The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-15
CAMPS OF THE SOUTH.
Colonel Pickett Visits Pixies Dig
gings, Deer Lodge and Stateline.

After a weeks absence in the camps
of the south Colonel H. L. Pickett has
returned to the city greatly pleased
with the outlook in Pixies Diggings,
Deer Lodge and Stateline.
A couple of weeks ago a strike of rich
ore was reported to have been made in
the Deer Trail mine in Pixies Diggings.
in which the colonel and NJ. NJ. Miller
of this city are the principal owners.
Colonel Pickett proposed to see for
himself and visited the mine.
The strike was made in a Wine
which is now down to a depth of fifty
feet and judging from the appearance
of the ore the colonel brought home
with him there is little doubt but he
and associates are in possession of an
exceedingly meritorious proposition.
The recent developments have disclosed
quite a large vein in the bottom of the
Wine. The ore appears to be very rich
and the samples exhibited yesterday
kshowed the presence of free gold all
Through it.
piece of the ore weighing about
forty pounds was broken open and the
little yellow spots were pleasingly nu-
merous.
No assays have been taken, but in
asmuch as the colonel made arrange
ments for a shipment it is pretty sure
the ore viii average up in satisfactory
values.
The Monitor Mining company is sink
ing a shaft on its property and has a
fine showing of gold and silver ore.
Colonel Pickett had some of those sam
pies with him and the gold and silver
could be seen in them without the aid
Of a glass. indicating the ore to be eX-
traordinarily rich. Salt Lake parties
are interested in the mine, they being
Judges Burton and King.
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developed under the direction of
Thomas S. Coffee, who is also a part
owner in the ground.
The Independence group, owned by
Messrs. Mark, Alley. Evans and others
of Salt Lake. is being developed. On
this property is a shaft down to a
depth of 10 feet, with a drift about
eighty feet in length. which has a IA
vorable showing of ore.
There are a number Of other propo-
sitions in the camp in the course of
development. J. c. Donahue. Frank
Hiatt. Press Lamp and ]. L. McMullen
have q very promising outlook in the
ground they are working.
The Deer Lodge district which lies
six miles west OF Pixies Diggings. is
exceedingly active. the colonel reports.
and the country looks more hopeful
than il has in years. AT the Horse
Shoe in which y. w. McCune pUr-
chased a one-third interest not long
age from Ben Johnson, d force of ten
men is employed in sinking a shaft,
which has reached a depth of 200 feet
Several drifts have been run and suf-
lficient development has been done TO
that it Will rank as one
Of the best gold-producing mines in
that part of the country. Aside from
Mr.. McCune the owners of the Horse
Shoe are r. c. Lund and Allan G..
Campbell.
The Homestake group. which was re-
Gently bonded by L. c. Lund. adjoins
the townsite of Deer Lodge. Four men
are employed there and the mine has a
fine showing of ore. Colonel Pickett
thinks with more development il will
make g good producer
over in the Stateline district, six
miles east of Deer Lodge and on the
Utah side, there are number of
promising properties under develop
n,ent. Among them is the Little John
ME mine Six men are at work there
taking out some very good ore. a ship
sneut of twenty tons Will be sent to the
Salt Lake smelrers in a few days The
IRE ca rries gold and silver; is free mill
ing. and said to contain some high
values.
The Ophir mine. owned by Salt Lake
and Michigan parties, is a high-grade
SILVER fTOEOSit4ci- - 7iil'Aieil VI tile
ore is now on the road 10 the smeIters
and will probably arrive here today or
tomorrow.
Four men are working on the Burro.
The mine is owned by three well known
mining operators in Stateline. Jack
Smithscn. Ike Wolfe and Ed Root The
deepest workings on the property are
ic5 feet and the showing there is en-
eolraging.
Tho Aegie d. is being worked under
bond ard lease by McBurney & Err
jekson They have shaft down sew
<sntx feet A small force of men are
raf work in the SunAower group. near
10 the AgSie D.
Speaking in general of the three