The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05
A wINDRow OF FLOAT.
Ben johnson, the Pioneer, In From
Eagle Valley Mining District.


Ben Johnson, one of the pioneers of
Eagle Valley district, who is in the city
as delegate from Lincoln county,
New, to the International Mining Con-
gress. informs The Herald that the
outlook for Eagle Valley is all that
could be desired in the mineral line, and
that in course of time this will IN
6oubtedly make one of the notable gold
producers of the west.
Mr.. Johnson, in connection with
Messrs. Hon. r. c. Lund and Hon. A.
G. Campbell is pushing work in the ex-
tensive development Cf the Comstock
group of claims, in which there is an
immense showing Of gold-bearlng
quartz, the lodges being exceptionally
large and strong.
on this property the deepest work.
ing is a 90-foot shaft, in the bottom of
which the ledge is larger and the val
ues greater than disclosed nearer the
surface, while on the group there is a
1G0-foot tunnel, which was run in on
the vein. from the face of which a
crosseut of 100 feet has been run, all the
way in mineral that carries gold val
ues. from a trace up to milling and
shipping, the wall being reached in this
direction; while a crOsscut in the oppo-
site direction has been driven in solid
body of quartz for a, distance Of % feet,
without striking the other wall, which
goes to give some idea of the immen-
sity CT the lodges in Eagle Valley dis
trict-
In fact, the naturalization is so di-
versifed that although Mr.. Johnson
has been hard at work in the eXplora-
ton and development of the Comstock
for the past two years, he states that
ne is just becoming acquainted with
the property, and he says that not long
NalF hon
Slipper No. 9, and the north end Of the
Gold Note No. 2 claims, embraced in
the Comstock group, he found a perfect
windrow of quartz float, some of the
pieces weighing at least LOCO pounds,
and he was surprised to find that most
of this would pan cOlors, the values
ranging from 81 to $500 in gold to the
ton. and he is satisfied that he could
gather up several Wagonloads of this
feat without any difficulty; but the
most pleasing feature of the discovery
is that he has since found the ledge,
which varies from two to three feet In
width. and is in place, the float and
the quartz from the vein often carry
ing free gold that is visible to the naked
eys-
Mr. Johnson brought in with him
about 20 pounds of gold quartz from the
camp, which will be on exhibition at
the Hall of Relics this week with the
mineral display from other portions of
the state.
The Indiana group. owned by Colonel
Pickett of this city, and 3Iessrs. Trout
man and Clark of Deer Lodge, is To-
Gated near the CoTnstock, and Mr.. Ohm
son spoke Of this property in quite flat
tering terms, and says that some very
rich gold ore has been found on this
ground, which is more Familiarity known
as the Pickett group"
Pixies Diggings was also mentioned
by Mr.. Johnson, and he says that there
is considerable excitement there over
recent important discoveries, and he
corrOborates the report published in
these columns last week relative to the
finding of some very rich quartz in that
locality during the past 20 days, while
he conveys the information that pros
pectors are fiocking into that region by
the score.