Show mm IME ij VERGE effot 0 ur HI 1 I 1 A n la plata premises to bea be a gre great at camp in 92 BIG IN LA PLATA MIND KINE A newsy letter from the bonanzi bonanza camp of the wasatch wasa ath eange logaa V will prosper with la plata LA VIATA feb 11 isil EDITOR li iTa I 1 Jori tSAi M it has liven some t tio ti I 1 o since tile reader of tin till jewit at ari lime e treat it dired t froll la plata and t alie lie ebat of li mining linIng operations and in hat is tlona by it 11 patient arid binl pilo people tile anxiously awaiting tile llie coming of if spying sprine arid and with it tile dawning of good times to the balanza a camp of 0 tile Wasat cli range A great deal eat of interest lias bas all ami d i is 1 q being felt in the ultimate of this whit winters lers in ill a few mines now being woi lid la plata company tins baa been faithful boits to its promises aal and have done admirably well ell in if bedevil I 1 e acy I 1 of their two interests others have hav gone egone as lis faras far as they abi y could consider in financial anti and kotlier inevitable circumstance the led eed jack jacket t company began biegan work on oil a substantial 11 I 1 iwa bj sis on oil ill alie e first of tins this month 11 N while 11 11 e tile the sunrise 0 owners ners have lave been constant constantly I 1 engaged in opining their property fur for extensive operations rus aloon ns as cable in ill tile the spring the coplen la plata com company I 1 any have recently stopped work on oil tire hie heller claim for the reaction of spring the of tile blaine ISI aine lost est sheep yell w jacket trionia Tl ionia alice pet of the woods santa laosa humming bird north M star r arid and catin aim and ale alexander zander properties have been working co constantly all winter and have gained it a depth 1 espesth ely of on pact claimon clinn of fifty and seventy tive live feet N nothing at startling artlin g tins lias been discovered in any of these claims nor have the alie owners been baon disappointed in the llie results but satisfied that the they have their ftp critics in shape to make a good sh showing owing as soon as aa t trey they can get down to system alic work mork from the basis of development attained by I 1 w inter labor tiff LAMIT laaks T GOOD 1100 FIND the latest good thin thing however to enliven the spirits of the people of le la plata is the recent discovery of at a series of eaves caves in I 1 a i plata mine this discovery was made on oil sunday morning when the workmen in fit the drift eighty feet from the shaft Mid sudden denly broke into a side ride channel entering r into the llie cave bareman flare II arrison I 1 son was iloni notified oi of the new change chanc and after squaring up the he entrance tilt lie main caves mere here opened the main channel or cave is about tile the dimensions of a a good birce room with narrow halls leading to other cives caves of less size siro the general course of the caves ire arc from the lie batt eai t dipping at an angle of ten degrees to the wet A wash of sedi inen rien tary deposit overlies over lies tile the bottom of these chambers thus un abling admission either way but as aa far ns as tile alie light of a candle can an bo be reflected tire channels channe lq continue into the earth carlli it is 6 plain pl ain to bp be seen that the eaves caves extend to an enor enormous depth down the hill toward the camp to the west small nuggets of gale galena tit are found in tire caves but noth nothing 1 1 1 to speak of has been shown to prove 11 alie 1 1 deposit of any amount of cuin mineral cral here unless it be on the bottom of the chambers ambera ch the management inana lement at once started work mork on oil both ends of the channel to ascertain the depth of I 1 lie chamber to tile the west estas as well as following tins opening to the east cast nothing more than pros proe work will bs done in this chiq round ground until they have reached a depril ol of iceton beeton the shaft when drifting and raiseh will be started to determine the extent arid and range of these new biens 0 better indication for the development of the mine the main shaft is dom down n feet with three drifts front from tile the 60 tout foot level averaging sixty and feet in depth not counting inumerable stolle slopes raises arid and dinzes from where rethey they huse taken a large amount of galena ore A 1 force of forty men are arc constantly being employed on day anti and night shifts arid and every part of tire the mine being developed in a judicious manner A great deal depends upon the consummation of the shaft to tin rise foot level when lien it is expected that enough will be shown at or near the contact to place them on oil their guard for future development arid and production front from this station three drifts will be run possibly four at right angles with the thant thus determining tile llie course of their mineral and the trend of the channel eaves caves now no v exposed at the on 50 foot level NEW AND MACHI As depth iq ii gained the question of heavier inachin machinery rv becomes more apparent preparation are now being made fur for replacing the present small ILONA with ote oie of nies nearly irly ten times the present capacity at a depth of 1150 feet they will have reached the point ii where here lu ill avier in machinery