The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-24
LA SAL PROPERTY
BECOMING ACTIVE
Numerous Districts Opening Up
New Mines and Conditions
Are Encouraging.
MANY WAGON ROADS
ARE BEING BUILT
Mineral Possibilities Of This
Region Worthy of Much
Utah Attention.

distriuct seldom heard from, and one
deserving OF every attention on account
OF It's mineral possibilities. is the La Sal
region where there is awakening great
activity. There arrived In this city from
this interesting region, on Tuesday. A.
NolyneuX, whose long residence there
has given him an excellent opportunity
TO watch the mineral growth OF that ter
ritory. Mr.. MolyncuX stated "Wednesday
that all through the La Sal mountains
there was an awakening of mining opera
tions that should bear much rich fruit be-
fore the expiration of the present year.
Building Wagon Roads.
located on this range have been too 1ar
away from railroads, and separated from
them by such hard roads that the own
erS OF property have done little more than
tickle the sides OF the range. Within the
present year, however. there has been a
movement In several localities 10 better
the roads TO shipping points, and within
the next few weeks there Will be more
and better roads leading from the Nari-
points OF the range than ever before
in the history OF that country.
Great Influx of Miners.
Mr.. Moyneux states that there is a
large Influx OF miners and investors into
several regions along these mountains.
but better than all Is the great number
OF property owners who are going TO
their ground intent upon developing them
TO the fullest extent Naturally, the chief
interest has attached To the Beaver Basin
district. There are several properties
within the lines of this particular region
that are capable of producing hlgh-class
gold ore. Formerly copper was the great
est aim here. but now 1t is the yellow
metal
Building New Mill.
Opposite the Beaver Basin district. on
fhn nfh har Qin nf
basin, in which large property recently
sold for the sum of $1,000, The new
company is building a wagon read from
along which they confidently anticipate
soon sending out rich rock 10 the smelt-
ere. Gold basin, ut the southern end OF
the range. the Intcrmountaln company
expects TO have their large and new
mill ready for active operations by
Juno !, Up, to the present time they
SHOWS, but by the time mentioned they
will be able to get at tholr enormous
deposits OF gold, silver and copper. From
specimens OF ore have been brought, and
Salt Lake is eager TO learn the outcome
OF the first seasons activity.
Sinbad Region Very Busy.
Mr.. Molyneux states that the Salt Val
10y copper properties. located about hf-
giving some very fine results and this
region IL drawing the prospector espe-
cially, The properties in the Slnbad Val
ley region. on tho east slope of the La
SAILS are getting busy One company.
composed OF Colorado capitalists, intends
10 spend considerable money In develop
Ing their properties They are building
a mill and have secured many claims
by purchase near their original group.
They also are building a wagon road TO
Grand Junction. which will cost In the
neighborhood Of 5000. 1t is also reported
In that district that this company has
purchased n half interest in tho famous
Sinbad springs. owned by f Brown.
one OF the large ranchcrs in that region.
1t Is generally thought that there is
no better tlmo than the present for Utah
people TO get Into this region, hereto
fore drawing Colorado talent much moro
than that OF this State.