The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-10

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THE FUTURE OF TINTIC.
Destined to Become One of the
Greatest Camps in the West.

Greatest Camps in the West.
''They may talk of the great mining
camps of Colorado, of California anC
of British Columbia" said a well-in
formed gentleman to a Herald repre-
sentative yesterday, but L want t
state that in my opinion there is ne
district in this intermountain region
that will come up to Tintic as a pro
Queer of the precious metals, gold anC
silver, as well as lead and copper.
I have been acquainted with TintiC
from its earliest history, and it is an6
always has been a source of wonder -
me why the merits of the camp have
not been recognized to a greater eX-
tent even than there has.
Seven or eight years ago the dis
trict was almost without railroad IA
cilities. Now there are two lines which
connect the different camps of the
district with the outside world, and
these lines are being extended sO-that
the leading mines can dump their ores
from the mine cars into the freight
cars almost automatically. At the
period that 1 have mentioned, Eureka
was a small, struggling mining camp
that was hardly worthy even of being
classed as such. Now, however, within
these few years
WONDERFUL CHANGE
has come over the town, and it ranks
today as the second largest camp in
the state and enjoys all the facilities
and advantages. in the way of city
government, city water system, cleo
trio lights, telephone and telegraph
connections and railroad advantages
that Salt Lake City can brag of. Mann
moth is in the same boat, and from
this time on it is likely to give Eureka
a lively race for the supremacy, while
Silver City, which a few years ago
was an almost deserted camp. is be-
ginning to put on airs and is coming to
the front as the center of one of the
richest portions in the district.
't'-stii Of these things 1 have mentioned
TO show how from almost nothing the
district is slowly. but surely, gaining
ground on the other districts through
out the state, which fact is a strong
confederation of the statement made
that the district can boast of the pos
session of some of the
GREATEST PRODUCING MINES
in the west; for had it not been that
within the confines of the district
there were such mines as the Bullion
Beck, the Eureka Hill, the Centennial
the Gemini- Keystone the
Mammoth and other producers. these
improvements never would have been
made.
1t is not necessary to dwell on the
merits of the properties 1 have just
as their fame is known
the west, but 1 do feel that
it is no more than right to allude to
the Swansea, the South Swansea and
other properties in the vicinity of Sill
yer City, which from all indications
are destined to develop into as heavy
and paying producers as are to be
found in the district, and 1 do not
think that l am far off when l ven
ture the assertion that within the next
few years there will be 20 dividend
payers around Silver City where now
there are but two, and the work that
S now being done in that locality
would indicate that this number will
De exceeded.
Mammoth also will soon be able to
BOAST Of an addition to it's paying
mines It is believed that the Ajax
will soon enter the
DIVIDEND PAYING LIST.
While there is no doubt as to the Grand |
CENTRAL, which, after the expenditure |
# thousands of dollars in DEVELOPMENT |
work. has disclosed a magnificent body |
# high grade gold ore. There are |
ther prospects in the same neighbor- |
lood on which extensive work is be- |
ng prosecuted, and it is expected at |
lmost any day now that news will be
eceived to the effect that in these
most valuable discoveries have been
made.
The prospects on Godiva mountain
re also very f1attering. OF course
knows of the record the Hum
Jug has made within the last six
1onths, during which time it has de-
eloped from a
HOLE IN THE GROUND
Ito a property that has paid its own
RS nearly $4,000 The Godiva. on the
anne mountain, is also on the list as
and as soon as the new steam
DIST on this property is started up it
expected that the mine will sur
rise its most sanguine friends with its
normous output of the precious
letalS.
1T is now believed that on the north
de of Eureka gulch some valuable
iscoveries will be made within the
1ming year, and 1 am of the opinion
lat in time this locality will make a
rowing equal to that made in the past
y other portions of the district.
mo great blow has been made re-
arding Tintic district or of its mag
ficent mines, but when it comes down
facts and figures, it is the dividends
aid that counts, and in this respect
lie district has the call on the other
-mps of the state at the present time"