machinery will be feces try irv tor for continuing to a g greater reater depth while waiting vai ting tor for new llev machinery they will have simple ample time finie to lime liae developed the ground from the fool foa level everything about la plata mine is in ship shape ind and the development of the lie 1 winter inter I 1 will ill have put the mine in title condition tor for substantial work nork slid and ili pin duclion the coming summer S work is being steadily pushed by two tue shifts oil n tin the sundown crosscut cross cut 1 find and a depth do of eighty feet gaillee up to tile the time it is ia calculated calculate tu to leach the halt line about the lit of april when they aln y will ll 11 have ave g gained ainsil 1 a I del depth th of feet ewt in ill and about feet from the eur surface face A change hangelias hang eliab hab recently mado made in ili the tunnel whereby a ledge edge oi of time lime shale place was crosse crossed I 1 I 1 fill allowing 0 all that they were mere ll ealing ing the true fo corilia rilia tion of tire contact tarata I 1 in which is found the origin of tit aliu sundown millera cral ILIA ami the same as the fo ulalio ll ul lf VI 1 il jai lot as isel HD as LI la alata mine A great deal ot of cf confidence is is placcie I 1 in tire ultimate dic discovery covery of a inc fine body cit if mineral N alien lien the centre of S sundown hill lina has been tapped by tile the necessary depth TIM REY RED two shifts in to places nrc are being vor lel on tile tho cited jacket anine and na its suon fig as tilt thiry got get the ground in shape for increasing the alie forces thov they wit vili wore llian double tile number of miners minces tito Illo Perly iq i tinder the supervision of alma IV assisted 1 by jolin john 11 jiow afi ased his interests back in ii the four dairre owned by I 1 lie led ic d jacket com company pany they aro arc taking out ore tory tor for shipment tit tin laed jacket drift abile a force ire arc it at work mork sinking the eliast on the opposite side of the gulch bierc they found founie tile alio big bi oro ore body list last fall the latter place produces steel galena falln 1 the drift is in 1 a I railto nate ore they aill ill bein begin regular shipments on or about the alie the of march providina dirig tile alic roid road is kept ilion bet bean een fiere biere anil and ogden at that tune time they now flow have over tons in the ore house douile most of I 1 f N aich is sacked backed ready for transport mr Th ackell ami ilia operators cooperators co adins yd ins isireli by y improve incepts in ill this property they alicy leave lave gamell aik d a depth of oil feet in tile the shaft and ani have lave ilone about 41 40 feet of work ill in the incline shaft hafl s considerable drifting ilif ilie hinline inline is being opened it in at 11 fille bedl ol of 01 bic c that increases 7 as fat as clovi developed lo poil I 1 I 1 reparations arv now low licini being madeford ti rl shipment of ore the snow art disappears the charile ter 0 oie nov iov lt leing eiriz produced from roin lie mine it balemi ibena in a boily body and galena chich is fhoos it in place pl ier on oil both sides of the leny ledge mr fied FK tl ell is ia liere here and aarl personally ierson ally eti sea the aver it when oprina in opens tile aliey expect to lie be in shape to make a daily anil and ship irien of fifty tons tona ot of ore per day THE work lias has been continued conti uninterruptedly since the of last Octo october her on oil the lie lost linit sheep propel prope ty arid and a depth of fifty feet gained by it a shaft the work is buin beim prosecuted un under der the lie 1 1 r v 1 8 1 oil OF of hen ben T brooks the iq colorado 1 0 ay 1 1 expert mining man who is ia Ille rested with will thos Tho thomas illas jesic jesee stratford C IN keeling and andy marshall of ade ti they are boking woking in a decomposed posed formation of I 1 lime ime and e aill onate but at list laft reports I 1 had not lot reached tile the change chance in the lime formation that would mould bring them to tire the sun flown dowil contact upon tile the bast adrillar dollar 0 and lied jacket are arc the true formations they chev will ill continue their bit a to a depoli of feet when it is expected that they will have reached the contact the ore front from the shaft assays essays 18 19 pet pel cent lead arid and an all ounce in silver OTHER on oil tile the northeast contact anro ar three mines being bein worked to develop tile ground in till this section i c tile the lost S sheep heep santa alosa I 1 and blaim mining properties the santa posa losa is being worked under contract for fifty i i feet of developments development a they have pained gained it a depth of thirty feet finding a carbonate of iron deposit and ami decomposed time lime as a lago base with Llian liangco liang ca 0 u itri nation the tame its as tilt the lost loft vile r 7 IT w proper property ty is owned by S A mcclure and J 11 II bannon the blaine mine lias has ficen developed by a abart fifty feet deep front from which rich they have just st elined art ed it a drift to tn the I 1 buthen t the blainie ia i I 1 located ile of on la plata contact about SOU f fret C air eail ead ea il of 1 A a plata mite an air the ridge md is ia identical in formation fon nation to this alty the