The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-09

Word comes from Washington county
that there is more than usual activity
at the present time in the famed and
remarkable sandstone camp of Silver
Reef. where, as wonderful as it may
seem, silver abounds in generous album
dance in sandstone in a free state, the
mineral often existing in the shape of
horn silver and in native state.
Silver Reef was one of the great sill
yer camps OF the west before the deg
radiation of the white metal, and there
are numerous mining operators still IN
Utah who have made fortunes in the
operation of its mines, and while the
camp has experienced periods OF RID
Van Wrinkle sleeps during the past few
years, still there is life there, and a
few chloriders have kept its memory
green, the mines and mills of the camp
having been worked spasmodically on
lease ores, and now the indications are
that the pulse of the diggingS will beat
with greater Vigor than has been the
case for many months past, as it is
learned that of late some important
discoveries of high grade ore have been
made in new workings in the old
mines, and that on Wednesday of this
week the Barbee & Walker five-stamp
mill was started up with enough high
grade ore in the bins to guarantee at
least two months continuous run, with
the likelihood that by this time the
supply will be increased, SO that it be-
gins TO look as if the works would be
kept in motion for an indefinite period.
The ore on hand, according to The
Herald's informant, is of unusual high
grade, as it will run all the way from
30 to 800 ounces in silver to the ton,
while some of it viii assay up to 5000,
some Of the mineral being so pure that
it can almost be whitfield with a knife.
Most Of this high grade stuff comes
from new discovery in the Thompson
& Ely mine, while the Buckeye, Last
Chance and Stormont are contributing
their quota 10 the increase in the
worlds supply Of imperishable wealth,
and the indications are that this run
of the Barbee & Walker mill will be
one Of the most successful ones for
nanNyS ears.
;>out 20 mine owners and chloriders
are at work in this old camp. and they
anticipate a goOd-sized cleanup when
their ore runs over the plates.
Some time ago, as was announced at
the time in these columns, B. G. Ray
bould of this city and his partner Mr.
Gregg, secured bond on the Stormont
property and the tailings at the Chris
tie mill, the intention being to treat
the tailings by q method invented by
S1r. Gregg, but the sudden death of
this gentleman called a halt, and as
he alone possessed the secret OF the
process, Mr.. Raybould has abandoned
the enterprise and has surrendered his
bond and lease.
With the exception of what is going
on in Silver Reef, but little mining is
being done in Washington county; but
in Iron county, adjoining on the north,
and just over the line in Nevada, there
is a great deal of activity. In Eagle
Valley district preparations are being
made for the erection Of the Nelson 80
stamp mill, and on Wednesday Of this
week a great many teams left Cedar
City with 10000 brick and 1000 bushels
OF lime for the construction of the
foundations for the plant.
Don Mcguire, the noted metallurgist,
who has been in the southern country
gathering up mineral specimens for
exhibition at the Omaha exposition,
has just shipped up a carload of choice
collections, which are now being loaded
at Milford.