The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-06
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of town and shows $3.50 gold and some
silver. 1t was located by Victor Crock
ct. Frank Crookston, L C. Farr and
others.
The Conglomerate and Horseshoe
mine. near the Hercules power plant in
= Logan canyon, yields from s12 to s21
per ton gold.
The mine in Dry canyon owned by
Kuntz and Bear of Providence has been
1 developed by a tunnel of over eighty
feet Those gentlemen have shown
most commendable persistence in their
efforts to reach the vein of valuable
metal Rudolph Hoekstrasser is also
showing his faith and determination by
his constant work in his claim near J.
NJ. Wilson's quarry east of Providence.
Another claim is being worked by a
/ gentleman from Park City near the old
/ Temple quarry near Green canyon, as
! saying $40 gold and SO silver.
| Emil Anderson brings some very fine
samples from his mine east of our city
He is also interested in the o. K, near
Green canyon. where they have done
considerable development work and are
without doubt on a lead to a valuable
body of mineral bearing sold. silver
and lead.
There are also some very promising
claims about twenty-five miles up Lo-
gan canyon, at the head of Beaver
creek, wnere on an area Of about six
square miles can be found galena and
copper groupings. Very little actual
prospecting has been done there.
The Amazon. Blue Rock, Republican
and Crystal Spring claims could, with
very little capital, became paying mines
instead of almost worthless prospects.
One claim fully developed in this dis
trict would give US a second Leadville
in the state of Utah.
ride of a few miles over the divide
brings US to the famous Cache-Rich
mine with its fine copper ore, that
could be paying wages to 500 men and
300 teams only for the lack of capital.
Then taking a southwark direction
brings US into Blacksmith Fork canyon
when we are reminded that we are
again in mineral country by the Will
son and BeVenS group of prospects.
Several tunnels and shafts are to be
seen and very few but have pay ore
on the dump. Without a doubt with
little more energy some capitalist could
be induced to take hold of some of
these prospects and develop them,
which would bring thousands of dollars
into Cache county.
Continuing south for few miles we
strike the mineral point claims There
are whole mountains of almost solid
iron; small veins of copper and ga
lena are also found.
Southeast from here we reach the ia
nous La Plata district, where the sur
face. groupings are equal to any in
America for silver, lead and copper.
Much money has been spent and with
a good outlook for its return.
We then return westerly to a point
south of Paradise, where a splendid
showing of copper and silver was made
last fall. Wilson Bros, Niels Craft.
Joseph Squires are locators on this
vein.
There are many other valuable claims
in this vicinity; the surface yields of
which encourage a strong belief in
heavy veins of gold and silver below
Those bonanzas of Central Utah, the
Bullion-Beck, the Ontario, the remark
able Observation-Disclosures, and the Mer-
cur, any one of which is pouring from
a hundred thousand to million dol
lars year into the pockets of its own
ers, began with no better outcroppings
than many of those above enumera ted
and practical mining men predict that
If one mine is properly developed here
and made to begin paying a dividend,
there viii be such rush of miners and
capital to this region as will make it
rival Mercur in activity and produc-
tiveness. The mountains, the ore for |
nations, the metals are all here, and |
what is required is a developmental |
movement.
Among those whose belief has always
been implicit in the ultimate value of |
our mines, is Mr.. p. A. Nelson, whose |
valuab BILE claim in Blacksmith Fork can
yon has received constant attention |
from him for many years. This ore |
contains heavy deposits of gold, silver |
and copper.
Mr. j. r. Edwards has shown great |
confidence and activity in mining mat |
tiers, and has an interest in many valu-
able claims throughout the country.
Mr.. William Palmer has been a firm |
believer in the undoubted richness of |
the mineral deposits here about and |
has located and given tireless atten- |
ton TO many promising claims.
The north part of our fair valley has
also some very fine and promising |
claims
East of Smithfield several claims
have been made and development work
has been done. Among the enterpris-
ing citizens of Smithfield, who have
shown their belief in our mineral de-
posits are John Hilyard and William
Douglas.
Richmond and Franklin have also
some encouraging prospects. Mr.. Hen
bricks of Richmond. was showing some
splendid samples Saturday evening
from his claim east of Richmond.
1t is believed that the renewal of in
terest in mines and mining throughout
the state will reach this neighborhood
and result in the establishing of
number of paying mines, with attend
zens.