The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Silver city, Ida, the Avalanche of that


for their richness ever since the frs
party of prospectors came over the
Reynolds creek divide in 1853. Follow
ing the discovery of rich placer dig
gings, the richer quartz Lodges Of Wal
Eagle and Florida mountains were eX-
plored, and from that time up till the
present the output of precious metals
has been steady and extensive. From
1865 to 1876 the production was very
large (about $50. 000, 000), and it now
looks as though the output of that pc
riOd will be duplicated and surpassed
in the 1S95-19O5 decade
The uniformed may doubt the prop
osition herewith presented, but casual
glance at the situation will convince
even the sceptic. Let us see:
In 1895 the output of Owyhee county.
as given by the United States survey
office at Boise was 81. 400. 675; in 1896 it
was 81. 52T, 500, a gain of $121, 9SS; for the
year 1897 we have been unable to OBJ
tain exact figures, but it is known that
the production was greater than that of
the previous syear. The Trade Dollar
mines alone paid a half a million in di-
! yidends during 1897.
The recent rich developments in the
/ Cumberland mine on War Eagle, puts
it in the list of steady producers for
/ 1898. without question.
AT the Poorman, whose first 100 tons
/ of ore in 1866 gave mill returns of $780,.
600, it is known beyond a shadow of
doubt that good bodies of pay ore have
/ been opened in the lowest levels, and
( that it's future is bright.
The San Juan group, South Central
and other War Eagle mines are almost
certain to swell the 1898 output.
The Black Jack, on Florida, which
has produced steadily and largely for
the past four or five years. will surpass
its previous fine records this season.
Tho Dollar which maid S5(f0 900
in dividends in 1897, will go itself few
better, because it has the ore in sight
to do it with.
The Banner group in Coffee gulch is
certain to be in evidence within very
few months as the recent develop
ments have demonstrated it beyond a
shadow of doubt.
The owners of the Tip Top group,
who have allowed that excellent prop
erty to stand idle for number of years
past, while big ore bodies have been
opened all around it, have decided to
wake up and will push a tunnel into
the property at great depth as soon as
spring opens.
The Ontario, Mammoth and other
mines on Florida, will be worked this
season. The former milled a small lot
of ore few years ago which gave re-
turns OF about $500 per ton in gold, and
we are informed that the owners are
now taking down ore which is still
richer
The Florida Mountain company is
sinking on its Humboldt mine. with
fiattering prospects. and we can eX-
pect that company to be in full opera
ton this summer. This alone will mean
a largely enhanced output. for the
property is equipped with 20-stamp
mill.
The Potosi mine is being operated
under lease. and we understand that
the boys have excellent prospects of
putting the property upon a paying
basis.
The Traders Consolidated Gold Min
ing company, owning property on the
northern slope of Florida mountain, is
doing extensive development work. I
which will undoubtedly bear its gold
and silver fruit this season.
At DeLamar, the DeLamar Mining |
company is installing a cyanide plant, |
a portion of which is in operation. and |
we learn, doing highly satisfactory /
work. This not only means a long /
lease of life for the company mines, |
but it opens the way Tor the Garfield, !
Lepley and other grade properties
in that district to install that econo-
mical method OF reduction.
The Big I mines at Wagontown are
also opening up in good shape and will
furnish their quota to the 1898 record
districts. north of DeLamar, are being
prospected by experienced
mining men, who are backing their
judgment with money.
From Flint very encouraging reports
are received.
At South Mountain, the Spokane
is pushing a long tunnel to
tap the lodges at depth. and this great
lead-silver district is expected to soon
hum with industry.
The Boulder, Boone's Peak, Meadow
Creek and other rich districts south of
here are are receiving considerable at
tention from prospectOrS and promot-
ers, and we firmly believe will make a
start in earnest this season.
Aside from the quartz mines, the
placer ground in Jacobs gulch and at
5nake river. viii swell the gold produc-
ton very preceptibly.
Every district is represented by ex-
perienced prospectOrs, and their work
is bearing fruit. There is more and
better work being done than for years.
About the only drawback to a steady
and rapid increase in mining in this
section is the fact that we have no
sampling mill. where prospectors and
easers can sell their small lots of ore
With a small sampler and custom
mill in the camp there
would be increased activity in leasing
and proSpecting-the true forerunner
If mining progress
No better field is offered to the capi-
-alists of the country who are looking
'or investments which are not only
safe but highly profitable Our mineral
edges are true assures" and rarely
iisappoint when a reasonable intelIi-
yence is exercised in their development.
rhe very best of feeling exists between
capital and labor. the miners union or
carnations, with a membership of !,
bout 200, doing much toward maintain