Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23
THE WEALTH OF DEEP CREEK
Vast Bodies of Mineral Yet to be Opened
Up-DeveIOped Mines That Will
Yield Big Returns.

| water is being developed Wilson
Springs, near the COLOSSUS and Mon
ster, will furnish all the water needed
In that immediate district. but pipe
line has been surveyed and the discOY-
cry made that all the water that viii
ever be needed can be plped into the
district from Deep Creek at compare
lively small cost
JUMBO AND QUEEN OF SHEBA.
In the southern part Of Spring Creek
district Is located the famous Jumbo
| ana Queen Of Sheba, with the Jessie
winner occupying all the country be-
tween the two. only recently has the
Jessie Weimer company secured a bond
and lease on It's two famous neighbors
ana the work OF developing VIII be
pushed as soon as the snow subsidies
with a Vlgor that will do credit 20 the
pushing men back OF 1t. AS stated
above this some company has a bond
and lease on the Dutch Mountain
property.
There is plenty OF water in the Spring
Creek district, not only for culinary
and mining purposes, but for power as
well. The III starred Queen OF Sheba
mill that burned last February was run
by water power, as was also the saw
mill in connection. The Queen Of
Sheba is a gold producer. with some
silver The Jumbo produces both, as
does the Jessie Welmer.
ORE is UNLIMITED
The quantity Of the ore Is almost un-
limited, there being nearly or quite 200
feet Of highly minerallzed ore body
running through all three Of these prop
critics, about two feet Of which Is very
rich in gold and silver. These proper
ties are passed the point Of being pros
pects they are mines; mines whose
millions In gold and silver only await
being taken out.
The three mountains on which these
mines are located, known as the Three
Devils. are all heavily tlmbered with
the finest timber conceivable suitable
for mining or other purposes.
THE WILSON GROUP.
On the eastern slope Of the Ibapah
range a little north Of the Queen Of
SheDa lies the celebrated Wilson group
Of claims, extending several miles
north and south. It's ore Is rich in
copper, gold, silver and iron, and In
quantities that surpasses the eye OF
man 10 measure or his mind 10 con-
ceiye.
AN AGRICULTURAL VALLEY.
We should not fail TO mention in this
connection that the Deep Creek valley
is one Of the richest agricultural val
leys In the State, or rather TO say, that
1t Is susceptible OF being made SO.
There are about 75,O0O acres OF level
fertile land that needs only TO be
tlckled with the hoe To make 1t smile
with harvest" There are some fine
farms there now, and there is plenty
Of water for lrrlgaling the entire val
ley II properly utilized Cattle raising
Is great industry there. As an evil
dence Of what may be done In that line
We have only TO refer to Millionaire
John Deyine, the unpretentious post
master Of lbapah who made Lls for
tune in the cattle business and Is still
increasing IL. In this respect Deep
Creek enjoys an advantage not com
mon TO mining camps. IL can always
feed its people without calling on other
districts.
In writing this the writer has con-
fined himself 10 that which he actually
saw. The eight districts Of the Deep
Creek country that he did not visit no
doubt contain much that might be said
and eagerly read but We shall not at
tempt to describe them.
WHY? WHY? WHY?
The reader no doubt, by this time has
asked himself: II these things be true
why has not the country been devel-
oped more than II is? Why? And
the echo only answers. "Why?" There
is only one answer, can be but one,
and that has been and Is that Of trans
portatlon. A railroad 10 the Deep Greek
country Is all that Is needed. Build a
railroad or only be able 10 assure the
people that a road will be built with
in the next three or FIVE years. and
the scenes Of early Cripple Greek and
OF the Klondike would al once be re-
enacted al Deep Creek. Nearly two
hundred miles OF desert has proven
too much for the average man. especi-
ally so with such places as Bingham,
Park City, and Mercur and Tintic so
near by. The people have been only
waiting for a leader-for Moses who
would lead them across the sands of
the desert. The break once made and
all the rest is easy.
FABULOUS FORTUNES
are there, millions Of precious ore lies
hidden away In these IN untains the
groupings Of which. like peep holes, in
dlcate its presence, and beckon the
prospector onward 10 wealth and af-
fluence. II Is pleasing thing that the
writer In closing this article Is able 10
say, that just now the p aspects for a
railroad Were never so promising be-
fore. The bonding and leasing OF the
many tonnage prospects by the Jessie
Welmer Mining company furnishes the
key that will unlock this vast body Of
wealth TO the world. The railroad
will be built. II viii be built soon.