The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-17
Indications of a Lively Mining Boom
This Year.
SAN RAFAEL GROUP SOLD
HARRY JOSEPH PURCHASES
FOR $4,000.
Some Big Deals In Copper Properties
Pending-Phil Deidesheimer, the
Well-known Mineralogist, Sur
prised the Country Has Not Re
ceived Attention Before Now.

That Milford, in Beaver county, is to
become great copper mining center
in the near future, there seems little
doubt. The copper fields in that vi
cinity are attracting wide attention,
and for the past few weeks the country
has fairly swarmed with parties look
ing for copper mines. The surface
showings, il is said, are splendid, and
wherever work has been done in that
vicinity, values have increased with
depth. Numerous properties have
changed hands recently, and eastern
capital has found its way there, and
every indication is that this year will
witness the expenditure of large
amount of money for substantial and
permanent development work
There are a number of deals pending,
and the probabilities are that within a
very short time the announcement Will
be made of the sale of at least three
large copper propositions in the Beaver
Lake district, another in the Rocky
district, and perhaps two others in the
North Star district, to syndicate of
eastern capitalists.
1t was only a few weeks ago that
Gill S. Peyton and Boston associates
bought up the Marguerite group, where
extensive development work has COM
menced; and. unless all signs fail, this
property is likely to equal the Anacon-
da in the production of copper This
was followed by other sales, and local
parties have acquired the CopperOpolis
group. which has been so far developed
that it has become a shipper. The
owners are now making arrangements
for a shipment, and they expect to
more than pay the cost of develop
ment from the proceeds of the ore. The
ore runs well up in copper, with values
in gold and silver.
San Rafael Sale.
The latest sale reported is that of
the San Rafael group, which has just
been consummated by Will Griffith,
who returned from Milford yesterday
morning, where he closed up the deal.
The owner of the property was F. B.
Kinsey and the purchaser is Harry
Joseph, whom Mr.. Griffith says gets
the group, which consists of four
claims, for $500. The property has a
good showing, and the vein is tapped
by a tunnel, which will cut the ledge
200 feet from the surface at a distance
Of $50 feet. A force of men is now at
work on the property.
While Mr.. Griffith was looking over
the camps, several experts were max
ing investigations. Among them was
Phil Deidesheimer, the well-known
mineralogist of San Francisco. Just
whom the gentleman represents is not
positively known, but it is surmised
that he is backed up by John w.
Mackey. Mr.. Deidesheimer was seen
at the Knutsford last evening and
stated that he was exceedingly pleased
with what he saw, and was at a loss
to know why such a favorable country
has been lying idle so long. Il am so
we'll pleased with the country" con-
tinued Mr.. Deidesheimer. that 1 ex-
pect to return again. l haven't closed
up any deal yet, but in all probability
l will. ! like the districts / saw. and
believe they have great future. 1t
is certainly good country to get into"
1t is generally believed that Samuel
Newhouse has acquired interests be-
tween Milford and Frisco.
Mr.. Griffith says the Montreal is
busy taking out ore.
The Copper Mountain has just COM
pleted a contract for sinking, and the
shaft in that property is down to a
depth of 165 feet. The shaft has fol-
lowed the ore all the way from the
surface on an incline with the hang
ing wall exposed. 1t is reported at
Milford that a force of men has begun
work on the Skylark group, in the
Beaver Lake district.
The shaft on the Copper Ranch is
down eighty feet.