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Show | \ : < 2 PUBLISHED EVERY LOUDER MERBERT WEDNESDAY BY ‘ & STEELE’ STEELE. Office—Mixer Building, Lower Main Street . TERMS BE. OF cece ee SURAORLE FON * ceaccaweeseeresese Devoted to the Mining Interests of Southern Utah. 1 mee BS ry VOL. SILVER 4. SILVER SANDSTONE! Professional. ———_——- Cheering J. N. LOUDER, Real Estate Business and and ing arid other to Sell “Careful Collection Dwelling neas Given Entrusted Min- Properties er Lease. Attention Belt to of from the Southern = ‘““THE QUEEN € Mineral Utah. MINING - iant Fature CAMP” REEF, WASHINGTON with a Brillin Store. Care. UTAH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1831. COUNTY, fact, for all practical purposes, is sufficient. For five years past mining le beginning of its -operations,. but re ko than at any previous tinve in its “history. Below we give a brief sketch.of the principal mines of the operations have ~ been successfully carried forward, and as the result of this work near ly five million dollars’ worth of bullion has been shipped to enrich the commerce of the world. Harrisburg Mining District, Company, #ithough several others are ek opened and their value demon- NO. mining districts in Utah, rger part of the ore required for the ps, and retains its well-established utation as a_ producer. Recent is far from being the least in import- ance, view, and, in an economic point stands pre-eminent in the vance among the noted of Hdevelopments have proved moat satis- bullion-pro- actory. ducing sectious of the Territory. Two new shafts sunk near 1é"west eurface line in virgin ground x, B. 2 ieee ome esadue thisag a attend to alt teen Rasinans 4 them as the rere 20. ine most of whieh has been under,-contract. ~The depth atiaived has beconie too great for economical - working with the machlnery nhowiu place, and itis contemplated during the year to an agg the capacity to the extent rejuired. Phe handsome yield of this mine ~The Tecumseh may be considered the old reliable of this group, and i8 -in_the past is a stifildent guarantee Although the last, or latest, in the list w, as heretofore, furnishing the for its future, of organized Still Holds its Own, to all Busimy News Agent Houses, . AGENTS. 5. Cus. W. Crane. 818 Pine st., Room ¢ bP. eee Merchants’ E. J. XN. LOUDER. Owing to the absence of the Super-- ; neglected The local i LUM. £ and allowed. to la management~ xecomplished =n the limited ion product for agregate $19,874 Other everything facilities. the last two~ 55, Properties. => ie ci os Owing largely to thé remoteness ot the district and lack of means ayail+ able, but little hag been dotie properties other than those belonging — to the companies referred to in ti Mle But it would be diffeult to nd a spot of equal area that shows as inviting field for limited tnvest-— intendent and. Secretary, we are un- able to ‘give the exact amount of ore mined or bullion shipped during the year, but, from the official figures available, we can safely place the ment as this, Unlike most other hive ench. encountered the ledge inbullion yield’ for the ‘séven months tion for mining is-seéond only to the, tact, and as prolific as at any previous of the company’s works have been in mineral territory, the: climatic advatitages and convenience the ore throughott is remarkable, point worked, while the old levels operation within the year at $249,800. BAILEY & PARSONS, of. the agricultural surroundings, and stopes continue in bonanza and but, owing to its moderate grade It-will be borne in mind that work tue; et of our Territory is, its re- which are nowhere surpassed within leaves little oppertunity for profitable show no signs of weakening. was wholely suspended by this com{Successors to T. C. Bailey,) the vast scope of mineral territory-on working to others than those able SSPE ATS correspondingly large. + THE SILVER-FLAT; pany—pending—the—lahortroubles; ez Gand Agents and Attorneys From the great, fertile valley. of the the continent. Here nature has not ‘Which adjoins the first named mine which, happily, are now among the erect machinery for the treatment: Be only stored her treasured wealth in Of the many mines ss things of the -pastin this district. their own ores. Northern Cache to:the vineyards of the -soft-sandstone—and.shales,—but,- on the east, shows the samecharacterand mining claimswhicl vy show every = Salt Lake Citys Utah. But for this unfortunate