Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-07
PROVO.
Provo, UTAH,
New Line District.

Mr.. +. N. Millett returned from the
New Line mining district yesterday
forenoon. He reports great activity in
the camp; the owners OF mines are de-
velOping them. and many people are
coming to the camp. A number Of
properties have been bonded and
others are being Investigated by parties
who are desirous Of investing. MI.
Millalt aye that 1t is comparatively
easy matter to make sale or bond u
piece OF property when people have
inve ,tigated the great mineral region,
which win, in Mr.. Millr,t's opinion,
become the best camp 10 the STATE in
he near future. In the Gold Hill, in
which Mr.. Millett liz interested, a new
strike has been made. The ore Ia
similar to thar which made the
Raymond and Ely mines fam.
oua in the early days OF
Pioohe, and goes 800 ounces to
the ton In silver aud l.42 ounces
in gold. The GJid Hill company, In
which several Provo men are interest.
ed, has incorporated, and before Mr..
Millett left q contract was let TO sink a
$50 foot shaft at "a q loot and the W ork
Is to be paid for IN capital stock at 10
cents share. He says that 1t is worth
| about S. foot to DO the work, but the
proposition to do 1t at the above figure
came from the contractors, so anxious
were they to obtain some OF the
stock.
The owners OF the Burre claim are
now shipping their ore to Mr.. Goddess
mill at BuiliUnville, Nevada, 80 miles
distant. They save 30 per cent OF the
assay value, which 10 so satisfactory
that others will ship ore there, and the
prospects are that the mill Will have
more than 1t can do.
Among other good properties which
are being worked he mentioned the
Gold Bell, owned by Drake and Lam.
bert, which averages $40 In gold
to the ton. The Creole, owned
by McBurney, Mcdonald and
Mr.. Millet, on which they have bsen
offered bond Tor 500, 900, with $4,000
paid down. From this mine ore mas
been shipped 10 Salt Lake City last
summer, averaging $S3, anu they are
now in ore showing $500 to the ton.
Q. ii. Allison, lately 10 from the
Blue Mountains, has taken a contract
TO run 200 foot tunnel on the grand
central group OF six claims for an In
tereet in the property. This property
is located south OF the Creole. San
Jose parties are investigating it with a
probability OF taking a $40, 900 bond on
the property.
A new strike has been made by Mr.,
Iicks on the Nevada Spur, joining
the Gold Hill on the west; the ore in
this mine averages $l5 to the ton in
gold. Mr.. Millett has some specimens
from this property which show very
rich in GOLD. John Knight has q good
ledge In the Mohawk, which carries
SIS in gold.
In the Charlie Ross, owned by Joe
WANNA, ]. Demore and Hans Olsen,
an lS-inch slringer In the vein has
been struck which goes as high rs
$4,000 gold. The fortunate owners
have an offer of $4,000 bond with
So, 900 paid down.
Rice brothers, property, the Inde.
pendsnce, has been bonded for $780,.
600.
Allen G. Campbell and his partner,
MIR. Johnson, own little group Of
forty claims, which will doubtless
prove bonanza, as all OF Mr.. Camp.
BELLS properties have a habit OF doing,
J. J. Kelly and j. +. Muldoon own
the Marion group OF I'VE claims includ.
ing the June Bug, Tennessee, Marion.
Missouri and Wide West, situated in
the heart OF the district. From the
amount OF work performed they have
fine showing. On the cropping on
the June Bug assays show 55 ounces
silver, IS In gold to 2l3 ounces silver
aud $3.50 gold. The Montezums,
Joining the June Bug, shows the biz.
gest ledge In camp, go far. The
Montezuma 10 the property Of J. j.
Kelley, Ii. Emerson ana t. Il. Kelley.
They are down fifteen feet; 1t shows
fifteen feet OF quartz. They have one
wall and are slnking to fifty feet,
when they win ctosscut the vein to
finu the other wall. The width OF the
vein can not be demonstrated until o |
cross cut ia run. Kelly aud Muldoon.
on some Of their outslde properties, |
have assays that run away up; on one, |
the Silver Dick, they have assays thai |
run $50 ounces TO 500 ounces In silver.
Assays from Lsuback in Park City,
show SlD3 in gold, and IL ounces |
in silver from the Golden Eagle, a
claim adjoining the Creole.
MIR. Millelt will return 10 the State |
line la few days. |