The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-24

depth as in any of the higher levels.
superintendent Gail feels that the dis
coVery Dracticall. establishes the value
or the mine.
VIII Ford the disciple sf Blackstone.
VIII make a visit to the Gypsy Blair mine
WITHIN a few days for the purpose of
making an inspection of the property. OF
which he = the sole owner. and also 10
make ? small SHIPMENT of ore for ex-
perimental purposes. The Gypsy Blair is
located in Days fork. Big Cottonwood.
and has AL the earmarks of developing
into heavy producer.
IL : understood that the county conf
missioners of Weber county syii soon be-
gin work in repairing the wagon road
from Ogden TO La Plata mining district.
or at least to the county line. This is a
move in the right direction, as La Plata
= a most promising camp. and Ogden. for
Is own good, cannot do too much 10
nIAns 10 the front in giving tv IS
t-;ct all the assistance ii can
F. G, Rognon has returned from his
WISH 10 Oregon and California While in
Inc latter state he made an inspection OF
the property of the North Fork Placer
company of Trinity county, in which ne
Is heavily Interested. Mr.. Rognon brought
back with him some very line samplAs of
gold nuggets, and he states that the prop
erty Is IN splendid condition and gives
promise, with development, of opening
out into one of the richest producers of
placer gold TO be found in the state of
California.
John Meter and W. J. Snyder of Rich
field and DIR. c. w Jones of Marysvale
with others. comprising a committee
from Marysvale and Gold Mountain dis
tr;ctS, are in the city for the purpose of
periectinS arrangements for the eXcur
SION 20 these camps. which will leave this
city Saturday morning over the r. Ct. W.
railway 1t Is expected that big crowd
Will take advantage of this excursion. as
It VIII be pleasant one, and ample ac-
commodations will be made for the COM
Tort and care of the tourists.
The San Francisco Chronicle of a recent
date makes the statement that gilsonite.
which ii designates as remarkable
mineral" is largely used in street paving
mixes. Bert Seabildt of FIT Duchesne,
who has charge of the St. Louis COM
pany S mines of asphaltum and gilsonite
near the reservation, when spoken to on
the subject and asked as to its accuracy,
said that in some instances a small
amount of gilsonite had been tried with
out injury but that the less used the
better. as it had no substance and is not
fitted for this special purpose. so that It
would seem that the Chronicle was a lit
tie off in its assertions.
From gentleman from Ogden who
WAS in the city yesterday ii is learned
that quite number of the citizens OF that
place are interested in the mineral finds
about seven miles east of Amy, Wyo.,
and that Captain Wetherill had Just re-
turned from the new camp with samples
OF ore carrying values of s. per cent cop
per- Ogden and Park City people are also
stirred up over the gold dis
coveries in Box Elder county, TINS state
and especially over the I,markably fine
showing in the property of the Century
Mining company of this city. from which |
most encouraging reports have been re- |
ceived of late. Considerable prospecting |
s being done in the Park Valley country. |
Box Elder county. the home of the Cen /
-ury mine. and it is more than likely that |
Is a result quite number OF important |
discoveries will he made there this sea- !
son.