The silver star., 1897-06-17
THURSDAY. JUNE II.
BMe Mounfci' ns.
special Correspondence.

SPRINGFIELD, Utah, June l6.-Owinc
10 visiting the La Sale mountains >olI
correspondent failed iu getting you lii,
news t'T last weeks issuc 50 we have
u id,Honsl news for his issue.
There is = steady How OF new prospec
tors visiting the camp regularly and
soaac rancAcrs also. The later remuiu
few days and no no! pick up nuggets
ot gold The size OF acorns and become
ilisyusted aud leave the district. but to
the prospector versed in how to look for
leads, we hear but the one verdict. 1T
is good enough to stay with All tina,
is necessary is to know how and where
to look for the different kinds of rock
that carries free gold, aud do Some hon.
est labor. and they are rewarded with
finding what they are looking for. Some,
oi course. are richer than others at the
grass roots.
Mr.. Hayward. the superintendent OF
the God Queen company s property. has
returned TO the mountains fully ore
pared to start the stamp dropping snd
10 increase the reduction capacity of
their mill
The Gold Queen mine is simply Il
mountain Of free milling ore. II every.
thing IS run through the mill that Is
mined, il wall average over 5 per ton
sived on the plates. with Il choice high
grade ore occasionally encountered
Thn u,,o-..f-,.,e H.. n.....-.
progressing nicely. Foreman Pepper Is
sinking a test shaft, and to use his ex
preston, The shaft is IS feet deep II,
present ald rhave panned every foot Of
it. and have never failed to ge. plenty Of
colors L. the pan"
The is an acreage Of ground here
that will average IS per ton in gold on
the plates, while the rich streal,s will
run up in the hundreds.
The Moose mine. which is adjoining
The new town of Springfield, has made
the strike OF the season. They found
the ore ouicropping few feet from
their working shaft. which has been
covered with dead timber. and have un-
covered the vein by i trench about four
feet deep, and the vein measures from
wall to wall aj Zee. aud pans frea gold
enough to convince anyone that there is
gold galore in the Blues
The townsite company are building
good wagon road around and into what
will be the main street Of the town.
They are also putting up buildi.,g.
Several lots have been transferred To- in
,eniing residents aud the sound OF tie
hammer and saw will be heard in a.. d.
rectIons soon. Outside parties are re.
go:ia,ing for fine stock of general
merchandise to put in Springfield, and
supply the wants os the miners.
3 Mr.. j. J. Wade. the stage route man
from Dolores. was here, looking over the
prospects Of the district and wa1 very
much surprised at what he sa--.
. Dixon < Dackett co1,iaac To open UP
On OF the largest boiie, Of ore ia The
district
The Caldwell Tunnel company are
doing preparatory work on their trnael.
ana will soon have Il tcli working force
Of miners at work.
3 We noticed Mr. MrGregor u Durango
VITA pr ospectine outfit ia the r1oun.
taius on Saturday.
Several properties hare chanrcd
hands lately and will be worked ryste
maiicllly by the new owncrs.
This district is a very poor place sor-
pro 'pectors ana others to come 10 with.
olt they have some means fo- euupo.t
wlile prospecting. There have tecn
several to come in without dollar. and
10 these VIC would say. YOU he'd Better
rem lin where you are Tor the prcser;.
Waat IA wanted Ia this dis;r;c, :. i've.
energetic men who knov good ,..inc.
whsa ,acy sec it. AMI ba3s hca. tc''iai.
p'oTe one u the Iew good or,5orirnit.es
whcl tacy rresoat ihcms,lse..
Al ile last eession - the '.gis!a'. q
| ihi' slate there was IN appropriation
o. si1j0 made to put tho rrai Between
Moab and the Blue nouuiaia- 10 better
shape han it u at present. su1 the gen
tianiin o. shon this work has Lee., a..
trusted y now oa the ground and work
will be pushed with all possible r;ced.
There s no duestion tina, the route TO
this gold district ie via Dolores. Col.
oraio people sill do wen 10 zee 10 il that
they m isr On effort 90 capture the an,
ronage there will undoubtedly h.. n,n
here. and expend soma mbnry n sl,r,rt
en- NJ the prrEent stage ruut. AT lraet
twtlsc miles and reap The bsnc;.h
The Silver star is too glad t. enrc