Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

S- HE present year mas wrought
many changes In the camp Of
Alta. chief among them was
d the completion of the drst mile
irr plant ever built In Little Cotton
wood canyon and the placing OF the
same an successful commission by the
Columbus Consolidated Mining CONE
Many Another important event. was
the Harvesting Of the waters of Little
Cottonwood creek and the subsequent
Inauguration of electric power ana
lighting facilities in the district THIS
work was also done by Che Columbus
Consolidated company Recently the
Continental Alta Mines corporation tn-
ishcd the construction OF % min OF 100
tons dolly capacity ana IS now build
iog at am expense approxImotng $780,
OOO an aerial tumway Ave miles IN
length. over which the ores Of the mine
viii be transported to he MILL located
on what Is known as Tanners fat for
reduction
NINE DEVELOPMENT sATlsFAC.
TORY.
Tho development work conducted IN
the mines during the year has been
Of a character which cannot help but
inspire confidence In the future ana
s,ronpthen the OFT expressed opinion
that this camp, which once before be-
came famous because Of the existence
Of the noted Emma and Flagstaff
mines Will again rank among the
most important IN the stnte' ana 'hal
the ynylable records OF production made
by the pioneer producers will be u
matter of little consequence as COM
pared to the production OF the latter
day mines with their modern equip
ment
PAST FILLED WITH EVENTS
Atlas past history IS one OF interest
md book could be written about II
which would not be lacking IN the
portrayal Of Interesting events AT ono
time. along about the beginning Of the
70s Alta had population Of 5000
souls and Il was about as lively az any
western camp ever was yet outlaWiy
was not rampant and IN most cases the
laws were upheld cud obeyed. the m
diligence I'm such postimes as shooting
holes IN the hat Of o 'tenderloot oC-
casionally was not considered TO DC
serious enough oifonse to cause mr.
rest. But generally speaking outlawTy
was not tolerated.
WHEN IN IT'S PRIME
The camp was practically in It's prime
about 1871 when the Flagstaff, Emma
and other mines were being worked
and which contributed to an output
estimated from various sources 10 oe in
the nelghborhood Of S20OOO0OO Just
before the decline OF the camp horse
tramway was built from Alta TO Wa
satch All cost Il is said OF S0OOOV
From Wasatch to sandy the RIO Grande
railroad operated trains, the ore being
taken to the smelters at the la1ter
place.
DISCOVERY or EMMA LODE.
Alta aid not experience the top wave
of lis boom until after the discovery OF
the Emma lode, which occurred III 1870
nv cant r.. b. Chisholm, father OF W.
W. Chisholm Of this city, associated
with Capt. Chisholm was j, II. Wood
man, once a prominent figure In utah
mining affairs, but who passed over Tue
Great Divide several years ago AFTER
the discovery Of the Emma lode snort
while. Messrs. Chisholm aud WoOdman
Instituted am active campaign OF de-
velopmont; they encountered some rleh
surface deposits and made q shipment
10 the Selby shelter near San Fran
cisco. The shipment was hauled 10
Ulntah. the nearest station on the
Union Pacific railroad east Of ogden.
The ore averaged $50 10 the ton I'm lead
and silver. while it was not infrequent
10 find ore valued as high rs $1,000 to
the ton. Silver was worth fl29 an
ounce IN those days, and the
miner received no compensation
for his lead unless II ran better than
$40 70 the ton.
SOLD FOR 100000.
In 1871 the Emma was sold, or at least
a half interest In IT, 20 Park x Baxter
OF New York, for sS25,OOO, but before
the transfer was made by Messrs,
Chisholm and Woodman, they took out
half million dollars. The mine con-
tlnued productive for another year,
when the entire property was sold to
an English company, the consideration
being Sj000,O0O.
The English company operated the
mine but a short time and after spend.
ing an enormous sum IN equipment and
development, lost the ore body Llti-
cation followed and the mine was clos
ed down, remaining in that condition
for fully 20 years, excepting for the
activity Of an occasional leaser.
FAMOUS FLAGSTAFF.
Almost contemporary with the Emma
was he Flagstaff mine, on the Emma
lode and which, az that time, was
owned by Nicholas GroesbeCk, the
builder OF the Wasatch block, now oc-
cupied by the Kenyon hotel, and who
was the father of WIN Groesbeck the
well-known mining man, the sad INTEL
llgence Of whose death, at Lima, Peru,
was received In this city not long ago,
The Flagstaff was also prolific pro-
Queer IN us day, and, like the Emma,
passed into the hands Of an English
syndicate.
Besides the North Star, the Emma
and the Flagstaff, other mines were
found In their near nelghborho0d. In
ouded IN the Number being the Vallejo,
city Rocks, Davenport Prince OF Wales.
Wellington, Albion South Star Nabob,
gaVorh aud MOutegunu MpEov and