The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13
STATE LINE FLoURIsHING.
Great Deal of Activity Throughout
the District

the District.
Line City, Utah, Jan. 9.-Early last
fall it was the general opinion that
there would not be much activity in
State Line district during the present
winter, but the reverse has been the
true condition of affairs, as there are
| now about IS men in the camp and
they are all busy in the development
of their properties, and the showing
that is being made almost daily is of
a very encouraging nature.
Nearly every claim holder in the dis
trict has put up a cabin so that they
are Well prepared for cold weather
and are in good shape to prosecute
/ continuous and effective work in the
/ prospecting Of their prospects, and this
/ work has been materially advanced by
! the fact that the winter has been ex-
I tremely mild I'D to the present time,
and il begins to look now as if we
would not have any really bad weather.
/ DEVELOPMENTS 50 far nave demon
strated to the satisfaction of nearly
all that this camp is a milling rather
/ than shipping proposition, although
/ we can boast of a few very rich ship
pers, and it is believed that as work
! progresses and depth is attained that
! in numbers the latter class of pro-
ducers Will be increased: but taking
.
milling facilities and most of the ore
must be worked at home. as the cost
of Transportation from here to Salt
Lake IS too great for even a good profit
on high-grade ores; and then the out
put OF our mines is free milling and
not smelling, so that it can be handled
on the ground to good advantage
l notice that there has been consid-
cradle talk in the press about the high
prices that the claim-owners o. this
camp nave been asking for their prop
critics. This might have been the case
some time ago when it was believed
that the mines here would develop into
shippers. but now that it has been
shown that they are very largely mill
ing ores, there has been a change of
heart among claim holders. and if out
siders now want TO locate in State Line
they can bond or buy at reasonable
figures, as the boys are beginning TO
realize that in order 10 thrive the camp
must have mills. and that to get them
they must invite the cooperation of
outside capital.
1t Is stated on good authority that
there are several parties who are fig
uring on putting mills in the district, /
and il is believed that early in the |
spring the camp viii he sending out |
its product in the shape of gold and |
silver bars.
Already there are nun her of well I
known mining men who have secured /
valuable holdings in the camp, and /
they seem to be well satisfied that /
with development the district will
come to the front as one of the greatest
and most prolific gold producers in the
west.
The little city of Line is making
gradual progress. and as there is plenty
of wood and water here for all neces-
sary purposes, there is every reason
TO believe that in time it will put on
the same metropolitan airs that have
marked the growth and development OF
the other camps in the state
one important feature in the location
OF Line CITY is that of the townste.
and in the gulch good well water can
be obtained at a depth of only q few
feet. and this can be had in quantities
sufficient for all milling purposes.
The camp now has postal advantages
and direct communication by stage, so
that II may be said that there is now
no question of doubt as to the future
Of the district.
IN another communication I viii men
ton more IL detail the developments
and improvements that are now in
hand here