The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-23

EncouraEing reports continue to be
received from the State Line, in Iron
county, and from all accounts the dis
trict promises to develop into one of
the heaviest gold and silver camps of
the state.
A few weeks ago The Herald
chronicled the discovery Of rich gold
deposits inn a heretofore unproSpected
portion OF the district about ten miles
north of Line City, and it was after
wards ascertained that the lucky To-
caaors of this property were Dr. q.
II. Fenrtmore and ]. Ward Christian,
of Beaver. Not long after the discovery
Dr. Fennimpre arrived in Salt Lake,
bringing with him amples of ore from
the new strike, which were lousy with
the yellow me /
Since then Mr.. Christian has sunk
a five-foot shaft ON the ledge on the
new discovery, which is called the Con-
hdence lode, and at this depth has dis
closed fifteen inches of high-grade gold
ore.
DR.. Fenmirnpre was seen by Herald
representative yesterday, who was in
formed that it was now the Intention
TO thoroughly develop the property,
and also to begin ore shipments as
soor. as possible. The doctor sent down
Z. lot of sacks yesterday afternoon, ana
Supplies will soon follow; and within
a short time a cabin will be built at
the mime and work will be carried ON
the property all winter.
From samples of Confidence ore
brought in by DR.. Fennimore, several
very satisfactory assays were oo1alned'
half of the fifteen-inch vein showing
values of 80 ounces silver and $Slo.ZS
So gold. while an average Sample from
the entire width of the ledge gave re-
turns of 1913 ounces silver and $loo-oS
in gold to the ton.
The Confidence ore is a. blue ana
Vv11ira Quartz. scanned with an oxidlzed
iron. The iron is exceedingly rich IN
gold, and in handling the quartz greaH
care has to be taken, as the yellow
metal Sits out with the iron rust, anu
ON this account the ore has TO De
placed. ON a 1aTpaulin or wagon cover
in order to prevent a. loss. The quartz
also carries gold and the ore Is Tree
milling. A.
showing made, and almost every min
inr- man who has visited the property
c-onc11-s with MIN that the discovery
has ALL the earmarks of a valuable ano
productive mine; especially, as depqh
g attained, the ore body is increasing
n size .n.,.
The Confidence is a cOntdOI NSdAl Naae
trend of which is in noTtheasterly
and southwesterly direction, while thE
ledge crops boldly and cam be traced
for, a distance Of 200 feet on the SUI
face. &c
-Four miles northwest of the Cont
dence. according to DR. Fennimore
Joihn M. Murdoch, Abe Farther1ngalan
and Joe Mcqueen of Beaver, have cas-
covered and located a very prolnism.s
silver proposition. The ledge on tins
,sronen~tv is twenty feet wide, anc
asi+S1o,,eh no development work K
sneak of has been done ON the new dis
covery, the top rock when assayed
showed values of over 100 ounces II
silver TO the tom.
prospecting in the vicinity of tn.
Confidence mine is quite active, ane
II is believed thar other rich finds VII
eventually be made in THAT locality
DIR. Fennimora also brought II
samples of ore from some prospects
located on the northwest base OF MI
Tei5v from which assays of from $1'
( 10 $50 in gold were obtained.