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Show OUR OPHIR LETTER. The Murder Trials. Sympathy for Lawless. Mining Matters Thad. Stevens Sold. (Special Corraspondesca of the Herald.) OniiR, Mar. 7, 1874. The snow is not as deep here aa I expected, and is nothing like it was in Bingham last Monday. In fact, thcro is no difficulty in going over any part of the country here, and what snow there is is rapidly disappearing. disap-pearing. THE MURDER TRIALS. At Tooele are the most interesting topics at present. Brandt's trial tor the killing of Bennett is in progress; Gen. Barnum for defendant, Nicholas Nich-olas Lawless' trial for killing Geo. V. Sn ivory is set for Tuesday the 10th. Much interest is taken in these, as l)oth homicides took place here. There is some division among the peoplo on the Lawless case, with a very large majority who sympathize with Nick. The abuse that Snively had given him, and repeated threats to1 kill him, coupled with the fact of-Snively of-Snively spitting in his face a few! minutes before the tragic event, have raised up very many friends for the defendant. People in the West don't believe in waiting until an enemy kills you to see if he intends to do it or not. Again the threat and abuse by Snively Sniv-ely was all given because Nick was paying his addresses to Snivcly's wile's sister, the aforesaid sister being quite willing, so much so that Snively i anticipated they would marry. As Nick always bore a good character, and was a suiublo and worthy man for her, there w;is no reason why Snively should "get his leg over his neck" about it. the MncFK I Arc producing as well as usual, and generally of a better grade of ore. The Mono, it is asserted, has a large vein of pure horn silver, and is approaching ap-proaching the status of a sub treasury deposit. It is expected that large vaults of greenbacks of large denominations denom-inations or perhaps government bonds will soon be struck in some of the lower levels. The Chicago and Hidden Treasure are both improving in grade as they go down. The Chicago is said to have doubled in value. The I. X. L. is said to be taking out $2,000 of ore with twelve men at work in the mine. DEEP MINES. Let me whisper a word in your left ear about why it is that Ophir district produces such rich ores. It is a fact that Ophir and Little Cotton-woodIprodu.ee Cotton-woodIprodu.ee the riches ores, and'Jiave the deejtest shafts. It is a common thing here for shafts to bo over 300 feet deep, while the number that approach ap-proach or exceed 600 feet are numerous. nume-rous. I mean by thio "deep" to go downward into the bowels of the earth, among the rock where the ore is rich and in volume, and not tunnels tun-nels run into the hills on scientific, or all wise principles, as is done in some eauips. In Bingham there are but few shafts 300 leet deep, but many tunnels Tom 400 to 800 feet. Those veins are Hat ledges or deposits more properly, vast bomtazaa here the veins dip and go down, and I lieheve L m.ty state it as a fact, that out of the very many shafts over 300 feet deep, not a single one baa failed to strike into a large vein of rich and valuable valua-ble ore. A sure thing every time any ono follows down a fair p ros-pect. ros-pect. SALES OE MIXES Are Ulkod of but only one of much account that L hear reported as a I fact and that one the Thad Stevens i on Shoo fly hill, to some Cleveland, Ohio, parties for $10,000 cash down ; no bonding. This would be a chenp) mine if it were not lor its being only seventy-five feet from the American Flag, which is a good claim of much older date. the vein in which is said to run directly into the Stevens. However How-ever I hope it will all turn out well as U a good property. There are also several prospects about being sold but only fur small sums, and others, being looked after for purchase. lu fact these things are looking up, anu any thing that looks well goes off, or will soon like "hot cakes." The great event on the tapis here is the ball on the 17th, St. Patrick's day, for which preparations are being made to ensure it a brilliant success and a grand goal time. James Pierce's line of stages from here to Salt Lake City cut Lewiston, Camp Floyd and Lchi, thence by rail, is expected to be in operation next week, thus reducing time and ex-I ex-I pense between the two places. SflCER. |
