The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-27

ay from State Line and Deer Lodge
which districts. in his estimation, are
destined to develop into two of thu
greatest gold-producing sections in the
west
Mr.. Bennett brought in with him a
sackfui' OF ore samples from beth
! camps, some of which shows free gold.
while nearly all of it viii pan and
finger. - ''
IN speaking Of State Line Mr.. Ben
nett stated that the Creole was the
principal mine of the camp at the
present time This promising gold
! property is owned by w. ]. McBurney
and j. ]. Knight and his associates.
and according to Mr.. Bennett there is
a six-foot body of ore in the face of
the tunnel that will carry average val
ues OF sl4 in free milling gold TO the
ton while picked samples, in which
ehe yen0W metal is visible to the naked
| eye, VIII run up into the hundreds.
Nj Bennett also referred to the
Drake and Lambert property. the
MINES owned by the Rice brothers. the
Ophir, the BurrO, and said that all of
theh were looking well, while a large
amount OF work was in progress on
otner properties of more or less prom
IHellce' and he assured The Herald re-
porter that the outlook for the camp
was bright indeed as there was a
wealth Of ore in the hills that needed
only the magic touch of labor and cap
rial 70 enrich the enterpriSing miner
ana mlne-oWner who should take il
Out; and in this connection MI. Ben
nett stated that he had been informed
mat Mr. Nugent and his Provo asso-
crates had a 2)-Stamp mill on hoard
the cars which will be erected on the
klce brothers property, on which they
nave bond and lease
MI. Bennett is more largely inter
ested at Deer Lodge, in Eagle valley
district, than he is in State Line and
ne states that from a recent location
Oh TOUR claims in that locality he mas
secured Lodges on two of them from
which he can horn free gold at tbe
surface, the indications being that the
properties are valuable, as quartz that
pans wei IS generally rich enough To
mill or ship. Mr.. Bennett brought in
some Of this rock with him and yes
teraay was closeted with one of his |
sileht partners, DR.. A. H. Tarbet of |
TINS city, and it is more than likely |
that within a short time active worir |
VIII begin in the development of this !
promising group of claims.
Allen q. Campbell and his associates
nave hne lot of ground at Deer
Lodge on which he is doing some eff /
receive work this summer, and it is
that in all probability he
VIII nave the honor of putting in the
nrst mill that the district win be able
to boast Of
Messrs. Pickett, Troutman and
clark also have a good foothoId in the
camp and their group of claims en-
brace some of the best gold bearing
edges to be found in the district.
lIou'man and Clark are domiciled at
the mine and are doing some effective
work IN the way of development. Colo
lel r L. Pickett is a well-known mem
Der OF the legal fraternity of this CITY
ana It is understood that it is his in
ehtlon TO make visit to Deer Lodge
1t an early day.
mere are many other valuable prop
rites in the camp and ii is learned
nat George Cation is one of the sue
,esS1ul ones VINO has made locations
II late, on which he has found good
edges of gold-bearing quartz. and MT
oennett states that a large amount
u assessment work is now being done
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