The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-05
FREE GOLD (lNp Of
STATE line DISTRICT.
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1t has been the intention of the
writer to describe State Line district
exactly as he saw il, but he lays no
claim to be able to look further into
the ground than ether men can and yet
he is confident. from the formation. the
dip and strike of the lodges and the
surface showings, that State Line is
destined to develop into a magnificent
producer of the precious metals.
Viewed from the standpoint of the
present, State Line offers an inviting
field for the combined efforts of the
man Of muscle and the man with
means. The camp is still in its
work and the expenditure of money TO
place the mines of the district on a
paying basis The gold is there and
the indications are that the deposits
are permanent and continuous.
If located in almost any other coun-
try in the United States. Staae Line
with it's wonderful surface showing of
! free milling gold, would cause an ex-
element that would only be equaned
by the rush for the California gold
/ fields in '49; but under existing cir
Gums tances, it will take time before the
camp receives the attention at the
| hands of mining men and capitalists
| that it deserves.
| Today State Line is almost in its vir-
/
believe that in the near future Utah
| Will be able to boast of the possession
| of one of the greatest free gold pro-
! ducing districts in the west. and the
name of this camp will be State Line
JOTTINGS ABOUT THE DISTRICT.
| Dr. George H. Fennimore of Beaver
is heavily Interested in the Confidence
mine, a promising gold proposition To-
I e6 Of
/ district.
1 Louie Leasing of Minersville is inter
ested with Henry Emerson in some
valuable properties throughout the dis
| trict.
John zillig is the fortunate possessor
of four claims in the district, the prin-
/ eipal lode in the lot being the Bryan,
which is located in the silver belt on
which he has developed 20 inches of
| ore that will carry average values of
Sc to SIS in silver and gold, while in the
vein there is pay streak that will
run as high as 80 ounces silver and S26
! in gold
Al French, the Village blacksmith"
is associated with Joe Leyson in the
ownership of eight claims at Pipe
Springs. eight miles south of State
Line. The lodges in this locality are
from 20 to 100 feet wide and the ore
carries average values of from SO to So
in gold by mill tests. the ore having
been treated by the cyanide process at
saving of 90 per cent of the assay
value of the rock
A G. Bast, who is interested in sew
eral promising properties in different
portions of the district. is now in the
camp directing work in the develop
ment of these interests, Mr. Rast, who
is we'll posted on mining matters. is
enthusiastic over the wonderful min
erdl deposits of the district, and he is
probably doing more than any one man
in camp to attract the attention of the
outside public to the splendid showing
this section has for the future and he
has been instrumental in interesting
several noted mining men in that To-
cality.
John j. Thompson. a veteran Mon
tana and Colorado mining man, who is
enthused over the district, has a group
of four claims on the east side of Creole
mountain. The property has been but
little developed, but the ledge is a
large one and assays 20 ounces in silver
and SAP in gold at the grass roots.
Mr. Thompson is also interested with
Jack Snithson in the Vulcan lode. on
winch the townSite of State Line is 10
Gated.
r. J. Nugent, who stands high in
mining circles, has been in State Line
for two or three months He is highly
impressed with the naturalization OF
the camp and rumor has il that he is
trying hard to get in on some of the
leading propositions in the district.
Dan Mcleod and J. V Lane have
pitched their tent at Deer Lodge. south
of State Line, about six miles. where,
according to all accounts the lodges
, are magnificent in their surface pro-
portions and show excellent gold values
1t is understood that George Ander-
son has a bond on the Sulphides. east
of the Offer. and that he is pushing
work in its development with tive
shifts
w. j. McBurney and John Bringarc
are doing the assessment work ON tht
Woodland, adjoining the Offer on the
: east. There is strong ledge on this
ground and the open cut that the boys
are driving has already broken into 6
body of ore.
1t is believed that with a custom mil
in the district the mines of the camI
D would come to the front in fine shape
3 as the owners need money to proceed
: With development. and this they coulC
get if able to mill a few tons of or,
already piled on the dump. 1t is learned
4 that two propositions for the erection
of mills of this character are now pend
ing, and that at least one of them is al
most a sure 60" II is also believed
S that other mills will go up in the dis
triet this fall.
Colonel S. B. Miner of Salt Lake
. who was with the writer in his fnspec
ton of the camp, stated that he ha,
a visited every mining state in the ives
in his search for a free milling gol,
district. and that State Line went ia
ahead of anything he ever saw. TIL
T colonel Will return to State Line tomor
row or next day. accompanied by som
g of the best mining men in the state
The Godbe boys of Bullionville-Sa
- Anthony and Ernest are the owner
: of the Queen Of the Hills mine. whic
is north extension of the Burrow. TIL
workings of the Burrow, which are in
fine body of ore are in the Quee
ground for few feet. thus shown
the continuity of the ore zone from tn
BurroW into the Queen The boys PAL
5000 for this ground a year ago, an
now they would not sell it for SIC, 000
Casper Lucksinger is the owner of tn
Diamond Belt on Rice hill which ha
all the earmarks of developing into
heavy producer of the precious metal
Captain Hedges boasts of the posses
sion of a group of three claims south
west of the Utica and as these pror
critics are favorably located IN th
heart of the camp he has good cause fo
feeling elated over the outlook
Dodd and Sutherland have a gruu
| of five claims on the Creole belt an