The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-05

MS morse short way uD the gulch,
the gang has been dispersed. and now.
on the scene of former Outrages a
thrifty mining camp is taking root
WOOD AND WATER.
The impression has been given our
that State Line was lacking in wood
and water. but this impression is erro-
neous, as in the mountains with which
the camp is enYirOned there are heavy
groWths of cedar trees. and in the high
er attitudes large pines abound. The
cedar, in IT'S prOfusiOn, Will last for
Sears in its uses for fuel and mining
timbers, while larger timbers can be
found near at hand if desired: and as
for water, the supply is plentiful, and
can be increased to almost any desired
amount by development. In both the
canyons mentioned several times in
this article there are numerous springs
of living water, and the quantity of the
flow from these could be materially
increased by de velOpment. These
springs run some distance and then
sink in the sand Besides this source
of water supply it has been found that
wells are easily obtained at a shallow
depth. The camp Of State Line is sup
piled with water from a well on the
tOwnsite that is only about 20 or %
feet deep, and the supply is seemingly
ineXhaustibIe. while the water is pure.
cold and soft.
AT the Drake and Lambert cabin in
Right Hand gulch, there is another
well. and water by digging can be
found in abundance anywhere along
the gulch. At Tilley's cabin. in Left
Hand gulch, there is another well that
is probably inCXhaustible. while east
of the Ophir and Utah Spur there is a
number of fine springs. so that it would
seem that the question of water. as
well as of wood for fuel and timbering
need not deter the investor and mining
man from getting in on propositions in
the district.
Then again. about seven or eight
miles from State Line, in Nevada,
there is a large stream which would
furnish an immense water power for
the generation of electricity. which
could be conveyed to State Line for
power and light at a comparatively
small expense.
HOW TO GET THERE.
There are two ways to get to State
Line in Utah. from the north. Milford
and Frisco. on the Oregon Short Line,
are the two starting points for the
camp.
Leaving Milford, if the passenger
takes the stage, the old road to Phoebe
early in the morning soon after the ar
rival of the train from the north. and
by 6 or p. m. the passengers en- route
to State Line are dropped at Deseret
Springs The fare from Milford to the
springs is SO. and the round trip SIS.
At Desert Springs the Milford stage
is met three times week by the stage
from State Line. which is run by J. J.
Knight This stage runs Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays. and the pas
senger who left Milford in the morn
ing of these days arrives in State Line
at 10 or II D. M, as a general thing
The fare from State Line to Desert
Springs is 81 for one way or So for the
round trip The camp has tri-weekly
mall so that the people there are in
pretty close touch with the outside
world
Another way of reaching State Line
is by the way of Frisco. where pri-
vate conveyance can be secured and
the trip of so miles made in daylight
The roads by this route are a little
rough in places, but as general thing
they are excellent and the trip is
pleasant one. with a diversity OF seen
cry and several springs Of water along
the route
THE PRESENT AND FUTURE.
One man cannot look further into
the ground than another. yet there are
some who are able. by indications, to
fudge very nearly what the result Of
development Will be with certain signs
to go by.
In some localities a man would be
considered foolish to sink a shaft with
fine expectation of finding ore. for the
reason that he had no surface indica-
ton or showing Of mineral to so on;
and vet if this same man were to begin
work on a well defined quartz ledge in
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