Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-14
ONTARIO GOLD STORY
II. Is Said 10 Be Without Pounds
ton In Fact.
WAS WHISPERED BY MINING MEN,
Austin People 10 WINES tho Mill's
siart-Ors From the Buck ye-
Daniels canyon Gold.

For several days past mining iusn
have been whispering t, each other
tue con ndentiai news that a le ise OF CO.
ounce gold ore hal been discovered In
the inner rscesses OF the great Ontario
niue, q property which has paid over
thirteen millions In dividends ard
which oil present bears the distinction
Of being the greatest silver mine in the
entire world. II was said by these
whispering parties that Mr.. Chambers
md the other owners Of the property
would say nothing OF the dis
covery, they believing that a
solemn stiffness In the premises
would be the best policy to
pursue, at least for the time being.
Following up, ~ 1t did, the news OF SO
many recent gold strikes In the great
silver csmp, not a few believed the
story told to be the whole truth and
potbing but the truth, hence they
rested assured that the great Ontario
was soon to lay aside the white metal
anu come up with regular shipments
OF the yellow stuff, so much thought
Of at the pr. sent time. But now
comes some hing which appears to
knock the whols story into "cooked
hst.0 1t 10 taken from the Park
Record and " given to the public a.
M authoritative denial OF the current
report. Tue Record sayt:
A report gained currency the fore part
of the week, aud 1t WAS given consider
able publicity. that a rich gold strike
had been maze on the 600 level OF the
Ontario, l6 ounces 10 the ton being given
as the assay value. OF course In great
mine like the Ontario, which in the past
has been so productive of sensations,
most anv kind oil p strike Is likely 10
occur, and IL il were reported that forty
foot ledge running 100 per cent in gold
had been struck, some people would
swallow IL with avidity. But there has
been no gold strike made in the properly
on the 1000 or any other level OF late
and any report to Inc contrary mas nc
foupdation in fact.
Tue first drain tunnel to the Ontario
mine-which Is known as The 64O-levei-
crosscut all of that series of collaborating
veins that is now attracting the suen-
ton OF our mining men. The largest
one cut In the tunnel is situated shorl
distance above NO. shaft. None Of
them presented any Appearance OF SILVER
ore. and their values in gold wero moi
suspected at the time. The question now
presented is, has that tunnel lost all
rights to the veins then crosscut by moi
locating at the time and at the point Of
discovery
There 10 no denying the fact that
tbero 10 gold In Park city. In shor
every mining district shows tbs pres
,nce OF more or less gold ore
tut It appears from tue sbov'
that the Whispered discovery II
the Ontario is not yet in the material
tito. Some years ago the Dali
niue shipped several hundrei ton
of ore which on being assayed CAV
values OF SEQ IN gold. The mins'
owners oJuid scarce believe tneir eye
when they gbEsd upon the certincat
and being little dubious A. to II
correotp ess the ore was again Assaye'
with similar resuits. Where It cam
from could not be learned as n
gold leoge was found, nor did tn
yellow metal pan out for any greA
length OF time, the gold values thorti.
dwindling down into q nothingnesi
Tnus far the Constellation seems 4
have the best Of the gold discoveris
III Park City.