The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-11

ST. GEORGE, September 5.-Mining
in the southern part OF the state is not
Just at present being rushed to any
marked extent, nor Win it hardly be
until there is a marks Improvement
in the price of the metals, especially
silver With an advance in the price
of the white metal would come a reju-
venation of the industry and a great
change for the better in the condition
OF the people of the southern half of
this state, in common, OF course, with
those of the entire west and the union
as we'll Southern Utah has some IA
nous silver, lead and copper mines
than only await the anticipated and
hoped for advance in metal prices to
again become heavy producers and en-
richms of the district
About the only mining at a profit
Eow is being carried on in the south is
that at Silver Reef and in the State
Line district Of course, that at the
Reef is but the shadow Of the old-time
4 activity of the camp, which is famous
the world over as being the posses
EOr GU SdmuSlO4lc S41NtI lllilSS. O4liS
chloriders are now at work. but their
number is being increased quite me-
terially and Indications are that dur
ing the coming winter there viii be con-
xideTably more activity in the camp
than even at present. The Barbee &
Walker mill, operated by Wooley, Lund
& Judd, has Just commenced another
hi
last for nearly two months All of
the ore treated is being extracted from
the upper workings of the mines, water
having possession of the lower. A
strike of considerable proportions has
lust been made in the Tecumseh and
the Thompson is showing up we'll also.
Some Very high-grade ore is occasion
ally taken out of the Silver Reef mines,
which are far from being worked ous
IT vii require the placing of some
heavy pumping machinery before Oper-
at5ons can be resumed on their old
time scale. however, and until the price
Of silver is materially advanced the
companies VIII hardly Shink Of order
Ing assumptions. Several bars of silver
button have just bsen forwarded TO
Sak Lake from the Barbee & Walker
mill ana more are to follow at regular
intervals during tbs run. This mill is
now operated by water power and its
savinE OF values is quite satisfactory.
Several projects for the cheap opera
tfon OF the mines and Mills OF the Silver
Reef district have been advanced at
different times, probably one OF the
most feasible, Il not the most feasible,
being the Harvesting of the water
power Of the Rio Virgin river below
Toquervidle and the transmission of
electricity 10 the Reef. This work
would require vast outlay, however,
and it is hardly likely that any move
VIII be made uneil there are better in
ducements for the extraction of silver.
4 new district that is now attracting
some attention at the hands of mining
men has recently been opened up in a
limited way some seYenGy-five miles
west Of this city. a number Of local
proSpectors have made locations there
and done some work, and all indi-
cations are favorable and the samples
Of ore brought in and tested have
shown very excellent returns. The
values are in gold, silver and copper,
and experiments are now being made
at Salt Lake City and Park City for
the purpose Of determining the proper
method Of treatment, the ore being
somewhat refractory on account Of it's
combination. 1t is thought that the
and should the experiments so develop
quite a number of Salt Lake mining
men are ready to invest. The new dis
trict is at the foot of Glover mountains
and is easily accessible.
Late reports from the State Line
district are of a very encouraging Ga-
ture and indicate that the develop
ments now being carried on are show
ing up all the necessary indications of
permanently. There is a steady in
creasing interest being taken in the dis
trict by outside people and the num-
Der of visitors is almost daily becoming
larger. A constant stream Of freight
ing teams is going into the district and
life and general activity is everywhere.
Together with Allen G. Campbell, Rob
er1 c. Lund, Of this city, is interested
In number of promising claims in
the new district. Mr.. Lund leaves for
State Line within the next few days
for the purpose of personally inspecting
the work going ON there Mr.. Campbell
was in the district last week
Word has just reached here to the
effect that the keystone stamp mill
has resumed operations. 1t was leased
from the receiver of the keystone COM
rany by Sam T. Godbe and others for
the purpose of working the ores from