The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-20

There is nothing more interesting
than to indulge in chat with an old
prospector who has grown gray in the
hills, but whose heart is ever young;
and if his oftimes thrilling recitals of
his experiences in the canyons and
mountains in the isolated regions OF
this western country do not
have the effect of stirring up
the feelings of his listener and
cause him to wish that he, too,
could spend the summer in the hills,
that man is devoid of the sentiments
that animate the breast of nearly
every true western man.
After a season spent in some distant
mining camp these veteran miners and
rrospectors generally find their way
to the city in the fall, where they are
received with open arms by such we'll
known operators as Green Campbell
Matt Cullen and host OF other old
timers who are known to nearly every
pioneer miner in this interInountan
region.
Among the recent arrivals in this
city from the outlaying mining camps
may be mentioned George b. van
Enron. who although he has been
resident of southeastern Nevada Tor
the past 25 years, now claims Pioche as
his home Mr. Van Enron is miner
and prospector of the typical type, and
TO know him is to like and respect MN,
as it takes but one look at his rudy
cheeles and silvery hair to inspire the
observer with the thought that he is
one of natures noblemen, and his rep
utation for years has been that he has
been ever among the foremost in the
upbuilding of the mining industry OF
the ''battle-born' state; and While he
has had his ups and downs, his times
of prosperity and hrs seasons Oh dis
tress, he is contented to remain in the
region that he has called his home for
so long a period, and he is strong in
the belize that Nevada, with her Won
derful resources of the precious metals
viii yet come to the front and take her
place in the head ranks among the
producing states of the west.
In a conversation with The Herald
reporter on the mining outlook for the
state of Nevada, Mr. Van Enron
stated that the grand old camp of
Phoebe would yet be restored TO its old
time vigor and prosperity, as the ore
deposits of the district were ineXhaust-
ible. The ore is low in grade said
Mr.. Van Enron, but all that is needed
to restore this region to the palmy
days of yore is transportation facilities,
and with the advent of a railroad this
country would once again make Won
derful record as wealth producer
AS to the comparatively new camp
of De Lamar, Mr.. Van Emon states
that It has a grand future before it
In fact" said ne, lit is a grand camp
now, and I am of the opinion that the
whole of the underlying ground of
that region is mineralized to such an
extent that the precious metal will be
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great depth. The camp is certainly
one of the wonders of the day, and it is
hard for even the experienced mining
operator TO estimate the values of the
properties in this district
Mr.. Van Enron then went on to tell
what different men had done for this
rich gold camp. But" said he, "ther=
are no two men in the district that
are better liked than Frank Wilson
and Will ]. DOoley, who are the two
heaviest owners in the April Fool
mine, which is the second biggest mine
in the camp. These gentlemen have
met with the success that they so Just
" deserved; but they are just the
same now that prosperity is their reg
ular companion as they were when
they were poor prospectors and labor
ers; and now that they are on Easy
street" they are giving their employees
cause to rejoice with them. as they
day than is being paid in any other
camp in Nevada
In speaking of the districts in White
Pine county, Mr.. Van Enron says that
the camps of Cherry Creek. Ely and
Egan canyon. embracing an area of
country 20 by so miles. is one of the
most promising mining regions to be
found in the west, as the mineral zone
within the limits of these camps can
not be eXcelled in any country. This
camp" said he. is rich, but isolated:
it is directly tributary TO this city, and
all that it now lacks in order to enrich
this city with its untold volumes of
mineral wealth is a railroad: and the
motto of the citizens of Salt Lake
should be, ''On to Deep Creek" as this
road would bring this region into di-
rect communication with your city.
IN speaking OF Cherry Creek Mr.. Van
Enon stated that Hon. a. G. Cleveland
of Nevada and Alonzo Haywood of
San Francisco had just sold the Star
and Cray Eagle NINE in this camp to
a big Scotch syndicate for a handsome
sum and that the purchasers were MAX
ing arrangements to work the ore by
a secret teaching process of their own
These properties, from all accounts,
have been heavy producers IN the past,
especially in the '70's and early SOS,
and ii is said that they have paid
their millions, and that at the present
time there IS an immense amount Of
ore blocked out and N sight in these
properties that will assay 60 ounces in
silver and SIS N gold to the ton, be-
sides a small percentage in lead.
Mr. Van Enron is also OF the opinion
that there is a great future for the
new camp Of State Line in western
Iron county. this state, and he says
that the mineral belt in this district
can be traced for all Of 20 miles. The
camp. however. is generally low grade
and what it wants now is a custom
MIL. With a good plant of this de-
scription in the diStrist there seems to
be but little debit but that Il would en-
joy a steady and gradual growth. as
most Of the mines there are owned by
poor men VINO cannot snip, but who
could work their properties u advan-
tage with q mill in the camu.
Mr. Van Enron will be in the city
for few days when he viii return to
his usual haunts in the hills and can
yofis Of Nevada; for to the veteran
miner -Flio can do anything from push
ing a WheeIbarrow to making ar assay,
there is no place equal to the min
ing camp, even if it is out in the will