The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-28
MINING IN OGDEN CANYON.
Encouraging Showing Made in the
Richter Mine.

IN Uldn, as elsewhere, dist ance
lends enchantment to the view or
most generally does especially in min
ing enterprises, and men will spend
time and money in looking for mines
hundred or a thousand miles from
home rather than prospect the mineral
resources in their immediate vicinity
This has been the case with Salt
Lakers, who, for years have failed to
thoroughly prospect the rich mineral
country just north, south and east of
this city
Ogden is in the same boat, and al
though almost surrounded by a coun-
try plethoric in the precious metals,
the citizens of that place have never
made an organized or determined eff
! fort to find and uncover the mother
iodeS Of that region. 1t is true that
spasmodic efforts have been made in
this direction, but little boom in
some distant camp has diverted at
tention, and consequently the imme-
date and nearby mineral resources of
Ogden have been neglected for years,
and had it not been for an accidental
discovery a few months ago, Ogden
would today have been without its
Richter mine and mining interests as
far as that locality is concerned would
the Junction city promises TO develop
quite a boom in the near future, and
if it nurses it as well as it did its La
Plata interest, and does not wean the
child too soon, it may have lively
camp there within a few months, and
boast of a great producer and divi-
dend paying mine.
From Hon. Robert Lundy and B.. NJ.
Robinson, of Ogden, who were in the
city yesterday, The Herald learns that
the Richter mine, in Ogden canyon, not
far from the Bowery, promises to de-
velop into a magnificent property.
The Richter mine is being worked
by tunnel, which is now in a dis
lance of 80 feet, the face exposing a
fve-foot ore body between walls, three
feet of which is rich in precious met
ais, ranging in values from $3.50 up
into the thousands in gold, and averag-
ing about $500 TO the ton, while the
balance Of the ore will assay from
SIS 10 $40 in gold to the ton
The ore is free milling as it carries
very small values in silver and copper
and no lead.
The owners of this mine have just
let CONT act for twenty-five feet more
of tunnel work, and it is the intention
to put in a mill at an early date for
the working of the low grade ores, be-
sides which regular ore shipments will
soon be made, and some time next
week wagon load of the mineral will
be sent to the Salt Lake smelters for
experimental purposes.
The Richter mine was discovered
about two months ago by Jed Jones,
who, in going over the hills TO inspect
other mining locations, accidentally
found the groupings and apex of this
now promising property, which rose
only few inches above the surface
From this cropping he knocked off
quartz in which free gold was plainly
visible. This was enough. for a starter,
and, associating with him NJ. Richter,
B. NJ. Robinson and three other gen
tlemen, work was begun, as above
outlined, and with most favorable re-
suits.
The discovery of the Richter mine
acted as a stimulant to others, and
now a. great deal of prospecting work
is being done in that locality. with the
assurance, almost, that other promis-
ing properties will eventually be dis
covered there.
The ogden Press of yesterday, in
speaking of the Richter mine, says
There will be shipment of ore
from the Richter mine this week to
the Salt Lake shelters. 1t is now GER
tain that the ore viii pay to ship, but
there is no expectation of making the
mine pay in that way. The shipments
for the present will not be large not
because there is not plenty of ore, but
because the expense of mining and
transportation would reduce the pro-
fits TO almost nothing. Just as soon
as it is demonstrated beyond a doubt
that the values hold out. it is the in
tention to put a mill near the mine
and to work the ore here There is
an abundance of water and every ia
ciEty for operating a mill near at
hand, and it is estimated that the ore
can be worked for s1.75 per tom
THE THOMAS LUNDY MINE.
Just east of Ogden, on the south side
Of Ogden canyon, there is most
promising silver-lead property which is
owned Eby Thomas Lundy, A. ].
Walker, G.. L. Ives, Mrs. Richardson
and two others.
On the surface the ore body on this
ground was only six inches w-ide but it
was all pay, and with this to encour-
age them, the owners continued work
until. at depth of forty feet. there
are twenty-five inches of mineral that
will mill about $50 TO the ton in silver
and lead. and all indications point to
an Increase both in quantity and quail
ity as work progresses.
Three men are now employed in de-
veloping this property, and it is the
intention to make a shipment at an
early day.
At Willard Hill, twenty miles north
of Ogden. considerable work is being
done with most favorable indications
to go on, and before the season is
over it is believed that several pro-
ducers will be developed there
Ogden has great n,a,nrt,,r,iti..s- L., A..