Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-13
FROM SAN JUAN GOLD PLACES.
President Palmer Of the X. u. W. Talks
About Thrm.-'ihe Henry Noun.
iains the Richer.

General Palmer, president Of the
Rio Grande Western, Is on the coast
His visit there has been adversely COM
mented upon, and one prominent rail-
rond man says II may mean the re-
opening Of negotiations between tbs
Southern Pacific and Rio Grande
Western and end In the ABORTION OF
the latter road by the former and the
extension OF the Sallna branch OF the
Western into the south, TO tap the rich
mineral and coal districts OF Dixie.
Whatever may be- his business the gem
eral has found time TO talk TO the re-
porters. and the EraDiinor has the ioi-
lowing interesting interview on the
San Juan; General w. j. Palmer
president Of the Rio Graude Western
Railroad and promiDen. figure In the
Western railway circles, has come over
from Utah on brief visit TO this city
and Los Angeles. The general recent
Iy sent Il. Greene, an exploring engl.
neer anu n member OF his official stan,
to make an Investigation Into the
recent gold-mining excitement In the
Ban Juan country In Southern utah.
MIR, Greene has lately made report 10
him, and In talking about II yesterday
he said:
"Mr, Greene has reported 10 mo that
the excitement OF last December and
January over tho San Juan gold plac.
ers was false alarm. He found on
personal Investigation that gold did
not oxist In paying quantities, the
story having been made out OF whole
cloth. According ~ his report, IL
appears that there IL small amount OF
fine gold In the San Juan river, ON the
bench on either side OF IL and In the
strata of clay which run through the
sandstons formation. This gold has
been known TO exist for years, having
been prospccted for by miners ~ long
M thirty years ago. But II 10 OF such
N character and Of such nneness that
no ordinary process will save II. In
manning or using q rocker II Ia 10 light
that considerable OF II escapes before
the black sand IL wished oil. Mel
workinv with either process could mel
nossibly make sufficient for the pur'
chase OF ordinary supplies, aside IRON
mi nile on his tour OF investigation
Mr.. Greene and his party examined
The gravel bars on the Colorado rivei
for n distance o. forty miles In boa
down the river. He started from
North Wash, four miles above Dandy
Crosniny. Thirty-two bars were
Investigated, and he personally pan
ned out gravel on a number OF them
In no case was there barren pan, th'
Ieast number OF colors to pau run
min. from forty to fifty and AZ high a
1850 colors. He says the gold Is quit
rpe, Tut that there should be no ann
Guilty IN saving It. He estimates tina
the different bars run from an avorng
of rs cents TO 10 cents cuhl
ward. He instances the case OF wv
men who arc now working on tn
California bar on u portion OF II wher
the gold IL finer than the average IL
saws these men are making wages
though usibg crude rocker ana nav
ing 10 handle the gravel three Times
They have taken out In the regula
course Of their work SlO.4J from seve
cubic yards OF gravel.
"Mr. Greene In detail then report
that the placers continue down the ri'
or for "a distance OF hundred miles, til