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Show LETTER FR0N KELT0N. M iiiinu rrospeets Itich Assays - Itriglil Promises Knit Kiver , Mountains A Shoutins Ai". lair. Corroi'wnilecco of llio Itm u.p. Kia.TON, Aug. 1,173. Having made a considerable lour through the mountains, north of the north' end of Salt Lake, I propose lo make a few jottings upon the mining prospects of that portion of Box Elder county that lies in the northwestern corner of Utah and contiguous to the Central Pacific, .Kailroad. The leading lead-ing camp of this -icelion is Rosebud. This district is situated ten miles from the station of Terrace, on the C. P. li. 11., in the low foot-hills, in a limestone lime-stone formation, and is producing ore of a very high grade. This district was discovered last yovembcr, and had now a number of claims of great promise. The Dclmonte has been developed more than any other. On this mine they have work on the lead, about )Q feet, all of the way through very high grade ores. The lead at the surface is strong, well defined, showing a vein of very high grade ore. from the surface, down the incline that is run ! on the vein, there is a large, wcll-de-! lined vein and good ' over-hanging ! wall. All the way down the shall there is no "pinching" of the vein, 1 and it gradually grows wider and ' wider from the top down. At the ! depth of 'JO feet the shaft is filled with I ore of a very high grade. The width 1 of the ore-breast is not less than o feet. For the amount of labor expen ded, there is more ore value in sight than in any mine I have seen in Utah. Taking into consideration the high grade of ore, the short distance to railroad transportation, and the natural natu-ral 'grade -from the mine to the railroad, rail-road, there is everything lo establish this mine as one oi" the most promising promis-ing properties now in Utah. Assays from this mine vary from $2-30 to upwards up-wards of si ,000. Wc will make the prediction, that the Dclmonte will soon be one of the leading attractions in the mining circles of l-Lah. yext, hi the order of the amount of 1 development, is the Mayllower. This lead, at the surface, shows not less than ten feet of goal ore. The company com-pany have sunk a perpendicular shaft through limestone, and have struck the lead, about oo feet from the sur face in very good ore. The Midsummer is also being worked energetically, and they are getting out high grade ore. The present promise of this mine is very encouraging. Crown Point is another fair prospect, pros-pect, running parallel with the Dclmonte. Dcl-monte. On this mine there has been little done yet, though enough to convince the miner that there is mineral value deeper down. The Homestead lies between the Delmonte and Crown Point. This lead can be traced on the surface some -00 feet, and, to put it very lightly, is at this time a bright pros-; pros-; pcet. i Lately prospectors here have been enlarging the circle of valuable mines. Goal mines have been recently de-, de-, velopetl north of Rosebud Creek, and some three miles from the town of Rosebud, which consists at this time of a store of Messrs. Riley ct Co., of Kelton, a restaurant or boarding-house, boarding-house, the cabin of Smith &, Pucket, 1 the owners of the Mayflower, and ' numerous huts and wicki-ups of quite a battalion of prospectors, that are turning things up side down far and near, hoping to find more Del- monles and Mayllowei-s. j The mineral belt at this point is not as extensive as in many places, but wherever mineral is found m this d;s-. d;s-. trict the assays run very high in silver. Professor Winn, who is now superintendent super-intendent of the Delmonte, sas the ores of this district can all be smel-tered. smel-tered. All carry a strong percentageof : lead. The lead at Bovine station.'ju.-t , west uf Terrace, dues not seem lo at- tra.-t much att.-niion at this time. There are rumors uf new discoveries discover-ies in the Raft River mountains. Ore has been seen that came from that section that looks nromishr' Black Pine Mountain has laid dormant dor-mant for two years. This morning a company from yew York went there and examined the property of Dr. Riee. This property was once sold tor a handsome sum. and some Sl.UOU was ' paid on the purchase, but. fur reasons to the writer unknown, the property l tell baek into the original owners'" hands. Black Pine Mountain and tiie new discoveries on Raft River and at Rosebud are nc-arlv un a lino, running parrallel to the gen- 1 oral direction of the mountain ranges in this section of country. i There is a small army uf prospectors iu the fuld. and I am confident that before snow fails, other and fine mining properties will be developed in north end of Box Elder eountv. and on tiie- sj-.uhtrn line of Idaho." 0:i F:-id.'y. the eighth day of Au-gusl. Au-gusl. a man by the name of John Land, who lives on Rait River, in wh-it is called the B.'.iin. shot an old . -rrev-kcaded man. bv the name of . Weaver, the first shot striking him in tue left breast, and coming out under the shoulder blade: then getting get-ting eft his horse he shot the oid man, after he was down, in the leg. i The can.-- of the she. .ting Weaver -.'-I L.o 1 a n...re f--r sp-i in v. -Id j did' n -i 1 lv'"l;.e 'coin, and W.-avcr I l.-k li - r'):i:,-i 1 a. k. l.u,-l and ' s.i, !:-!-- I '',: ,v ' a --tli-'IU, nt. 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