Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-04
DUCK CREEK HAS
BIG LEAD MINES.
The Building Of Idaho Northern
Railroad Has Had a slim.
uIating Effect.
SHIPMENTS TO BE MADE SOON
Several Provo Parties Interested In
Nevada Camp--Somc of the
Big Assays Obtained.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Provo, May i-Mr, j, f. Brim left
Tuesday evening by way Of Salt Lake,
for the big lead mines at Duck Creek,
Nevada, owned by himself and other
Utah people While in Salt Lake he
an old-time Ely mining man now in
Sail Lake, who like Mr. Brim. has had
sufficient faith in the district to stay
with his property, and Is today reaping
the result OF his good Judgment and
stick-to-itiveness.
Mr.. Brlm has only been away from
Duck Creek for about month, but
things are moving so fast in that re-
gion now that he feels the necessity OF
comforting with a man just from the
diggings to keep posted on the rapidly
changing events I'm the district.
Through the efforts of Mr.. Brim, who
has held property In Duck Creek for
many years the Lead Bullion Mining
and Milling company, composed Of Pro-
vo people, was lately organized. This
company has already sent force OF
men to Duck Creek 10 get its property
In good condition for shipping as soon
as the railroad reaches the camp which
will be early this summer. The mines
Of the company contain ore In appar-
emily inexhaustible quantities which
carries from 50 to 50 per cent lead and
this Is not at all unusual in the dis
trict, IL Is rather the rule. Those who
have been fortunate enough to get
stock In the company have already evil
dence that they have a good invest
mont In the fact that their stock has
advanced In price TO q degree that they
could now close out at a good profit
But they prefer to want TO work the
property when the railroad comes in
and give them a chance To ship. And
they may rot have to ship as the smell
ters which are being built at Ely to
handle the immense deposits OF cop
per ore there, will use a great amount
of lead and eastern capitalists are con-
sdering the matter of building lead
shelters.
Since Mr., Brim brought the district
TO the attention Of Provo people, they
have sent representatives to Duck
Creek to examine the country, and
these have all brought back fattering
reports. and many Of them have Sc
cured ground there. They are firm in
the belief that the district win become
one Of the greatest lead producers In
! the United States.
Tho fact that years ago one Of the
| mines of the Lead King company IAN
| other company of which Mr.. Brlm Ia
| vice president and manager, with head
' quarters IN Salt Lake. produced az the
| present price Of lead gross receipts OF
| s3O.31 per foot for IA feet Of develop
ment work gives some idea of the rich
ness and quantity OF the ore. This was
! IN the early ninetles. After that no
work was done in the district for sever
| nj years, for the reason that the low
| price Of lead and the long wagon haul
| OF 100 miles to the railroad, would
not permit the mines to be worked at
a profit. Now conditions are different
| and with the advent Of the railroad. the
building Of shelters and the general In
| terest i'm Nevada mines, there are big
fortunes awaiting the people who own
| property there.