The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-12

Loren Morrison, who is in from
Frisco, accompanied by his family,
reports that at the present time there
is more than usual activity in and
around this grand old camp.
over IN Copper gulch, which was at
one time the very acme of life and bus
tie. the Cactus Mining company, COM
posed entirely of French capitalists.
has again begun operations and now
proposes TO derive some returns from
its investments in the gulch Several
Years ago the company put in a fine
copper smelter at this place, which,
when fairly started. was indefinitely
closed down on account of the scarcity
of water. Now, however, this difficulty
has in a measure decreased and the
company is putting in a concentrator
which will be in running order before
long, and it is said that in the compa-
ny's mines there is enough copper ore
exposed to run the smelter for several
years to come.
In the same gulch the Morrison broth
ers own copper propositions that are
now showing up in a most satisfactory
manner.
The Horn Silver mine, at Frisco, is
holding its own in magnificent shape,
and is producing its regular tonnage
with large bodies of ore in sight to
draw FROM. ana as deep prospecting
work progresses, there is every lizeli-
hood that the bonanza producer and
dividend payer will eclipse its more
than creditable record of the past and
in the future pay regular and larger
dividends.
The Galena Mining company, in Bea-
yer Lake district, a region that is pro-
life in its rich ore deposits, is delving
away in the development of its prom
ising property and at the present time
as showing up a good body of high
grade ore, with every promise that the
ore body will increase in size and
depth.
The Wasatch properties, also loca-
ted in Beaver Lake, owned by Nat NJ.
Brigham, G. G. Blakely ct al, is MAX
ing a fine record of late, and in time
Is destined to rank as one of the lead
Ems. producers of the south. Consider
able work has already been done on
this group, and during a recent visit
to the mine, Mr.. Brigham and his as
Sociates discovered a ledge that proved
to carry pay ore on the surface, the
tests showing so per cent lead, 300
ounces in silver and from 50 to SO in
gold to the ton. On account Of deep
snow at the old workings. work was
begun this spring on an exposed por-
ton of the ledge, and in sinking
4-foot hole the workmen took out six
tons of shipping ore.
From runners afloat in Frisco, it is
believed that it is more than probable
that P. T. Farnsworth and John Sharp
are just about to begin development
on the Caprice lode, over the hill from
the Horn Silver mine, owned by Phil
BentZ and RUDE Farnsworth, the gen
tlemen first named to open up the
property for an interest in the same
According to Mr.. Morrison the Dan
fish mine, just south of the Yellow
Jacket, is making an excellent and en-
couraging showing of ore, which goes
as high as so per cent lead and from
800 to 400 ounces in silver to the ton.
This is good ground. laying. as it does,
just north of the Horn Silver mine.
Besides the properties above men
toned, great deal Of work is going on
in the other portions of the country
surrounding Frisco and before the sea-
son is over it is more than likely that
several more shippers will be sending
in their quota of mineral wealth from
that place