The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-28

q great mining camp, which, with fair
facilities for transportation, would
surely boom. We don't ask for a rali-
road. but we do want fairly good
wagon road. We have waited Tor the
wagon these many years, but, like the
wagon in that old song, 1t does not
come for the singing of it. However.
we begin to see sure signs that IL Is
coming at last and coming from the
Montana side. Come from where IL
WILL il will be hailed with delight.
Heretofore none but the high grade
ores could be worked at a, profit. but
when the wagon comes, machinery
and supplies of all kinds can be laid
down at our mines at reasonable
cost and within a few months there
after the echoes of more than one
hundred stamps will be a welcome
sound to us-as sweet to our cars as
the lullaby the mother sings TO her
first born.
Now about the mines. First comes
the Kentuck; first because it has more
development and has produced nearly
q, half million Of gold. The group
of claims owned by this company
covers the Kentuck vein over four
thousand feet, though but little de-
veloped outside of the original Ken
tuck location. This company owns a.
ten stamp mill ON Boulder creek, about
two miles from the mine. The highest
grades of ore were delivered to this
mill, the lower grades remaining in the
mine until such time as better facili-
ties are given to this section. With
the exception of some development
work this mine is now practically idle.
What this company needs is a sixty
stamp mill in the near vicinity Of the
mine.
The Grunter mine is near the Ken
tuck. They have a small mill near
by, but could supply a large mill with
ores. They are doing nothing at pres
ent.
The Monolith mine. owned by Alex
Toponce, is the only producer at pres
emit This property is on the east side
of Boulder creek, just above the Ken
tuck mill, which is running on its ores.
The Monolith ores run from $12 to
SIS per ton. This is an old location
but of late development. The showing
is first class and if there IS anything
in indications it will develop into a big
property. This mine needs a mill Of
its own, in close proximity TO the tun-
mel, where the ore could be delivered
by tramway.
Near the Monolith is the God Block
mine. This mine is being opened up by
tunnel and wines and IS showing up
TO the entire satisfaction Of its owners
About two hundred tons of good ore
have been taken out by this develop
ment work. 1t is operated by Owen
Long, an old timer in this section.
Another old salmon eater as they
are affectionately called, Joe Laughlin,
is opening up a very promising pros
pect. 1t is across the gulch
from the Kentuck mill and just
nigh enough up the nil TO
make easy delivery of his ore to
that mill by elevated tramway. Joe
expects to be eating strawberries in
stead of beans this time next year.
We all hope that he will.
Some very rich strikes have been
made this spring. One of these-just
above the Monolith-is but little de-
veloped, but so far as shown the ore is
immensely rich.
Several new loca tons have been
made west of the Kentuck, all show
ing good prospects.
Across the river and just east of
Pine Creek Johnny Rowe and Charley
Spayds are opening up a fine lot of
ore on their dump and expect to get
at least $50 per ton out of it. There is
fine stamp mill on that side of the
river.
This camp is all right, except as to
transportation. This thing of being
Obliged to pay from 11a to , cents per
pound on everything used in the camp
to get freight over the last twenty
miles is rather discouraging. The sit
uation is simply this-we are waiting
Tor the wagon. Yours, etc,
SALMONITE.