The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-22
Prosperity of District Becom-
ing General, and Much
Work Being Done.
GREAT ORE SH0WINGS
BECOMING FREQUENT
Eastern Capital Coming With
Generous Hand to De-
yelOpe Region.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune
DEEP CREEK, March 2l.-Of late the
preliminary work to the coming summer a
boom in the Dolly Warden district has
been moving at a rapid pace. New dis
coveries are being made daily and the To-
cation work, essential under the laws OF
the State. Is being done In oil directions
While 1t is yet carly in the year for
overland travel. new arrivals are of
daily occurrence. Parties representing
Kansas City and Denver capital are upon
the ground, and as an earnest of their
opinion regarding the values OF the dis
trict are bonding properties upon a cash
basis; that is on only two and three
months time. The Copper Key and
Canary Bird grounds are now under. their
sidcred
Seeking New Territory.
Mr. ] S McVichie superintendent of
tho Gold Hill mines In Clifton district
and James I. LaWton. superintendent OF
the Queen of Sheba gold mills and mines
State line in Utah, are here looking over
the Virgtnia and Nevada groups with a
view OF purchasing and becoming in
terested parties in Dolly Nardens boom.
Eastern Parties Want Ground.
Other parties representing Eastern cap
ital, arc negotiating for the Badger
group, owned by Col G. a. Henry, and
also the Lucky Strike and Duke claims.
property OF the firm OF Austin, Henry a
Avery These properties are among the
hish-grade lodes. carrying native and
carbonate copper, silver and lead ores
Tho gold strike in the northern end of
tho district, reported in The Tribune OF
March s, has not abated In the excite
ment created, but the severe SHOWS and
storms which have prevailed here for the
past two weeks has kept many prospec-
tors from vcnturing into the snow-cov-
cred zone
Strikes in Clifton District.
In the Clifton district several import
ant strikes have been made within the
past few weeks. among which is one made
by MIR. c. r. johnson, In the Record
group which has ended his tunnel work
with q reward of fully three feet OF high
grade lead-silver ore. ten inches of which
appears Il mass OF solid lead run
ming about 30 per cent lead and 60 ounces
OF silver, with gold from $3.50 TO S2.9o.
The entire width of the three-foot vein
can safely be considered as high-grade
shipping Work at Gold Hill con-
tinucs TO show increased tonnage. much
TO the satisfaction OF the superintendent
in charge, Mr.. j. S. Mcyichie. The Dewey
group with Mr., W. l.. Durkce i'm charge.
has again come TO the front. this time
with a determination to stay until tun-
mol has revealed the veins under the old
workings. The work Will be done on the
to proper length the actual width Will
be determined by systematic cross-cuts.
Copper and Lead Strikes.
Fcrber district has joined the column
to the front By not less than
a half dozen excellent strikes in copper
and lead ores. Some OF them arc re
ported wonderfully rich in both metals.
spondent would be very hard to beat In
any country. In the White Horse dis
trict adjoining the same words can. with
truth. be repeated. The visible smoke
from the engine. aiding the grading crew
on the Northern Nevada railroad. just
across the valley, has raised the hope
Of the mine-owncr to that extent that II
is now not difflcult TO show a tonnage
that before could not be taken out by
the poorer class of property owners, by
ason OF lack OF transportation.