occurrence, our semi-tropical South, Nature has with a kindly hand, so shaped the istics, both in formation and grade of there is no doubt that in place of the feature of promise y be na The principal. work now being immediate surroundings that S the toil- | Ore. the Lula, adepeedente MeKelvy, unstintedly distributed of her_treasYohe on this peound ih -sunnine aboyé.figures a” full half million ta Call BOW ANT Ter pee he er ort OCT SCE ee ing = connecting level to the ‘Tecnmselt doHars--would -have- been— recorded. ures, and whether ‘they be latent in un Llerthe most inviting skies, with Nevertheless, the company crosses Butte, Stormy King, Vanderbilt, works, which, when completed will oquerville, — Land Agents and Attorneys the bosom of mothér earth or locked the excesses of the seasons tempered both the threshold of the new year’ with Grey Eagle, Duflin, facilitate. the handling of the in the embraces of the grand old to the most desirable degree. Last ce Maytower, Lamb ¢ & © brighter prospects than ever before. mine’s product and allow voluntary Steele, Thomas James, Susan,Ri Salt Lake City,. Utah. mountains, it requires but the industry The Prominent Mines ventilation, as well as obviate the The Barbee & Walker 8. M. Co. ulus, Napoleon, Gibfried, Silver of the husbandman and the penetrative Now being operated, and from which necessity of air shafts. E~ Notary Public in the office. eee In sur review of the mining inters Plume, besides others the names of pick of the miner to develop them in a steady ‘stream of bullion is sent THE CALIFORNIA which are not familiar, but which the aa ests. of this and adjoining districts, forth daily, are not so ntumerous_as all their wealth and:greatness. advent of the railroads will not peroH Continues to_produce_its quota o Ginsox CLARK, in some of our prominent mining treasnre, and has attained a greater there is no one property of the came mit to long remain in obscarity. ae oe Mining is-pre-eminently, and for extent.that has. myde a better record, camps, nor are they so limited as in depth than any other of the comSilver Belt and Iron City, p ‘ten yexis past has been, the great and while under jidicious management,| others, but the redeeming feature is pany’s properties, maintaining a than the Barbee & Walker mine. paramount industry of the Territory; that all the mines which are béing uniform width Our neighbors on the north, are also of vein all the Although like some others here, it has coming to the front, and the vast deworked produce bullion, and all. the 10ower : for since the time that General Conworkings. The output from not -been without its. full share of posits of coal, iron nnd silver in that — bullion yields a handsome margin to the initial work to thie present. time <a SILVER REEF, UTAH. nor’s command discovered the first vicissitudes and embarrassments, these favored locality will soon be carried the producer as dividends. has been continuous, ‘ y nines silver-bearing ledge the little acorn may: now. be numbered among the to the great marts of the world over Among the companies that are now has grown and developed into a actively “engaged we shall first note anywhere can boast of a-better or almost. forgotten past, and for the the iron rails which are now rapidly more reliable record. The new hoist- elosing months of the year it-has.assturdy oak, whose branches now approaching, ~And-—it-- requires no_ The Christy M. & M. Company. ing and pumping machinery recently ramify throughout: the Jength and sumed its former place among the vivid stretch of the imagination to oe Physician and Surgeon, This company is composed of sev- erected at the main shaft is second to breadth of Zion, and the fruits of leading mines of the Territory, The see in the dawning future a grand # none-in the district, and is of ample which are computed by ingots of gold eral California gentlemen, who own company’s property consists of the Orrice—Next door to Halpin’s story. commercial commonwealth spreadin ‘apacity for a depth ‘ot 2 eet. and silver, and operate their mines _as_a_priconsolidated Barbee and Walker over the verdant plains and wooded MAIN ST., - SILVER REEF. THE MAGGIE, The adyance of mining in Southern vate —_ enterprise —_for __ individual mines, and embraces 2,714 lineal feet, mountain sides. within our semi-tropic Utah has been slower, necessarily, benefit, and which includes among its Lying directly to the east, is at pres- situated on