The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-09

in the same locality on the southern
point of Utah lake, near where the big
gold finds have recently been made,
as described by our Provo correspond
emit. Surface rock from these claims
assayed $3.50 in gold to the ton, and
the boys believe now that they are
strictly in it.
Independent, Springville, Utah: The
Independent was shown a sample of
coal from the Kolob properties about
a mile from town. The piece has all
the appearance of genuine anthracite,
and has been tested at the blacksmith
shop proving a clear hot fire and leav-
ing white ash. The claim is owned
by Messrs. Phillip Houtz, P. E. Houtz,
Chris Houtz, John S. Boyer, Alfred
Whitehead, John GeardaH and George
Noble. This claim was located by Mr..
Phillip Houtz last January, and devel-
opment work has been pushed assidu-
ously ever since, and at present has
decidedly encouraging prospects.
Superintendent lesson, of the Gold
Dust who is in from Mercur, reports
that this property is showing up in
great shape, as he has stripped the
vein on it's strike $50 feet from the
apex, showing continuous body of
pay ore. He has also done some pros
pecting in some of the abandoned
gopher holes on this group. In one of
them he broke into pay dirt after going
only three feet and he made an up
raise on the vein for six feet all in
pay ore, which carries cinnibar and
can be successfully treated by the
cyanide process. This is one of the
most important finds of late in the
camp and practically proves the con-
tinuity of the ledge for the Hecla,
Seals and Eagle properties.
The Aurora Mining company, which
owns a valuable group of claims in
Marysvale, near the Dalton mine, has
just sent out a lot of supplies with
the intention Of doing some extensive
development work this summer. The
company will work four men under
the superintendency of Joe Moss, be-
sides which it will let a contract for
200 feet of tunnel work. Some develop
ment has already been done on this
property, consisting Of a forty foot in
cline shaft, in the face of which there
is four feet of vein matter, six inches
of which is good pay ore from which
the following assays have been OBJ
tanned: No. l, % ounces silver, $1032
gold; No. 2, 81 ounces silver, S10.33 gold;
No. 8. 80 ounces silver, $24.75 gold; No.
4, 1915 ounces silver and $24.11 gold.
This is an encouraging showing, and
with proper exploitation the Aurora
should find a place on the shipping list
this year.
J. H. Bacon, president of the Bank
of Salt Lake and treasurer CT the Dali
ton &, Lark Mining company, returned
yesterday from an extended visit to
New York and other eastern points.
When seen by a Herald representative
yesterday Mr.. Bacon expressed him
self as being very glad to get home
again, for" said he there is no
country like Utah " Mr.. Bacon says
that the east has very friendly feel
ing for Utah, and that leading New
York financiers speak of our new state
as the coming empire" Mercur, ac-
cording to Mr.. Bacon, is rapidly be-
coming widely advertised, and many
inquiries are made concerning our great
gold camp, and comparisons are made
between it and Cripple Creek, in which
Mercur does not suffer Many ques-
tons are also asked concerning Bing-
ham, Tintic, Park City and other noted
Utah camps. Mr.. Bacon believes that
the Republicans of the east will strad-
die on the silver question; but that the
Democrats, outside of administration
pets and a few goldbugs, will stand
firm for free coinage, and that they
are confident of success