications of recent discov-
cries are more than encouraging to all in
terested.
Great expectations are placed in the new
regime of
LA PLATA MINE
developments, as well as that of the Red
Jacket property. Several other prospects
are on foot whereby other properties are to
be worked extensively very soon. La
Plata is certainly in condition now to be
the leading proaucer and has enough ore
in sight 10 keep the road lined between
here and Logan, while the Red Jacket in
thirty days can produce regularly twenty
tons Of ore per day.
TIE SUNRISE
property continues its good showing, and
Mr.. Tackwell informs US that as soon as
the roads are in any kind of reasonable
condition be will let a contract for the
shipment Of 100 tons Of ore Tor starter
The recent strike made in the Sunrise is
bona tde aud the ore body improving with
every foot OF development. The ore now
being mined viii average a per cent. lead
and ounces silver per ton. a strike Of
mineral in
THE HUNTER
is reported at a depth of ffty-three feet,
where the entire bottom OF tbs shaft is
thoroughly nineralized with 8 soft carbon
ate formation in which small particles of
lead are scattered. The indications are
thst the Hunter viii be the first claim in
northeast country to open up the contact.
Work will soon be resumed on the
LOST SHEEP AND LAST DOLLAR
mines, the two properties now being
formed into one company and worked by a
tunnel project from the west side Of the
hnl
Work is going ahead on the Santa Rosa,
and preparations being made for the cree
ton of a whim. They have a fine improve
ment recently IL this property, and are now
deep enough il the hill TO be on 3 level with
the mineral chute in La Plata.
Mr.. Cress, the superintendent of
THE KILLER
property, returned from Ogden last week
and will start work on larger scale on his
property, having made satisfactory ar
engagements for going ahead on q large
scale and preparing the mine for shipments
as soon as the roads and weather VIII per
nit The whim for
THE ANTLERs AIINF
is being completed, and by next week will
be IN place when work viii be prosecuted
on larger scale on this property by sink
ing the shaft TO depth Of 200 feet.
The miners Of La Plata have been re
Gently stampeded by the reports Of riot
finds made at the head of Wolf Creek, nesl
the head waters OF Paradise caflon. 1t 10
new tributary TO Cache county, and ALREADY
twenty records Of mining claims have beer
made here from that new district. tt
camp has been nearly dspopulated on &C
count OF the new excitement, ana what W
can learn from the returning band, the
have something over there worth enticinl
the unsssuming miner 70 the country.
The Jackson boys are continuing worl
on their property near
MINERAL POINT,
and are finding some good mineral in tn
form Of black jack, copper pyrites an
galena.
La Plata was blessed for the first tim
this winter by the appearance Of the nRi
coming into camp On wheels Friday nigh
from Logan. The road is in fairly geo
condition, and the bob sleighs have bee
side tracked for the season.
Inc splrlbeu ana eaterprlblnS clLizens 0
La Plata turned out sn mssse last week I
open the road between here and the rang,
toward Ogden, under the poll tax super
vision OF Joe Watson. They were encouI
aged Ia their work by the report tina
Ogden had appropriated its usual 'fe1
dollars TO prosecute the work and tina
With an effort here they would soon hav
the road opened. Very much to the disaT
pointment Of La Plataites, the report wa
Talse as usual from the Ogden side bu
the boys here did their share nobiy, an
now the Weber county side of the range
stil showed il as bad as ever and may cor
tinue so until Old Sol gets ready to do th
work. On, those Ogden people are gres
rustlers on gas and water power scheme.
but they do very little for this part of th
country.-JoUraGl.