The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-02

With six new mills added TO the
number now in the district Gold Noun
tain, now called the Cripple Creek of
Utah, gives promise of fairly rivaling
the famous Colorado bonanza camp.
Already the vanguard of a lively boom
is in evidence. and before June / the
sound of hammer and drill and the
rumbling of mills will be heard on all
sides.
Following is a brief description Of
some OF the leading mining enterprises
in this promising camp:
The Sevier.-At the Sewer, the ten
stamp mill viii continue grinding out
the golden treasure THAI in past sea-
sons made the property and district
famous. IT is reported that a large
body of very rich ore was recently IN
covered in the lower tunnel, while mill
runs averages $50 in gold.
The Mammoth.-Work is progressing
nicely on the Mammoth group, under
James Long, jr., and a good-sized mill
viii be built on the property as soon
as spring opens. Good ore, and plenty
of 1t, is d feature of this ground, as is
shown by the four-fOot vein. averaging
S3S.75 liz gold.
The Bald Nountain.-Uf the Bald
Mountain company's holdings, the
Annie Laurie and Senator Stewart are
the best known claims. The Hunting
ton mill, which. in past seasons, re-
duced the ore, viii be replaced in the
spring with a modern stamp mill with
greater capacity. A large amount Of
ore is on the dump, while blocked out
in the mine ali ready for Stopping, is
an immense body. estimated at $1,000
tons, that averages $l4 per ton.
The Golden Star.-This property
bears the distinction of being the first
diVidend-payer in the district Last
season the shipments netted Sc, $780,
while 81, 753.71 is the total amount re-
eeived to date for ore marketed Early
in the summer a new mill will be OPP
Grating on the ore body, which is con-
servatively estimated TO be worth
SlS3, 0O6.
The Deseret-The Deseret, under the
management Of Charlie Henrotin, VIII
erect a thirty-stamp combination mill
as soon as spring opens, and viii doubt
less be paying handsome dividends be-
fore the summer passes. Fifteen men
are employed in clearing and straight
ening the tunnels and drifts in prepar-
alton for an early start in the spring.
The Holland.-The new tunnel, for
which a. 700-foot contract was recently
let. is now in 35c feet. Three shafts are
pushing ahead at the rate of 100 feet
q month, and it is expected the west
vein win be reached by the LIST of May,
when a ten-stamp mill viii be put in.
Already much good ore has been taken
from the upper workings, and the
dump now contains 800 tens, which aV-
erages S2+ per ton in the precious
metals.
The Snyder Improvement Company
The Snyde- Improvement company,
whose president and general manager
is W. T. Snyder. is a new corporation.
The company owns twelve claims, and
has laid out a townsite in the center
of the district Twenty men are en-
gagged in development work on this
ground. Draughtsnen are working on
a large map of the entire Gold Noun
tain district. which, when completed
viii be the finest in the state. The
company has a representative in the
east negotia ting for q twenty-Stamp
mill, to be erected at Snyder City, to
work the ore from its various holdings
In addition to the twelve claims, the
company has acquired excellent water
rights, and has leases and bonds on
three valuable groups, on which much
rich ore is exposed.
With excellent railroad facilities,
abundant timber and water. and with
such enterprising men as w. E. shy
der. James Long, IT., Timothy ESan,
y. f. Caffey, Pat Ryan, Charlie Lam
mersdorf Walter James and Charlie
Henrotin to push developments, Gold
Mountain will doubtless see a boom at
an early day, Tivaled only by that en-
ioyed by Cripple Creek in 1883.