The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-07
OUTLOOK az sTATE1INE.
Quartz In Which Free Gold Shows In
Pleasing Quantities.


a. G. Bast. erstwhlle Of Salt Lake,
but now one of the leading residents
of Stateline district, in western @ on
county, has again appeared in his old
haunts II this city, and is being well
coined by many old-time friends and
acquaintance.
Mr. Bast, impressed with the idea
that Stateline was the most Dromis-
ing gold camp ever presenting itself to
his attention, has tied to the camp for
nearly two years now, the result of his
labOrs being that he has stuck his
stakes upon some of the best gold
properties in the district, and he is
sanguine that in time his possessions
there VIII make him independently rich.
Mr.. Bast speaks most encouragingly
of Stateline district, and he tells the
truth when he states that the mines of
that section show improvement with
every foot Of work done in their de-
velopment, several properties already
having reached the stage where they
can be clasSed as mines instead of pros
poets, the only thing needed to enable
the mines of the district to rank among
the leading gold-producers of the west
being the quiclSening influence Of cap
ital rightly applied in the building Of
mills and reduction works. and the
more extensive development of prop
critics which only need the application
OF labor, backed by money, TO enable
them TO attain a producing and paying
basis.
MIR. Bast is doing considerable work
in the camp, in the way of development
and assessments, being interested in
the Gold Belt, the Rising Sun and the
Grand Central groups, in all of which
the showing Of gold-bearing quartz is
most fiattering, the Gold Belt workings
showing from three to four feet of ore
which viii carry average values of SIS
in gold to the ton, While in the Rising
Sun the full width Of the 50-foot shaft
IS in q body of mineral which evidently
carries good metallic values. The face
of the 300-foot tunnel in the Grand
Central shows nice body of good
looking quartz. and the outlook for the
property is most encourag ing.
In speaking Of the other interests of
the district GIr. Bast stated that on
Rice hill development work was be-
ing pushed on a number of properties.
the driving of the long tunnel by the
Rice brothers for the purpose of cut
ting a number of parallel lodges being
the principal enterprise in hand in that
locality at the present time, I'D Peak
having an excellent showing in his
claim on which he is doing assessment
as well as development work. and al
though the Big Fourteen has discon-
tinued operations for the present, it is
understood that this valuable property
is in a most promising condition.
Referring to the mines and prospects
in Pixies Diggings, embraced within
the boundary lines of Stateline district,
Mr.. Bast states that excellent progress
was being made in the DEVELOPMENT of
the Deer Trail, owned by Colonel II. L.
Pickett, Hon. II. NJ. Miller and George
Blakeley, the statement being made
that in the exploration of this group
the tunnel was still being driven Ia on
the vein, while an upraise was being
made to connect with the shaft from
the surface, the different workings he
ng in fine bodies Of free milling gold
:, while recently bodies OF quartz
C-e been uncovered which fairly glis-
ten with the yellow metal in its native
staten
In the same locality is the Amethyst.
on which Dan Mcleod has a bond and
lease. Nh Mcleod has men employed
in the development OF this ground,
which is considcred as being one of
the best prospects in the district, the
T0-foot shaft being in a fine body Of
ore, while the dump. including waste
ard everything, samples SO to The ton
in gold. other prospects in this local
ity are being represented in the way
of assessment and development work
and the outlook here is streaked with
the brightest hues Imaginable.
Crossing over the dividing line into
Eagle Valley district in Nevada, The
Herald's informant states that good
progress was being made in the opera
ticn of the Charlie Ross and Buck
claims, over which o. A. Palmer. VI. E,
presides as general manager, with Dan
Mcleod as superintendent. a great
showing is being made on the Horse
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johnson, while in the Indiana, owned
fv Pickett & Miller, the shaft is be-
my sunk on a fine body of pay quartz
through which there is feot or so Of