The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-11

The Iron County Record contains
the following interesting correspond
ence regarding the State Line district:
StaAe Line mining district is making
rapid strides towards prosperity; new
faces are seen every day, hailinS from
such noted places as Eureka, Cripple
Creek. Mercur AID the Blue Noun
tains They are generally prospectors,
backed by capital. investigating and
exporting the mineral wealth of this
mammoth district.
There are 20 idle men here, every
one is working his own claim, is his
own superintendent, crew and pay
master; While a few VINO are better
able or have paying mines from the
grass roots employ a small number OF
mon
The Burro people are drifting on
their vein and shipping their ore to
Buliionville, New. at a good profit.
The Ophir never looked better: it is
q mine Of promise. James r. Clark
has just returned from Salt Lake City
Where he has been with a carload of
ore which netted him a handsome
profit. Rumor says that d sale of the
Ophir group IS being negotiated. The
prospects are good Tor at least one
mill in the near future. Doc Lam
bert has three propositions from as
many firms. either of which offer to
put mill il or liberal terms. Kelley
and Emerson also have a hatteTing
proposition for Il mill on the Grown
POlnf, and we understand that both
the Spur and the Ophir are negotiat-
ing for mills.
rhf- CD Pei l,xr 7 har
and Drake, IS improving and shows an
average OF $40 IN gold across the face
of d four-foOt ledge at the end of 175
foot tunnel. They are driving three
tunnels at 50-foOt levels and viii con-
meet by q Wine before spring which
they think viii show up enough ore to
satisfy the minds Of the most doubt
ing spectators.
Picked specimens from the Rocky
Mountain. owned by Rice Bros, run
from $500 to S.. 900 in gold to the ton.
\ very valuable deposit OF gold has
been discovered laying along the west
ern base of Cold Hill, from which a
$4,000 assay was obtained by Hicks
and Washer, the discoveries, who think
IL blanke. deposit, but most miners
think a good fissure vein is buried in
the vicinity.
j. Zillig, in the interest of some
Minnesota parties has bonded the
Independence. owned by Rice Bros,
for 81 800 and viii put on full force
of men Immediately.
District Recorder F. y. Millett, has
just returned from Provo. He reports
the Incorporation of the Gold Hill
Mining company as almost completed,
and the sale of enough treasury stock
has been guaranteed to construct a
SEQ foot tunnel and active work will
he commenced within ten days on this
valuable property
Q. Il. Allison mas bonded the Grand
Central group to San Jose parties for
$4,000 and q tunnel has been COM
menced to tap the mountain by Messrs.
Dodd and Sutherland, who have dis
covered several very promising veins
on the surface, one of which is the
famous Creole, which they expect to
tap within 100 feet.
The southern part of the district is
coming to the front rapidly. Charles !
Lyle and George Moody are running
a 40l foot tunnel to cut the contact in
the Gold Bug. They have a rich body
OF ore in the blowout, but the float in
dicateS that the richest ore lies next
to the POI phy-"y, and the tunnel will
locate the hanging wall and cut the
vein 200 feet deep.
About one mile south of the Gold
Bug a mine of much promise is being /
opened up by Danny Ross. who has q
cash offer of $4,000 as soon as he
strikes the ledge.
From the latter claim there are /
number Of fine veins with a south /
easterly trend. One of these contacts !
owned by Messrs Clark Troutman |
and Pickett being from 30 to so feet in |
width, averaging from IS to S15 the |
entire width
But the Charley Ross owned by |
Ninanta, Delmue and Olson. is the |
richest prospect in the southern part. /
1t is located on what old prospectors !
think is the Creole vein, although
about I'VE miles farther south and two
miles farther west. Picked specimens
assay SLIP in gold and 50 ounces in .
silver. The formation is Identical with /
and can be readily traced to the /
Creole Negotiations for a $4,000 bond /
With $1,000 cash are about to be con-
summated on this valuable claim.