The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-14
THE STATE LINE DISTRICT
o,iuion of An Expert Miner Con-
corning the Camp-A Great COLD
Regain.

George Eggler, an expert miner who
has made a thorough examination of
the State Line district, who is now in
the city, speaks in the most glowing
terms of the future of this new camp,
which. although but little developed
as yet, promises to come to the front
as one of the most prolific producers
of precious metals to be found in this
country.
I'm my opinion" said Mr.. Eggler to
a Herald reporter, the State Line
district is the coming gold and silver
mining camp of the west. The gold
bearing zone is about twenty miles in
length and from two to three miles in
width, and the country is stratified
with quartz Lodges. The camp is full
of prospectors, but what is needed now
is more capital for the development
of the valuable properties already dis
covered, and number of these give
every indication of developing into
mammoth producers of both gold and
silver ore The Burro and the Ophir
are already on the shipping list and the
ore from these mines runs very high
in silver and also carries good gold
values, while the Creole, a great gold
proposition, is making a showing that
IS very " SOY Tic lSelsob,
and other gold prospects in the same
locality are responding we'll for every
foot of work that is being done upon
them. AS l said before, more capital
is needed in the development of State
Line properties. and l understand that
during his recent visit to this city that
f. N Nillett, who is interested with
w. j. McBurney and J. H. Mcdonald
in the Creole mine, made arrangements
r1ia 10 ON ciN
development of a valuable claim adjoin-
ing the Ophir mine. This virgin ground
is owned by Millett, McBurney and Nc
Donald and it is believed that it will
eventually find a place on the shipping
list as a heavy producer of high grade
silver ore
THE OPHIR BONDED.
From Mr.. Eggler it is learned that
Captain j. r. DeLamar has secured a
bond on the Ophir mine. The Ophir
| group embraces eight or nine claims
and it is understood that the bond calls
| for the payment of $4,000. The
| Ophir has already made several ship
mentS of very high grade silver and
! gold ore, and it is reported that with
! depth the ore bodies in this mine in
! crease in size and maintain their high
values AS stated before in these
]
their attention drawn to the State Line
district, and the announcement that
! DeLamar has tied UP one of it's rich
est silver producers will cause no sur
prise in mining circles and it is be-
| lieved that before long the heavy gold
syndicates of this country and Europe
will have secured options on a num-
Der of the best gold properties in the
| district and also in Eagle Valley dis
| trict, which is also causing a great
deal Of stir among mining men JUST
now on account of the rich gold dis
coveries made there of late, and it is
said that in this district the lodges are
even stronger and larger than those
found in the State Line.
Mr.. Eggler states that he has visited
the Confidence gold mine a few miles
north of Line City, and that it is the
making of q rich producer. The Conf
/ dence is owned by DR.. George H. Fen
nennore and J. Ward Christian, OF
Beaver, who are now at work develop