The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-12
THE COMING YEAR.
Indications That 1t Will Be Lively
One in Utah.

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The outlook for mining matters in
Utah was never brighter than at the
present time, and there is every rea-
son to believe that during the cycle
of 1897 some wonderful mineral dis
coveries will be made in the different
mining camps of the state, and that
the proud distinction of being the
foremost gold, silver and lead pro-
Queer in this inter- mountain region.
Already Utah, the 45th star in the
constellation of states, is attracting the
attention of capitalists on account of
her wonderful mineral resources, and
now that it has been discovered that
some portions of our commonwealth
have been blessed with remarkable and
practically ineXhaustible deposits of
gold it would look as if a flood of
money had already begun to pour into
this country for investment.
The wise miner and prospectOr have
already taken note of the handwriting
on the wall, ana are making mighty
efforts to get in on the ground floor
on properties of merit throughout the
state, and it can be said that there is
more activity at the present time in
the different mining camps of the
state than for several years past, and
that within the past six months more
producers and dividend payers have
been added to Utah's list of bonanzas
than has been the case for a score of
seasons.
And a pleasing feature of this is that
these discoveries and developments
have not been confined to any one
camp, but that they have been dis
tributed throughout the various dis
tricts.
In this connection it may be stated
init 1oc io1 60
ored, for during the past ten or twelve
months two regular dividend payers
have come to the front in the camp
the Swansea and the South Swansea
while the Humbug mine, on Godiva
mountain. was discovered during the
year. This mine, since August last
has paid over 100000 to its owners,
and is still not much more than a
prospect, and besides this property
there are a number of other mines
that are now producing and will soon
rank as dividend paying propositions,
while throughout the district there are
hundreds of prospects of merit that
are being worked and that give prom
Use of finding place on the shipping
list within a few months.
1t is within the past year that the
new State Line district has come to
the front and there is every reason to
believe that before the wane of 1897
this camp will cut an important figure
among the mining districts of the
state. Although but a new camp.
State Line can already boast of its
shipperS-the Ophir, the Burro, the
Creole and one or two other proper
ties, and it is safe to say that within
the next few months new producers
will be added to the list, and that dur
ing this period the claim owners of the
camp viii witness the erection of one
or two mills in the district, where it
has been demonstrated to the salts
faction of many that there are i'm
mense deposits of milling as we'll as
of shipping ore.
Park City has also reason to feel
good over the progress that has been
made in that camp during the past u
months, and to rejoice over the future
outlook. This district has attracted a
great deal of interest of late on ac-
count of the discovery of the Valeo
mine. which, from present indications
promises TO develop into one of the
most prolific producers in the camp:
and this is saying a great deal when
one comes to consider that Park City
is the home of some of the most Won
derful mines in the west: mines that
have paid nlanv millions in dividends
and that are good for many millions
more. While winter has this camp in
its grasp and there is a cessation of
outdoor work at the present time. still
it is safe to say that the district at
large is more than usually active for
the time of the year, and that when
summer comes again this will be one
of the most productive districts of
the west.
In Camp Floyd there has been Won
derful advancement during the year.
and while a large amount of develop
ment work has been done, it is in the
near future that we must look for re-
suits. and these results are coming so
rapidly at the present time that they