The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-09
CALL OF UNLISTED STOCKS.
GOLD AT UTAH LAKE.
A Test of the Black Sand Shows
Values of $1,000 to the Ton.

Values of $1,000 to the Ton.
Almost annually the public is in
formed through the press that the wat
erS of the great Salt Lake carries gold
in solution in large. quantities; in fact,
that THIS salt sea holds in its bosom
more of the precious metal than is TO
be found in the treasury vaults of
America and England, and yet lit may
ever remain there. for all we know, as
no process has been invented as yet
whereby this gold in solution may be
saved.
1t is also known that the banks of
the Jordan are lined with gold placer
deposits, but the gold is so fine thai no
PERSISTENT effort has as yet been made
to save it; and there is every reason to
believe that underlying Salt Lake val
ley There are deposits of gold that
viii eventually be discovered and work
ed at a profit.
In fact, gold seemingly exists every
where between the Wasa6ch and
Oquirrh range of mountains: but the
richest deposit of gold placers, discov-
cred OF late, is mentioned in the col
umnS of the Header, published at Pay
SON, which says:
There is a. reliable report cirru-
lating that sand at Utah lake has been
found to contain gold in large quaint
ties. Ed Bates while ON a fishing trip
with others az the lake a few days ago,
being struck with the thought that
there might be mineral in the black
sand Astounding there, concluded to take
a handful Of it home and test it. He
gave the sand to 0. H. Puiver and a
test OF some Of it was made showing
as a result % cents in gold. News of
the assay began to spread, and realiz-
ing that % cents out of a handful,
which would be $1,000 a ton, was a
tremendous big showing, the correctness
of the test began to be doubted The
remaining portion of the sand was then
taken to competent aSsayer and a
thorough test made which resulted in
the coqTOboratiou of the first test Quite
an excitement prevailed on the an
nounceTnent and quite a number were
eager to accompany Mr. Bates to the
place Of the find and Immediately make
locations
If the above is correct there will be
quite a rush to Utan lake, and in the
locality in which the alleged gold dis
covery has been made there is likely
to be q. great deal of excitement, and
more ground will be staked off than can
be handled for years to come; and if
the sand holds out in values, more
than one fortune will be made there
within short time.
If it is really true that it has been
discovered that the sands of Utah lake
abound in deposits Of the yellow metal,
the fact need cause no great surprise,
as surrounding it there are mountain
ranges known to contain veins of gold
and of silver The rivers and various
streams which flow into the lake I'M
doubtedly bring down wash from min
eral Lodges far up the canyons; and by
the action of the elements during count
less ages upon the reefs and lodges
of ore, which, perchance, existed at
one Gdne upon the very borders of the
lake, these reefs and lodges, carrying
free gold, have become decognposad and
dssintegTated, until in the sands of the
beach, there is countless wealth which
only needs to be recovered by the gen.
ius OF man to be added to the circu-
Eating medium of the world