The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-17

BUTLER-LIBERAL'S STRIKE
TWO FEET OF GALENA OPENED
IN NEW GROUND.

Zera Castle. a millionaire mining
operator of Illinois, who knows the
camps Of this western country like he
knows his alphabet. came III from a
trip to the coast Wednesday and left
for home last night. He said yesterday
that there was no longer a doubt that
the Western Pacific intended to build
into the Deep Creek country this year.
He was told in San Francisco by Chief
Engineer II. Mccarthy that surveyors
had been instructed to run a line from
the nearest and most feasible point on
the company's main highway to Clifton,
and he presumed the work was already
under way. This statement has been
verified within the last day or two by
the report brought in by Frank St.
Jear from St. John, Tooele county, to
the effect that a corps of surveyors
were in the field doing that work sew
eTal days ago.
Mr.. Castle has been interested in the
Deep Greek country for several years
with F. w Gardner, J. NJ Garrison
and others in the Garrison and Monster
Mining companies. During his stay in
the city the directors met and planned
he work to be carried on this season.
which is said to include the driving Of
one new tunnel and many hundreds of
of feet of other development work
This preparation for an active cam
Mr.. Castle had positive assurance be
fore coming here that the Western Pa
cific would give the country the aid it
had promised.
The Western Pacific expects to have
its line completed from this city to the
Nevada state line by Sept. I, and the
branch which is to be run down to
Clifton. in the Deep Creek country, will
be fifteen to twenty-five miles long,
according to the point on the main line
from which it is decided TO build Just
over the Nevada line the company has
TO run a long tunnel and this, it is said,
will delay construction west from Titan
considerably and give plenty of oppor-
UNITY for building the branch south
on this side Of Dutch mountain.
Ed. Austin is in from the Dolly Var
den district, just beyond Deep Creek
on the Nevada side Of the line. He has
Just given a thiTty-day option on five
claims in the district to Southern
Pacific railway crowd This is a por-
ton of the same ground that Frank l.
Sizer took a whack at few years ago
and which he surrendered after doing
considerable work because the owners
would not agree to an extension OF time
unless the price was doubled The
Southern Pacific bunch got their
thirty-day option for $1,000.
1t is also reported that the Troy
group OF I'VE claims IN the CllIoIl us
trict has been bonded to an eastern
combination at a good figure. Ore has
been taken from this property that has
assayed as high as So, 900 per ton in
gold. and the opinion is expressed that
the ground is going to develop into a
bonanza mine
Report also has it that the Gold Hill
property, being operated by Captain
Duncan MacVichie and associates, Is
also turning out we'll and the work be
ing done in other portions Of the cOun-
trv is all of a nature calculated to sup
pIv business to the road, once it is con-
structed. Dozens of properties are now
ready to be equipped with machinery,
and this viii be done during next fall
and winter if the line is finished, as
promised.