Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-31
NERCUR A GREAT CAMP
A Has,y Glance Over Its Movements During
the Year Now Ending.
GEO, pzRN POINTS OUT SOME OF THEM
The Years Record In the TIT OF '"' s'''"
Exchange Miscellaneous Min
Ing Items.

roolxing backward over the changes
u,,t have taken place In Mercur since
the first Of the year. George Dern' VINO
has lust returned from the dlstriut'
.a,d today that the camp mad mauc
Grant strides, and was now In better
condition than at any other time IN i's
entire history.
..1rbe wear has not been boom one
said Mr.. Dern. but 1t has been one
NJ steady and systematic growth. Dur
Inc the twelve months just passed. the
town has grown wonderfully In popu-
,ation. while many new houses nave
been erected In order that new corners
might find comfortable habitations'
The wear has placed Mercur on more
solid foundation than 1t has ever mao
and the development of It's mines mas
opened up such magnificent ore-booies
that capital from the outside has be-
come interested and is now eagerly
seeking investments. There are very
few bona iide residents of Mercur that
are unemployed, those on the idle list
being translents who have dropped In
from other camps in search of employ
ment. The outlook for next year Is
great, and the chances are that the
camp will experience even more ac-
tlyity than has characterized Its area
during the year now drawing to a
close
At this juncture Mr.. Dern went on to
cite a few of the most important move
ments involving Mercur property dur
ing the last twelve months. He called
attention to the consolidation OF the
Geyser- Marion interests early in Feb
ruary, since which time the new COM
pany has paid $4,000 in dividends
This move was followed by the sale of
the Rrickyard group to Captain De
Lamar. the owner and promoter OF
the Golden Gate property. In regular
order came an increase in the capacity
of the Mercur mill from 70 to aoo
tons day the company winch owns II
having paid s3ll,00O in dividends dur
ing the year, the December distribu-
ton marking the raising of the divi-
dend from 12ia to is cents shai- &C.
Then came the most important
move of the year the COM
mencement of the erection
by Captain De Lamar of the great
Golden Gate mill, which will nave
CpDuclty OF JVU IONS uhlly anu WIZ hsi
cost when completed, something in the
neighborhood of S2j0,0O0. This plant Is
gradually nearing completion and VIII
be started up in the course OF the next
forty or fifty days Captain DE La
mar. not satisfied with the vast ex-
pendture of money for his gigantic
milling structure, then entered into
negotiations with the Mercur company
for strip off the Resolute No. 2. and
this he got by planking down cool
$231. 800
During the year the La Cigale people
have built nice mill NJ their prop
erty on the West Dip, and the Daisy
mine has been vigorously developed.
SO that it now presents n splendid
shown and one which will Justify the
erection of n mill on the ground The
Omaha has also made good develop
ments. while the Overland at Sunshine
IL looking better than 1t ever did be-
fore.
CHANGING towards Lion Hill we see
the Northern Light in the full vigor of
manhood ready to make a squirt which
Is liable to throw that property right
In the very front. This company COM
pleted a handsome mill early in the
spring and has been working slowly all
year, improving its holdings and get
ting into the ore bodies. Now they
are in fair position to show them
selves and much is expected OF them
in the near future. The Chloride
Point has also asserted itself and has
a mill now in course of erection, while
the mine is said to be showing vast ore
bodies which will readily pay profits
when the mill structure is completed.
RevertinG to the heart Of the district.
the Silver Lode presents a bold front,
and has opened up immensely during
the year under the superintendency OF
that well-known mining man, Mr. w.
c. b. Allen. All in all Mercur is in
splendid shape and promises to make
even greater strides In the future than
II has done in the INST