Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-17
BEAVER IS NOW IN
THE L|MELIGHT
Southern County'S Big Districts
Are Scenes OF Great Min
ing Activity.
ALL TEMPT FORTUNE HUNTERS
Thousands Being Expended Oh New
Properties and Old to Come Back
Tcnfold i'm Near Future.

1t was not many years back that
western mining men talked of Beaver
| district, one of Utahs richest regions,
etc. Now Beaver county is commence
ing to come into her own again,
stronger, richer and better than ever.
Men who made fortunes in the dis
trict Ia the olden days and risked all
in staying with their properties
through thick and thin. are to bs
rewarded Big things are IN store,
| too, Tor those who have been loyal, al
| though the territory has not returned
| them penny. ON an sides can be
! heard glowing praises of The Beaver
/ district and were II NOT Tor past rec
| ords, the predictions made Tor the near
! future would seem wild and reckless.
| Poor man. rich man--anyone ana eve
| ryone, with a dollar on milon OF
| email are watching progress OF eS-
| pIoration and development in the coun-
| ~ 10 the south. Every dollar earned
| ny Beavers mines VIII mean the
| growth ui salt Lakes wealth, be-
cause Salt Lake capital has brought
on the new lie.
FRISCO DISTRICT RICH
Beaver county embraces i've well
known districts, These are the Bcu-
| ser Lake, star North star, san Frau
| cisco ana Rocky districts, Zach mas
its quota of mines ana mines to-by.
There are many others, but they are
hardly proved up. or the five mem
toned the san Francisco territory Is
getting more than ordinary attention.
uue partly to the active and extreme
richness of the Cactus or NeWhouse
property. Here is also located the
old Horn Silver mine, one OF the fam
GUS bonanzas of the olden days. IL
was purchased late in the 10's by jay
Cooke the New York banker. who
died some years ago. He paid So
100000 for 1t; Matt. Cullen, Dennis
Ryan. Allen Campbell aud other own
ers OF the property agreed TO let it go
at this figure, and the transfer was
made in Washington. The Horn sill
yer yielded $4,000, 600 worth of ore at
forwards. and is being worked profit
ably today.
The wealth contained in the Cactus
can be guessed only. II promises to
be one OF the biggest mines in the
west for years to come Samuel New
house of this city is its head.
Among the younger properties may
| be mentioned the Lulu, Frisco Contact
and Carbonate, owned by Salt LakerS.
The Frisco Contact is after the Horn
Silver vein and expects to get 1t with
in short time The Lulu is showing
up splendidly and the Carbonate is
causing all kinds of rejoicing among
its owners. These are a few of the
many properties in the San Francisco
district.
PRODUCTION THE CRY.
The Star and North Star districts are
practically one district. 1t lies 10 the
east of the San Francisco territory and
Ia af no IaI
of the county. The Progressive, which
has just opened up a vein Of rich ore,
st. Mary, commonwealth Burning Mos
COW, Burning Moscow Extension Wa
terloo, Combination, Victory. Elephant
Hub, Cedar Talsman and Stalwart
are properties go well known that llt-
tie need be said about them. Most OF
them have produced from a quarter to
a million dollars and the younger pros
poets are reporting big finds steadily.
The Talisman Is shipping a car of
ore week and adding TO its production
rapidly The Cedar Is shipping two
cars of ore month ana as soon as
its power plant, and other buildings are
In commission this mine will commence
shipping at least eight cars OF ore a
month. The Burning Moscow, Victory.
Elephant and other properties are open
ing up on an extensive scale,
The Combination was acquired re-
Gently by local railroad and business
men who have put TWO gangs of men at
work on the property one force is
driving a tunnel driven for So feet by
former owners. This is following an
east-and-west assure and within the
next So feet II is expected the north
and-south vein will be reached az It's
meeting point with the lssure. As the
tunnel was in excellent shape no time
was lost In commencing work and good
progress Is being made. on the north
west end of the property an old Co
foot smart is being cleaned OF 20 feet OF
debris and al depth Of so feet drifting
VIII be commenced, II is expected the
vein Will be reached with but 20 feet Of
work towards the west.
GREAT FUTURE PROMISED.
The Rocky district Is in the main in
the hands OF the Majestic crowd. This
is northeast OF the star district and
there Is much promising ground TO be
opened up when preparations for eN-
tonslve development are completed. The
Beaver Lake district has been taken
up hy the Majestic syndicate. which
owns valuable patented ground
throughout the county.
There rs SO much in the near future
for Beaver county that preparations
and plans and projects necessary 10
take time and thought so the transfer
nation VIII not come I'm "A day but Utah
VIII soon have another district contrib
uting heavily 10 her mineral wealth and
resultant prosperity. The lO.OO0-horse
power electrical plant, planned 10 fur
nish al those properties with power aud
light. III but one OF the many projects
now IN the making There's surely "A
reason for the good work everyone has
for Beaver