| Show FROM LI LA rim Z I 1 i the daily letter from agdens gnat mining camp T Lir LATA city sept 28 1891 to TUB STANDARD it is to be hoped our biege siege of disagreeable weather is is over and that the bright annegine anne hine of thia this morning in la plata indicates a new era of prosperity throughout the camp workmen in every put of the country have been compelled P ysa to stop operations for the past two days day owing sowing to the rainy weather only the few fortunate ones one who are under cover have been able abl to contend with the elements thus the welcome sounds of blasts and the movements movement of prospectors have been somewhat abated but from what can be learned this morning all are up to business as so usual and in a few days da s we will hear vl ul tiow in la plata word reached camp last night direct from the head men of la plata consolidated company that no fears ears need be entertained by the people of this community regarding trouble between the 0 P land grant and a tid the company that they have an option on a certain amount 0 of I 1 territory and in no way can anyone interfere with their property or any other location in in the district the company have reserved certain rights for a period of time and when they see fit they will purchase the land in the me meantime antimo development can be prosecuted without interference by any lily syndicate none of the sails salt have been taken out of the mining men of la plata mining district and in spite of the near approach of winter every old standby stand by and confident believer in the future of the camp is g going 0 a ahead head and getting things in shape bof for a big season of production next year there are at least thirty pros prospects 1 to here that will be worked as earry early oce aa the season beason will permit next year while now we are confident of abear eight iab t mining properties being worked this winter the company owning the sundown and la plata will be in camp on tuesday Y to complete all arrangements for or wint winter er work they are moina an and d george thatcher aaron farr it W sloan mayor ulainee and howard westover Wea tover foreman thomas J liar flar rison haa has given instructions togo to go ahead with work dividing th the e force on both mines they are coming here for or business this trip and on wednesday your re representative presen tat ive will have some good news for or TUB tim STANDARD not only from rom this source but from rom other mining localities the value and extent of la plata mining district is just becoming knowland known know nand and from rom every source come the most encouraging reports mom FROM A NEW DISTRICT 0 L lowe lowas who left here early last week for or a new now cc country pantry twelve m miles iles east of here return returned edon on bunday bringing with him some fine e specimens amens of gray carbonate ore filled arth with fine particles of galena plena and calori chlorides des he I 1 e located and prospected on only ly one claim calling it the al moonlight the next box ot of samples from here to TUB titz STANDARD office will contain contala two large specimens of thia this win mineral he ile is going back there again in a few days and will do his assess ment and wait w it until sprine to further develop the ground we IV 0 have a great deal ot of confidence in sir mr lowes new ehrike at 1 I ke as be baya say the cropping shows shown I 1 in n only a one place indicating dit that be bag has d discovered i se red a delo deposit INN aad d cannot trace it anywhere else 1 in the hilla hills mr lowe has been with la plata since ita its inception and is one of the strongest believers in its future he is an old california man meeting with success in every v F adventure as a 13 well aa having behaving gained aln much experience e u while le mining in ng in british C olam america i b bia ia and S south auth america merica the future of the theal moonlight and that new now country ia to looked for with interest by la Plat aites altes PROSPECTS or OF LA BELLE the attention ot of the camp baa ba I 1 been curiously turned for or the past week toward the developments of this notoriously tangled up we of of la plata believe in L la balle belle but we sym sympathy path iza with the all that is left of la bel belle le is in tle mine milne an idle prospect thirty feet fee t deep P well located and with as hallil much h future as any other mine not showing mineral bar at all that the property needy needs is new dow management and a contract for I 1 00 feet and la belle will be all right it is report reported od here that such a movement is en rn foot and that by next wednesday she will be working io NO injunction it now transpires that the sundown company will not pay any attention to the threatened injunction ida anition to be served on them in by the mackey owners the fact t that ja t such a location exists is questionable or rather optional under the existing circumstances the parties who left here to look after the matter were expected to return yesterday but did not show up men are at work on oatha tha sundown ground taking out ore and shipping it and propose to hold the ground around if there is a fr fraction ebion between the sundown and find doad rat it Is an error that is either clerical or technical and will not hold instances of the kind have occurred in colorado and northern california and have been settled by the supreme court an injunction in in this case would conflict c onfri et with wi the present post tion tiona of the land grant owners and will not