Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-24
FROM SOUTHERN UTAH.


SILVER REEF, January 0, 1895.
EoitOr DG5ere, NcUG
The discovery Of silver In the sand.
stone Of this place was one OF tue won.
ders Of this age. This opinion OF miners
previous to tins discovery II we'll
illustrated by an incident that occurred
la Phoebe, In that place there WIS Au
nssayur WIN almost invariably gave
large HssnyH. He was uuIuWpI with
the peculiar faculty a. being able 10
extract tho IrggiuuH myftIH rom the
most ordinary kinds { r0UE. Tho
miutfF concluded 10 tlH. uIu abilities
on sandstone. Accordingly piece
was chippui ltIm n gruds,Uuo nul
sent 10 tue uususprCtu gsslguf. The
test was maIC, showing rusult lf $500
pcr ton ia HliyeL 81 DISCUS rI were
the miners nt this unpArdul faul ur
inability that thb uulJr.uuutD aBsayUr
was invited 90 leave tIWuuuI never fc-
luru, which he uiI. lt wus forwards
found that tns gtiul-lOuu came
nom lr near tau place whoru tho ron
discovery was made IA silver Reef
Eighteen years LgO tue writer was at
taia place, anu ~ that tluU it was "a
lively camp. Every building Ia tie
place was occupied; others were being
ersclel, AMI bIiiiing material was iu
great demand. Iu5 streets were
thT1uged with mcn ana teams. An
was bIsllo aud activity. Tao saloon,
the gambling dun, uud t4o bfO.hui
were here ~ lure tho uuwRty ~ vlUu
and degradation. ButA great chau.U
has taken place. Now lhrfu arc very
low people living uaTg. The Cuaugu Is
partly due 10 the exhaustion OF tho ore,
aad parly o. tue uemoutt IatiUu ui
silver IL s sail tuat !. filytr 90 ever
restored 70 its proper place M a money
metal tho camp will 20, become q
great pr uuCuE gs tuuT8 Is vast
amount " low grade ore. IhyBu uUW
Hying here gfuuu SO ed Iu WhltiBulllul
"Chl1ri-iIiLg," hutu Aul tluru lu tho old
mines are found small pockets u riCu
ore. Inia BE- carefully O lleugsI ami
milluG, ald tbs proceeds used 10 bear
tue eNpultc Of another collection u4I
milling, The miners uOto WIKI an.
usual interest the variations lu tlu no.
yer market, us uuJn Tat depouds tleig
bread all butter Inuy arc evidently
very poor nui Offer lu exchange Tor
the necusultisb o.! life tools, guns, house.
uIlA lhAAlkAANl NANt
The dysUlhlo appearance OF thil
place teaches d lesson well worthy Of
cOnsllera ION. Tue deserted mIuuB,
tho lonely streets, the vacant uwulllngb !
aud tho empty stores aud salOOns pgO. |
claim the uncertainty VI mining enter
prise,
How different It 10 with agricultural |
pursuits. Not lar from hero ~ sue |
Town VI Leeds, it existed !
before silver was discovered In the |
reels above; anu still exists. IL Is but |
"a typo oi many tuwna AMI cities
10 tue yalus OF this iutpT-mOuntain |
region, From 40 inhabllauts prayers |
Of tnaukH and hymns uf pIa'so ascend |
TO thu Glyer OF All good, by whose hand |
they were led 90 THIS favored spot, la |
tho streets are heard the merry yOiuua
ui Osy,cheuEed, Well.claI children. |
The necessities ana c0mlOrtB Uf life are |
mad IA abundance, anu tho farmer 10
independent as tho
mines In which lac uylyes are exhaust.
ltHs.
Well did tho founders OF this com.
Instruct tho people 10 FOL.
low agricultural rather than mining
pursuits, and tho Wisdom OF that cOuu-
sol becomes more apparent uB the
yoara roll ~. J, w, BUFLEH