Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-18
DEEP CREEK MINERS.
They Will Help the Railroad that
Builds West
MINER KILLED AT BINGHAM.
Loan Association Oiilcers.-fhe Copper
Bonus. Mining News from
Various Sections.

mining and railroad matters. Harvey
Hardy was chairman and q. A. henry
secretary Of the meeting.
Il. Il. Coleman reported that nc hau
mnua a canvass OF Deep Creek miners
on The subject OF n railway, anu iouuu
that they were willing t. render all
assistauce they coulc to the enterprise
Prof, Marcus H.. zones said thnt ne
had visited twenty. lhree districts anu
examined $50 miacs aud prospects IN
the Deep Creek country, ana nc
thinks II Ia the best country anywhere
ia The West. Fish Springs was now
camp two years ago. Al that Time the
deepest hole In the camp was twenty
1--WE feet. With IA lroad THIS camp
would within six months produce hlty
tons OF ore each day, averaging 2lD
ouncts In silver AMI from 40 TO bl
per cent lead. Within year II could
dsuble that output The condition OF
Deep Greek " that the ore cannot be
sold ut present, and there II no Induce
mcnt for miners 10 take out thtlt ore
lie then went over all the camps, de-
tcriblng them aud telling OF the
amount Of ore they could produce aud
the grace Of such ore. The iron mine
at Autum will, no doubt, ship ia tbs
Is the best lluxing ore In the county.
There will probably be SO0,0 tons -
ore on The dump OF this mine that Will
average eighty ounces In silver TO the
ton. The speaker estimated that there
is enough ore In eight In the Deep
Creek country TO amount to sl,0OO,OUO
for the Railroad hauling II out In Que
year. The railroad to Muncey creek
will cnst 5000, 900, and with "a return
Of sl,5OO,UO0 a year will give bigger
return tnan any other road In the
G. untfy, and taking what u In sight In
the mines there IL no Doubt but That
enough ore can be shipped to make o
handsome return ON the money ln-
vested.
NJ. X, Evans, G. &. Goodwin, II. j..
Faust, and others addressed the
meeting. IA. j, Faust ami John Hum.
mons were nppointcd 10 select names
for "A subscription committee for rail-
road stock. NJ. X. Evans, Aria Young
anu Harvey Hardy were appointed TO
srt iu conjunction with the railway
committee Of the Chamber Of Com
mrrct.
The 70 lowing resolution was adopted,
aud the meeting adjourned 10 meet on
May 10 at IpabGh, Deep Crteh
Resolved, That We as interested
parties In the Deep Creek country
pledge our hearty support TO any rail-.
road that may offer To- us nm nsJufanGr
tnat a railroad will be completed Into
that county. That We will subscribe
To the utmost Of our ability In cash and
property to any project looking TO this
end.
MS HEoK BROKEN.
Andrew Matson, 10 years Old and "A
native OF Finland, was killed In thu
Highland mine ~ Bingham yesterday
afternoon. While attempting 10 riJe
on the cable In front Of the car up an
intliue he was caught between the
ear anu the timbefs a. the side OF the
track and his neck broken. Justice
Quinn held an Inquest over the re.
mains lest night anu the jury rendered
u verdict OF accidental death, exOnefat-
ing the comp ny from all blame Tbs
funeral wi II be held today ut Bingham.
MatsOn has two br tners living In
Oregon. He has been employed In the
Highland niue but short time.
orElcERs ELEoTED.
The annual meeting "A the Pioneer
Loan y Homestead Association was
nclu last evening" and officers to serve
Tor the ensuing year were elected as
follows; President, G. II. Parsons;
vce.prysidont, Joseph 4. Buche; seer
iary, A. Il. sawyer; treasurer, a. II.
Clara. The board OF directors consists
OF nine members, three Of whom art
elected tflenninlly, those elected lust
evening being &. n. Parsons, Joseph
Il. Bacbe anu h. o. Inward.
NOTES.
The % tons from tho Utah mine Mt
Fish Syringe, noted yes,eruuy ,assayed
81 per cent lead and 2JS ounces Cf
silver to the ton.
n. J. Sharp, OF Chnllis, idaho, Ia in
town, anu wants 10 max arrange
TO sell copper ore to the Green u Stal-
mann refinery.
The collection committees ON the
copper bonus funds have not yet got In
the iuli amount OF 80 per cent OF that
promised, but anticipate the full
amount In few days.
Coal has been discovered within
twenty miles OF Cheyenne, anu sDIne
Of the people are cOugratul ,ting them
selves thai they Will no longer be sub
jeot TO the Tnilway coal harons Tor u
supply OF winter iuel.
Secretary Pearson, OF the Business
Mems Association, 10 arranging card
win the title "News Fran Home" D.
place In all the hotels 10 inform travel
tfs that they can nnd their local
papers at the association rooms, where
they will inlso be supplied with
hutleLtlc Information about Utah.
Cheyenne Sun: Placer mining dirt
which yields 81 TO the cubic yard IL
considered very good. Reports from
the Big Horn basin show tnat placer
earth or cement there Is yielding 50 to
the cubic yard. This golu-Oearing
earth covers vast extent Of territory,
said to be thousands OF acres. The
mining future Of this basin IN most
promising and already miners are
heading in that director. This 10
addition to the agricultural outlook
Ia Sheridan county viii make things
hum In that section OF the state,
The lands In question are only about
twenty-five miles from the city OF
Sheridan.
A Dispatch from Phmuix, Arizona,
suys. The new discovery In the Lerke
niue, In Yavapai county, IL the excite
Inent Of the day. Work hns been going
on for several months, Tut nothing bias
been tnid about IL, M the owners, Luxe
aud kirkland, have teen deaITOus Oi
keeping the strike quiet H. Is tho
greatest silver strike west If Aspen
md IN production eNceeds the famous
Silver King. The ore runs more than
1000 ounces to the ton anu the width Of