The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-11
IN CLIFTON DISTRICT.
Col. q. A. Henry Enthusiastic Over
the Future of This Great Camp.

Col. q. A. Henry Enthusiastic Over
the Future of This Great Camp.
Colonel G. A. Henry, who has just
returned from Clifton district, in the
Deep Creek country, informs The Her
aid that this will eventually develop
into one of the greatest gold camps in
the west, and he also states that at
the present time a large amount of
work is being done in the development
of claims in that portion of the coun
try.
Before returning to this city the
colonel completed the assessment work
on his group of copper claims, and he
states that in doing this work the face
of the tunnel cut into the main ledge,
and that he now has Is feet of ore that
will assay 81 per cent copper and SO
in gold to the ton. Besides this work
the colonel is now employing a force of
six men in the development of different
mining properties in Clifton district.
In speaking of the camp the colonel
states that at no time since 1890 has
there been so many men in the districf
as at the present time, and that in
coming in from there by the way of
Fish Springs he met with 13 teams
and some of them were 4-horse teams.
that were loaded with provisions. and
supplies for the district.
H. H. Green, who has charge of the
development on three groups of claims
in the camp, is now employing 16 men
in this work The bond -on these three
groups calls for the payment of some.
thing like 100000 and the showing is
so favorable that work ON the proper
ties will be pushed all winter.
The Kinney group is also looking
well and higher values are obtained as
depth is attained.
]. H. Wolcott has just completed the
assessment work on his claims, and in
doing this he mas taken out quartz that
carries well in free gold. D. NJ. Erd-
man is also showing free gold from his
properties, and he is elated over the
outlook; while George w. Brown, the
recorder of the district, is not to be
left out in this respect and can make
as fine a showing of gold in q native
state as is to be found in the camp;
and, taking it all in ALL there is every
reason to believe that Clifton dis
trict will come to the front as one of
the greatest gold producers in the
west.
On his way home the colonel stopped
in Detroit district, in the Drumm
mountains, and he states that in this
camp everything is showing up in good
shape, and that the claim owners there
are feeling much encouraged.
DruInm district IS the nome OF the
hex mine, and the colonel says that
the long working tunnel in this ground
is now in a distance of $50 feet, and
that the face is now in q fine body of
ore that assays per cent copper, 3
ounces in silver and from $50 to $120
in gold to the ton, and it is stated
that the company is working double
shifts in the development of the prop
eTty.
Besides the work that is being done
on the Ihex, there is great activity at
the present time in the opening of the
Pat Mahan group. The Rather group.
the Charm lode. the Red Warrior, the
Craft group, the Annie, Iron Duke and
Utah l and 2, the Hall group and the
Pat Brady properties.
The cold weather has interfered but
little in the development of claims so
far this year, and it is believed that
work can be carried on the greater
portion of the winter.