The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-10
YHB GREAT GOLD BOOM.
Prospectors Stalking Every Prom.
ising Green River Bar.
TAKING OUT GOOD PAY.
The Henry Mountains Are Full of Min.
eraI, Says Colonel HE.
cass Hite Tells All About the san Juan
Countrywide says Poor Man
Can't Work the
Placers.

GREEN RIVER, Utah, Jan. 9.-Several
prominent Salt Lake capitalists are heav-
lily interested in the Colorad river as well
as San Juan river plecers In Utah, and
out OF which much ray dirt has already
besn taken. Colonel en- Hite Of Dandy
Crossing, who CONTROLS the Good Hope
and Tiekaboo bars was seen today. He
said: We regard the placers on the Col
orado river in Utah, very valuable and
would have taken out great deal of gold
were we not unfortunate with our ma
chinerv. We shall renew operation at
once on an enlarged scale. Our dirt runs
from $3.50 upwards per yard. Parties
with small appliances are taking out from
S. to SO per day each man. Their claims
are just below us toward the San Juan.
Yes, the Henry mountains are full of
mineral. I consider the Bromide mine
sold very cheap at $40, 600. Its sale
viii greatly stimulate the camp. Very
little of the Henry mountains has been
prospected, and when it is thoroughly
worked l believe great developments in
rich gold ore will be shown. A pro-
nounced rush may be expected in the
spring. With regard to San Juan district:
The only feasible route to that region IS
via Green River stage line 10 Dandy Cross
ing. | have Just come over the route and
it is all that can be desired. Our Colorado
river property is on the site of the old
Spanish diggings and is passed on the
way to San Juan. The property was
pointed out TO CasS Hite by old Chief
Tickaboo himself in 1884. The Dandy
Crossing ferry is now in operation and
the San Juan prospectors can reach their
destination in day and a half from
viz
Prospectors in great numbers are now
reaching Dandy, and on my way passed
6 number OF supply teams en- route for the
district
THE GREEN RIVER DISCOVERIES.
The excitement over the valuable placer
finds on the Green river still continues.
Prospectors are stalking every promising
bar both up and down the river. A party
has Just come in for supplies, bringing
considerable gold, which goes to Salt
Lake for assay. An outfit left for the
bars at Wheeler's ranch, eighteen miles
south, this morning. These bars have
been worked in desultory way for some
time. Small boats are in great demand,
and every possible conveyance is pressed
into use. Green river parties are deluged
with inquiries by mail and wire as to the
accessibility and value of the placers.
Supplies of every description can be OBJ
tanned here Every man in the vicinity
has claim stakes driven.
The Henry Mountain and San Juan
stage line which starts tomorrow has
booked every seat and more stages will be
put on at once. Reports from placers on
the Colorado river in Utah show that the
original statements have not be exager-
ated. A large amount of machinery goes
at once to Hall's Ferry.
MR.. Goss REPORTS.
George Goss and Mr.. Haskell OF Salt
Lake have just returned from Dandy
Crossing. They are heavily interested in
the Colorado river placers in Utah, and
have been making their annual examina-
ton. Mr.. Goss reports very favorably OF
his properties. Considerable capital will
be invested in the river this spring. Both
agree that the Green River and Dandy
Crossing route to the San Juan is the
only feasible one and is advantageous
because Of its easy accessibility as well as
the fact that it takes the p-ospector
through the rich Henry mountains.