The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-28

T. ". c. Hathenbruck OF Provo is
at the Cullen
Mr. HathenMUck is just in from the
Uintah Indian reservation. in the
northeastern norton Of Utah. where
rs Herald readers well know. he is in
terested l. HE resurrection and reha-
Utilization Of the famous old Caleb
Rhodes gold mine concerning which 50
much has 40 written and said dur
ms tae past i ~ years.
The Rhodes mine is accounted as be-
Ing one OF tho richest propositions in
The state Of Utah, aua While the re
pos regarding lis fabulous wealth
have probably been added to With each
succeeding year. there is no doubt but
zlat il is q bonanza, ana q better than
. SIondike, al least M. Hathenbruek
thinks so. and he is Straining every
EcIVe Ia acquire 4 toothold in this an
Gent producer OF the precious metals.
Tor lis exact location, although clothed
IN mystery for many years, Is noW
knoW1. AID Alr. Hathe@oruck himself
has visited the spot and knows where
OF he speaks.
a Herald representative had pleas
ant Interview with Mr.. Hathenbruck
yesterday, and although the gentleman
was not IL a position to speak unre-
serYeaIy concerning
THIS WONDERFUL OLD MINE.
he gave Il very interesting account of
lis experiences in his efforts to find its
whereabouts, and in getting permission
u the Indians to work 1t. providing he
could obtain q grant from the govern
Uent TO do SO.
The mine, according to Mr.. Hathen-
btNck, IS located Ia mountainous re-
s<1DD no 1Tns worked l1l- Ta1pb TehOdPS
and his sons from 1851 70 1888. and dur
ing this time he was continually har-
assed and inundated by the ShoshOne
Indians. and since the government set
aside that section OF country in 1862,
as ar Indian reservation, no one has
been allowed to mine there. although
many futile efforts were made to do
SO. so that for many years the old
mine has not been visited by white
men, AID very few Of the red men re-
nembered its exact location: but after
labOring with the Indians for several
years, Mr. Hathenbruck was led TO
the spot, and he corroborates the ru-
1nOrS II circulation as 10 the great
mineral wealth of the mine which had
been but little developed, as 1Ir. Rhodes
had confined his mining principally TO
the pfaeer deposits which abound in the
same locality.
Tho ledge is well defined" said Mr.
Hattenbruek, and the pay streak IS
from three inches to three feet in width.
There is what we call barren rock in
the ledge, but even this assays 50
ounces in silver and 81 gold, while
the pay streak goes as high as
$4,000 IL GOLD AND SILVER
to the ton. the gold contents of the min
eral predominaung."
Mr.. Hathenbruck then sot his strip
and showed The Herald man a number
OF SAMPLES of ore from the mine. and
they we're magnificent, the mineral be-
tEg almost solid tellurium. and was
covered ard streaked through and
through with wire silver and gold that
Was beautiful TO look at. Mr. Hathen-
bruok also stated that the Caleb Rhodes
ledge was fHli Of just such mineral as
this. and he produced an assay certifi-
cate showing the results obtained from
hair an ou2ce of ore, the values 81
which We're !, 800 ounces silver and ST.
600 IN gold to The ton.
As has already been stated Mr.
BathenbrucK has succeeded in obtain
ing permission from the Indians to
work the old Caleb Rhodes mine. but
before he can strike 4 nick in The de-
Velopment of the property or ship q
pound Of ore he VIII be obliged TO also
secure permission Of the government To
mine there. and il is this that has
brought him to salt Lake. as, with his
associates, he has made application 10
the department Of the interior for a
GRANT OF FOUR MILES SQUARE
in the desired locality, and if he is
successful he VIII inaugurate a mining
enterprise on q gigantic scale.
In speaking OF the proposed opening
of the DnCompahgre reservation for
settlement on the first Of April next,
Mr. Hathenbruck stated that he be-
leVed that ii was a mistake as there
WaS but very little desirable agricultu-
raj land III the reservation, and What
there was vas located on the Green
and White rivers. and the Green river
lands had already been very largely ap-
propriated lay the Indians, in conse-
Quence Of which intended settlers would
be much disappointed when the reser-
walton WAS thrown open
MAMMOTH AND SILVER CITY.