The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-28

tory Of Camp Floyd district that the
outlook for the camp was brighter or
more encouraging than it is today.
OF course, it is a well-known fact
that the excitement over Mercur has
greatly subsidized since the first Of the
year, but this does not in any way de-
tract from the permanency of the
camp, or lessen by pound its man.
moth ore reserves.
During the winter months Mercur
had a boom, but it was Of no benefit
to the district at large. and while for
a time specula ton was rife. it soon
became evident that the town of Mer-
cur was growing faster than the devel-
opment work going on would justify.
AS is nearly always the case, there
is a greater boom in mining camps
when there is snow on the ground than
there is during the summer months,
and the reason is obvious.
Mercu- last winter was crowded with
miners, prospecpors, capitalists and
spectators, hut on account Of incle-
ment weather they were not able to
stir around or 10 start new work on
prospective bonanZas, and the coDse-
Quence was that while to a stranger
sshe camp seemed full Of life and ac-
tivity, there really was no sound basis
for such an impression beyond what
was actually going on in the developed
mines OF the camp, comprising the Mer-
cur, tho Gci6sn Gate, the Marion, Gey-
ser, Sunshine and Sacramento.
In the spring. however, change
came over Mercur, and the camp set
tied down TO wheca it iegtt.m6tely be-
1aOc-7d- fN- ths 10raaEuartCr< e011ohf fha
hills. the ciaim-holder began work on
his prospects. the capitalist had made
his deals, and the Spectator had put
up his dough" where he thought 1t
would do tie most good.
Soon after this transformation, word
was circulated around that the Mercur
boom was busted" but no one had
the temerity to say that there was any
indication that the mines of the camp,
so far as deTs.oped, were not disclos-
ing richer and larger ore bodies as
work progressed; and no one today
can deny the fact that the district has
doubled in value 81 its wealth of ore
exposed during the season; in the
amount Of hesvy development work
now going OF IN various properties, and
in the confiGerce that these showings
have inspired Ia the minds of mining
men and investors.
Early Ia the spring there were five
mines Win milling laCftlLlSS IN camp
Floyd district, viz: the Mercur, the
Sunshine, this Marion. Geyser and Sac
ramentc. OF these the GeyseT, Sun
shine and Sacramento are now enlarg-
ing their milling capacities. and the
Mercur may DO SC, while all of these
properties have made decided gains in
rhe way of ore bodies exposed since the
7st of January.
Never before IN the history of Mer-
cur has the camp made SUCH rapid and
steady advances as il has during the
past eight months; and yet during this
time no great blow or buster has been
made over what is a. marvellous show
ing; and which, if it had beer made in
Colorado. would have created a Stam-
pede to the district
camp that doubles the number of
its producers within twelve months is
something &c talk of-something to
brsg of--and yet Camp Floyd has done
more than this so far this season,
with four more months in which to
complete its record for the year.
OF course. in enumerating the new
discoveries made during the last eight
months, no credit will be claimed for
anything thaf has been done in the
Golden Cate mine. which, with its ten
million in ore blocked out, insures the
erection Of a mill at such time as
may best please its owner. Captain J.
r. De Lamar, the bonanza mine owner;
but within the time above specified
psy ore has been uncovered in the
Brickyard, the Gold Dust, the Hillside,
the Overland, the Red Cloud and Annie
lodes and before the year is out the
Overland. the Hillside. the Gold Dust
and the Brickyard will in all proba-
bility be treating their ores with their
own mills, while the Northern Light
mine On Lion hill, almost within the
environments of Camp Floyd district,
is soon to have a plant for the reduc-
ton of its ores.
This is magnificent showing, and
still it is not all, for the Cannon
ground, adjoining the Mercur is re-
ported as being in ore; the Wonder can
not be far from the ore zone of the
district: the East Golden Gate is doing
effective prospecting with a diamond
drill; the Seals and Heclas are JUST
on the hanging wall of the vein, and
the Eerschel has but to drive a Ger
: tain distance before it will strike ore
for a certainty; and the Golden Gate
Extension and the Great Eastern are
doing some very effective work
This, all must admit, is a great show
ing for one season. and demonstrates |
the fact that Mercur is not becoming
fossilized in the least. but that the dis
trict is making strides forward that
any country might well feel proud of. |
Mercur is a metropolitan camp in
every respect. The town is incorpo-
rated. it has a railroad, water works. !
telephone and Geographic advantages. /
and is soon TO have electric lights It
sc enioving a steady substantial I