the White Reef. Hoist. limits. Developments in these innumber the present Superintendent, ent. receivin than in other sections of the Territory. ing works, of: suitable capacity are dustries have already shown the imhoiatin machiner a MAURICE M. KAIGHN Isolation may posses 4 little terror for who has held the position and directed whith, when completed, will permit of erected at the head of the main workpetus of new life undet the awakenthe average prospector, but, neverthethe company’s affairs from the be-| the continuation of the main shaft to ing ineline, and a 5-stamp mill located ing influence of this avaunt courier Attorney at Law, ginning, and to whese able and judic- a depth of 1,000 feet. The work of conveniently near, so that the ore is of prosperity; and now that the deless, it is a serious aicaban for any mining district to wrestle with. No lous management is largely due the connecting the present workings of dumped from the ears direetly upon SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, mon, of isolation is being driven to acknow ledged success attained. Oper- this mine with the California’ eon- the miil floor, making it in ‘fact, in| more distant fields by ‘the matter how rich the ores may be, or ek Ovvior: No. 81, Main Street, next te Meations have. continued both at their tinues and will soon be made. how favorable the inducements to point of economy, a proper ty of ‘ad- locomotive,-this promising A yery region is Sornick’s Bank mill and mines uninterruptedly durmirable features... carry on_operations, it hangs like a large.scopeof ground. is.already-open“Notary Public in Office. about. to receive its merited reward. 4 ing the year, and this was the only ed in both this mine and the Calipall on every enterprise; and the palThe following report embraces the ; Business, Ete. ae ace-uit of ye capitalist and mining company. so fortunate a8 to escape fornia, ahd the limits of the product operations_of “the company undef the serious embarrassment occasioned and during its present management, speculator, whirled off in another In the flush, "early days of this’ camp would seem only to be confined-to the by the conflict over the wages ques- hoisting eapacity, if the demand was ane includes the period from July merehandizers reaped a rich harvest, direction, appears to the expectant tion, which continued during the first | made. and ever-hopeful miner.dike a beauti1881—the date of resumption—to but with the setdement of minin BARBERS, half of the present yedr.~Phis comful mirage to the weary and footsore mnatters upon a nore solid basis, busiMei asuring the future by the work Dccanes 17th, inclusive. pany has been fortunate further in The ore worked during the period traveler. of the past, “the comin ness, While running in a more conyear will be ORTH MAIN STREET, SILVER REEF ‘Thanks, however, to the advent of securing an unusually large block of one-of-greatfinancial prosper ity for of five months as above ‘is 6,703. tons,. tracted channel, beits a more permaee mines, which embrace some of the the future of this company. of an average assay value of $25:38 the railroad 250° miles south of Salt nent aspect. Gillespie, Lund & Co. YE HAVE FITTED UP AN ESTABW lishment opposite Mr. Hubish’s old very best and most promising of the per ton, amounting to $170,140 87, carry a large and well-assorted stock Lake City, the status of mining opera: Bk The Stormont S. M. Comrany. etand, where can be found one of the neatest district. The following list was from which were produced 64 bars of of general merchandise and mining tions in Southern Utah has been : and most commodious tonsorial parlors jn rafinead bullien—_ot be peat ralyna ¢Hy J $4, oh eoine linn is tha , _The history of _this_ecompany_is eTHTe greatly changed within the last two. kindly furnished by the loval’ Secretary GOO Oe PT ¥ ~ less . than repetition of $130,891 50, being an average for the | favorite house of Julius Sultan. Hardthe public general! is respectfully eolicite years, andt the realities of the past cast’ of the Company, as well as other data searcely ney c ; er SH. thit of the C hristy, although of a 3 months—less 9 days’ stopp: age for ware and which we here present: a propitious shadow for the future. Halpin are synonymous Ge J. SINC more recent origin, r opera ions repitirs to the engince—of $27 819 per terms. Moss Woolf is the only exeluBefore another annual report shail be Siiver Reef, October? 