The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-03

dS ACAAONS
ASSAY NO L
Gold ............................ W
Silver NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. g
Total Observation-Disclosures. 81 2
ASSAY NO. ?.
Lead ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS y %
Copper ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Il 30
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10 ID
ASSAY no. a.
Gold quartz value. ................"..sSSO SO
The rock of the gold quartz assay
vas taken from the bottom of l6-foot
shaft on the Golden Eagle lode min
ing claim owned by Mr.. al Houston,
about four miles south of this place. by
Mr.. Bernard Mccartney. Mr. Mccall
frey is largely interested in Cripple
Creek and is at present making his
headquarters at Colorado Springs, Colo
Mr. Jacob GreenWaldt has purchased
several copper, gold and lead claims
from Mr.. J. G. Rankin. The proper
ties are located about four miles from
this place, a little north of west
Many other noted visitors might be
mentioned. TIL Hon. Ed 8aa Jay Wells
doorheeper of the United States SEN
ate has for the last ten days been
roughing it in this vicinity, amusing
himself catching trout and when not so
engaged visiting the different mining
claims in this locality. In speaking of
! the camp in a conversation With your
correspondent he said:
1.-THE Grand Encampment district is
certainly wonderfully rich camp, in
! fact, it is the richest mining camp, SO
! far as the surface showing is concerned,
| that I ever saw. OF course development
work is needed and this requires cap
| ltal. But capital will be forthcoming
at a very early day to thoroughly eX-
plot the wonderful surface showing
| found here If the Grand Encampment
district follows the general rule and
grows richer as depth is attained, Z
/ VIII undoubtedly rank as the richest
mining camp of the United States. l
! cannot see anything to prevent this be-
Ing the best camp in the Rocky Noun
tain region. In fact, I never saw any
thing like it in my life. and | have been
an investigator of mining camps for
many years. Personally [ have taken
pieces Of the poorest quartz I could
find and pulverized it, and with the aid
| of a camp skillet panned out gold, and
| have not met with q single failure in
any of my experiments am novice
at panning. and do not claim 20 be able
TO find the 'colors' like an expert.
! nave DIOSHGElGu anu kJdil1CQ LIOAB ol
/ least rs claims, and have been success
full in finding Yalues-free gold-in all
of them. Some of the claims are rap
idlay passing from prospects into gen
! ufne producers Noticeable among them
are the properties owned by -Messrs-
Burke and Doyle, also Messrs. Morgan
and Ball. while as to the Doan mine, 1t
is rich proposition and now a con-
slant shipper.
The Doan mine at Battle Lake is now
employing eight men. The proprietor
advised your correspondent that not
witnstanding he is hauling his ore Go
miles, his daily profit amounts to about
sl10. or about 81 day to the man.
In further conversation Mr.. Doan said:
"A railroad must be built into this
! camp. 1t is imperative and the time
has come when idle curiosity is giving
way to accepted knowledge Of the SUI
peri0r richness of the Grand Encamp-
ment district My copper ore averages
better than so per cent pure and there
are other claims even richer than mine,
1t also carries from SIS to 500 in gold to
the ton. A railroad could be built
| from WOlcott or Fort Steele or RdWMns
by following the water level of the
North Platte river up to the new town
of Grand Encampment. The new town
site has an elevation of about 6500 feet
and the mountains TO the south and
west where the mines are located have
an elevation Of from 1900 10 10000 feet
We will not object to hauling our ore
down mill and meeting the cars at the
, neW city of Grand Encampment.
would be willing to make a eontract
, for FIVE years If they would only NEE
us somewhere in the district so thai
we could transport our ores 10 the
smelters at q reasonable cost.
Great excitement was caused las
. 4s. &c 1fA
report that the 16-ton shipment o.
sacked ore sent out by Messrs. Bal
and Morgan showed mill returns of S3T
per ton. Your correspondent viii en-
oeaYor to verify this report at an early
day"
The Indications are certainly favor
able for general stampede being made
into this newly discovered mining DIS
trict which will surpass the old Cali
fornia days of gold excitement or tn,
more recent klondike craze.
We cannot approve Of the Judgmen
of men who VIII pass by a district ih
the Grand Encampment. with It's won
I dtrful ShoWings Of gold, copper ant
lead, aVera gtng in values from the sur
face of from $40 TO $4,000 in gold, an,
great lead and copper veins three an,
four feet in width. which run as higi
as 60 per cent pure. and galena ore
! that run as high as 50 per cent pur
> ! lead, and who, in their mad thirst 70
gold, leave a country noted for its civil
ization and advantages to go into a ia
away region Astounding with ice, snoy
: and all the privations peculiar TO I'll
north Alaska country.
4 Denver firm has purchased valu
able corner in the new town and i
putting up a building which Will b
occupied as a general store. Smith
Hopkins have already gotten into thei
new quarters With their general stoc
Z of goods. They are located on Gran
avenue and report that their sale
average S165 per day.
\ great many people have falls
impression in regard to the winters i
this part of Wyoming. As a matter {
fact the new town of Grand Eneamp
nent has an altitude only little high
er than the famous and beautiful cit
Of Colorado Springs, Colo. and whil
it is true that there is a great deal c
( snow on the mountains surroundins
we have very little snow in the Gran
Eneampment valley.
: SAM GUNDAKER's MINE.