Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-16 | Page 4 | Know Utah

J 1 Know Utah 1 By ALBERT F. F PHILIPS I g. g UI UIA A descriptive letter In addition to one sent ent to President Brigham Young Young- regarding the find of or precious metal In the Mudd Muddy Valley lands caused unusual unusual unusual un un- un- un usual excitement This valley atley extends over o Into Neada Nevada Ne No- vada ada and varies In width from a a. quarter Quart of ot a 3 mile toa to toa a a. n mile le The town which the Saints located has lias been named Panacea This is in the northern section of ot the valley alley and near the bluffs blurts In a a. northwest direction tion from Panaca about t ten n miles mUes and twenty miles mUes west and southwest of ot the other valleys were the I silver lead deposits discovered by William Hamblin I The fact that this silver sUver discovery was taken hold of by bythe the Gentile clement element who had invaded that section section sec rec- sec sec- tion was not taken kindly by the Saints who in a n. letter cited citro the following Our brethren in these new settlements had laid claim to what they supPOSed supposed sup sup- supposed posed was the principal lead for some miles But a n afew afew few apostates apostates' and Gentile miners who were exploring in that region when we were there professed t to have found much more e 0 e As we were returning we met Sherwood and company and Livingston Hempstead and company numbering in all aU about twenty five persons on their way to prospect and open the claims taken up by Box Sh Shirts and company compan These latter lat hit ter have since noo gone into the Meadow Mcadow valley with their families Later reports from that region say that new discoveries are arc being made not only of ot lead and silver but of ot cinnabar and gold quartz and are talkIng talking talk talk- ing trig largely of ot increase of ot numbers in strength In view of this state of Ot things Elder Snow wrote r I I have selected about twenty five individuals who were com corn comparatively comparatively footloose in the southern settlements to go with the Iron county surveyor and to claim chum and hold claim to the most moot desirable locations in those upper valleys and have appointed John to direct their operations and take general direction direction dirce- dirce tion of ot all the tha infant sett ments in that of country o 0 o 0 These appointees have already gone to enter upon this labor We have hare not the strength and numbers to fill fm up and occupy these valleys but If it you ap approve approve ap- ap prove of the stops that we have hare taken to gain possession possession possession posses posses- sion of them I r doubt not there will wUl be enough from our northern settlements to occupy them during the ensuing fall faU and spring The names of ot Secretary of ot the Territory Amos Reed General Pat Connor and other federal officials are among the claimants to the mines in the thc vicinity I I O 0 4 0 0 O OThe The lett letter r then apologizes for sending so 50 much detail but it adds that there was no attempt to weary the receiver with details but being on the ground matters maHers which might have been n considered unimportant unimportant unimportant tant in Salt Lake were of great importance to those in the southern conference