The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-26

There is hardly day that passes by
but that some important discovery is
made within a radius of a few miles
Of this city. Gold finds are being re-
ported in the surrounding hills; a
beautiful quality of onyx is being de-
veloped almost within the city limits.
and now comes the news that fine
five foot ledge of anthracite coal has
been found up Parleys canyon. only
twelve miles from the Eagle gate; and
if the report is verified, Salt Lake will
be strictly in it in the way of home
production; for the harnessed waters
of Big Cottonwood will furnish the
city with light and power, while the
coal beds of Parley's canyon viii fur
nish fuel for heat and culinary pur-
poses.
There was considerable excitement
in the city yesterday, when it became
known that a prospector named Will
son, While prospecting for mineral, had
uncovered a f1ve-foot ledge of antlra-
cite coal about 900 yards from the
Utah Central railroad track. in Par
ley's between Hardy's and the half
way house, and about twelve miles
from this city.
Instead of locking within his breast
the secret Of his discovery the unsus-
pecting prospeCtor showed it to every
one that came along. and the land
Office was soon besieged with parties
who had coal land applications to file.
The first TO go on record was THE
firing OF Burton S. Kimball, who, on
Feb. 81, 1895, handed in his application
No. 1893, for the west half of the north
west quarter and the northwest quar-
ter of the northwest quarter, and the
northwest quarter Of the northeast
quarter of section 10, township 1
south, range east Salt Lake meri-
dian.
This was followed on the oath by
application No 1884, made by Ma
'haniel l.. Houston for the northeast
q, arter of the northwest quarter, and
the soTth half of the northeast quar-
ter Of section j., township ! south,
range ? east.
on the oath also. Lfnwood c. Wins
low made application No. 1885, subject
to application No. 1888 The land en-
braced in Mr.. Winslow's entry is the
same as that claimed by Mr.. Kimball
SO that it would seem as if there was
likely to be q. contest concerning the
priority right of location
Yesterday was a beautiful day. and
d. number went out to the new discoy-
cry: but IN to late in the evening had
not returned.
good deal Of prospecting is now
going on in Parley's canyon, in Emil
grafton, Dry canyon, around the Twin
Buttes and City Creek, and g number
Of instances are cited of very encour-
aging discoveries. a party of men
went up Dry canyon yesterday with
the intention of doing considerable
work ON certain property in that 10
cality from which good assays have
been obtained; Kasuth the tailor. has
claims in the east hills from which he
has Obtained values going from
trace to $l1 in gold, and it was re-
ported on the streets last night that
Willard Weihe, the musician had ac-
cidentally discovered gold bearing
quartz in City Creek canyon that as
sayed $500 in gold and $40 in silver,
at the grass roots; but, as the ledge
is within TWO miles Of the postoff1ce.
it Is feared that 1t is located on city
property, in which event it will prob
ably take a lawsuit to show in whom
the title to the ledge is vested
1t is the general understanding that
the city owns both sides of City Creek
nearly UP to the summit, q distance of
from seven to ten miles.