Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-17
INTEREST IN THE
WEST QUINCY FIND
Indications Point IL TO Be Great.
est Event Of the Year in
Park City.
BIG THING FOR BONANZA FLAT.
Developments Have Dsproysg the
Contentious Of Well Known Min
log Engineers

The camp Of PARK city has been in
need OF some now strikes OF such pro-
portions as would tend 10 bring about
a revival there. Mining men have been
heard 20 remark frequently during thu
past that III Park City could only open
some new mines the camp would
BOOM" a Few months ago It looked
as II the New York Bonanza, or per-
haps, the Wabash, might bring about
the desired change. But the process
has been slow, and developments have
not progressed TO the stage as yet
where they can be classed among the
big ones, yet the outlook for them IS
encouraging.
The most pleasing Information that
has come from the camp made famous
by the Ontario, Silver King aud DAILY
West in a long time Is that telling Of
the change taking place In the Vest
Quincy mine In the Bonanza Flat sec
ton OF the camp, II the ledge en-
countered IN this property SOME days
ago proves TO be a permanent one.
and there Ia every reason to believe II
will 1t means that the ore zones NJ
the district spread over n vastly great
er area than a great many had really
supposed, It means that practically
a new camp has been opened in Park
City, the future OF which can only be
guessed at,
HAD LONG, HARD FIGHT
Manager @. D. p. Turner Of the West
quincy has had long hard fight.
Some Of the best known mining en-
gineers In the country Gontended that
the Lodges which brought greatness 90
the quincy mine did not penetrate IN
TO the region OF the territory embraced
IN that in possession Of the West Quin-
cy company MI Turner, on the other
hand contended that these conclusions
were wrong, ana backed up his judge
ment with his own money He went 20
Scotland and succeeded in raising adj
ditional capital after q long, hard
struggle. on top ot this came difiicul-
ties with water whlchat times, seemed
almost unsurmountable, The situation
was discouraging, indeed, for confront
ed as the manager was with O propo-
sitlon which required immense and ex-
penslye pumping machinery the sltua-
ton was anything but hopeful,
MADE A GOOD DEAL.
Finally, negotiations were opened
with the management OF the Little Bell
company operating on the opposite
side Of the ridge Of tho mountain and
near the quincy mine, to use the
latter's works, A deal was consum-
mated following which a cross-cut
was started towards the West quincy
shaft The lowest workings Of the
Little Bel being several hundred feet
below the lowest point reached In the
West Quincy shaft, It was figured that
this would prove by far the most eco
uomic means OF operation, the drainage
through the long avenue doing away
with the necessity of pumps. The work
Of driving this cross-cut has been I'm
progress for year and Is now a long
ways over the lines dividing the prop
critics.
Mr., Turner returned to camp this
morning and win probably remain IN
there several days WHOM he heard
from the mine last night there was eve
ry reason 10 believe that the ledge en-
c0unterod is a permanent one, yet the
CrOss-cut had only penetrated the hang
ing wall a short distance, The char
acter OF the ore resembles that found
In the Quincy mine, and there is every
evidence that Mr.. Turner's reading "
the geology Of that region is going TO
turn out absolutely correct. ana that
what he has been aiming at for SO long
is going 70 be accomplished II such Is
the case II will be a big Victory for Mr..
Turner as well as for the camp, An
assay made yesterday Of the ore
showed values of $50 ounces I'm silver,
| rs per cent lead and Sl.S0 In gold,