The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17

Captain S. NJ. Hornbuckle, who has
just returned from a visit to the Rose
Bud mining district, in Box Elder coun-
ty, this state. informs The Herald that
there is likely to be a great rush to
this famous camp as soon as the snow
is gone.
Captain Hornbuckle is interested in
several properties in this district at a
point that is about u miles north and
a little east of Terrace.
The most valuable of these properties
is embraced in four claims which are
located on what is known as PLAYERS
hill as these claims were located many
years ago by A. A. Player, who still
retains a half interest in them with
Captain Hornbuckle.
Many years ago, in the early seven
ties, Rose Bud was an active camp,
and Mr.. PLAYER at that time sold the
Player group to a Michigan gentleman
for $4,000 The claims have long been
abandoned, however, and seeing his
opportunity, Mr.. Player made reloca-
tions on them. and nov, associated
with Captain Hornbuckle, he proposes
to show that they are mines of merit
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as paying propositions.
On this group of four claims the vein,
which is a assure, is strong and we'll
defined, and al the surface the ore
body is all of is inches in width, from
which assays of 10 per cent lead. 240
ounces silver and $50 in gold to the
ton can easily be obtained, while in the
bottom Of the 20 and 45-foot shafts
which have been sunk on the ledge,
theore chute has enlarged to two feet.
With such a showing as this to go on,
CAPTAIN Hornbuckle is satisfied that
the Player groupe will soon come to the
front as p paying mine.
The captain is also interested in the
Last Chance lode, in the Same neigh
borhood. This is also one of the prop
critics that was worked many wears
ago, and The Herald is informed that
in the early days it was operated and
owned by a soldier, who took in a neat
little sum, as the ore is high in grade,
and at that time silver sold at s1.29 an
ounce.
1t was in the Rose Bud district that
Mr.. Thompson of Park City recently
made discoveries which caused con-
siderable excitement in the Park, and
Captain Hornbuckle states that al
though he has not seen the Thompson
mine, he has heard that it is a val
liable proposition and the making of
bonanza.
In the same locality is to be found
the Hicks mine, which is the most thor
oughly developed property in the dis
trict. and The Herald informant states
that regular and continuous shipments
of high-grade ore could be made from
this mine. if desired.
Not far from the Hicks mine Mr.
Player has a copper property new
discovery. But a small amount of
work has been done on this ground,
but a vein of ore has been uncovered
at the grass rots from which assays
Of % per cent copper, 50 ounces silver
and S2.06 in gold to the ton have been
secured. The ledge matter at the sur
face is all of three feet in width, while
in this there are is inches of ore that
will carry values as above stated, and
it IS believed that with development
this prospect Will open out into one
Of the most valuable properties in the
district.
Captain Hornbuckle states that the
is we'll mineraiized and that
rich float can be found almost every
where. The section is we'll watered |
by springs, and wood for fuel and min
ng purposes can be had in abundance. |
Renewed interest has been taken in /
his old and abandoned district of late. |
md it is believed that during the COM
ng season a large amount of develop |
nent work will be done there.