The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-09

With a rudy glow on his cheeks and
a healthy look in his face. Colonel S.
B. Miner returned home yesterday
morning from visit to southern Utah,
where he has been on mining business,
and he is as enthusiastic over his new
acquisitions in that portion of Utah S
commonwealth, as a little boy with his
first pair of pants.
About ten days ago the colonel left
for Iron county fnr. the purpose of be-
ginning patent and development work
on the Kansas City copper claim, neal
Pinto canyon in Pinto iron mining dis
trict, which is owned by Major ]. E.
jackson and Will c. Higgins of this
city, and in which the colonel has re-
Gently acquired a large interest
This mine, which was worked 10 or
&c years ago, and from which some
wonderfully rich copper ore has been
taken in the past was formerly known
as '"Thornton's copper mine, and is
<favorably known all over southern
Utah for it's richness, and the colonel
is confident that with development it
will rank as. a second Anaconda.
Two men are at work on the ground,
plenty OF supplies and provisions have
been laid in, and it is the intention to
push work steadily during the present
year.
After starting up work on the Kan
sas City, tn colonel turned his atten-
ton to the )nnestake group of four
claims, on the northeast slope of Iron
mountain, owned by Messrs. Daniel
and Robert Page of Little Pinto, men
ton of which has been already made
in these columns, and he was so we'll
pleased with the showing on this prop
erty that before returning he purchased
it from the owners, made five locations
adjoining, and now has a force of five
men at work in sinking 1O0-foot shaft,
from the bottom of which a 4O0-fOot
drift will be run to cut the ledge, which
shows up with magnificent proportions
On the surface.
While in Pinto Iron district, Colonel
Miner made an examination of the
wonderful iron mountains of that sec
ton, and he was surprised at their
magnitude, and from what he could
see of the formation in their near vi
cinity, he arrived at the conclusion
that the country round about is heavily
mineralized. and that in time and with
development some big mines will be
found there.
Before starting for home, the colonel
met with a miner from the Beaver
dams, in Bull valISy, who stated that
the people there are all excitement over
the finding of
REMARKABLY RICH FLOAT
in that locality, assays from which
show gold values ranging from $50 900
to 900 to the ton, and although the
lead from which they came has not
been found as yet, an immense vein
has been discovered which carries aver
age values of from SIS to $50 in the yell
low metal to the ton, the ore being
soft and easily treated. AS it is, pros
pectors and mining men are wild over
the find, and the showing is so remark
able that Captain J. r. De Lamar has
heard of it and has had his experts on
the ground, the indications being, if all
tests are satisfactory, that this section
will soon become known as flourish
ing mining camp.
Iron county, with its promising gold
camp of StateIine, and new discoveries
reported in different places, is attract
ing a great deal of attention of late.
and before the end of the year it is
believed that it will be able to boast
Of the possession Of several dividend
payers and producers within its envi-
ronments.