The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
BUSINESS, MINING AND STOCKS

deal of prospecting has been going on
in the hills just east and north of the
city, and il is believed by many that
ere long the rumors of the discovery of
gold ore almost within the city limits
will be verified and substantiated.
j, A number of strikes, we are told,
have recently been made within a ra-
dius of a few miles of Salt Lake, but
as general thing the facts of the dis
covery are concealed, for NUNS the
word" with those who can gain point
or two by remaining quiet concerning
! the success of their search for the yell
! low metal.
1t has beer given out, however, that
| good finds have been made of late,
among the number who were in luck
being Arthur Farnsworth, a black
smith, who dreamed not long ago that
he would find mineral at a certain
point in the eastern foothills. The next
morning he went out to the place indi-
Gated in his dreams and made a loca
ton which he named the Farnsworth's
=, Dream, and he found body of ore, as
he had seen it in his dream, and TAX
ing some Of the mineral home with him
he snelted some of it in his forge, the
result being a button of bullion. This
claim is located about 800 feet southerly
from the southeast corner stake of Fort
Douglas reservation.
Yesterday three location notices were
filed with J. ]. Smell. recorder of Hot
Springs Mining district, their location
being on the east bench near Terrace
Heights addition. The locations were
designated as the Rosa, the North
Omaha and the Two Johns, the loca-
tors being Philip Stabb Albert He'd
man, Nick Schnittroth, Anthony Bali
and John Dierks.
II &c loi,
ledge of gold ore fifty feet wide has
been found that carries good values,
the vein being tracable for a distance
of three miles. The Iocators are anX-
ious to keep the discovery a secret,
and intend doing considerable work
this spring. but the facts concerning
the find Were too good to keep, and
some confldant of the parties could not
keep from leaking.
In City Greek canyon considerable
prospecting is going on at the present
time, among the fortunate tenderfeet
being w. j. Meeks, who is with George
A. Lowe, and c. NJ. Benedict, a son of
DR.. Benedict.
A short time ago these gentlemen
became fired with the mining fever and
one Sunday took a stroll up City Creek
canyon. About six miles from the city
on the right hand side of the canyon
they found a regular vein at a depth
Of only four feet, from which they OBJ
tanned assays showing values of $2.40
in gold. The ore body at this depth
is from three to four feet wide, and
there is no doubt but that it will widen
as depth is obtained. The ore is quite
similar to Mercur ores. 1t is oxidized,
and from all appearances will yield
readily to the cyadine process of re-
duction.
1t is the intention of these gentlemen
to develop this property at an early
day, and they are confident that they
have bonanza
Woodsell and Duncan of this city
are also we'll pleased with the show
ing disclosed in their claims, adjoin-
ing the Washington or Weihe claim,
a few miles up the canyon. They have
taken out some good looking ore which
is now being assayed.
At the present time a great many
locations are being made in City Creek
canyon, and considerable work will be
done there this summer.