Show I GOLD MOUNTAIN DISTRICT I Gold Mountain mining district Is sit j uutJ some thirtyfive miles south of Ulchlfeld the county seat of Sevler county and Is twentyfive miles southwest south-west of Sevler stirlion on time Rio Grande Western the closest railroad station It has boon known for some twentyfive or thirty years that Gold mountain contained goldbearing ledges as Indians and Mormons in early days used to find rich specimens In the streams which flow through the district but not until the last eight years hns there ben any work done to develop these ledges which arc now proving to make this section of the State great During this year more work has been done for the betterment of the camp than nil the rest of the eight years before The first thing In tine spring a good wagon road was built up Fish creek by the Annie Laurie Lau-rie mine and James Long Jr of the MammothBreckenrldgo mine This road is on nn easy grade from the mouth of Fish creek to the Annie Laurie Lau-rie mine and from this place branch roads go out to James Longs the BlueBird Blue-Bird the Sevler and other prospects and mines of lessor fame During tho past few months Snyder City named after Wlllard F Snyder one of the heaviest interest men In the district has grown from mere nolh big on the barren mountain side to n thriving little mining town of about lt > 0 souls About the first stir that was mado on the mountain this spring wns the bonding of tho Annie Laurie minp for 3210000 This mine along with James Longs MnmmothBrockenrldge mine are considered the main propositions and hid fair to making for themselves n reputation as gold producers and making for their owners goo dividend payers Never before were there ever a hand full of men working on the mountain nt this tlmo of but the thl year tc following news was by The Tribune wa gathered rlbuJI correspondent cor-respondent In order that the public might know the energy that Is being exhausted and to show tho confidence the owners of tho several prospects have in the values to he attained and thc going downness of the lodges At present tho Annie Laurlo mine hns thirtyeight men engaged drifting sinking and Inother ways developing thin property Last September A Jl Aldrich and P L Klmberly of Chicago bonded this properly for 210000 nnd In the bond 20OflO was guaranteed to be expended to develop the property Mc Lean and Snyder have Hovqral contracts con-tracts and In the largo tunnel 1 IGO tee have been gained In which several crosscuts have been made in which it was proved that the vein wns nbout thirtysix feet wide and varies from 10 to oO and makes an average of about 3C Across tho vain several raises were made n which It was proved < that the mountain was simply a moss of ore The owners while they are glad to soil their stock in the company com-pany are now anxious that the bonders will not take the property Their plan Is that If the properly Is nol sold that they will Put up n good mill and work the property for all It Is I worth This properly Is really the most favorable prospect In the district MAMMOTIIBUECKENRIDGE The Pinto Investment company controlled con-trolled by n few New York itpitalbt and managed by the genial James Long Jr IB working the Mnmmoth Breekenrldge This properly IK I really the most systematically worked ltCmaUtal wOked property prop-erty on the mountain One largu tunnel tun-nel has been run to tap the main vein at n deplh of about M > 0 feel and It Is expected thai tInt ledge will soon bo struck and at Unit lime some good news Is expected Several now buildings build-ings have been erected this fall lo supply sup-ply Iho t went 9Ix unarm with comfortable comfort-able quarters and vigorous work will bo used until spring when a twenty Ktamp mill will be eroded and the property prop-erty Is expected next summer lo be one of the best paying propositions in this section of the country THE SBVIBR Tho Sdvlor mine owned mostly by ChnrloH Lammersdorf already has a twentystamp mill on tine ground anti the manager expects to make a good thing o it with next years run A good ledge inns been encountered during the summers work nnd oro has boon thrown on the dump which averages not less l than iS I and all will be runt run-t the t mill next summer A large forco of men will be put lo work In orion thin t tho mill