Show pit I 1 I 1 the la plata mining outlook is better than ei eur er I 1 I 1 THE THIS GROW RICHER EVERT DIT f Ing liter gold strike reported rd d something gibout that bantam as abiam I 1 I 1 I 1 eipert expert I 1 LA PLATA CITY sept ath 1891 courier to tux TH STANDARD there are many rumors of new now Is kest but none have materialized the party ot of la Plata Plat itea aites who went over into the saw mill district to look alter after the carbonate strikes on the I 1 south fork of the blacksmiths fork were expected back today to day bringing I 1 with them the samples and news of 0 the new district A party over from there last evening who professed to know something about mineral saya says the finds are bonafide bona fide and an d that all reports are true and and that they hava ha vs the mineral there mart curran a colorado man is on the ground now and promises to let na as know what the camp amounts to by this evening he will also look after another reported strike of 0 heavy galena ore on I 1 the east aide side of mineral point four miles north of here A REPORTED GOLD STRIKE two essays were sent to ogden on saturday for a test of gold golche gol dhe the ore of which comes from the quartzite for mation two miles south of here it I 1 is is judged by experienced mining me men 11 that the rock is either very vary rich or it is worthless it it is rich at all it will run up into the thou I 1 bands sands the rock is in both gold quartz and fine sand the latter more of a carbonate than a solid formation the latter has been panned and from fr OM twenty to fifty colors obtained the parties looking after the assay and also the reliability of the rock have taken the dirt from the ground themselves to avoid any suspicion LA PLATA operations la plata people began work in earnest monday morning on the sundown property and now have a exposed pose about twenty by fifteen feet of manegal on the surface the large boulder reported not to be in ia place still stands firmly on its foundation and Is exposed to a depth of eighteen feet with a surrounding body of fine crystallized galena galens and carbonate ores they intend starting three shifts as soon as the ground will permit the increase they propose opening the ground in the present opening on the hill as well as at the discovery cove shaft first opened west of town 7 the tho latest essays from the claim are that the crystallized galena runs fifteen ounces silver and sixty percent per cent lead As soon as the new roads either via ogden or logan are finished they will start to shipping bending sending out as many teams as they can get to haul the ore work progresses vigorously on la I 1 plata and the shaft is being pushed X down as fast as men and powder can get it there the inconvenience of vind lassing Is considerable of a drawback but they will soon have their hoisting works on the ground and ready for systematic mining work the ore body still continues good and they are constantly taking out ore they now employ a force of about forty men around the mine and are getting ready as fast a possible for the winter TOB TIIE MOUNTAIN VIEW reports from the mountain Vs view w mine up to last evenin evening 9 are of the most encouraging nature 9 and the boys are losing no time to get the mine in shape for solid business they have about uncovered the limestone from the ledge and expect by tomorrow to morrow to get into the vein they the y are working on two seams both showing a foot of galena ore and these thee e streaks indicate that as soon as they the y have crossed the cap rock they will geb get into a big body of mineral the ore has increased in valie wonderfully and instead of the solid chunks of galena in limestone they now have a carbonate ore full of fine steel galena and the vein matter more solid on saturday Batur day the mine was visited by mrs 11 mrs jas jan 11 Ward leich leiah miss mine lulie lillie E and harold 11 accompanied by jim IV and bis his partner fred Walba Wal haupter they made a thorough tour our of the camp enjoying enio ying the trip more for an outing than for business FROM SUGAR PINS PINE CANTON captain witherell hank steele mr barrows Bar rowa judge perrin and mr J 0 moody returned last evening from the sugar pine country about abou t twenty miles east of here where it ie is reported that some so me fine mineral has been found they left for ogden yesterday morning with samples for assay an and d expect to return to the country in a day or so they claim to have found mineral of the same quality as the park city ores and calculate that they are in that belt bolt without tall fall OBE ong FROM LA BELLS john McM Me Mants anle one ot of the principal 1 owners ners of la belle mine arrived in camp on monday and returned to ogden today to day the pro gramme now for la belle Is to go ahead and develop the mine and ship every pound of ot ore taken out J J mckenna employed four men this morning to begin assorting the ore now out and aach it for abbi ament they will have tour four tons ready for transportation r tomorrow morning in the meantime they w will ill wait for machinery to prevent an t bad air from staying in the bhatt shaft caused by blasting this will nece necessitate a small fan for the present the shaft ia is down thirty feet 6 and a fine body of ore is exposed four fou r feet wide the owners are well pleased with their prospect and are prepared for business all winter THAT MONTANA EXPERT 7 TUB tax STANDARD of yesterday furnishes na us a plausible story from an expert of butte B a tte olty city by the name of tort gregory r ory M lyons the miners of