Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-12
MINES And MINING.
rsH Secretary for The Star hlnin6
Company.
Mines IN Willard Couniy.-Tbe DIS
coYcry In Dutch Canyop.-Ais-
cellaneous Matters.

This afternoon the Directors OF the
Star Mining company held n meeting
and discussed measures regarding tue
further prosecution Of work Of their
mine near HALEY, Idaho The
destruction VI the hosting works last
week neceasltatos the erection Of a
complete sot Of new buildinEs'
This work will be commenced at an
early date. There are now ten men
engaged Ia tho mine. The water has
given the company considerable
trouble this spring, but 1t has gone
down, and Things are now In better
shape.
The vacancy in the office Of secre-
tary, caused by Mr.. Stayner's resignR-
ton, was filed by the selection OF
Arnold q. uinuque, whose Office VIII
Dec with Elias Morris, at the lai1ef's
warehouse on South Temple street.
Aif. Giauque will make a thoroughly
Efficient officer for the company.
joseph h. simmons also handed In
IiH resignation ns treasurer Tor the
I,ompaBy, aud tho hlafd named AZ his
HlccussOr MIR. Ginuque, who was nltO
elected 10 M vacancy In the board u
ui,gclurs.
rrbTmR NEWS PROM SOUTH PASS.
sltcili Di,paich 70 ne Acas.
,mYENNE, Wyu., June 1.-The
.rrlt gold discoveries recently an.
Inunced In the South Pass country Of
Wyoming are attracting unusual inter.
90 aud hundreds Of miners ana pros
Irstufs and advontuiefa nfo preparing
81 vitit the new Eidorndo. Your COf-
respondent yesterday met an old miner
jIst ifJm the new camp, who came into
mako arrangements for extending
mining operations there, and from him
obtained tho following reliable in.or.
mutton: The location Of the recent
uuds Il ABOUT Thirty milsa south Of
Llnicf aud eleven miles from the OLD
California trail which was the gIeuU Of
luu great overland immigration
u,rta the continent TO the ia.
uHo coast. Two old gold min.
lUg camps are IN the Immediate viclni-
ty Nlutfu' Delight ami ATTAIN
Ur Guy. Minufs' Delight was a thfiv.
iag camp IA 1867, the main lode being
vofegd by California parties who In
live ycara took out sl,4OD,OOO. Placer
miung NJ that time was carried on
extensively, hut Indian troubles arose
which drove the miners from the coun.
try. Gradually ~ the country became
more settled mining was resumed aui
good deal has been d0ue Ia n quiet
way on tho old ground. Expensive
hydraulic works have uccn put Ia at
Atlantic CITY, and last yeht'H opera.
lions there nrtttd 70 the Emile GrauiUr
company nearly slu1,UuO.
From statistics collected II hppears
that this section has Produced IRON
i've TO seven million dollars Ia gold
during the past twenty five yeafs. Mr..
Fefguroni my iniormanti unys OF the
new fiuu.
"lnveAligatiUn proves It 10 be thr
true Putsdnm cement, the IamU ~ ID
found at Bald Mountain, sheridan
county, aud In paris OF California.
The cement when ground up anu
mixed with water sets readily, bCcom.
ing no hard ~ a solid rock.
"rhis material IL found under csp
rock OF coarso white EanuGt0ne,
rpO,tcd with iron. The cap rock IN
about forty feet thick and .Ao con.
g'umUrate IL reached by tuluuling into
Tho mountain, beneath thus cap rock.
A company mas already started two
tunnCls, oue on either side Df the
mountain, with the intention Of cOu.
neoung the two IN the center. The
distance 10 30 tunnelrd b go feet.
The development no f,r 10 a tunnel on
onr side $50 feet IN length aud On the
other nlty feet. The iaro OF these
tunnels exposes different strata ol the
cement 10 ylsw. TIE upper one 10
rather coarse and conglOmerhte, with |
occasional pebbles, while tho |
second Il composed Of coarse |
pebbles, dark sAnd stained with |
iron, anu the whole bearing a |
strong resemblance 10 rock artiilcialiy |
constructed. The third stratum II the |
tfue Potsdam cement, and whils the |
inst two carry gold, | venture the az. |
HertiOn that the third stratum IL much |
richer thAn either OF the otherH. How |
deep this formation extends ID not |
Known, as | understand it has only |
been proHpectei thirty feet below the |
tunnel This material has been sent 10 !
salt Lake ana Denver Tor treatment, |
aud the tosts show from $40 10 so por |
ton In gold. A. there Il an immenas
area undorlaid with this deposit which |
can he easily worked aud ohsAply |
treated, some iden Of the aggregate
value OF the discovery may be
ono mil Ia nearly com.
pirtrd anu equipped with machinery,
all several others will DO put In during
TIE present season"
hc snow ~ still deep on tho noun
ihlni (Which prevents active operations.
Ntvn The snow disappears rush viii
'.uuW and tho surrounding placer
% wlll swarm with gold huntrrs.
aaiH Mr.. Ferguson, al have had
lUHniy'hve years. experience In
Arluls gold diggings, and 1 DO not
hrriiNie 10 pronounce my conviction
tGhi % so the Richest gold region M the
" nlled States tOuay. | believe that ii
WIZ equal anything discovered since
Tue early days Of California.
u, The dry digglngs," he lcOntinued,
are ~ extensive Ms the stream area,
hhd nave no doubt will he 40 exteu-
'iVrly worked when the proper gppli.
Autea can bs introduced. Expert.
.nruts are now in progress 10 WORK
sven claima and when the night pfocesg
u hlt upon the yield OF dfy dig.
ihSs wiz nstonish people Much study
pos been devoted % saving -four gold
'"A several new inventions arc now
% use which are very sue rsalul. MY
aliAs are IN the Cement d0plsit, but
o ! were not interettod there would
10 the gulches. Coarse gold abouude
iud nuggets Of various n zsH have been
4unu all over that courlry,D