7, 1881. THE MINES. not continuing over a period of mére month, as the product of five stamps. sive clothier in the town. In the genmade, we have assurance that a netThe Tecumseh, Silver Flat, Silver than two years. During that time ‘Lhe property has been worked by a eral line of clothing, groceries, supwork of railroads, having for its com- J they have demonstrated clearly the mon center Iron City, Will be com-% Crow n, Chloride Chief, Silver Point, line shaft toan inclined depth of 500 plies, ete., are the firms of Messrs. Maggie, California, all of which are value of their property, which has feet, the last 100 feet of the main shaft pleted, and that the vast coal and iron ‘urrill, Breiger, Sager, and Huston &. paténted; also the Dixie, Great Westbeen systematically wor ked throughhaving just. been completed. There deposits in our'adjoining county will Vest, That very necessary adjunct Firet door north of Quirk’s Saloon, ern, ‘Buele San, Anderson, Bodley, out. This company owns the Buckare two air shafts, one connecting be made to contribute their quota to of every live mining camp, an arnica Triiugle, Michael, Hillside, Deer lield, _ MAIN STERT........-.--- SILVER REEF eye, Last Chance, ‘Thompson, Mc- with the third level north-and one dispensatory, is preside d over by Dr. the wealth of this section. Northern Light, ‘Homeward Bound, Nally, and Stormont mines ; also a with the third level south, securing the If these’ few preliminary remarks w Wagner. . Liquid refreshments of a HIS TONSORIAL PARLOR IS FIRST- “together with a trip over the Utah and one-half exch.of the Centennial mill, most perfect ventilation to all parts 10-stamp ‘water-power high grade are to be-found. at most of 1 _all_ its appointments, and all and Manhattan. located abottt four miles east from Central Ratlroad-te- Milford, -have-net of the mines. The ore bodies throughour saloons, and to this fact must be... : work is done with care and expedition. “The The other property of the Company” Silver Reef, on the Rio Virgen. jateat style in hair- sees and the smoothout have been fouid” to~ pOKSeRS a ees already tired out the patience of our ‘the oe order and generat Ra aeSee > consists of a five-acre millsite, and a est shaves. Call and be convinced. Of the mines, their record is a matremarkabie uniformity ir e reader, we will ask him to buard. the ‘The Har- | _M ARTIN: KELLER, -five-stamp quartz. mill, thoroughly| ter-of-history, and-their oduct oc= | Southern-bound coach, which, after-a upper and lower levels, No stanc Hot Se ae jeter, equipped in- ail particulars, also a cupies a conspicuous place in the list twenty-four hours’ ride, will bring ing this property has yielded about iravelars that mention is almost superreceipts covering the one million dollars in bullion within fluous. The weary tourist or minin of bullion him over the Black Ridge into the 90-icre tract of valuable Jand, which period during which they have been the four years which it-has been speculator here fiuds the comfortjan ** Basin,”’ and safely deposit him in is in part covered by our suburban town of Bonanza. The company worked. Silver Reef, the center. of that curious worked, the developments may be luxury of his Eastern home, and that, began operations in this district in The Buckeye and Last Chance, anomaly in mining, the great sandte considered as little more than bezur, too, at reasonable figures. The Bar1877, and started their mill early in situated upon what is known as the Bonanza Flat stone distriet of Southern Utah, when ‘compared with those of the num and Cosmopolitan restaurants ee January, 1878, the output of, which Silver Reef Buckeye Reef, and adjoining, have Travelers have not inaptly designated older mines of the country. If are popular houses, and appear to be eS UTAH. since then will be seen fromthe folof produced alone over 54,000 tons the Reef** The Queen Mining Camp of conservative retrospect of the past is doing a thriving business. lowing official figures: From JayuThe admissible. and fair deductions allowed mill ore, valued at $1,728,000. Utah.” The general salubrity of the Public Institutions. ary, 1878, to’ December 31, 1881, the developments so far consist of an and the complete exemption for modern geology, it is but, reasonBlacksmithing & Repairing climate, mill worked a total of 37,371 tous of inclined shaft a trifle over 500 feet, The generosity and public spirit of from the extreme cold and heavy