The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-26
lincoln Pioneer District Rapid
ly Coming to the Front
In Development.
ORE SHIPMENTS FROM
RICH MILFORD DISTRICT
High Grade Ores Are Now Being
Taken from the Cactus
Property.

The following from the Milford
Times gives some idea of what is being
done in some of the mines Of Beaver
county:
IT is really gratifying To see the
loads of high grade ore rolling into
town from the pioneer mining district
of the State, Lincoln For many wears
tnerG had been nothing doing there
except assessment work, and even this
had fallen off by reason of no pros
pective returns from 1t. 1t was mainly
the work of w. L. Croft of Eureka,
He and his brother, Ben, of Colonia
JuareZ, Old Mexico, are the principal
owners in the Creole. the Love Broth
crs and other properties there, and are
the exclusive owners of several others,
all of which, with the exception
noted, have been idle till short time
ago, although it was known all the
while that there were orc bodies there
whose wealth would he Welded up If
1t were but properly and earnestly gone
after.
Mr.. States. the lessee, has estab-
lished residence in Lincoln and will
give personal attention TO the di-
recticn CT proceedings The result of
correct management and earnest work
y
substantial aud unmistakable manner.
Those who thought Lincoln s best
days were past have another thought
coming, as manifcstly its most pro
Guctjve and thereby most prosperous
period is Just ahead if not already
here. The writer Of these lines has
1Nen maintaining for score Of wears
or thercahout that this was the case.
lot altogether on information and be-
hef, but by reason of personal obser
vdtion, having visited the district
many times and gone through most of
the mines. some of them frequently
Gre IS orc, and anbody can see it where
ii exists. if he has light and is not
hind. and it exists up there in great
abundance.
Tie eyes of Salt Lakes mining
sharps arc bulging out over q sample
cf ore exhibited up there which was
recently obtained from the Cactus
workings at Newhouse The sample IS
a good-siZed one, running Al per cent
copper and 250 ounces of silver to the
ton. II is very pretty thing to look
at. especially where they have so lit
lie that Is pretty to gaze on, and is
not much ahead of lots more awaiting
the digging and pulling out. The net
proceeds of the Newhouse companv's s
shipments of ore last month were Sl50,.
600.
A. a. Avery. one of Salt Lake s
well known pushers in mining circles,
came dcwn from the briny burg on
Sunday last, He was accompanied by
d. r. Miller of Pennington, represent
ing the Silver Island Mining company.
AS most of their time was spent in
the adjacent foothills, it is expected
there was something doing Of interest
TO Milford of which we shall be adj
vised before long, no doubt.
Some big ore shipments have been
recorded this week. The Progressive
swung into line with three cars on
Thursday. The Creole sent one the
same day and two on Thursday, the
latter stacking up TO the restraining
figure Of ll5 tons. Friday a thirty
ton consignment was added 10 the big
total. Mr. Rice, superintendent, was
down today and reports having all the
ore they can take ont.
Jack Smithson is active at Antelope |
just now. He has a fine property 10
he active with, being big bodies of /,
high grade concentrating ore, as fine !
as has been seen anywhere. The force |
at work is TO be enlarged, while ma !
cfinery, building and tools are al
ready on the ground.