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view, Mr.. Mcguire conveyed the fol-
lowing:
ONLY PLACER LEAD CAMP,
AT La Prata most extraordinary
condition exists. 1t rlay be said to be
the only placer lead camp ever known.
70 explain the above. | viii state that
in the year 1891, Wien the first discov-
cries were made there, grotesque look
Ing masses Of galcna were taken from
the soil and gravel that covers the sur
face around Ia P'Wq basin and today,
were II possible to sluice this large
area Of ground, a very large volume
of rich silver-lead ore In the form OF
galcna would be obtained from the
brown alluvial drift. II Is not, how
ever. the amount Of this drift silver
lead ore that would undoubtedly be
found In this drift were IL possible to
sluice tho large area in La Plata basin,
but the opening up of the extensive ore
bodies now hidden, from which this
float galena was derived.
POOR JUDGMENT DISPLAYED,
The work done at 10 Plata by the
former operators there displays very
poor Judgment, az neither open cuts
across the drifts to locate the veins, nor
work on the lime and 1uart2ite con-
facts. was attempted. TO find the out
crop of the true mineral veins that we
know must oy'st there Masses OF ga
lena that would weigh from three 10
fifteen tons, have been found In the
drift. which seems to have been car
ried from points near by through the
pressure Of n local glacier at some very
remote period the 'nlus or accumua-
tons OF which &C = ii all evidence or
the ,odes or veins sat must lie there.
The character Of the silver-lead ore IA
coarse In crystallization with lead val
ues running up TO so per cent, and Sill.
Yer always present 10 the amount OF
from five TO eight ounces per ton.
HIGH COPPER VALUES.
Thee opper found here runs high also,
assaying from 40 to 20 per cent occur
ring as cuprlte and red oxide I'm quartz.
Such ores as these of copper nave been
found in deposits and but little worked
upon. A most peculiar local feature
found at La Plata s the existence OF
countless numbers OF limestone geodes,
varying In size from that of an acorn
TO a size about six inches in diapleter'
These are lamnated limestone, form
ed evidently at the bed of an old lake,
or along its margin, their origin being
doubtless contemporary with the DIS
embedding OF the masses OF silver-lead
ore found hv their side In the brown al
mvIal OF the surface I'm that district.
ACTIVITY IN LA PLATA.
From the crude workings at La Plata
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CON. MERCUR'S BIG
IMPROVEMENTS.

Continued from page fourteen)
flow of solution and wash water, so
other points This equalizing influence
Is, in fact, so continuously in operation
that at no instant Is these any less re-
sistance 10 the flow at one point than
at an other points, Thus. when lifted
out from the shines compartment, the
entire basket Of filters is in perfect con-
dtion for washing and, in practise, all
the soluable gold is extracted,
AT the Consolidated Mercur mill all
the ore is first passed through revolving
cylinders where the shines are washed
from the sands. BY this operation the
benefit TO the sands as shown in the eX-
traction, fully equals the benefit 10 the
shines for consisting only orthe coarse
granular particles percolatiun is car
ried on rapidly and better dispaCe-
ments and washngs accomplished The
tailings from both the sands and the
shines are assayIng from 40 TO IS cents.
a saving Of so cents per ton over tho
old system, which on 1000 tons per
day, is a heavy Item
RESURRECTING WEST DIP.
An effort Is being made to resurrect
the West Dip portion Of the Mercur re-
gion Past attempts have proven fall
ures, owing to the extremely low grade
character of the ores. IL is believed by
those who have undertaken the task
that with the more modern methods
now In vogue, a small profit per ton can
be realized. The ores occur in vast
bodies, thus heavy tonnages can be
handled.
on Lion Hin leasers have made some
money during the year, but no mining
Of an extensive nature has been done
there.
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A COMPARATIVELY new mining
~ section, located north Of Ogden
is beginning to attract consider,
able mesitsd attention This region
has heen known TO contain mineral
Tor % good many years, but capital has
been slow TO realize Ia Importance.
The district comprises a part Of Box
elder Cache and Weber counties. It's
Western border extends down to the
Western base of the Wasatch noun
Wn' ana It extends IN an e3sterly d.
re't''n for about 80 miles,
cHlMPIoNED BY DON MAGUIRE.
