The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-12
Signs of Activity In the Famous Old
District.
WILL BE A BIG SHIPPER
PREPARATION FOR OPERATION
OF THE TRAMWAY.
Old Camp Promises to Repeat Its
Former Record-Sale of the Fred
erick-Work On the Grizzly, AL
bion, Free Coinage and Other
Properties.

II was surprised to find the activity
! did up towards Alta" said J. e. Oar
mer yesterday. upon his return from
trip to the Free Coinage mine New
properties are starting up, and gen
eral feeling of activity is evident every
where The old camp seems on the
verge Of putting on some of its former
airs. In some of the properties work
has progressed all winter, and 4 large
amount OF ore is ready TO De Shipped
down from Alta to the smelters. The
Grizzly and City Rocks are among the
properties ready to commence SNIP
n,ents as soon as Jake Smith opens
up his tramway. which will be about
the first of June.
The old Frederick mine. from which
thousands OF tons of ore have been
shipped in the early days of Alta, Mr
Darmer says. is in fine condition. The
mine is now owned by Fred E'rltch, VINO
aas spent the last twenty-eiSht years
n the old camp up Cottonwood can
yon Mr.. Fritch worked in the mine
when Alta was in its zenith of prosper
ity. The mine was then owned bY an
eastern company, which afterwards
lost all interest in il when the crash
came and the camp went down. Nnen
the mine closed down Mr.. Fritch had
quite a sum of money due MN lor
wages. which the company refused TO
nav Suit was instituted in the courts,
and judgment was rendered against
the company: the mine was sold TO
cover the Judgment and costs Of court,
ard Mr. Fritch became sole owner. Inc
property is likely to be sold, Mr.. Oar
mer states, and just as soon as the
snow melts off a little more the ground
will be examined by the prospective
purchasers. Efforts have been mace
recently by parties TO lease the old
DUMP The principal development con-
sists of a tunnel 5000 feet long.
The Oregon group is 10 start up
again. Just as Mr.. Darmer was leaV-
ing Alta sled pulled by four horses
arrived with six men who brought sup
plies, expecting to go to work on the
property.
At the Albion mine work is going on
steadily, and ore is being sacked and
brought down TO Farmers Flat on
sleds. and there win be loaded on waS-
ons and hauled to the smelters. Mr..
Darmer estimates there are at least
100 tons sacked and in bins ready TO be
brought out. 1t is said the Albion ores
Will average 20 per cent copper, 40 per
cent lead, with values in gold and sill
yer.
At the Ciav group. over in Peruvian
gulch, owned by Bingham parties. u
force of men are at work, and 1t Is re-
ported a strike of very rich ore has
been made. which carries gold, silver,
lead and copper.
At the Free Coinage, in which Mr..
Darmer is interested. the four men who
went up with him have commenced
contract for 100 feet of tunnel-work.
Alta Tramway.
Jake Smith operates the Alta tram
way, line eight miles in length. he
expects 20 see a lively year of it. and
is preparing TO do a big business IN
the way of hauling ore. As stated Ii
The Herald several days ago, he has
secured permission from the Rio
Grande Western railway to operate the
spur between Sandy and Wasatch. he
informed Mr.. Darmer that he had Sc
cured couple of old street cars 70
handle the passenger traffic, and it Is
his intention to purchase at least tWJ
ore cars and run them also over the
same line. He viii bring the ore down
from Alta by the tramway TO Wasatch,
and there transfer il 10 the ore cars,
and when they are loaded, let them Tn
down TO Sandy by gravity. Returning,
the cars will be taken back by mule
teams
An addition is being built TO the old
hotel at Wasatch, and will be ready
for business soon, in anticipation of
spring rush.
Mr.. Darmer will return TO the Free
Coinage this morning, accompanied by
r. :. Hamilton, they taking with them
a load of supplies.