la plata who understand their business happen to know this man lyons his dealings with the sundown owners was a fraudulent proposition on the face of it and he only remained in camp over night during daring which time he never went so far as to look at la plata mine we have had bad our amuse amusement mint with such experts and now only those who are able to prove that they are mining men can receive recognition from the camp mr lyons ia is evidently evicted aly out on a limb la L plata has been visited by some lne men recently and all are high in their praises of the camp car ap ceorge layton one of the best beat mining men in the west baa has given his opinion of the camp in the bait sal t lake times and he knows what be he is talking about at least salt lake and I 1 t ogden 1 11 people will stand bv by and back his h opinion P on throughout A FEAST OT OP BLACK BEAR bated A mr grey 1 rey who was prospecting yesterday y ry in n bear or canyon cay 0 ran across 4 ro an old bear and one no 0 1 h her cubs T thia hl b being in his first eight of a real gh his wl wild id b bear r he concluded to take a shot at her and stand chances of makine making a rood good aim the animal leaped into the air rave gave one cry and tell fell dead mr fi grey tet immediately a tely took down the b 11 having z but one cartridge lett left in bis his winchester ne star at the foot of the cabron canyon he met another prospector well wel armed and they returned to the wal wallow low to finish their work they lound found the old bear dead but the young one about half grown held the fort they soon gave him the worst of iland it and after skinning the all animals emals came to town A A posse headed beaded by clarence westover and harrisons burro had the wild meat in camp at sundown and everybody enjoyed enjoyed a feast at supper on genuine wi wild d bear meat the first in camp since its inception the billa bills are fuu fall of them and now everybody wants to ceen go 0 out ut and kill a bear there baa has been no fresh meat in camp for a week and naturally everybody was ravenous for bear GENERAL the mines of la plata look better today to day than ever before and every day brings newer encouragement to those who are staying stay in z by the camp to see it developed all we lack now is an outlet by rood good wagon roads and yon will see the ore coming down the hill bill as fast last as miners and the pick and drill can get it out there areat least fifty men who are preparing to stay by the camp all winter and work to make a showing for next spring the deepest mine in the cam camp P tod today to day d is la plata and they have not started to make a respectable showing CAMP KOTES NOTES J J mckenna goes to ogden to day accompanied by TUB STANDARD courier over the short pony route via Garrett Garret sons canyon special improvements prove ments at la belle necessitates his sudden journey 8 11 II head tom hellers pard has had an experience with wit a bear he ile was out I 1 in copper gulch yesterday and ran across a horse in the heavy undergrowth not being loaded be he excused himself and came to camp terribly frustrated torn tom wilde and chas D stock arrived in III camp saturday from a months trip up in idaho where they have been looking after mint mining ng interests aber they will remain here several days and interest themselves in the future bonanzas of la plata they are completely struck on this country the deep creek stage line arrived in camp last evening loaded down with new visitors and others of the by the camp cam p they have arranged an office and have an agent here looking after the companas comp anys business they are bound to do well as they are fixed to make time and the tri trip p a pleasant one from ogden to la plata buschman and ferringer arrived in camp last evening via la plata stage route to take a look at the ogden queen and queen city mines in which they are interested mr buschman is from st louis an and d mr ferringer is the reed hotel druggist they are very much pleased with the camp and are visiting the mines today to day the sundown is looking fine as reported from the workmen baat down from the mine to dinner all doubts of tap extent value and quantity of ore exposed in n the sundown have now been dispelled and not a man in camp doubts its continuity all those who have come here recently speak well of the camp and its future as a solid producer mrs north a ban san francisco lady somewhat calculated to be a newspaper woman arrived in fa camp last evening and will remain here he r a several days looking at the mines and getting a general idea of la reported richness she Is here representing california capital she is a thorough th 0 rough business woman and knows what to expect when she goes into a new mining camp the sullivan is the name of a mining location recently made one anda and a halt half miles north of camp near la belle mine by several ogden b boys 07 a w who ho claim to have a bonanza T bea are james beeston Bo onton john sullivan and henry rodgers Bod gers they are staying with the ground and propose to 0 o sin sink eiith as long as an they can work this tall fall they ey have some fine mineral and h have reached a depth of sixteen feet the ila la platte stage line have concluded to change the name of their route bead head to its proper name we wo 0 of I 1 la plata are very cosmopolitan litan and the fact that tha the coong stage line ine is truly enterprising and cos cosmopolitan mo politan we WO want them to conform with our stately dignity they blame the cause to the painter who swiped the brush brash 0 U |