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Show DRY CANON. "Plus Ultra" Again in the Hills The Utah Bonanzas nr In Dry C'aaon. A Season of Hugo Developments Anticipated. (Special CorrcEpundutico of the Herald.) Dry CaSok, Feb. 25. 1875. On my return to thia place, after an absence of alout four months, I Hud the camp somewhat dull, owing to the fact that many mines which were in full blast last summer havo suspended operations during the past winter months; but, so far as I can loam, the majority ol the owners of mining property are makiug preparations prepar-ations to recommence operations at an early day LhM spring. JACOBS CITV ban not improved very much during I my ubjenco, all buildings in course of orectiou laat autumn having been laid ever until this 8nriiiL' when man persona indulge in the fond hope that tho lust ripplti of the late tidal wave of financial ruin wil' have Hpent its force, and capital will again flow hitherward, thereby enabling tho owners of mines and real estate to again push forward tho work of development de-velopment Rnd improvement. That great and notable mine, THB MONO, ivmaina in statu tjwl urid people around camp who profess to know, talk about its remaining in ito pres-ont pres-ont quiescent state for years. I presume pre-sume the glacial period a state of affairs which seems to be chronic with almost every mine owned by cupi talista is now taking place in this mine. The MOUNTAIN CHIEF MINE. At one time this was owned by an incorporated in-corporated company in London, tho capital stock representing millions of dollars. It was one of the most prominent pro-minent mines (on paper) in this camp, but after a Bbort but glorious career, it run upon the sunken reefB of legal difficulties, and was sold by the United States marshal, at public auction, to Mr. Clohecy, a livo American miner, who has commenced the work ot exploration in tho old ftorkings with flattering guccovs. THE EMPORIA. This mine has been worked during the past winter season by a small force of men who have been engaged in prospecting the claim and getting everything in good shape preparatory to extensive operations during the ensuing en-suing summer season, and from a lew facts that I learned from one of the employes, the yield of ore from Iho mine will exceed the wildest anticipa-1 tion of the owners. The DE3ERET MINE j has been worked steadily during the I winter months, and has maintained its prestige nobly. The ore body, al- I ways of a good size and grade, in-1 creases in quantity and quality as tho 1 work of development progresses. It j bids fair to rival the best ore-produc-! ing mines of the district. The FLA VILLA MINE, or, I might with justice say, the bonanza bon-anza of Uphir district, has now got a tramway and steam hoisting works in successful operation, and the company com-pany are prepared to fill orders for any quantity of ore. I am informed by Mr. Lawson that the body of ore is greater at the present depth than it has ever before been, and that the grado or value of the ore increases as they gain depth in the mine.' The , RATTLER MINE, owned by Mx. Collins not the celebrated cele-brated and the ubiquitious Thomas-is Thomas-is working under the management of that veteran prospector and miner, H. D. Converse, and Irom present indications will soon take a place in the front rank along sido of the No. 1 ore producing mines. It is apparently appar-ently on the same belt and possibly on the same vein as the Mammoth, Hidden Treasure. Of the last named mine and the , I CHICAGO MINE I can say little or nothing, or at least what I could Bay would be like painting paint-ing the rose or adorning the lily. Tiiey (the mines) are daily sending off to their respective smelting works largo quantities of galena ores with Only this noticeable fact, the ore hns nearly doubled its value in silver in the past year. The GRANT TUNNEL came near being the scene ol a fear- futl ragedy a few dayB ago. This pro- j porty was leased to some parties who, j with commendable energy, pushed forward their explorations and weie : rewarded for their pains by the dis- : eovery of a large body of rich ore, The owners now came to the conclusion conclu-sion that they had given away a good thing, and in the manner of Poor Lo they wanted to trade back; but found to their cost that the boys could appreciate ap-preciate a good thing aB well as they. In the absence of the workmen the lessors took possession of tho mine BY FORCE OF ARMS; that is with arms in their hands, They snugly ensconsed themselves in the tunnel and locked the door on the inside trusting to their ability to frighten tho parties working tho mine into a compromise. When tho workmen got back they were saluted from an orifice in the door with many a threat and far fetched oath, that if they did not immediately desert that dump they would bo blown into atoms. The "outsiders" took in the situation at a glance and being HARD TO SCARB immediately disposed themselves in order of battle, and from a secure point covered the entrance to the tunnel with their pistols and Henry rifles, and demanded an instant surrender sur-render on the part of the " insiders." This was perem tonally refused, and the "outsiders" commenced to pull down some large timbers above the tunnel face, which allowed ft huge mass of rock and earth to slido down and cover up the mouth of tho tunnel. tun-nel. Seeing what a fate was in store ior them the valient "insiders" commenced com-menced to beg for life, and one more chance to breathe the fresh air of heaven. After making many prom- iBcs, this prayer was granted, and they slowly wended their way down the mountain Bide, sadder, if not wiser men. SOUTH AFRICA. Quite a fever of excitement has been raised in this camp by tho receipt re-ceipt of letterB from parties who, I sometime ago, migrated to that far distant patiimony of the children of Ham. The letters received intimate that the proverbial root of all evil is lying around loose in largo q uan-tities, uan-tities, and only needs the picking up and trouble of transporting to the sea coaBt. Many of the Iboys are making preparations to stampede to this new paradise. THE WEATHER. Last autumn many who pretended to considerable weather wisdom pro fessed that we would exporiencu a very hard winter, but "old prob. went back on them," and now tlio . would-be weatherwisesay they always knew we would have an open, ogreo-ablo ogreo-ablo winter. The winter has certainly cer-tainly been a miracle in the way of pleasantness, for Biich a pleasant wintor and bo favorable a one for outdoor out-door work, has nover beon known 1 since the oldest inhabitant located his wickcup in this land. Pluh Ultra. |