The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-23
THE MINING OUTLOOK.
Great Activity Predicted in the Min
ing Camps.

It is the prevailing opinion in mining
circles that as soon as the weather set
Ties and the roads become passable the
different camps throughout the state
will witness an era of increased activ-
ity. and that at the close Of the pres
ent year it viii be found that this has
been the most prosperous season in the
mining way that this country has en-
joyed for long time past.
One thing is certain, and this is that
This viii be a year of mill building
Mercur viii come in for a large share of
the prosperity in this direction, as it
3 an assured fact that several plants
viii go up in that portion of the coun-
try this season. Among the reduction
works that are in contemplation for
shat camp during the summer, the La
Cigale Will probably be the first to
start up. This viii be followed by the
Gold Dust. and il is believed that soon
after the Brickyard viii fall into line
and also the Daisy, the Edna May, the
Overland and the Chloride Point.
A large plant for Bingham is already
assured. and by the first of August it
is expected that the Highland Boy
company viii be milling its own ores,
and little later on there is a posi-
bility that the camp will be able to
boast of a smelling plant of its own
One or more mills for State Line dis
trict is an almost assured fact, while it
IS very likely that before the close of
the year Gold Mountain will come 10
the front with several gold reduction
works. while it is believed that in Box
Elder county a mill will be erected at
the Century mine by fall.
Another circumstance that augurs
well for the mining industry is the
fact that man. of the leading mining
companies have made satisfactory con-
tracts Cor the output of their mines
for the current year. The Centennial
Eureka, the Bullion-B Beck. the Swansea
and the South Swansea are among the
number that have done this and it is
expected almost any day now that the
Mammoth and the Ajax viii follow
suit. and it is understood that the Horn
Silver will soon contract its concen-
trates
All this should have a tendency to
the mining industry. and 1t
certainly Will: besides which an i'm
mense amount OF work will be done
this year in the development of min
ing properties all over the state. and in
the various districts there will be nu-
merous small propositions which will
he sending in their contributions of
wealth with which to enrich the world
This is also likely TO be a season of
railroad building, and il is given out as
a state secret that the showing for the
building of the Deep Creek road this
year is very favorable. II looks as if
the Rio Grande Western would con-
tinue its extensions in the south. while
there is some talk of the Oregon Short
Lines intention TO use the grade be-
tween Milford and Phoebe. in which
event the great gold camps of the
southwest will be brought within direct |
rail communication with this city. and
only this is needed to give them a new |
ease on life.
Taking it all in all, the outlook for /
he future is q bright one, and men of /
means are beginning to realize the fact /
hat there is no other investment that I
s as safe and profitable as mining for. (
Is a matter of fact, the wealth of the
country comes from the mines.