Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-01

Warren Foster has Just returned from
n ten days observation tour In the
Deep creek country and expresses him
self both delighted and surprised at
what he saw and learned OF this vast.
wealthy yet almost unknown region.
The trip To that country especially at
this season OF the year, under present
arrangements II long and almost
porilOua one. yet thorr IL no good reason
why this should be thus, The road II
not necessarily bad one, on the con-
trary. taken as "a whole. u " naturally
IA good road. Level nearly all the way.
Not only IL the road level, but " n
firm. solid road bed. with the exception
OF that portion known aH the desert
The one thing that ~ needed Just now
to put the Deep Creek country within
easy reach Of Salt Lake city II prop
crly equipped stage line. with very
little money expended on the rond n
trip to that country could not only be
made safe. but really pleasant. Suit
able stations for meals. rest and sleep
could be arranged at very small cost.
The probabilities are that company
Will soon be organized In this city for
that purpose.
The Deep Creek country embraces an
era of about 20 miles square, almost
every foot OF which Il mlncrailsed.
In speaking OF the Dutch mountain
region, which lies ON the north Of the
clifton district, Mr.. Foster said. -
would be- almost afraid to tell
what 1 really believe to be true. lest
the people would not believe me were I
to say that | saw Lodges mineralizcd
with gaicnn ore, from ten to nfty feet
thick cropping out az several places; on
this mountain, carrying ore that runs
from 70 10 50 per cent lead with from
Go 10 ounces of silver and from &l,15 TO
g. % In gold | have serious doubts thtt
I would b, bcliov 4, yet sueh II ih' case.
positively true. There Is literally whole
mountains of ore In sight There are
also some very rich copper ores crop
ping out almost cvcrywhern. The en-
tire of the clifton district II rich almost
beyond compare,
In the southern district known as the
Spring Ccrok district u located the cole
bralcd Queen n sheba and the Jumbo.
These two properties Nc about one and
one half miles apart las the bird would
fiyD all Of the Intervening ground being
the property ~ the Jessie Winner Min
ing company. The Queen OF Shoha ~
u gold bearing proposition has wide
reputation. During the months OF juno,
July and August uf 1898 there were los
assays made which averaged ttgs In
gold,
The former management put up a
small mill for the handling ~ the ore
and while they shipped and sold Eold
bullion to the amount OF w.
5sIs7 and concentrates to the
amount Of sii36.O0 II was
demonstrated beyond doubt that the
min. the Crawford, was not the right
process for handling the ore. The mill
was destroyed by nr- last February,
There ~ water sufficient 10 furnish all
the power needed Tor nny sort Of mill
that may be- projected, The eutlrc
country d covered with very fine TIM
Der.
The Jumbo is more OF silver pro-
Queer. From nssays IN the cumpnny's
office the ore runs from 50 10 sos per
ton. The ore body " about 200 feet
thick. Of which two TO four feet on the
footwnll assays % ounces In silver and
IS In gold.
The Jessie Winner Mining company
on last Wednesday secured bond and
lease on both the queen NJ Shebn ana
the Jumbo and VIII proceed az once 20
push the work with the vigor character
istlc OF the men back of u.