The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-12
To Inspect the Deep Creek Country


A HERALD reporter met, accidentally, at
prominent hotel yesterday evening, one
of these good old time Irish-Scotchmen
whose name is ]. G. Garvin, and in the
course OF conversation he found out that
Garvin is a resident of Leadville, Col, q
geologist mineralogist and mill man by
profession. Asked to the cause of his visit
here, he very frankly replied in his own
peculitr vernacular, that he had been in
vited in professional way to come here
and act in the interest of certain parties in
the matter Of mining, smelling and other
industries Of great value to Utah. AL
though rather reticent as to his particular
business in Utah, especially from great
camp as Leadville is known tc be, he took
| the reporter into his confidence and yoIun-
teered information in regard to his Gre
dentials as geologist, mineralogist etc,
that almost took his breath away. He said
IN reply to another question: II
hold to-day in my possession certificate
as a geologist and mineralogist from
Prof. Huxley, of Huxley and Tyndall
fsme, of the kensington schools. of
London, England. and it is the first time
have mentioned the fact of holding such
a certificate to a reporter. have had con-
siderable experience in examining and re-
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both in the United States and in South
America. Twas engaged by company in
New York to go down to the Isthmus of
Darlen, South America, to make, examine
and report upon the gold mines of the As
prlta Assenta company, and several other
portions of that country.
" may also say that have been sent by
Boston, New York and other responsible
firms to examine property in New Hamp-
shire, Mass, South Carolina, North Caro-
lima, and Georgia. Ali of these people
were, If you take the trouble 10 inquire as
you will find out frst-class firms, men who
know their business and recognize good
investment when it is presented to them.
Although not boasting of myself, may l tell
yon further that ] was for seven years
| in the gold and silver reduction works of
| Philadelphia; was sent from there to take
charge, as manager, of the Crestone
Saguache mines and mill in southern Colo
RADIO, and did what l was asked to do. If
you desire to know further, / can only say
that | spent, under contract, four years in
the San Juan country-that WAS commenc-
ing in the year 1SS0-and had charge of the
Parkville mill OF San Juan, Saguache
county. AS to my travels after, this ex-
perience, l found myself in Leadville, say
in 1884. The little camp is a great one
even II silver is down now to S. cents. 1
may as well tell you that ] have run the
Antioch mill for three years; also the Lii
lian mill and the new Antioch mill; also the
St. Kelvin mill. l have run all these
mills for the last eight years, and
here stands by me, right in the
hotel now, the gentleman who erected
all of the mills l have mentioned. l mean
Mr.. Dickie
MIR. Dickie informed The HERALD man
of portion of the work he had done in
Leadville, Denver, Omaha and other places
nd ha Tnf,r- I'm. ~ Al
conclusion that he had met in the hotel
lobby, just the class of people he desires to
see every day-men who are interested in
building of Salt Lake city. and the terri
tory of Utah as whole, SO very seldom
met, as many people have good reason to
suppose.
In answer to further questions put by
The HERALD scribe, MIR. Garvin answered
that, unGer the control of certain parties
he was about to leave for the Deep Greek
country. He never would thought of going
in that direction had it not been what
might be called an accident I'm February
last" said Garvin, certain parties sent for
me from this city, to examine some property
in the Tintic district, and while st this
work heard such favorable reports of the
Deep Creek country that l reported them
TO my friends, and | am now here by said
friends, all of them eastern men, to ex-
, anime and make my report upon the Deer
) Creek country
"As to my expressions of Salt Lake city
and the territory of Utah, l have only got
this TO say: Utah is all right. The min
| eral, not 10 speak of the agricultural re-
sources, is immense. Nothing can crust
Utah now, you know what have reference
/ to. You cannot be kept down.
II will give you my report on the Deer
, Creek expedition as soon as l return A:
! to when shall return ] do not know
am here representing some of the best PEG
/ pie in the east, and you may safely say
i that l shall make a report when 1 an
finished, that anybody and everybody Car
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