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Show PARLEY'S PARK- The Mills of that Kulerprisins Cam p. Tho JUrifsiinil U hut 1m Itelut louo in Them. Thin Water and Li.irht Air. Special CVrrcppuridonce of tho Ukrald) Park City, April 27, 1S75. This burgh is located in tho mouth of a canon at the extreme southwest' verge of the valley, if this op -ning in the mountains can be properly called such, and ia u place of considerable importance. Two hotela, one store, general outfitting iu character; seve ral saloons that have u character, and two beef markets are the sum and substance of the buaiuew portion of the town. THE QUARTZ MILLS. The Marsac, a twenty stamp mill erected by Mr. Howland, ia superior in its various appointments to any I have seen in Utah, and in conjunction conjunc-tion with the crushing machinery the owners are erecting concentrating works which bid fair to be a success, and if so will be of inestimable advantage advant-age to the mine owners in the vicinity. THE M'HEXKY MILL, erected by the owners of the mine of that name, is also a very creditable concern; but owing to the difficulty i in getting ore transported from the mine to the reduction woiks over the abominable roads, it has, like the Marsac mill, been lying idle for some time, THE SILNT23 are situated south and southwest of the town, and on the ridge between this place and the Cotton woods, and are evidently a continuation of the same mineral belt. I left the Hotel De Snyder, and after a fatiguing tramp of about four miles, arriveil at the WALKER AND WEBSTEK MINE. This, us its name imports, is a consolidation con-solidation of two mines owned by the Wasatch mining company (incorporated) (incorpor-ated) and is a big thing. It is developed devel-oped by two incline shafts, one of which is 110 feet deep and shows a continuous vein of ore five and a hall feet thick with every indication of an increase in tho size of the ore bodv. The company have shipped to Salt Lake city and sold to tho various reduction re-duction works in that vicinity, between be-tween 500 and 000 tons ol ore .during the past year, lrom which the net receipts amount to SH.SoO, and they have now on the dump and ready for shipment about 300 tons. The ore is carbone.te and galena aud samples 25 oz. in silver and 4o per cent, in lead. The cost of extraction and sacking is about five dollars per ten. THE BCCKY MIXE, alio owned by tho Vasatch company, com-pany, and situated in the immediate vicinity of the W. fc W., is developed by an incline shaft sixty feet in depth and Uo drifts thirty feet in length. It shows a vein of carbonate and galena ore four feet in thickuess, be tween wen-ueiinea wan rocks. A large amount of ore has been shipped from this mine, and the company propose prosecuting the work of development de-velopment this coming summer with energy. THE WASATCH Tl'KXEL, originally located aud worked for tho purpose of developing the afore-men-tiontd mines, has been driven into the mountain a distance of four hundred hun-dred feet, where it cuts a vein of ore live feet thick. The workmen are now prospecting the new find, aud the indications are that it is superior in value to those mines which the tunnel was originally designed to tii p. THE DSIOX MIKE. This mine is situated north and about four hundred feet distant from the Wiisa'ch company's property, and the ore is of the same character. It is developed by a tunnel and incline shaft about -00 feet deep. The mine has produced large quantities ot low grade ore which has been Bold principally to the smelting worKs at Oden. It is not being "vorked at present owing to the difficulty in get-ling get-ling provisions and materials transported trans-ported to the mine. This property is owned by Messrs. Martin, Low and Nickels. THE GREEN MOXSTER MINE, situated north of the "Pinion and evidently evi-dently on the same belt of mineral, is a very promising prospect and is developed de-veloped by a shaft 100 feet deep. It shows a strong vein of ore of the same character as the Pinion, but has a larger per cent, of copper in its ore than any other miue in this vicinity. THE WOOD3IDE MINE is a very fair looking prospect. It bus beeu developed by a shaft sixty feet deep. The ore is of the carbonate carbon-ate and galena varieties, of a (in this camp) uuusually high grade. The owners have shipped considerable ore this winter and are now pushing the work o! development with vigor. THE FLAGSTAFF MINE I did not see, but am informed that it is being worked by a force of fifteen men. The ore which ut one time wao lreo milling in character has changed to smelling, and the vein is considerably broken and tho ore scattered. scat-tered. THE ONTARIO MINE is also one to which I could not gain access, but I learn from reliable authority au-thority that the shaft is two hundred leet deep, and that a level baa been driven on the vein four hundred feet in length, showing a. body of ore about five feet thick, which samples 80 oz. iu silver per ton of 2,000 lbs., and carries horn 2 to 4 percent, lead. The company have suspended operations opera-tions for a few days for the purpose of putting a new pump in operation, the old one not being sufficiently large to clear the workings of water. THE TIMBER is convenient, and in large quantities, quanti-ties, there being generally enough on the respective mining claims to supply sup-ply the wants of the mine owners ioi si great number of years. Of water I can only say that there is an over-supply, over-supply, every ravine and gully being full. My boots got lull ol the aqueous fluid, and I noticed that it entered largely into the composition of the spirituous liquors used in camp, ft fact which I thought contrary to the eternal fitness ot things. THE ALTITUDE is high, higher, highest. The air, owing to the elevated situation, is very light so very light that I have dee'nu'd it advisable to avoid going upon the highe.-t mountain peak, or loq-slicul.ite very violently with my arms in the open air, as I am not ytt nn oared lor translation, and there is no Lollinc what accident might happen. hap-pen. " Plus Ultra. |