can be kiJiH nieadllv at work I I The Blue Bird his boen pushing two I tunnels nnd working I fltfvaral raises and J I 1 i J the more work is done the more the owners of tine company tine Golden Star Mining and Milling company feel proud of their summers work This property IH the only one on the inoun tain which has declared a dividend It i I Is I an easy claim to work and a mill IB expected to bo creeled the first thing I after the snow will permit I The Holland has been driving an 800 I j I foot tunnel which Is I expected lo tap j their main lodge at a depth of about 1 ICO feet The tunnel Is not yet completed com-pleted but when finished Is expected toe to-e a famous prospect I The Miller Trappers Pride the Advocate Ad-vocate Ihe C C and D the General I Conner and sev al other prospects on Inc I Fltfh creek sloe of the mountain I have b ° en vigorously worked all summer sum-mer and no fault has been found with lIme money expended as good showings I In every ease have been made The ButlerBeck and the Sliver King I have boon tied up III litigation almost thc entire full but during the spring and summer when the properties were I belli worked tine host possible show ti 1vas made The matter of law Is J now about settled and the properties i I aIl expected to move along in good I I I shape I I Tho Gold Pan group owned by F It Shepard and Dwight Meteor has had a 200foot tunnel driven on It In order to ascertain time whereabouts of a 2fi lodge of ore which crops In several I I places along the backbone of the group I I No fault can for found by i the owners with the resulLs A There are a number of other claims being worked on the mountain and In I all the district Is in a more prosperous condition today than ever before and next year will see a live uptodale II mining camp with a dozen or more dividend div-idend clS payers clSIirAR IirAR YSV ALE Mnrysvalc a mining camp of more or less repute for the past twentylive yearn tine greater portion nf that time being of the less reputation owing to I the fact of the Inadequate facilities for treating and transporting lowgrudo and refractory ores and again up to the downfall of silver which nt that tlmo was the predominating ore of the camp the owners and producers were to a great extent content to live In Ignorance of the gold deposits right at their doors which with modern Improvements Im-provements III treatment of base ore now bid fair to rival the popular camps of tho country Old Baldy Brlghams Pak and Mt flu lnap or Tuslmr with their towering peaks casting their I I associates Into Insignificance I arc smiling I smil-ing on the surroundings on account of the opportunities In store for them to convince the mining world of their mid dijnwcnllh Those familiar with the history of I I Marysvale are aware of the ups and downs of the older properlles but let that be as It may they will never again have It chance to know of the downfall down-fall of tilt old camp for with the helm of mining prosperity In possession of such linen as O 1 Salisbury George M Scott Mr Burns of New York Mr Ogd bent of Lincoln Nab Mr I Packard William llolderman Lee Bntholomcw nf ripple Greek I Prof Lamb of Denver Den-ver and a xroat many others of undoubted un-doubted knowledge Jlnanolal strength and energy tine llImpll now on a solid fooling and Is recplvYrig conservative and lasting boom Ta enumerate nil of n the promising properties of this camp would occupy loo much spin but we wish to mile you lo k op I top on a few r of the most promising which are being worked nt tine present time The Wedge in thij Horse Heaven country owned by Mrs M 1 J Lyon and associates associ-ates ban produced samnles of old I bearing rock equaled only by i the best yet found in any camp and the work now In hand will Justify its reputation ere the ooenliigof the coming mining season TheOut ofsight another Horse Proav n nrnpflnK owned by Joseph Jo-seph Gallghciy Thoilas Glllnn and f v O v M V VJIXIfLU Alt I LI others Is being developed I and titled for the great rucobf wealth creating Whal Is tIme matter with the Dalton I mince up men down but now being brought up again and this time to stay the deuh now attalmd proving tho pcrficllon of a big welldefined vein of goldbearing quartz The owners feel free to exDcnd their money on development de-velopment work