Don Mcguire the well known seo'o-
Est ami meallurgist believes this dis
U'i "i'l develop some OF tho biggest
Mines zoo the state w.rin thu very n Ia,
'Ollse Work done upon The copper
'0a' during the rast year Indicates
"'' The bronze metal win play an I'M
lo'@nt part IN tho camps output. In
WI" region are tho sierra Madre and
,"e La Plata mining districts In the
''meF of which the Sierra Madre
mountain comprises q part, are found
"e ''' syenIte and schlstose measures
"o along them are found the Prince
~ india NaNimulan, Emma Ncyadn.
'''s''n Mahe4ra. Santa Maria, Mexican
s'' other properties. Higher I'm to-
D'ls iho summit Of the mountain Is
"' I'''fado, Cashlins, Vulturc, Uwan-
w., "e'Hs Neck and other groups. In
".,,a silver lead and copper abound,
"'e only gold and silver exist near
VIZ oese Of the mountain.
considerable development work has
"ven done in the Sierra Madre during
we year ana while no work OF an ex-
'"','e nature has been carried on. the
'-'" nave been very satisfactory, in
~. me Southern Pacific company
a.. 'le"ed mp some extensive copper
s,p0Sls and Mr.. Mcguire who Il
~, "'s'ns the Boston, Maheera, Prince
'"u'a and other properties, has done
aug aug telling work, In the La Plata
s'''' some development work has
" carried on, but not extensively.
a., writing of the geological condi-
,a found In the two districts men,
ior the SAT- l.ake Mining Re-
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ELponApo TRAMwAY.

The mines OF Sierra Madre district are
found from the base Of the mountain
on its west side,an altitude Of 1900 feet,
to its summit, an altitude OF about To-
600 feet above sea level and again
showing prominently In outcrop on the
east side OF the mountain around the
Boiler Makers mine and into the hills
beyond ogden and Cache valleys. In
the high plateau that separates these
valleys there are outcropplng veins Of
great width in which coarse cube lead
ore, quite rich in silver, Is found as
ISOLATED with lmOnlte iron. In this
part OF the district nothing has been
done to prospect this mineral outcrop.
FORMATION OF COUNTRY.
The formations here are quartzlte, sill
urian limestone, slate, and an OCCASION
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al outcrop Of porphyry or granite rock,
and the region Is traversed by a num-
Der OF bikes, some Of which run paral-
lei, others crossing. Iron Is very abuu-
dant, az limonite, specular, hcmetite
and pyrite. gold Is present IN most Of
the veins. but with the single exception
OF high values found In one locality on
Sierra Madre mountain during the au-
tumn of 1902, gold has not been found In
quantity IN either district, silver, lead.
and copper being the metals most
abundant. However, the indications for
gold are exceedingly good, and as the
development OF the mines now bearing
gold, silver and copper goes forward, II
is not unlikely that gold viii also be-
come factor Of consequence In the
working OF Sierra Madre and La Plata
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there were taken considerable quanti-
ties OF ore during the years 1891, 1892
and 1898, but upon the coming OF tho
money panic In 1898 work was dlscon-
tnucd there. Recently, however, Or.
Withee and others have opened new
work there, which promises much for
that district. II being undoubtedly the
receptacle of some OF the largest ore
bodies OF our state, both In silver, lead
and copper
VEINS ON SIERRA MADRE.
The Eldorado and associated groups
on Sierra Madre mountain lie In what
constitutes Sierra Madre mining dis
trict and the great mineral zone In
which lie tho above mines extends to
and beyond La Plata, n length OF about
26 miles, and in width about i've miles.
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water supply sufficient for milling and
other purposes, has been developed.
BY means OF four-mle pipe line the
product OF the springs viii be con-
Veyed to the mine.
DRY CANYON SECTION.
Just over the range of mountains to
the west is the old Dry Canyon camp,
which Is said to have been productive
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=, mn model mining camp one
needs to go 20 Ophir. 1t should
---- NOT be Inferred from this that
other Utah camps are bad for
they are not. the fact Is they
can ali be classed as models,
Il without Getting over the bor-
dor lines of truth, But Ophir
:. an exceptionally modest little town.
