The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-10
BLUE MouNTArN GOLD.
Signs of Revival of Activity
Throughout the CRmp.

signs OF Revival of Activity
Throughout the Camp.
Utah. which mas always been regard
ed as being a purely silver producing
state, or silver associated With a small
percentage IN sold, is rapidly taking
rank as formidable rival of other
western states in its possession of gold
camps, and free milling gold at that,
ahd already II can boast of string
OF sosd producing districts of such
promise and prominence as to give color
10 the assertion that Utah had Joined
the ranks of the goldbpgs
Mercur, of course. is not a free mill
ms camp. but it is Whopper in the
way OF gold production, however, but
OF free milling districts the State can
nov point With pride to such camps as
Gold Mountain. State Line Newton
Ashbrook. the Century, in Box Elder
county, the La Sal and the Blue Noun
talns, and the last named is not the
least by any means. as there are two
mills in the camp and the showing 50
satisfactory that already men of means
and experience are beginning to inves-
ueate into the mineral merits of that
region.
w c Lyman Of this city is the lat
est arrival from the Blue Mountain
district, and With his keen appreciation
IL
at Gnce came to the conclusion that the
camp would do TO tie to, and his con
elusioDs iH this respect are in accord
ance With the reports made by expert
mining men who have visited the camp
during the p2St six months.
In referring to the possibilities Of the
district, Mr.. Lyman states that the de-
pests are large with every Indication
of permanency. While the ore is re-
markedly free and easily treated by
the amalgamatioa process such as is
employed at the Gold Queen mill. which
is the leading mine in the district from
The tact that il has been developed 70
a greater extent than any property in
The camp.
Ben Il. Haywood. the manager of the
Gold Queen. is now in the district. The
mine is equipped with modern 10
stamp niA which has done good work
in the past. but which. on account Of a
Uis-cue in the construction of the tram
way, has been idle for the past few
months. The property shows up well
and from the slight examination made
Mr.. Lyman would place the amount of
ore blocked out and in sight at 10000
OF $4,000 tons.
The properly Of the Blue Mountain
Tunnel company also impressed Mr.
Lyman % coming bonanza This
group Of claims adloins the Gold Queen
ara while the surface showing is ex-
ctllent AID the ledge strong and well
defined il is the intention of the COM
pany, which is composed Of prominent
salt Lakersr 10 drive a long tunnel for
The purpose Of cutting the vein at a
considerable depth in order to deter
mine the Dermanency and continuity
Of the ore zones.
Mr.. Haywood IS also manager of this
property. on which work is probably in
progress at the present time. as pro-
visions and supplies we're on the road
to the camp from the railroad when
Mr.. Lyman was leaving for home.
The Gold Dream. but a short distance
from the Gold Queen, is mine that has
made history rapidly since its .9iscov-
cry, the most tragicaI Of which Was the
0tltimely death of Captain jackson.
who was accidentally shot and killed