The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-07
SOUTHWESTERN UTAH.
Activity In the Mining Camps As
Well As In Nevada Districts.

w ell AS Ii NSVaOa
Hon. r. c. Lund. who is one of the
most active, as well as popular resi-
dents of the southwestern portion of
the state, is in the city on mining, rail
load and other business, and he eX-
presses himsaf as being well pleased
over the showing for the future Of this
portion of the commonwealth of Utah.
Mr.. Lund, as is we'll known. is heaV-
lily interested in mining in Eagle Valley
district, Nevada, just over the bound
airy line between Utah and Nevada. the
property being we'll known in THAI
region as the Horseshoe mine. in which
Hon. A. G.. Campbell and Ben Johnson
are also owners. This ground, accord
ing 10 Mr.. Lund, is surely the making
Of a bonanza proposition, and it can
even now he CIaSSed as mine, as II
is able TO show me bodies OF ore in
its various workings, the drifts north
and south on the ledge from the bottom
of the 10O-foot shaft showing ore bodies
in their faces which Will average seven
feet in width, while in the shaft. which
is now being sunk to the 200 level. the
bottom is in a fine measure of mineral.
which gains in metallic values as depth
is attained, the amount Of ore now
blocked and in sight being sufficient to
justify the erection Of reduction works
Lund states that this will doubtless be
done.
Mr. Lund also spoke most encourag-
ingiy of the Deer Trail mine. in Pixies
Diggings, in Stateline district. This
promising property is owned by Col
onel H. L. Pickett OF this city, Hon. NJ.
NJ. Miller Of Texas and George Blakeley
Of Stateline. who has charge of the
work now in hand in the exploitation
aT no TeFnna1.rV in which learned
there is q, very large vein of pay quartz,
in which there is a goOd-sized streak Of
rich ore which is fairly lousy in the
yellow metal in its native state. In the
near vicinity is the prospect owned by
dollingswOrth and his associates, and
Mr. Lund states that it is understood
that a fine BODY of pay ore has been
opened in this ground of late.
At the Buck, in Eagle valley. which
IS presided over by that veteran miner.
Dan Mcleod, it is understood a splen-
did body of fine free milling gold ore
has been uncovered of late. and that
the outlook for this ground has been
improved 80 per cent during the past
few months.
The advent Of the railroad into that
region, according to Mr.. Lund. is paw
ing the way for an influx of capitalists
and investors, and already quite
number Of eastern men are in Stateline
and Eagle Valley districts. and they
are tying up all the properties they can
corral on anything like reasonable
terms.
The Utah & Pacific railroad is now
out about thirty miles from Milford.
and about the 10th or 18th of this
month regular daily trains will be run
ming into Sulphur.
At SILVER Reef, in Washington coun-
ty, about thirty chloriders are at work.
and they are doing well. Neither of the
mills of the camp are running at the
present time, but later in the season.
rs soon as the thaw Of soringtime oc-
turs, matters viii be quite lively in this
sreat sandstone silver camp.
At Temple Bar, on the Colorado river.
in Lincoln county, Nevada the recov-
cry Of placer gold has been suspended
for the time-heing, or until the high
water of spring viii enable the COM
pany to start I'D its sluices. the water
being very low at the present time. and
still employment is being given TO
force of about seventy men. who are
engaged in doing development work
and making improvements.