,,-pre along narrow canyon
srmt in on on sides by precipltous
,,onrtoins with the blue sides above the
oslv long distance view unrestricted.
COOP CLASS OF CITIZENS.
rbo citizens of o9hlr, as a whole,
ara refined, and they enjoy life just
ohout as well as the city folks do. They
Nave their own entertainments at tho
town han frequently, but OF course
''ben they want to see something big
In the way OF theatricals thev must
~ 90 ooit Lotto CITY, the Instance
being less than 40 miles
srpr. CLARK's DIPLOMACY.
Tho greater portion OF the population
derive their livelihood from the Ophir-
i,ul mine, one Of the most productive
a. tbe state. owned by Senator William
clark, OF Montana, The pleasant
soclal conditions prevailing in the camp
are due Ia the care exercised 10y stunt.
i ". clark. IN the selection OF en-
Moves. Mr. Clark Is a very good judge
If human nature and he consumes little
fine I'm "slzlng up an applicant for
,york The itinerant miner Is not want
I'd at an and when such an individual
nresenta himself he Is usually told In
automatic style to go down the can
Won" that there are no positions va
cant. Mr.. Clark has little use for men
who cannot be depended upon 10 do
their duty but he appreciates good
service and whenever an employe ia
worthy Of promotion, he Is not forgot
fen at the opportune time. The regu-
ntIons regarding dicipline at the Ophir-
INN has had a splendid moral effect
In the camp which might be an object
lesson for other districts.
A BIT OF ANCIENT HISTORY.
Ophr was among the first Of Utah's
mining camps and once contained IA
population several times that OF the
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copper; the outcrops Of veins bearing
these metals are numerous and where
work has been done the best results
are shown I'm either district and with
the encouragement ana strength that
working capital for investment, togeth,
err with the aid Of experienced men who
will take up the work Of general de-
vclopment will lend TO the enterprise.
We may look for the opening Of one NJ
tho most extensive mineral regions
found In any Of our intermountain
states or territories
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thorough.
During the present year the mill I'M
derwent an overhauing, pending the
installation OF an electric power plant,
operated by water power, further down
the canyon. The electric plant was
constructed of dimensions sufficient to
supply the mine, mill and town Among
the probabilities of the coming year Is
the construction Of an electric railway
between the mine and the nearest point
on the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt
Lake railroad, distance of nine miles.
Power for this line will come from
the new plant. The building OF tn,
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cd out and owing TO the crude methods
OF treatment In vogue In those days,
especially after the price OF silver be-
gan to fail, nothing could be done with
the lower grade ores.
SOME OLD TIMERS.
The Walker Brothers OF this city
operated in Ophir canyon In those
early times they built mill there and
made money fast. Don Stanton mined
up at the old Buckhorn. another
familiar character I'm the camp I'm those
times was Marcus Daily, who drew
salary then from the Walker Brothers,
and later made himself power In
Montana by opening up the Anaconda
mine.
MONTANA SENATOR ATTRACTED.
Senator Clark was attracted to the
Ophir-tlill property about five or six
years ago and IL was upon the recon-
mendation OF his present supermten-
dent. H. w. Clark, who by the way, Is
not related-that he purchased it, The
camp was about AS dead as any camp
could be at that period. No mining
of consequence was done anywhere,
but occasionally leasers would strike
fat streak and follow 1t IN with
the shipment of II few tons OF pay
ore to the local shelters.
When senator Clark entered, the
camp began to revive; the few old
timers who remained In camp and had
struggled along from year to year,
longing for good times to come again.
began to see their hopes realized. The
Montana millionaire prepared to work
his new acquisition on an extensive
scale and equipped the property with
suitable milling facilities.
GOOD PROFIT DERIVED.
The ores are largely low grade, and
must, of necessity, be handled on the
basis Of heavy tonnages to pay. The
plant Is now reducing an average OF
300 tons of orc per day, the concentrates
are shipped to the Salt Lake smelters,
and yield a profit of from $40 to slj to
the ton,
The main mine workings are located
some dstince above the mill and the
ores are conveyed 20 the latter by
means of a gravity tram The mill
was constructed with economy in view
and was designed and constructed by
Supt. II. W, Clark, whose knowledge
Of metallurgy and mining Is most
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THE TOWN OF oPHlR.

