The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-17
WEALTH AT DUGWAY.
Great Interest Being Taken in This
Promising Camp.

AT the present time more than usua
interest is being taken in mining cir
cles in the camp of Dugway, west o
this city, which, a few years ago, cleo
trified our people with its rich ore ship
ments from the Buckhorn mine.
Since that time, however, the distric
has lain practically undeveloped, al
enough it was a well-established fac
that it contained immense bodies OF
ore, rich enough to ship with railroad
facIflties, but hardly good enough tC
stand a wagon haul from the mines tc
this city,
A few men have been pegging away
there on the properties, however
among them being j. +. Delaney, who
IS working the Francis and Golconda
mines, near the famous old Buckhorn,
and who will leave for the mines Sat
urday we'll equipped and provisioned
Tor steady summers work in the de-
velopment of his properties
When occasion required, for a grub
stake, Mr. Delaney has hauled ore
from the Francis to this city, but the
expenses about equaled the values of
the ore, so he has made these ship
ments few and far between. and at
the present time has about 500 or 1 900
tons of ore on the dump, that assays As
per cent lead, Is ounces silver and 1854
IN gold to the ton, which would pay to
snip with railroad advantages. The
shaft on the Francis is down about 100
feet, all the way from the surface in
ore, and in the workings so far neither
wall OF the vein has yetSbee cut
On the Golconda Mr.. Delaney has
sunk a ten-foot shaft. all the way in
ore, the bottom exposing two-foot
body Of solid mineral that averages IA
per cent lead. Is ounces silver and So
IN gold to the ton, and he has about 200
tons Of this ore on the dump ready for
shipment
According to Dugway and Deep
Creek mine owners, both the Salt Lake
d Pacific and the Utah Midland com
panles have been anxious to make
contracts with them for ore hauling.
the rate not to exceed So per ton from
DugWay to the valley shelters: So
from Skull valley and Sc from Deem
Greek, and in any instance the rate
IS not to be higher than that charged
by a rival road, the life of the contract
to be for two years
From all indications the Salt Lake &
Pacific road will build by the way of
Dugway to Fish Springs, the line to
DugWay to be in running order by
September 1, and it is almost as good
as settled now that the road will go
through Tooele, taking in Stockton,
Dry canyon, Ophir and Silverado can
yon in its route, and that spur will
be run into Mercur through Lewiston
canyon.
Among those leaving for Dugway
next Saturday, besides Mr. Delaney,
are parties who will work the Gordon
claims, the Egan group, the Sea Gull
the Remington-J ohnson
ground, the old Buckhorn mine and
the Rather, owned by the Cannons,
and 1t is solely the assurances of
speedy railway facilities that has in
spired these parties with confidence
sufficient to cause them to open up the !
mines of Dugway district The Can
non people are also developing their
eastern Nevada properties, and as
hey are in close touch with the move
nents of the railroad company, their |
interest in mining matters throughout
he Deep Creek country is having a
good effect upon the other claim-hold- |
.rs of that region.
Yesterday Mr.. Delaney made ar
'angements for the surveying of |
Of his claims in the Dug
way district. and Charlie Van Alystine
If the Galena and Utah mines at Fish |
Springs will also have surveys made |
IN two of his Dugway properties.
Taken all in all. Dugway is on
Doom, and no mistake.