mine is ia under the management of i 0 GPO eo gatton for an air ogden compan coin par y the ivery and cronan pio porty to lo cited south of la plata at tilt head of copper opec r gulch includes ile elle alselle and silver leaf they have inen working all winter arid and havet have pained a depth of lifto fiffi feet on oil the dell bell brailo alle in ile adl a dividing div idine their work with the leat it upon aich they have stink a atilt thirty feet in depth ih etli decent ors aleays 8 from this ali is property have ran as it agh as 40 in ill gold eold air and eight ounces in silver the bull of the woodsie wooi bais being work ed ly by lloyd 1 Mc Grueder and a shaft 70 feet in if depth has been made galena and carbonate has licen been found scattered through 0 tile the vein matter this property is ow owned ned by bv a Co colorado lorade company who intend doig don g considerable work the coming aason season oa son it is situated four miles east cast of la plata on the ogden road no work is ia being done at the ward leih mine thib winter but grent great preparations are being boin made for spring de developments under a bond arid and lease the mice alice group of mines in tile the north of the AVard leigl I 1 have lave been worked all winter by 14 S IL II 11 gerrish and J C cullen iten ilen have three drifts on the alice claim 10 20 ind find CU CO feet anti and in all hao haic a tine fine body of iron carbonate exposed work iab ae recently stopped on oil tile flum flamming ming bird m nii it e uzi extension to the north of the heller claim tito the contract for u fifty foot shaf was completed arid and on account of the sibil lity of the property they have concluded to stop until spring opens the yellow jacket is an all extension to the north of the cited jacket property it is 0 boned ned by logan leggin parties and being worked daily by a small force of men inen they have about tile the same showing as is ib exposed in the aed hackitt from tho the surface nurture tito mountain hoy property lias has been worked up ill to tile lie jast of this in a tunnel trinnel fit still mill creek reek hill northwest north west of the tied lied Jaik tit they will prepare for doing considerable sr work 0 akin in the spring tina this owned by b y park city men tin the thomas property owned by logan men is being worked und and on contract art by hutchinson alid SI 31 T donnld they them have sunk a fifteen feet deep to tile the anter nice level and began drift ing list last seek mock into cluni claim cl uni coers tile toun townsite site of la plata and lira between bete cn the Mini gudown lown arid ami queen buc cai of 0 the hills a b i leaped fraction ti with the jay big enil end to tato alio boulli ith tile north star located loca teil on oil tile hill west of t tow ON if 11 is tire routh extell extension cioll of tile mindo run Juni n pro property it is being worked under lease jv bv jani I 1 1 aines and is by iby willis 11 I 1 voth anti anil jolin inch if Illig ili aiani haill city ono one shift is ill now flow employed anil and ure ore icing I 1 I 1 produce roi luceil d daily theyan aliey im for i a large vii via IKUI IK UI lien hen opens ahe og ogilee aen ja plata jiin in ill Compi iny liao closed bomil everything lur for alj tur e Iles elit preparatory lur fir starting 11 up work un n a i largo large scale in the spring ahe omney company is cbill posed polled of adell deu and fill salt all lake capitalists and ini 11 1111 d 14 ii 1 n fol foi ahrn the they tai tin n group 0 tile r alit gold arid anil copper ore yet faund on tile quartzite con conti ct T tin I 1 jo owners are arc also making amik i preparations lor for extensive d de y r if t work in ill the spring build intaro in aaro to be erected rg soon as practicable arid bet bogli shafts opened where liec Ay now a fine ing 0 01 f g galena a ten it and sul out ph urides in ano a shafts sli afta work vii ill bo be fit Arted on n the airet of march on oil the property by tom alart anti ut liei mr air hart lelvis leavea in it a few fell laya days to average aie A villi ith his salt galt lake and nevada Nev co owners for this purpose NOTES the stock block of goods kobila owned by IV N thomas arrived in camp libat evening ind and mill Ns ill lio ile up in a few felt days an of I 1 logan I LiNen tic in in the flat fairia ris building cu adams ai lisle lialo paid a visit to ta la plata esterd ly to F pee C e tit lie c c 1 bics I C S in ill tile llo nanya property ir last heard ot of I 1 aliey tit biad baj call sized just out lilt of to 1 if and the driver left tile them in in it alie to it mow low his mistake initta ke v I 1 lion lien lie 1 biad I ad rea readied elied the SAW mill in ill Paridi I 1 iradian iradi ae c canci in 01 A formidable mining camp dance is looked booked for social enjoyment on oil thurs lily flight at sullivans Sull ivana liall fall A iclet tin is iq bitoon to lie called for the org organ idl ii in arid incorporation of tile to low it of 01 la malt 1 I 1 hia big A ill bo be fOlIO by the election of ob acerb ara two tod trustees and questions detomi of it lots arid title to tile grounds v ill be amicably fettled pett led taj voices of those who lirt first lir t pitched their tents arid and intentions of destiny will be bc called into Ourainia our amiable ble friend arid and father |