managed by Pat Ryan, Of Salt Lake;
the Ophir-Queen, operated by an east
crn syndicate, promoted recently by
John b. Weimer. OF Salt Lake. The
Western exploration company. OF which
Willard +. Snyder OF Salt Lake IL man
ager, few months ago secured bond
on the old Buckhorn mine and has gone
To great expense In preparing the prop
erty for vigorous development A
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OF several million dollars since its dis
covery back In the COS. This old dis
trict is commanding attention again
and Is being reclaimed. after a long
season Of inactivity While no ex-
tensiye development has been carried
ON there recently several properties
We're worked In small way and with
favorable results. The Utah Queen.
Eureka-Ophir and Mono were among
the active ones and have made some
shipments OF ore TO the local market.
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INDICATIONS EXCELLENT.

! have not hitherto associated these
two districts with each other, but upon
looking over the extensive mineral field
/ find that a single zone or mineral
axis extends from the west base of
Sierra Madra mountain to point some
distance Beyond La Plata. As stated
earlier I'm this article, the formations
are excellent for the existence OF great
and rich veins Of silver lead, gold and
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present The camp nourished when sill
Yer sold for twice as much as IL does
now the surface deposits We're rich
and many of the early arrivals made
money But the camp presented diff
ferent picture then: gambling was per-
mtted and dance halls and other dens
Of vice We're allowed to run in fun
blast to pollute the moral atmosphere
Of the community.
CAMP BECAME ABANDONED.
Like nearly every other pioneer camp,
0phir in due dime, was abandoned.
The richer surface deposIts were work.
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road will materially lessen the expense
at present by team transportation.
OTHER MINES WORKED.
The reJuvenatlon OF the Ophir- Hin
mine, has naturally, attracted capital,
and other properties, some Of them un-
Questionably meritorious, are being
actively developed. Among the num-
Der may be mentioned. the Montana,
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WAS IN GOOD HANDS.

The work of driving the great tunnel
has been in competent hands; under the
superlntendency Of +. j. Raddatz while
the general supervision has been direct
ed by Willard f. Snyder general man
ager Of the Western Exploration COM
pany, an organization closely allied to
the tunnel company, and the Honerine
mine, The undertaking was a stupen-
duous and expensive one.
The tunnel has cost about quarter
of q million dnllnra
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AT STOCKTON.~

| about a year ago the Honerine tunnel
scheme was devised. In this enterprise
the mine qDpe' rrd 80 a9rpr
the managers Of he principal prope 10
Joined n the organization Of the Hon
crime Tunnel company. Sufficient iuuus
were raised to guarantee the success
of the enterprise, and the great work
was begun during the present year.
When completed the tunnel will be
about 5000 feet I'm length and will pene-
trate many OF the lodges which have
yielded so generously above the water
line. A little over 5000 feet of the tun-
mel has been run and II has already
drained many of the workings which
were filled with water few weeks ago.
' RESERVOIR TAPPED.
A great porphyry formation seemed
to lock the water within the mineral
zone, thus apparently forming a great
reservoir. When the tunnel cut through
this porphyry few weeks ago the res
ervor was tapped and the water sought
an outlet through the tunnel in tor
rents; for days the stream was running
at the rate of from 5000 to 5000 gallons
per minute. with this event the sue
cess of the tunnel was assured and
preparations were begun to resume OPP
erations in some Of the mines that had
been idle.
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WOULD NOT JOIN IN.

The other mine owners We're prevail
ed upon to join in the pumping opera
tlons, but none seemed willing to do
this. The result was. the Honerlne
plant was closed down. the pumps
withdrawn and for time II looked as
If the camp would remain indefinitely
dead.
TUNNEL SCHEME DEVISED.
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Keeper and kept a place In log cabin
building-on the site OF the present
OBrien house. The hotel was known
as the Duke House. and the owner did
very thriving business Mr.. Herman
stopped at the place number or times
ana, on one occasion, while he was en-
gagged In surveying the townsite, put
up there. Every bed In the house was
taken, and In order TO accommodate
as many guests as possible three per-
sons We're Obliged 20 sleep In the same
bunk. on one particular night Mr.
