The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-17

HALEY, Ida, Nov. 15.-As readers of
The Herald who are interested in this,
the Wood river region, might consider
a synopsis of what is going on in this
Vicinity of interest. L Will endeavor to
review briefly the outlook here.
While this has always been looked
upon as a mining country, still, from
the experience of the past season, it
may be eclipsed by sheep raising; the
mountains during the past summer
having been practically white with
them, wherever a good range is sit
uated, and numerous bands of from
three to five thousand have been
graZed. Over 300 cars have been
shipped from this station during the
last three months, and as the cars con-
tain about 500 each, it viii be seen that
the business has assumed no mean pro-
portions.
Next of Importance comes the cattle
raising business. This valley has al
ways been famed for its excellent cattle,
which, as d rule, in the large markets,
bring better prices than any other
range cattle in the west. There is some
enmity between the cattle and sheep
raisers, however. but no trouble has
arisen, as in Cassia county, and other
vicinities, the matters being always
amicably settled. AS a rule, the farm
ers are boastirg OF the large crops OF
hay, grain and potatoes, for which there
| is a fair market.
In fact the outlook here, aside from
the mines, is brighter than the writer
has seen it in the past L years.
Our Old standby, nevertheless, is the
mines One hundred dollars produced
means at least $50 spent right at home,
and. to the ordinary miner, the only
value attached to a dollar seems to be
to have as good a time as possible with
it, ard as they are the most liberal
class or earth, no one is ever in want
when a prospector or miner has dol
lar in his pocket.
The mining outlook here is better
than for many years, and the holders
of claims upon our famous gold belt are
much encouraged in the success the
cyanide treatment has made upon the
Camas No. 2 tailings. The old Tip
Top" near the Camas No. 2 is work
ing large crew of men under the eff
! ficient management of Captain Lusk,
an old Utonian. This property is owned
! by Mr.. J. @. Packard, of your city, and
I am Informed by miners working there
that the mine is developing new values
daily.
The Camas No. 1 is doing consider
able development, and shows a good
grade Of ore.
The Golden Star, recently purchased
by eastern investors, is also being open
ed up with very encouraging rock
The Camas No. has only a few men
at work now, looking after the prop
! erty, as the parties who leased the
| tailings and worked them over with
! the cyanide process, have closed down
! for the winter, owing to the pipes freez-
ing, but [ am assured they will start
! up in the spring upon a much larger
scale.
The Croesus is still working a force
/ of men in doing DEVELOPMENT. Horace
! Lewis, the we'll known freighter, is the
owner of this mine, and the property
! has been thoroughly developed. A fine
mill ras erected this summer. and
every arrangement made for extensive
working in the spring. A car of this
ore is now being shipped to Salt Lake
| for testing.
Near the Croesus is the Hope another
! gold claim, which was recently bought
/ by Pennsylvania parties. who have
made many improvements in the de-
velopment of the property, such as the
erection of 4 large, commodious board
/ ing house, hosting plant, etc. The new
! owners are much encouraged with the
way property has improved in ore
values and quantity of mineral in sight
/
Numerous small properties on the
| gold belt are being developed by min
ers of small means, who all seem in
brighter spirits than in years
And now a word about the silverlead
properties, for which this country is
famed.
At Bullion there is more activity than
since this famous little Camp went to
pieces eight years ago. The Jay Gould,
I operated under a lease by Colonel john
a. Bcggs, shows immense quantities of
/ high grade galena. About 80 men are
/ employed in the mine and mill, and
shipments are being made regularly.
Mr. Boggs has a long lease, and is
operating the property as though it
were his own. He always keeps large
! percentage Of the men developing; tim
bers the mine as though he intended 20
work it for centuries, and seems to take
as much pride III showing the Gould
/ many advantages as a man does his
first baby The property has been ham
dicapped to some extent by the lack OF
/ water, as this is an exceptionally dry
4 season. SO that one shift of f. hours
only is run at the mill. 1t would, how
ever, run full time if there was suffi-
Gent water. Mr.. Boggs seems, to an
outsider, to be, besides being superin-
tendent, a dozen men in one, and you'll
I HLQ ulill IOdGIliS clCi CCCi ut4llS lIIc
pumps, running cars, feeding the jigs,
Sharpening tools, putting in a hole,
and sorting ore at ali hours &c the day
and night Incidentally you'll see him
in a drift, very quietly moving along,
put a lighted candle under some of his
boys who are there, then crawl back
and laugh. Again, some heavy lifting
will have to be done, the men will be
straining themselves, and some OF
them will say, dry work, Boggs''-
when he will go to town. send Up beer
and tell them, go at it, boys
The Bullion mine is also being oper-
ated under a lease by a. II. BOrman OF
Bingham and Mr.. Boggs; they have had
a force of men driving the lower level
| which, when completed, will tap the
upper workings, where SO much ore was
extracted in the early SOS at a great
depth.
Parties are also LEASING the o. X,
Garfield, Whale and many other small
properties adjacent TO the town.
The Red Elephant is now closed down
save for a few leasers, pending litiga-
ton, which is much to be regretted as
the property has ore in sight sufficient
to keep quiet q crew at worl-
Just over the hill from this is THE
Pass, which has about Is men at work
The outlook for this property is very
favorable.
Near by is the Narrow Guage group
of mines, operated under a lease by H
| K. Thurber, NJ. Mills and the Mcdonald
boys. Supplies are laid in for winter
This IN, ,ons-