The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-04
HAS GREAT FAITH
IN DEEP CREEK
Col. Daugherty Believes Season
of Activity and Prosperity
at Hand.
NEW COMPANY WILL
BE THE IMPETUS
Mining District Owned by Salt
Lake Capitalists to the
Front.

The announcement in Wednesday 3
Tribune that W. s. Mccormick. Capt.
Duncan MacVichie, II. H. Green, Judge
John A. Street, f. Augustus Heinge, L.
l.. White and Henry n. Sweet had
formed the Western Utah Copper COM
pany to take over the Gold Hill prop
critics in Deep Creek was hailed with
general satisfaction in local mining cir
cles. The character OF the men COM
posing this company and their achieve
ments in the mining world In the past
are taken as the surest guarantees that
the long -looked-for era of activity and
prosperity had really arrived for this
old Utah district. Perhaps one of the
most firmly convinced friends of the
Deep Creek region is Capt Mac Vichie,
who has spent nine years and much
capital to demonstrate the merits Of
Deep Creek.
Col. Matt Daugherty, who is heavily
interested in the Deep Creek region, and
whose long connection with such prop"
critics as the Polar Star has given him
an ample opportunity to become thor
oughly familiar with that region, stated
Wednesday to The Tribune:
''No more welcome news could have
been given to Salt Lake readers than
the announcement Of the formation of
this company We who have been OPP
Grating Deep Creek properties long
have been cognizant Of the merits OF
the Gold Hill group of claims, and the
character of the gentlemen composing
the official family of the Western Utah
Copper company stands for progress
and clean business through modern and
efficient methods. Deep Creek has been
waiting for q railroad for years, and,
like Ely. the district is full of pioneers
who have grown gray through long
wears of patient resignation. They
have been certain that the resources OF
the district would attract attention
some fine day, and believe that their
prayers are about to be realized.
''This organization is of special i'm
portance to Salt Lake investors, for
let mo impress the fact upon you, Deep
Creek is strictly a Salt Lake country.
Without any effort | could name score
of prominent Salt Lakers who have eX-
tensive interests in that district, and
some OF these interests could not be
purchased at any price. Whatever ac-
tivity means for Deep Creek, it means
the same to Salt Lake investors. III
means n great deal TO the valley sam
piers and smelters also. Salt Lake VIII
be the market for these ores, and If
railroad were to start running from the
center OF the district today ~ would
find little difficulty in securing liberal
tounages Of ore.
'.Now. Just another word about Deep
Creek The district is not new one;
The Midas, the Woodman, the Val
Varde properties all have been pro
ducing wealth during the past years.
One-half ton of Troy orc was stolen
some time ago, the thief now serving
time in prison for the crime, and this
half.top of ore WAS worth $4,000. The
metal mostly demanded in the past was
gold, but in addition 10 the gold values
OF the district there arc vast deposits
of high.grade copper, lead, silver and
bismuth ores found there. ~ Is pan
nor dav for Deep Creek and Salt Lake
when the wheels of progress are set IN
motion for this district