Herman turned In with two bed mates
whom he did not know and had never
seen before. There were a number CO
beds IN the same room, and all OF them,
OF course, were filed. While Mr.. Her
man and his stranger companions were
trying 20 slumber, several men were
busily engaged In a lively game OF polk
err Upon the table where they were
playing was piled considerable
amount OF money and at times during
the progress of the game great deal
Of loud talking was INDUCED in. a
numpcr Of times hostiiitIes We're threat
enod I'm the way Of gun plays; all the
players being armed with six shooters
az we're nearly everyone else In the
camp at that time. Neither Mr.. Her
man ror his companions slept very
soundly; In fact. after many attempts
20 10 so, the former got up. dressed
himself and went down to the house
occupied by A. w. Moore, who. upon
being awakened, let him in. where he
nut IN the balance Of the night undis-
turbed
DECLINE AND REVIVAL.
The camp began to decline along
tbount 1876, two years later IT was
practically dead, and It remained IN
that condition until a few years ago,
when the camp took on new life occa-
stoned by the operations of Senator w.
A. Clark.
The decline or the camp came with
the cNhausting Of the rich surface de-
posits and the inability to treat the
bascr ores to a profit with the crude
methods IN vogue at that time.
Col, r. A. Wall and the late Allan
G. Campbell became the owners Of the
Ophir Hill property and 1t was through
them that the deal for the sale Of the
mine TO Senator clark was effected.
The Montana senator paid $4,000 for
the mine.
Mr. Herman settled in Tooele county
in the fall OF 1866 lie filed the posi-
ton Of probate Judge there for period
Of six years and for 10 years was counA
ty surveyor.
The Mono mine, In Dry canyon, was
located and operated for years by Matt
Osborn who lately disposed OF 1t TO
an eastern syndicate. The Mono has
produced over sl0OO,0OO.
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:. !. !. !: !:
~ TOCKTON has been the scene
Of important mining operations
during the year. The driving
Of the Henerine drain tunnel is
notable achievement and his
tory win record IL as the begin
nine of new era in the camps
existence.
In the past too much water has been
a disturbing element and has been the
means OF retarding the development
and growth OF the district. Although
many attempts were made to operate
below the water-level OF the camp, they
all proved failures, the cost I'm most
cases being too great. The Honerine
Mining company went TO big expense In
the installation Of powerful pumps and
made fair progress, but while 1t was
freeing It's own properties it was also
unwatering its neighbours mines and
the latter bore no portion of the ex-
pense. The Honerine company had
been pumping at the rate of about 1000
gallons per minute and continued in OPP
Grafton long enough TO determine that
the sulphide ore bodies below were
worth going after.
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John Duke was the pioneer hotel ! t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
Mr.. Walter DreBncn
To 90 Abroad.

The CONTINUED New York triumphs of
Mr.. Walter Drennen are most gratifying
to his countless friends and admirers in
Birmingham Those who have heard him
sing during the winter say that his voice
has gained In strength and purity and
that the qualities that distinguished II
are developing under the conscientious
study and fine training of the winter. No
young singer in the metropolis seems as
sured of more brilliant and permanent
fame than Mr.. Drennen.
He has established himself securely in
the musical set and his career is being
watched with increasing interest
Mr.. Drennen is studying with Mr.. Ar
thur Philips for tone production alone
and for repertoire and general couch
words with Mr. Russberg, both of New
y orlS City. He has sung for all the great
est teachers and musicians there among
them Planeon of the Metropolitan opera,
and all give him the highest praise. He
was offered bass position IN St. Barthol-
omew's church. but declined, as he in
tends going abroad for a stay of years In
the autumn. st. Bartholomew is the
highest paid choir in America. Mr.. Dren-
study in Paris under the great master,
Sbrigilia, under whom Mr.. Philips has
just completed a two-years' course. Sbri-
gilia is the teacher of Jean and Edward
de Reszke and Pol Plancon, the greatest
singers who have ever been heard in this
country.