The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-29
FAY TAKING ON
NEW LIFE LEASE
Development Going Forward
Steadfastly With Very
Good Results.
MINES BEING WORKED
AND NOT EXPLOITED
Abundant Water and Timber
Supplies Assure Steady
Future of District.
Special To Tho Tribune.

Special to Tho Tribune.
FAY. Ncv., Jan GS-Of the many camps
in the southern country which have taken
on n new lease OF life since the opening
OF the Salt Lake Route mono apparently
has gone forward with the stcadfast pur-
pose toward ultimate success az the re-
Slon of which Fay. New. is the rccog-
uizcd center. At one time busy, bustliug
frontier camp. OF late years Fay has cx-
pcrIcnccd the usual hard times which at
tend the life OF a camp whose fortunes
rave been In the hands OF those whose
only aim WAS to exploit It's riches on the
stock marker and 10 whom permanent
opening up Of mines and extraction OF
ores Is less important than Sharn mani
pulation.
Capital Becoming Interested.
However. number OF those men who
arc To he found In almost every district
IN the country-those who never lose faith
when reason tells them OF riches lying
buried. have been steadily at work FOR
the past year and at the present time
success seems about to crown their Of
ioTtS. Capital Is beginning to be interest
ed and one of the most prominent of Salt
Lakes operators is about 10 take hold OF
The old Horseshoe property at FAY whose
riches are without question and whose
mill Is rcndy To proceed TO the turning
our OF bullion bars as soon as the, final
steps are taken by which the long de-
lerred legal settlements which have rem
Gered this valuable property non-pro-
ductiVc have been made
Settlement of Real Troubles.
settlement OF legal difficulties which
have tied mp the Snowflake property has
recently hccn reached and the property
VII! bc divided between the contestants.
ana II Is hoped that now something will
hc done To put into circulation the riches
"hich have for so long been I'm sight but
not within reach According TO agree
ment @. Pray Smith Of Denver. or rather
the interests he represents. VIII take over.
the western half of the property. incIud-
ing the Red Eagle group, while Short ct
al representing the local interests Will |
valuable strike was made
10 the east Of Fay the Pope property |
Is looking well. and the coming spring |
VIII see a large amount OF work done |
there. 4 huge dump composed entirely |
OF ore of high class milling description |
attcstS the value OF the property. and |
speaks eloquently OF what It's future VIII |
he once equipped Tor realizing these
values.
Pixies Diggings to Front.
Probably the best looking section of
this district lies about four miles 10 the
southeast Of Fay. and on the Utah side
gl the State line. This section known as
Pike DigEings, has been known for |
Extensive quartz and spar outcropplngs
IN the whole western country Enormous
N size, towering In some cases a hundred
.ect into the air and Iraceable on the sur
ace Tor thousands OF feet without a
'ault, they arc the wonder of every min
hg man who comes into this region and
without exception they are strongly min
rallied, surface showngs ayers cling from
2.h FOR the country rock (shyoliteI 10 |
'cry high values. and the ores are OF a
cry frlab,e character rendering them
= u hUn .NsENE1 h.
ng ores In the western country On the
property OF the Interstate Mining and Re
lucbon company samping OF the five |
,i3lms i and workings made by Los An
,eIeS expert, showed an average OF about
'1 assays OF better than $40 and rho
edges arc Of such a nature that practIc-
'uN all can be milled at a proht
Enormous Width of Ledge.
ON this property the main ledge is 30
eet wide and extends without a break for
las been done here, two shafts bcInr
own about 80 feet each and on the most
westerly part of the property about 4rj
fSt OF oIlits nave been run cutting the
cage 10 the north and south. In these
Irlfts numerous large assures have beon
mt, carrying splendid milling vaIucs and
II TACT large percentage OF the work
las been prosecuted I'm ore which viii
'ay big returns. "
WHOLE SECTION IS IDEAL.
q |
iea from an operators standpoint only |
bout twelve miles from Modena. Utah
section point on The Salt Lake Routc
Is easily accessible Possessing a beau |
iiul mild climate cool In summer and |
pen In winter work can he prosecuted |
II The year round. The whole country
: covered with a think growth of nut
Inc and cedar. furnishing on n abundant |
nd practically meXhaustiblc fuel supnIr |
ma water of a first-class quality can no |
eveloped anywhere at n depth OF from |
welve To sixteen feet and for miIIng
good How can be secured al |
cry snGht cost, according to opinions |
ondered by experts.
Nothing Can Stop Advancement.
To the west OF Pixies Diggincs ore .
lumber OF very valuable locations an |
ONE OF which enough work has been nor :
ormcd TO show that only little canitaI | /
needed 10 make steady producers ~ |
hem And surely the coming season vuI
ce this capital forthcoming. for once This
ouhtry gets under why. nothing can stnn
s development, for there nrc mani
amps IN these parts OF Utah ard Nevada
hose names are the lips or every c
inning man and investor whose elaine
re not 10 be considered with those ~
us Htlle-RnoWn territory 80 near IN
ONE But merit VIII win, und IL Is CON
dentIN predicSed that the coming season
III sec the northern end OF tile old STATE
ne district forging rapidly into the place
= natural advantages and riches should