able to infer that the future of this produced 458 bars of the lower levels of which -are showsnows of northern camps, render the ore, which property will realize in every respect our citizens are shown fu the erection ue KINDS OF WOOD-WORK eee appellation well deserved. Romantic, bullion, valued at $820,118 89. Dur- ing as well or better than at any the anticipation of the most sanguine, of a hospital, churches, and a public tracschool; all of which receive a liberal indeed, is the scenery; as one writer ing the month of, January, 1881. the other stage of the work. The Leeds S. M. Co. down for repairs, it ing of the ledge from this shatt has support. ‘The hospital, founded by «ttachments and sundries. ‘ (2 Horseshoetersely puts it, “it looks like the bed- mill was closed having been running constantly for] been poe complete, no ably in the second ng a epeciaity. © Although this is the pioneer com- Father Seanlan of your city, is under rock of the infernal regions.”?. The ! PETER MAINKIN. three years. The mill,resumed work pany of the District, the days of its the able and skillful management of Jevel, which has been carried north . mountains, composed of brizht red on February 3,-1881, and from that and south nearly through the ground glory seem past, and it now lives Sisters of the Holy Cross. ‘The Cathsandstone, devoid of every semblance ke of soil or vegetation, und ‘rearing time uatil November 30, 1831, a period at_an inclined depth or nearly 150 prineipally upon the. unsabstantial olic school is in the same hands. The prestige of its former greatness. This welfare of the Catholic Caurch is in: themselves, jagged, flaming and pre- of almogt ten months, the ore worked feet, a distance of about one-half amounted to 13,629 tons, which proproperty has produced upwards. of trusted to Father Gallagher. one A mile of uniform connections. During cipitows into the sky, are picturesque ..-. An American Journal of.... duved 140 bars of bullion, valued at the entire distance of this extensive $790,000 in bullion to date, $78,000 of Presbyterian Church, recently or, to the limit of conception, The $281,375 65. The total tons of ore Rey, Politics, Eiteyature, Society, Satire whole surface of the country resem- worked from January, 1878, to Nov- lateral work there w.Was not encountered which was divided among the siare- ized, is under the pastorage of .'fhe failure to Murphy. The tree public school is afoot of barren ground, nora ton of holders as dividends. bles the scene of some stupendous ember. 30, 1881, amounted to exactly ore that was not suited for the stumps, meet the expectations: of. those in- ati excellent institution, and will comPUBLISHED AT SAN” FRANCISCO, CAL conflagration, during which— every51,000 tons, producing 598 bars of terested was largely due to the in- pare favorably with any school of beard A vertical shaft, known as the Savthing animate. was “consumed, and relined bullion, valued at $1,104,494 54, age, has been sunk at a point 600 feet capagity of the mill to treat the ores grade in the Territory. It has nothing left save the great furnace HE ARGONAUT ISA ee fiery sandstone, which seems This amount is exclusively the pro- west from the main Buckeye shaft, properly or economically. ‘The ma- average attendance of ninety pupils, tive journal of American ideas and lit- of erature. It fs thoroughly independent in its nery having done service for many aud, if ‘Tae Miner’s birth notices are which connections have. been to be still at a red heat. But duct of the Tecumseh, Silver Flat, from editorial treatment of the topics of the day. Maggie and California mines, except sahara elsewhere before being erected to be relied on, this number will Powit aims to give the best Pacific Coast litera- barren and devoid of vegetation as some sinzllots worked for chioriders. made with the Buckeye levels. erful machinery is in position at this here; would leave a reasonable in- soon be largely increased, The school our mountains may be, seen in the ture obtainable, as well as the current good things of me Petes | 1g published meses glow of a Western sun, and through The average monthly yield of bullion shaft, and a large. part ‘of the mine’s ference that it might not be very is under the. efficient supervision of at $4 per ; $225 for six months; or the 36 months ending December product is raised through it, beside modern or otherwise desirable for Miss Carrie D. Walker, with assistthe