The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-23
THE OLD STAR DISTRICT.
A Camp That Is Prolific In Gold and
Silver Deposits.

Milford, Utah, Feb. 21.-Brim and An
gel of Salt Lake City commence work
on a group of claims in Star district
tomorrow morning. All during the past
week they have been hanging wind
Iasses and getting material on the
ground. They are sinking on a gold
/ ledge that runs SO to $40 in gold.
Hays Cook is horning gold FROM 40
different places in Star district. There
are miles of lodges that viii horn gold
in Star and many visitors are now
looking into properties there, and while
there is no taIks0f immediate mill build
ing, there is no district in this part of
the country that can make a. better
showing than this old evacuated camp
of Star.
Henry Erickson of Mt Pleasant is
going ahead with work on his property
in Star. Here we have really the best
showing at the present. He has Il
fine vein of gold that runs an average
of SIS, and reports have it that his is
the first mill to be built in Star, and
while the writer has not talked with
Mr.. Erickson for some days, it is known
that matters are getting better in his
locality. and no one would be surprised
at any time to see his mill come in on
the cars.
Peter Martin. still holds to property
IN star, anu dSllC Dclil7 dS-C4lL 4bA
several eastern people who own mines
here, he is slowly prospecting his own
ground. His property is principally sill
yer.
Standing in the valley at Milford one
who is posted can point out 20 points in
the mountains in many different direc-
tons, and in each point tell the name
of a certain good looking prospect, an6t
often tell of thousands. Of dollars that
I,st tod har az
Mr. Martin has a few of these points
in sight of town, and has taken silver
ore from the best Of them and melted
it on his cook stove at home and sold
the bullion for groceries, and lived we'll,
too. from the proceeds This is all in
Star district, and old time miners, pass
ing through Milford, tell of the rich ores
taken out of here years ago, when there
was a telegraph office and postoff1ce
in the mountains nine miles above Mil
ford. They tell of places where they in
cidentally found gold rock that assayed
$40, S5O and as high as 800 per ton, but
in that day they were after silver and
iron and would have nothing in the gold
line. except that which was very rich.
Since that day great camps have been
opened and big mines made on less sur
face showing than we have here in Star.
Not only can we show good surface ore
rock but there are working opened up
to $50 feet in depth, and there. too is
to be had good values in gold and sill
yer. The Burning Moscow, the Ele
plant. the Rebel, the "Old Hickory"
the Mammoth. the Eugene, and dozens !
of other prospects, together with these
old mines, go to prove that here We
have something worth investigating.
In the Burning Moscow, owned by |
Mather Cullen. they have recently |
opened out into ore that will stand the |
rate of SO and pay a good mar
gin For years this mine turned out |
heavily, but when a certain level was |
worked out. other fields became more I
enticing and work on this property was
except that a small force |
Of men have been kept prospecting it |
at an expense of only a few thousand /
dollars. Ii the present level continues /
to improve once again the Moscow will
be a good producer. Some of A. G.
-ampbelrs mines in Star are looking
exceedingly well this spring, and are
attracting especial attention.