stick thus the sundown workmen cannot be stopped WORK AT THE jim stales states positively that work will be started at once erecting two substantial log cabins and when completed will decide aa as to winter operations by that time 11 0 will be back from bis his trip eest and his decision of the prospects poc to will be settled they have two other properties near ogden upon w which aich they will work t this in is winter in case they conclude not to work the mountain view mr Wardle iRh brought over a fine spec specimen imea of galena na taken out recently which he contributes to TUB tim STANDARD STAN DAno cabinet the ore is a fine steel galena small particles of which show rich antimo nial silver OUR TOWN CABINET mr air C W westover the dad of i plata ins ae bioni room I 1 1 ji I the westover Ve stover mansion for a town an office and district mineral cabinet he ile invites everyone every one to come around and see bee him and bring sam samples plea of their ore for exhibition already he has samples from about forty different mines showing the exact status of the mineral of la plata district mr westover Wea tover e r ia Is the authorized sub com missioner here for the thas display of minerals at the territorial fairs as well as so the worlds fair I 1 air the latchstring latch string to bis his office always bangs hangs on the outside and an invitation is extended to every everi holy he ile v will ill stay by the camp all winter and be on hand next spring to work his numerous mining interests te rests BACK TO LA PLATA howard westover and wife miss bliss may and walter it westover returned to camp late last night and were cosily costly quartered at the westover We mansion they leave this morning moral 1 9 for logan to see the country anda and ac e company howard to meet the c company om who are expected here tomor to mor row mias akes is an ogden girl and will remain long enough to see the new mining camp and tike take in the sights of la plata mr west westover over goes to logan for the purpose of comparing co M business notes with the co company in and be bick back with them tomor to mor row to settle matters for winter work on the sundown and la plata A FROSTY TI the le ground this morning is is white with W ith a genuine frost froat a pleasant visitor juat just now it is a sign of beautiful weather now for at least a month indication di cation of the breaking up of the rainy rg 61 season caused in all mountains by t the e equinox x A late fall and an open winter is predicted by all and the most interesting and important part of la plata winter ty will be realized in the next thirty days those who have come here to stay bythe by the camp will get down to solid business busi nees from now on 0 11 TUB THE SUNDOWN the forces on the sundown are being increased this morning and anal it will not be long before ever every Y idl idle 8 1111 man a deserving ol 01 a wi winters aters job ob will wit have work for the wn winter ter all indefinite conclusions regarding our mining interests will be settled tomorrow and TUB TITE STANDARD readers may look for some good news from la Ls I 1 plata I 1 I 1 LA A PLATA MINING IOTES NOTES three different mines are are boing being worked specimens are being gathered by 0 W westover for display at tle worlds fair when work starts up on la bella there will be a big changa on ll 11 belle hill tor for the winter W 0 rinard and his partner are waiting lor for returns to start up work on the banner mine in a few days jack lennahan ia Is expected up here in a few days from oden to look after operations in in the blame blaine mine the boya boye in the sugar pine district report that they have found lead carbonates and this district looks flee fine colonel sam head hai recently purchased several interests in mining locations around here outside of the heller and sunside mines dan mcginley baa has settled down to business and ial now a full fledged miner on the jay bird tuey will wit I 1 probably ly work all winter inter fine specimens of purs pare white rhomb apar p ar is a taken out of the lied jacket owned by C W westover Wee tover and others the associated rock runs high in silver silver and gold work progresses on the nellie in spite of the absence of boden wil eon and they are area finding borne fine copper ore an indication of the near approach to the sundown contract the boys have reached a depth jt I 1 forty feet leet in the sullivan mine and d have three different essays from the ore orea running from 22 to 30 36 ounces in silver their lead ore essays 47 ounces silver per ton ben brooks the lead leadville file mining expert received word vast last evening from J 11 sprunt that the essays assays from the nibs mine are much belter better than expected running run nini as high as all 30 ounces in silver to the ton work haa has been suspended in la plata and everything concentrated on the sundown n the company compan will put up sundal their I 1 b building tor for the j hoisting ole ting works and get ready tor for business soon alter after the first of the month I 1 J returned from birden yesterday where he went to look after L li a belle business lie ile mado made the trip from here in eight hours on foot via the middle fork route lie ile wants to carry mail jack hedderman is taking out some fine soft carbonate ore from the jane finnamore the acknowledged bonanza of the camp lla ila works his mine wit with the only genuine old time mining whim in the tile cola camp P he ile will build his lite cabin and be ready for work by the tile time eaon fles G it P |
