The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20
UTAH MINING COUNTRY.
SsHe Very Rich Gold and Silver Camps h
that State.
WONDERFUL DISCOVERIES MADE LATELY
Business Il Brirk in the Mining
section ana the Camps Arc All
ON n Boom.


United States at all seasons of the year
This city has peculiar fascination for
tourists. First, on account of the Nor
mon temple, tabernacle and other build
ings associated with the early history of
these people and. second, the great lake
with its fine resorts and other natural at
fractions. Travellers usually stop off from
two days to a week, employing all their
time sightseeing, and when they leave for
their homes they know just about as much
of this city and the State itself as they
did when they first entered into Zion.
Salt Lake is naturally very attractive to
most people who have an eye and appre-
citation for the beauties in nature. Its very
wide and clean streets with crystal clear
mountain water rushing down on either
side It's shaded sidewalks and beautiful
homes do not fail to attract the tourist,
The lake, lagoon. parks and varons
canons all fascinate the eye and charm
the mind But how many seek beyond
and inquire what advantages this state
possesses over others? How many know
when they turn their backs on this city
that within a radius of thirty miles some
of our richest gold and silver camps are
located?
The outside world knows very little
about Utah mines-nohody has ever taken
the trouble to advertise them and yet
We have camps here that can not be eX-
celled anywhere. Within the last year all
mining camps have been Oh boom. work
is being actively pushed and many inn
provements made. Last March | had oc-
caslon to visit the Tintic district on bust
ness. | first went TO silver City. the old
est camp. Arrived there at p NJ. and
went to the best hotel for accommodate
tons. Not a spare bed 10 be had 1
waited there until IL o'clock. the land
lord had promised TO find me a room Tor
rho night Imagine gnrDTisp he
returned and told me none OF the other
hotels had a spare bed or cot and all pri
vate houses were filed, Finally some
miner offered me his room for that night
and he doubled up, as he expressed him
self. with one of the boys. The following
night / had TO sleep in a halt'inis5ea
house on a cot and was glad TO get that.
Every train brought lots of people who
came out to work or prospect. Good
bonrd could be had anywhere. but beds
were at premium. 1 left ibal place as
quickly as possible, and went On to Nam
moth. but arranged II 50 did not have TO
stay over night, as | had heard IL was
worse there.
My next stop was at Eureka. l walked
there for three solid hours trying TO get
q room. Hotels, boarding houses ana
roomng houses were full to Overlooking.
and every spare bed in private houses
were taken. | finally decided to sit up all
night in rocking chair in the parlpr OF
rooming house where could at least keep
warm. | had fully made up my mind TO
HE myself back to Zion nezt day, business
or no business. as that sort of life did
not suit me little bit. Miners sre good
hearted, kind people and hate TO see a
woman in trouble. One old man heard
me tell the landlady | would have to go
back TO certain rooming house where
there was one chair to be had tf 1t had
not been grabbed up In the meantime by
some other tired mortal1, as | could hunt
no longer II was cold and the streets
muddy. He gave me his room and went
with some friend Now rooms and beds
in mining camps are neither clean nor
comfortable. and 1t requires a good bit
OF nerve to stand them for any lengtn OF
time. In Eureka they have few good
brick hotels. and ! guess they are all
right if you happen to get in, but when /
was there love nor money could purchase
a bed. l remained in that place Just one
day, though could have probably put in
week. Business was brisk
| went down one of the big mines, the
Bullion Beck, the first one | ever entered
since my stay In Utah. / went down 1900
feet and through many OF the crosscuts
They have over twenty seven miles of
tunnels in that mine II is one of the best
mines there, produces silver. lead, copper
and some gold. Eureka is large and
prosperous camp, on all the hillsides one
large mine adioins the other. TWO rail-
roads center here. the Rio Grande Vest
ern and the Oregon Short Line but the
Rio Grande Western not only gets all the
passenger business, but the bulk of the
freight. as its service is superior in every
way. The whole Tintic district. through
which the Western runs, has forged TO
the front in the past ten months, most
wonderfully new strikes have been made
there of late. and many OF the valuable
properties are changing hands, being
bought by Eastern capitalists. They have
AM txf1 naU In haf
ton. 1t only takes two hours ride from
Salt Lake over the mountains,
Then there is Mercur the johannesburg
of Utah. the great gold camp on the line
of the Rio Grande Western. Some time
later when ! have more time, | Will write
you fully about this Wonderfully rich dis
trict. This. too, is within stones throw
of this city. Then there Is Park City,
on branch Of the Western, only few
hours ride, Here the Ontario mine stands
first in rank, having paid over $4,000 600
in dividends so far, next the silver King
and many others. Today's paper Is full
OF the rich strike made there yesterday
by the Massachusetts mine. which excels
anything that has been found in the On
tario or Silver King.
Big and Little Cottonwood canyons only
eighteen miles from here, are making fine
showlngs Of late in gold and copper, some
lead and silver. And Marysvale. on the
oOutHern prancn oil the Rio GraDde West
ern, has stirred all surrounding States, es-
pecially Colorado, and experts from Grip
pie Creek say the ore bodies equal any
thing ever found in Colorado's famous
gold camp. Excitement runs high and
that quiet little Mormon town Is now
enjoying the benefits OF genuine boom.
And the Utah desert, not to be outdone
by any other part OF the State has created
a sensation all its own. Way down In the
southeastern part OF the State, whore the
La Sal mountains rear their rugged heads
way up above all surrounding peak, gold
and copper have been discovered within
the past year in large quantities. Some
wonderful discoveries have been made
there Of late. Denver's most wealthy men
are deeply interested In this district II
Is very likely the Rio Grande Western will
build branch TO the camp from the
Colorado side. In my next letter Will
dwell more fully on this new camp And,
last. but not least. comes Stateline min
Ing district, This. too. will get Its share
Of mention some day later. Mining is a
comparatively new industry In this State
As long a. Brigham Young lived he would
not permit bis people to prospect for fear
"outsiders" might learn Of II and rush
into tho State after Its riches. Since his
death the followers OF his faith are search
E ing for the hidden freasuras ms much no