The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-20

Mining Notes and Personals.
Nelson, New, May 13.-Everything is
still quiet here. No development work
is being done upon the big properties,
but prospecting is going on in all the
hills in the vicinity
Campbell. Johnson and Lund have
done nothing yet with their Comstock
property since it reverted to them from
DR.. Nelson, nearly a month ago. They
expect 10 develop it thoroughly, though,
this summer, and it is quite likely a
+ small force viii be put on very soon.
AT the Charley Ross nothing is being
done. Another change in management
has taken place, Mr.. J. Y. Lane retir-
ing and Mr.. Frank Kimball taking
charge Mr.. Lane, during the brief
time he was manager. cleaned out a
couple OF drifts in the mine and put
1t in shape for work. Mr.. Kimball gives
it out that no work will be done at the
Ross until Or. Nelson has sufficiently
recovered his health so that he can
come here and assume the management
Of the property himself. Everyone is
hoping for the doctors early. recovery,
for the working of the Ross means
much for this country.
An effort is being made to purchase
the Ross from DIR. Nelson, but so far
no agreement has been reached as to
price and terms.
Some fine prospects are being opened
up here. r. J. Nugent has a group of
three claims lying southeast of the
Coinstock, which he is developing on a
small scale. He has a large ledge over
100 feet wide in some places. A number
OF good pay chutes have been found.
In, 90 If aho five
feet gave him an assay of SIS in gold.
The ore horns freely, and il really looks
as though Mr.. Nugent had a big thing.
East of Mr.. Nugent's claims, Il.
Drake has two claims which just now
appear to be the bonanza claims of the
camp. He has a vein from IA inches to
three feet in width which viii horn at
almost any place and is very rich.
Average assays give values of
$50 TO THE TON
in gold. Mr.. Drake is one of the owners
of the Gold Belt at State Line, but is
here now working his new find.
George Evans and r. Taylor of Lehi
are here, and have secured a good
block of ground near the Ross and
CoInstock properties. J. c. Donohue has
a good claim west of Nugent's property
on which he has some good ore.
Jesse Leamaster and John Larson
have a claim they call the Klondike,
near Pixies spring, and judging from
the rich quartz they get from it, it is
well named.
Charley Rafferty,, Joe Delrea and
Frank De GrOot have been working
their property, which lies north of the
Charley Ross. They have the extension
of the Charley Ross, though on the
surface the values are not high. They
have exposed the vein in a number of
places, and have fine looking prop
erty.
Joe Delmue and partners are working
the Pipe, which also lies north of the
Ross. They have some rich ore.
Dan Mcleod is back again and has
q deal on which will mean much for
the camp if he succeeds in carrying it
through.
Your correspondent visited Stateline
few days ago, and had the pleasure
examining
THE CREOLE MINE.
I say mine" because the Creole has
passed the prospect stage, and can now
be called a mine, and it is a good one,
too The tunnel has been pushed into
the mountain for $50 feet. and slopes
run up in a number Of places, all in (
pay ore. AT about 500 feet from the
mouth Of the tunnel a Wine was sunk, /
which is now in IS feet deep. When this /
was commenced the pay streak was
about a foot wide. At the depth Of 50 /
feet it had widened to FIVE feet, and /
the ore increased greatly in value. The /
vein lies between well defined walls /
and is constantly widening and increas- /
ing in value. Drifts will be run on /
this vein to more thoroughly develop /
it, and il is q safe prediction that they |
will prove the Creole TO be a bonanza. |
The work in the Creole is being done |
under the management Of Nj. Pcpkiss, [
VINO has 4 bond upon the property. The /
ore IS being miIled ar the little two
stamp mill. The mill is to be increased /
in size 10 handle the ore that can now /
be taken from TIE mine.
The developn. IT Of the Creole means
much for the future of Stateline, and
also Deer Lodge and Nelson. A few
good mines viii convince the outside
[vorld that there is something more
here than prospects. The one great
drawback to this country is its near
ness TO Salt Lake. If 1t were in Cali
fornia. Montana or Oregon. salt Lake
capital would rush to the camp, ready
to take hold OF any promising property,
but as il is, only sure thing, abso-
lutely sure, would tempt one of them to
come here and listen TO a proposition
to give them the property.
Salt Lake should open its eyes TO
the good things about 1t.
The change of time on the Oregon
Short Line has proved a great benefit
to this region. Salt Lake papers reach
us now on the day after publication, in
stead OF two days. as before. The stage
leaves Milford for Phoebe and De La
mar now at night, instead of morning,
reaching Desert Springs in the morning.
To people, crazy for the war news, a
days difference in the receipt of pa
pers means very much. There are no
enlistments here. no bands. no parades,
10 speaking and jollifying after victo-
ries. but there are patriots just the
same.
Your correspondent and others here
are constantly receiving letters, asking
about the outlook, what the chances
are for prospecting, etc. AS to the out
look, ii is not as bright as some time
ago. when the Ross and Comstock
properties were at work. But both of
these properties viii be worked this
summer. As to prospecting, new lodges
are being found every day, and it is the
general opinion of the prospectors that
the country has barely been scratched
over vet. and that it win make one Of
the biggest mining regions in the west