The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-04

viduals and companies who have con-
trolled the ground have been anything
but Hush in the means required to prop
eriy show up its riches. and yet enough
has been divulged to prove the presence
there OF a vast mineraliZed area, a gil
gant1c body of gold and silver quartz
Wort from IS to SO ton, and innu-
merable exceptionally rich lodes whose
ASSAYS show from 800 up in bimetal-
Ism All this has been known for some
Tour or FIVE years, but until now there
mas been no positive assurance that there
would be enticed upon the hill sufficient
ca-'-tai to go deep under the surface for
tie hidden treasures that are known to
exist 1t is just within the past month
.--At sponsors for moneyed corporations
nave dropped hints and made promises
tsst may safely be taken as criterions
or TIE unprecedented activity that will
De seen on Gold Mountain during the
season of 1897. In that statement the Adj
Nocate knows whereof it speaks. Within
t:.e past week one of its representatives
mas conversed with two gentlemen. here
IN the interest OF wealthy corporations,
VINO Will, with the opening OF spring.
take hold of two of the most promising
srouos IN the camp and work them in
Such manner as TO leave no room for
doubting Gold Mountains peerless worth
Iheir operations will also serve as a
stlmulant to many surrounding proper
ties, the character and quantity of whose
o-e is identical with and equal TO that
OF the mines to be worked. 1t is only
because the Advocate obtained this data
under the promise not to reveal names
t.-at ruler particulars are not fOrthcom-
ins. Suffice it to say that the coming
summer will see the fruition of some of
southern Utah's fondest hopes for a min
ing boom and that Richheld, the half
WY Mecca OF capitalists, experts, spec
ulatorS and proSpectCrS from the north,
VIII increase rapidly her population and
volume of business.
THE DARGER GROUND.
Brigham D. Darger, manager of the
Silver King, came down to Richfeld last
Saturday. He reports his big body of ore
looking better than ever before. The
Advocate was shown certificate from
Ass2yer R. j. Kroupa that proves the
dirt clean across the Kings lead worth
SsS6-2l per ton in gold and silver. Mr..
Darger stated that just now he has men
tramping down the snow covered trail
preparatory to the coming of English
cap1taIS representatives who will arrive
this week to look at the mine. If the
elements do not get the upper hand the
gentlemen will be able to drive up the
mountain TO the Silver King diggings,
which are located at the head of Mill
creek or Deer creeks north fork.
THE MILLER GROUP.
Last week A. ]. Moore breasted the
storm and made little excursion over
Gold Mountain on snow shoes. He found
the Grasshopper or Golden Star people
greatly encouraged with their prospects,
upon one of which, the Blue Bird. work is
DeIliS steadily puSneG. Inc BIRD tunnel
is now 140 feet long. The ledge is three
feet wide and is inches of ii shows gold
average of S175 a ton.
The outlook is especially bright on the
Miller group. Some weeks since the Adj
Vocate reported the finding OF a rich |
new strike on the Miller. 1t is a perpen- !
dicular vein and near the surface showed |
good enough values to warrant j. z. Ray |
in taking the vug on a $4,000 bond, let |
ting the contract for 100-foot tunnel and !
for planting a Crawford mill. |
At this writing the shaft is 10 feet deep |
and the vein. increasing in value as |
greater depth is attained. shows free gold |
from wall to wall. distance of eight !
feet. and gives a steady assay of 800 |
ton. Just now Mr.. Ray has three men
employed on the Miller diggings, but on
Or about the 18th of this month he ex-
poets to increase the force to 10 work
men who will continue the shaft in three
shifts and begin the erection of neces-
sary buildings. Mr.. Moore. who owns no
interest in the mine unheSitatingly pro-
nounces the Miller the making of the
biggest mine in Utah and he says its
running mate, having exactly the same
quality of ore and promising an equal
quantity, is the Advocate, a recently
,ound prospect just across a narrow de-
lie. which to date has received but Scant
development attention.
When Mr.. Moore left he intended adj
for patents on certain of his
iold Mountain claims, but found that
he advertisement. The snow on the hill
S now ever five feet deep, preventing
he freighting thither of necessary sup
,lieS. and the claimant has therefore de-
ermined to postpone the final work and
he advertising until spring.