The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12
Stockton Camp Opening Into
One of States Richest
Mining Camps.
ALL IN READINESS
FOR BIG PRODUCTION
Copper Values Appearing With
Depth Has Aroused Much
Interest Lately,

In the grand scheme OF reyiving many
mining properties and districts of Utah
long idle, the magnificent developments
upon tho properties of the camp OF
Stockton have succeeded In attracting
more attention abroad than here in Salt
Lake. There is q rather indefinite idea
OF this old Utah camp prevailing in Salt
Lake, many people believing that the
values have been worked largely. leav-
Ing nothing but the hulls for the present.
day operator.
AS great as Stockton WAS in the car
Donate days, however, and In spite of the
millions II has produced, the palmy days
OF the district are Just dawning, its great
est wealth is Just being discovered.
Stockton, IT Will be remembered, was the
first camp in Utah and in tho West, for
that matter to be worked for It's mineral
deposits. General Connor was the first
operator in the district. and following
him were others who sought in the shall
low depths Of tho district the carbonates.
Early Days of Glory,
In the early days some remarkably rich
ore was taken from the properties, and
It Is still talked OF In the camp how sum
mer parties on pleasure bent would "go-
pher" enough silver ore TO pay all the
expenses Of the trip. Several smelters
were in active operation, and the ruins of
these are still in existence, The early
operators were compelled in time 10
abandon the district on account OF the
low grade character Of the ores above
water level, and the prohibitive abun-
dance of water at the points where the
richer ores came In. It was not until
more recent days that powerful organ
izations of capital entered the district
prepared to pave the way into the lower
treasure vaults of the camp.
The announcement that the Honerine
company has Increased its mill shift
to two each day, and that by September
l the plant Will be running each hour
Of the day provided definite proof that
this company was ready to benefit by
the past few years of expenditure and
waiting Among the active companies in
the district aside from the Honerine arc
the New Stockton, upon whose posses
stons has been disclosed most graft
flying condition of affairs; the Black Dia-
mond Cyclone, Katherine Silver Eagle
and the June, all but the latter being we'll
within the sulphide ore resources of their
possessions. Among those properties
which will soon be counted among the
active organizations are the Galena King
which has raised the sum of 100000 for
development work. and the Southport,
whose sbowings easily confirm ii among
the choicest Of Stockton properties.
Copper Coming In.
One significant development in the up
building OF the modern-day mining in
dustry OF Stockton is the fact that in all
the lower workings In the district there
are fine values in copper appearing. The
New Stockton company. which has reached
the lowest vertical point in the camp
with its thousand foot shaft has at this
low point porphyry dixie which shows
copper values from wall 10 wall. A long
list OF prominent mining men could be
given whose expressed opinions are TO the
effect that Stockton, with depth, will be-
come one OF the best high grade copper
producing camps in the State,
The camp is blessed with ample rail
road facilities. and organizations of pow
er and ability whose great aim is the
complete rejuyenation of Utah's Oldest
camp. So far are they succeeding that
many properties long regarded in the
light OF prospects are now on perma-
nent basis, and the camp bids fair to con-
tribute not a little 10 the future fame OF
Utah as a mineral State.