The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-05
WOULD COMPLETE
PATENTS ON MINES
W. McHale of Frisco Visits Salt
Lake on Mining
Business.
HAS ATTAINED SUCCESS
in DEVELOPING PROSPECTS
Creates Stampede by Mysterious
Movements Made on Pros
pecting Tour.

". McHale OF Frisco arrived in Salt
Lake, Thursday morning, 70 complete
patents on some OF the mines which en-
ter into the Burlington group or twelve
claims which he owns and which are
situated near to and east of the Cactus
mine NJ Newhouse. In speaking to
Tribune reporter in the Cullen hotel,
where he is stopping. Of his Burling
ton properties. Mr.. McHale said;
"The Comet mine lies between the
Burlington and Sam Newhouse s IA.
the Cactus vein runs through my prop
erty in an easterly direction. and is
from - to 100 feet wide on the sur
face. ! have put down several shafts
on this great ledge. They arc sunk TO
depth Of l30 feet and less, and there
is COPPER ore all the way down; ana
al the bottom Of each of these shafts.
! The orc is identical with that of the
| Cactus-copper mixed with pvrites of
| iron. The main ledge on the Burlington
group is traceahc on the surface over
the divide and leading directly TO the
! Carbonate and Rattler mines, owned by
| Henry W. Lawrence and Ben Hampton
| Of Salt Lake, and which were great
producers between twenty and thirty
wears ago. Those are great mines to.
! day and if ever iptclligently worked
will prove themselves to be splendid
ore-producers
GLOW long since YOU irst began mi
ming operations in the Frisco district,
! Mr.. McHale?'
81 landed in Frisco on the hurricane
deck of burro between eight and nine
years ago. ] made an investigation
and saw what had been and was being
done, and nv observations led me TO
believe that there ] saw Butte and
Tintic mining district combined. |
! tC1 nf lv
! afterwards disposed of it for $1,000 10
| some Salt Lake people. ] kept on pros
pccting and traversing the country. my
burros my sole companions, and so great
was my enthusiasm on the possibili-
ties of the district that many of the
od-timers that had been living there
for more than twenty years and had
accomplished nothing, thought | was
crazy. But | kept picking up prop
erty that | knew 10 be meritorious,
and finally one dav, n few years ago.
made sale Of some mining claims
that these old fogies had been looking
al for twenty years, and BIZ them pro-
nounced worthless. and scoopcd in SIS.
COO. That opened their eyes and they
began to think that there was consid-
cradle method in my insanity.
Relates a Story.
"Now, | must tell YOU a Joke. 1t
occurred some six or seven years ago.
Lorin Morrison. devil Of practical
Joker, then manager of the Black Bird
company's mines, adjoining the Gao
tus mine on the north, and l were one
dav hitting the trail over the divide to
Frisco. Far up on the mountain side
we discovered. at a little distance from
the road, under a cedar tree, a sack
half full Of ore,
- With this. said Mr.. Morrison,
we can have some fun. Tomorrow.
said he. get your burros and new ore
sack. come up here. get this ore and
march into Frisco with the evidence
Of your success on your prospecting
trip -
"The suggestion struck me as a good
one for some fun. The next daY ] got
my burros-l had three or four, and
have them yct-got couple of bells,
and in the afternoon ! marched into
Frisco. CARRYING my ore-the burros
following with bells tinkling | had
torn my ovcrcoat TO show that | had
hecn in the brush. Down Main street
| marched with my ore. the burros in
slow, measured tread close behind in
single file. | entered the hotel, placed
the orc sack on the counter of the bar.
and went ont to look after my burros,
looking neither to the right or the left,
and saving not word 20 anyone
We'll. sir, the ore and my actions
created furore of excitement Bar
room loafers mustered up energy enough
10 come up and look at the orc, examine
il through their imperfect vision, wink
at one another, shake their heads and
look wise. All classes became excited.
My actions were so peculiar as TO con-
vince them that ! was sure enough in
sane, and some of them wanted 10 send
for the deputy Sheriff and have me
taken into custody.
In the meantime Morrison had
quietly let II be known that ] had made
phenomenallv rich strike. Then the
excitement WAS on IN earnest All
kinds of offers were made me. The boss
at the Horn Silver mine wanted TO
grub-siake me, but ] had no use for as.
sistance or partners. | told them the
Hired Girl mine over the mountain
beyant was good enough for me. and
that ] was going out next dav 10 put
up my stakes and begin deveopme Mt
work,
Creates Stampede.
"'Next day / got my burros together
and with three days grub-stake, set
forth. Morrison, The devil, had posted
the miners al the Horn Silver and about
camp, and to'l them the direction was
liable TO take, and that it was worth
while 10 keep me in sight. Well, sir,
I was followed on that trip by abou I
fifteen fellows, and you bet ! led them
, a merry chase. Over peaks and crags.
. over divides, up and down and across
canyons they tracked me like Indians
: in pnrsuit of prey. Occasionally. I
I would come out IN the open on bare
4 promoniory, where ] knew they could
see me. then dive down among tho
4 cedars and be lost 10 view for hours.
4 But the Williams still pursued rae.
Thcy were determined TO know the 10.
cation Of the Hired Girl mine. Fl
4 nallv about noon OF the third day,
tossed what grub | had left to tie bur.
ros. struck out through the cedars, over
i mountains and across canyons for Fris.
\ co-distsnt about ten miles. Late that
night lot Of footsore, leg-weary, dis.
4 appointed trailers. chagrinred 10 mad,
4 ness, made their way into camp. The
Joke finally leaked out. They did not
forgive Morrison then; they have not
4 forgiven him yet,
Mr.. McHale says he came TO Frisco
a prospector without means, the only