camera, of an Atmosphere clear for three monte payable in advance. >ent postpaid on oe of price. Bacaror copy and pure as that of Italy, the fretwork 31, 1880, was $22,781 U8, while for the which perfect ventilation is "secured treating low-grade ores. ‘Their nines ants Mrs, Ada Hall and Miss.Minnie 10 months ending November 30, 1881, to both the mines, are looking well and producing a fair Carbis. [tis to the teachers’ credit that, sent free, aT rE ARGONAUT, 522 and castellated turrets “of the distant Cylifornia Sees “sani Peuretro: California £-was-$28,437_56, being an_avernge grade of ore, which is now being while good progress is made in the The presentoutput.of_these propnesas Torii a striking seene or wild increase during’ the year, so far as erties is about 55 tons of ore per dty. treated at their mill by the dry prodifferent studies,” the strictest order > and magnificent grandeur, which, reported, of $5,656 48, or 24.83 per Recent explorations have un- and discipline are maintained, ‘The Stormont of cess. transferred to canvas, woukl-immorit. thiscompany’s propertie’, situated 01 covered a considerable ok of good Under this héad we might also aptalize the artist who. should reproThe following table shows the num- the same Reef, and at its southern exgrade ore, which will.find ..its.way to Niven, ot bring THE SILVER Piz duce, it. INER, Our local, news organ The truth of the miners’ adage, that ber of tons of ore worked each month tremity, is at present idle, only hav- the stamps in due time,’ There ean or the present year, during the ing been operated some four months be no donbt . that with proper sprightly weekly ee published by ‘‘mineral is where you. find it,’? was during the »resent year. During the milling facilities the Leeds would Messrs. Louder& Stecle. ‘Tae Mux never more convincingly illustrated period included; We're going to Quirk Bros,’ for a Tons ewes Bullion Product | time, a fixed instivution | \ was come into equal prominence with any appears to than in the history of this district. aw Hot Scotch, “Ge ? Waaes 1.284 26,289 tworked,however, of the” district, the Reef. I: is now in its fourth are Heke neariy half a million dollars of the other | roperties When Judge W. ‘I’. Barbee, in 1875, February....... arch 295 31,731.01 not only from the fact that ange, 7” 'Tnis hasever been a paper of marked Aptil .yo.c6es ciebes veal 2S 25,199.54 in treasure wete taken from its sulmade the first shipment of. ore from Office—Mixer Building, Silver Reef, Utah {Correspondence Salt Lake Tribune.] The: desirabltlity of the rock forma- “ SH.VER REEF, Dec. 23, 1881. It isa gratifying fact, that, large as BIRD & LOWE, Attorney at aw and Notary Public, Cc. MANTOR, HABISH So *& & eas reepedtuttyeuttetted-7 FASHION ——¥ SINCLAIR BARBER SHOP a a Peter Mahnken, The Argonaut, eG c¢ ¢ onJ. Me LYNCH59 p reed: and ‘ Lower Main elvery Stable, 6t,, Silver Reet, this district and demonstrated beyond eradventure that silver was deposited n- paying quantities in our sandstone reefs, theorists were staggered, heads that had grown old in search of the precious metals were shook with a, and the general that it gould not however, and that : mae air, inion revailed Utah Test, Ith is lasted, / (etal eg 2 Ae = mons “AM terranean vaults. At its present depth 8.71443 | Of about 300 feet, a fault was encount. ered, beyond which developments have no’ t bee sare’ The Thompson and October :.dv-ss+.se Svea 2,590.19 MoNally. ie. is teanother of t.e valuable o—cemenen proper: of this company, situated Dotal sc.s pes sodet O29 $284,375 65 sdjolniag upon the White ‘The outlook for: this company 13| limited amount of work only bas been not only more promising now than at mane at this mine Te the year, MAT cis sanecesievecaers une... July’ eptEem patient 583 433 282 eae Bt DERG cc ecee ceendy Novem ber Viveversesieakyade 23,612 20 29.689. R85U7 Bisvrae 23,675 18 are exposed ability and vigor, and itistobehoped most of the workings—and a moder “a that its stay may be long in the land estimate places at least one year’s run of sandstone and silver. in sight—but there are thousands of Se eda pelea tons of tailings in the pits that carry from $9 to $14 per ton in silver, largely Cotorep children in, Wat the result of thé imperfect machinery ‘are not yet admitied toine — e referred to. It is to be regretted that schools, ‘sepePi 80 valuable a., property should.‘lag 50 ¥ ies for th bodies do exist and = ea |