Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19

and plenty OF limestone. Shelters can
be established within easy distance OF
the mines as the San Pedro railroad
is only about three miles away.
There are five distinct veins in Nebo
mountain, all of them contact assures
instead OF the blanket form The ore
and contents are IDENTICAL and the
veins very large. There are already
producers In the district.
The Nebo Star has tunncled into IL
fissure that is IL feet in thickness al
ready without ending. The ore assays
lag ounces of silver; 1874 per cent lead
with some gold Three to six men are
constantly employed and work is pro-
crossing satisfactorily. In fact q car
of ore has been shipped. The prospect
has been known for years though &C
tive operations were begun only two
months ago. Much Of the ore has been
taken from the surface. The mine Is
already "a paying investment and no
stock is for sale. r. p. Christensen Is
manager.
The Eva mine recently shipped a car
of orc that gives satisfactory returns
in silver and lead. Some declare it to
be one OF the finest appearing mines
in the country. The assays go high in
silver and low in lead. Shipments have
been made for some time.
The Spider mine is in paying ore,
and is getting ready to ship. Tie
ASSAY runs from 60 ounces silver and
20 per cent lead to 80 ounces silver and
so per cent lead. Mr.. Mellon is man.
ager and the nine is owned by Salt
Lake interests
The Nephi Mining company has made
several shipments, the returns from all
being highly gratifying. The. assay
shows silver, lead. gold ond some
copper. Mr., Whitney of the Utah I'M
rlnrpfs)t jS general manager.
The mining district is eight miles
north OF Nephi and three miles from
, San Pedro railroad. Wagons can go
to three out Of the five mines, thus
making shipment easy. May Nephi
people are interested in the district ana
been filed. Great possibilities arc
ahead Of the camp, for a strip of min
era about 800 feet wide can be fol-
lowed definitely across the country.
pick anywhere along it Will bring up
mineralized rock. Tho main thing that
has retarded development heretofore
is the lack of competent min
owners of the claims and also long
search for the porpryry, which has at
last been discovered. Many think
this is the finest appearing camp in the
country and are putting their time
and money into the proving Of their
faith
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Many praises can be sung of Nephi
The city has already about nine blocks
OF payements though the population
is only 5000. In 1903 an electric lighting
plant was installed at a cost of $4,000
in Salt Creek canyon, three and half
miles east OF the city. The city has
owned it from the beginning. Lights
have been costing the citizens at a rate
of three 16-cardle power for dollar
a month; but now the meter system
is being used.
The streets of the city are exception
ally we'll lighted there being over $50
high power incandescent lights at
crossings and along main thorough
fares. The lighting system is now on
a paying basis; and additional water
rights have been secured which will in
crease the power OF the system. AL
ready there Is day service to meet
the demand for power.
OWNS THE WATER SYSTEM,
Nephi owns Its own water system the
works having been completed in 1890
at a total cost OF $4,000. The water
comes from Marsh springs four and
one-half miles east of the city. 1t Is
Mt Nebo water, The streets arc sprink-
led in the summer and nearly every
home has water III the house.
Last year the city secured title ID
the "Rowley" springs TWO and one-half
miles northeast, ana piped the water
81 distance OF two miles TO the wine
Bluff" cemetery, one OF the two city
graveyards. The system was completed
in August and VIII be ready in the
spring for service In identifying the
home OF Nephi's deceased. The barren,
forbidding appearance of the place
,,5iIl to a IN, TINT nf n HaNy-
er garden in every sense credit TO
the city.
There are real live men In Nephi. The
present city officials are: Mayor, Isaac
Grace, who was recently appointed TO
succeed J. a. Hyde who resigned to
go to the state senate; council, Alma
Hague, James Garrett Jr., a. Il. Pax
man, william G. 0rme, and G. w.
Lunt; recorder, T. C. Wynn; treasurer.
r. NJ Cooper; justice. j. S. Cooper, and
marshal, w. a. Wright.
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
The Nephi Commercial club is one
of the finest In the state. 1t was or
ganlZea in 1905. Recently It furnished
elegant new club rooms in the Lunt
building. There IL large reception
room with piano, reading table with
magazines, tables containing pictures OF
local industries and improvements, la
dies and gents parlors, card rooms
smoking room and kitchen, all we'll
furnished, heated with steam and light
ed with electricity. The office rooms
of the city officials are on the same
floor. each room being fitted out in the
mission style. In all it Is a thriving
club and great credit to the city.
The officers are G. NJ. Whitmore. pres
ident: W. G. Orine, vice president: T.
L. Foote, secretary; G. W. Lunt, treas
urer, and T. II. Burton, librarian.
NEW BUILDINGS.
Many new fine buildings have sprung
up in Nephi tho last year, An addition
TO the l.. d. S. tabernacle cost $4,000.
The Lunt building which contains the
Commercial club rooms two stores
Ia two-story brick--cost $1,000. The
Pay building-a two-story brick-in
which Is a new furniture store, was