this winter preparatory to a good snug output of pay ore next season The good Judgment of Mr Packard of Sprlngvllle caused him to put ton men to work on the Chattanooga near Webster Falls at the head of Bullion I canyon the result of that work causing him to begin the new year with twen ty men Messrs Ogdbert Packard und Holder man having lately secured a bond on the Bully Boy and Webster have begun work with a force of men removing the mill tram Its old silo nl the mouth of the canyon to the mine six miles above and will an soon as completed com mence the treatment of oro to the full capacity ot the mill when upward of one hundred men wIll be employed I This alone Insures the resumption of the mood iVPea or years ago at this pldtlmo dividendpayer The country In general Is greatly benefited by the advent of these gentlemen and their gelling possession of this property I Mr Salisbury is unrelenting In his efforts to ulace the Deer Trail In con dlllon to work a force of men lame enough to keep a fiftystamp mill run J ning on goldbearing ore a good round percentage of which Is susceptible to i I I cyanide treatment I I Mr Batholomew of Crjpple Creek and I I Prof Lamb of Denver have a bond on Copper Bolt and ore working three I I sin I fts Clean I ing oul in Lid ret I iii hen ng the r shaft from which shipments of good paying ore were being mude years voTvon when tinis lroJlrly ecaini 1n Veined In IUIfffUlon settlement of which took place recently These gentlemen mayo also Secured nn option on live other calms continuous on the Copper Belt voimn ownmenJ by Illlam ScroggIn J M Uolltho and others The preparations being mode by the t American Producers Controlling com imny of Boston Stc to put in a smeltel nt once has caused tho starling of a great deal of work on undeveloped prospects that have oro that M m pav la H0o n Tis tnttiiiH111 can bo had here Work Is being pushed on the Monroo prospect l and the orS I saving of ore fo smelting commenced The Standard Incorporated I ten claims Is assorting ore Mr Olbbs of the oldllmo boys now has a recompense for his years of hard knocks on Gold hill Hmah of Cotton wood canyon ThlB prospect from to time 01 discovery yearn ago furnished a good showing of what oldtimers Cull rornla Cry8lllIIIJtttd call itmiLiz free gold HhowlnE I it mvneTbv rny ° 11 iR 10lLh the Cr llI OWlled 1y rLiS V MI V llullIII George M Scott Mr hai In thiN and othorH who II1ln onn of Ow best pllcl1s of developmmmcnnt vouir lo worlc n large oreo or men ndunlaGlouiI mill In lilt i comp or tLtn ore 11fuhlng having Il fluallty I I JI 1L snielle annd m Iln will hl 11IIIId fnonn us IL heavy Produmecu I In tine lipIn I grime g-rime Cascade and Rohn nOuCIl g Lee each have leenntly hwnll1 work wllh I u nmull fOIco and will SOOIl Jlush wOlk add mOIu ntmmi will I 118 foal us cain do It imlomney lund vhumn rhe Boston H1tualed In lle Oat and owned by Jim Bolllho or Richfield und C Sumnor Northrop Of llolitoll will HlUIl wOIk wllh sThe time two shIrts the firlo year Messrs Dewlll and Durkee nro work lag fonr men on the PaymC18tor which Is an ellHte1n extension group oC thc famous Wedge und feel velT much elntel over the ieuuunhl of tivotnty dllH work Ir and rlf Flunlt YIhht aro Jubilant ovum tine oC J11ORpcct UIO urea tIJn of 0 1I1tlel nut tiitm hnyo L ori nice liowlnJIC lead ore amid they are worthy oC this oneouragment us they have stayed with this prosper for fir toon years and having no children In comCorl them In their old age ItlS I Rrallfyhm to all here to know l llmi t th s grand old couple l will imvc a comn lency In their old age < The pronoiu showing of tine mines nnd prospects in 1 C0flttUiOnnwIji th comlnfir pf tin Rio I I Grande Western railway and the buildIng build-Ing of a new canal nnd uplodnle town on the beautiful bunch south of the old town together with reservoirs now 1 arranged for at the head of City crcec west of Junction and cast of Manning creek flats which will reclaim thou I i sands of acres of very fertile land will f we are assured place Murysvalo among the most prominent localities of south I cm Utah and with the unexcelled en terprlscs the power i plant and electric 1 roads for transportation of ores from the mines to the smeller will be one of I I Ilu paying investments of the American I Producers Controlling company |