The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-03

The year 1898 promises wonderful
things for the great gold camp of Mer-
cur and could the mining and business
men Of Salt Lake City, of the state of
Utah and Of the entire west but take a
look behind the curtain which wells the
future of this magnificent camp a
reign Of excitement would ensue, the
Inoneyed centers of the city would be
thrown wide open and there would be
mad rush for possession OF Mercur
properties. and men who are now in
different and dormant to the oppor-
tunities offered for the acquiring of
great wealth in this district of such
splendid possibilities would then De
tumbling over each other TO see Which
would be the first TO get in on the
ground floor IN this camp Of promise
The growth of Mercur has been slow
but substantial. It is an old saying
that great pieces Of mechanism move
slowly. but nov that the gigantic ny
wheel Of Mercur's mining industry is
fairly in motion and the machinery is
working smoothly and almost noise
lessly. some splendid returns may be
expected. and ii is safe to say, safe to
perdict that the returns from Mercur
mines this year will exceed the
most sanguine expectation of the
Warn1eSI IrlenOS OIL the camp
= II took several years to bring the
Mercur mine up to its present state
&C excellence, but it has paid its many
thousands IN velvet money to its
stockholders in the meantime, and still
the property is but in its infancy and
doubtless will spring many surprises
upon the mining public before the end
of 1898; and, with a handsome surplus
in the treasury, with boundless bodies
of ore uncovered and new discoveries
reported regularly, the future outlook
for this property is especially crafty
ing.
1t is what is to come, however, and
not the things Of the past, that is to
mark an important mile stone in the
history of Mercur for the coming year.
In the first place. it will not be long
before Captain J. r. De Lamar's
colossal Golden Gate mill will be treat
Ing 500 tons Of ore a day, to say moth
ing Of what viii be done in the develop
ment of other valuable properties in the
camp TO which he has or may acquire
title, and, in regard to what the cap
tain may still do in the purchase of
new ground the public at large is now
engaged in doing considerable guess
work the impression prevailing that in
course Of time he viii be the owner of
more than half of. the leading mines OF
the district.
y
show which way the wind blows" and
ENTERPRISES promoted of late would in
dictate that this viii be an unusually
active year in Mercur.
The bonding of the Malvern and the
Overland in the Sunshine end Of the
camp is a sure pointer that this por-
ton of the district is to enjoy the sun
shine Of prosperity this coming sum
mer. and the fact that men of means
and experience are backing these en-
terpriseS is q guarantee that large
amount OF DEVELOPMENT is ensured for
these properties with strong liz
hood that both mines viii be equipped
with mills before the epd of the Sc o..
The recent bonding of the Cannon
and Col IN Gate Extension groups,
and by the same parties, is also signi-
ficent, especially when one stops to
consider the fact that the two proper
ties if united, embrace within their
boundary lines some of the choicest
ground in the heart of the camp, and
that furthermore. they adjOin and are
partially enVirOned by the great
Mercur and Golden Gate mines; and
that these groups will be extensively
DEVELOPED this year there is not a par
ticle of doubt, the Inference to be
drawn being that before the year is out
they will open up into producing mines
or that they will be absorbed by two of
the big mines in the camp which, of
necessity, are in a measure interested |
in developments made or to be made in |
that locality.
In other properties activity is the
order Of the day, and especially is this /
the case in the Sacramento, which to- !
day although an infant in years COM /
pared to the MerCur mine, is reported /
to be d strong rival of this near neigh |
Dor in the amount Of ore blocked out !
in it's underground workings, and there /
are those, even, and they are we'll |
posted mining men. too, who predict |
that the Sacramento has all the essen |
tials and qualifications to take the lead |
in time in the matter of productive |
ness and in the disbursements of divi- |
blends.
: The Sacramento is a great property, |
and no mistake This is the unanimous |
verdict of all who have seen it, and, |
within the next few months it is al |
NEST certain that the mill at the mine
will be increased as to its capacity; |
that a roasting or baking plant viii be
added to its equipment and that the
output viii be materially increased.
Development work viii also be push
ed on the Geyser- Marion; the Seals,
Heela and Wonder viii doubtless come
to the front as producers, while prop
critics which are now but seldom men
toned in public print may report dis
closures which viii bring them at once
into prominence.
While the old mines of Mercur have
the call on other portions of the dis
triet, it would not be at all surprising
If, during the next Y months, the West
Dip country did not fall into line as a
second Mercur, or, even, a greater than
Mercur.
4 great deal Of interest is being GER
tered in this section at the present time
and coming events there are expect
antlY looked for by those who are IA
miliar with the magnificent mineraliza-
ton OF this portion OF Camp Floyd dis
trict.
Already the West Dip has as many
mines as the Mercur side of the camp
can boast of, although they lack the
age and development enjoyed by the
producers o. the Mercur side of the di-
vide
However, this is a failing which time
will duly rectify, and even the brief pc
Rod OF u months will doubtless place
the La Cigale, the Daisy, the Edna
May, the Omaha and the SnowstorIn on
the dividend-paying list; while there /
are scores Of other properties of prom
Use and undeniable merit, which are !
likely to give an excellent account of
themselves during the newborn year:
and if ever there was a section Of coun-
try that was brilliant with promises of
future greatness and wealth, the West i
Din surely fills the bin to perfection I