The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-04
company, who died at Salt Lake in March
OLD ABANDONED MINES.
Rich Treasure Found in Deserted
BOnanzas.

BOnanzas.
1t has been truly stated that the sea-
son of 1896 has been marked by the resur-
rection and reclamation of old aban-
doned mines in many portions of Utah.
The Herald has frequently commented
on this interesting phase in mining mat
tiers and predicts that the result will be,
that before long quite number of big
producers will be added TO Utahs cornu-
copia of bonanzas. Near Silver City,
Tint:c a dozen or more old but aban
doned producers are beng worked with
most encouraging results and Indications.
The same can be said of the mines in
Little Cottonwood canyon, in American
Fork canyon, in Big Cottonwood canyon,
in Stockton, Dry canyon, Ophir and sew
eral other almost deserted districts. In
Bingham, also, famous old bonanzaS are
receiving the attention they deserve from
investors. mining men and capitalists,
and before the season is oyer at least
litty such properties will again find a
place on the shipping list.
The Bingham buAeln, In speaking or
the attention being given to this class OF
mines, says:
The Frisco mine, at the head of Carr
fork, and property OF former notoriety,
is liable to come into. prominence again
before many weeks fourth level was
begun the lst Of April by a new outfit,
which is expected TO reach the ore chute
in another 1C0 feet, and judging from re-
suits obtained in the upper workings, a
rich reward will result The Frisco once
sold for a large sum, and from the sec
ond and third levels ore to the value OF
$zoJ,00J was extracted, after which, Tor
some unaccountable cause, unless 1t was
water, the parties then operating II
hauled off, and it was allowed 10 go TO
ruin. Those levels are now so badly
caved and flooded that only partial ex-
ploration of them can be made. An up
raise making from the fourth level, pr,n-
cipallv for air, is following small streaks
of gray copper in which the vein
abounds. W. E. Center of the present
Frisco company was here Sunday from
Salt Lake and took away samples or
the ore for assay, from which he has re,
ceved returns of 40 ounces silver, So gold
and Is per cent lead. This result ADDS
much to the feeling of confidence that
the Frisco will soon be good paying
proposition. force of eight men is at
present employed. The Frisco Mining and
Milling company includes q. w. Center
president; George Havercamp Of PROVO
vice-president; J. A. Earles of Salt Lake,
secretary and treasurer; E. l.. Talbot of
Bingham. a director and superintendent,
and Others"
The Bulletin also says: "a RELOCATION of
the old Damphool lode, situated north
east of the Winnamuck on East mount
ain and being operated by Roy Bemls
and F. A. Virtue, has just made one OF
the best strikes of the season. After
prosecuting nearly 300 feet, the vein was
encountered, and a body of crystalized
lead covering the face of drift and run
mig high is reported as the present
showing. The original location was made
in 1871, and furnishes a bit of funny his
tory. 1t was made by Mike O,shea, a
character of the camp at that time. he
had been drinking hard, and one morn
ing started out for long walk to sober
off. The ascent of East mountain is
quite difficult. but he made it all right;
and was rewarded by finding, vein OF
mineral cropping, from which he soon
after took out several thousand dollars
worth of lead carbonates: Some one
asked him why he named the claim
"Dsmphool." and he explained that no
thought of climbing that hill Messrs.
Bemis and Virtue are no doubt opening
up a valuable property, and the wonder r
is that il was not developed years ago.