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Show 0 SWEETWATER MINES. Salt Lakers Interested in Some Old Prominent mines of Wyoming. South Pass City, Atlantic City and Miner's Delight, are coming into prominence promin-ence again, slowly but surely. In addition addi-tion to the old miners who have stuck to these mining camps during their darkest dark-est days, and the French company that has been doing valuable work under management of Professor Granier during the past six months, there is another company being organized, to which fact much importance is being deservedly attached. at-tached. " The sum of $40,000 has already been j subscribed by Boston parties, and at the head of the concern is Mr. H. A. Van Praag, of Salt Lake City, one of Utah's most prominent mining men. Associated with him is Mr. Bolivar Roberts, also of Salt Lake City, who is the original owner of the Cariso mine,now named the Mono. This money is to be immediately U3ed in the purchase of machinery, and for work in developing the mines. In less than twenty days what machineiy they deem necessary for present use will be here, and the same will be freighted to South Pass City by James Smith. The company com-pany will operate the Miners' Delight and Young America, in Miners' Delight, the Garfield (the old Buckeye) in Atlantic, and the Mono (the old Cariso) in South Pass. Mr. H. A. Van Praag examined the old tailings of the Buckeye, by running run-ning them through the mill, and he is satisfied they will net $40 per ton. The r ck itself, he thinks, will bring $120 to the ton. Messrs. Van Praag and Roberts Rob-erts were here on Saturday on their way to Salt Lake City, from the mines, and when the former returns in a week or ten days, he will be accompanied by two engineers andN?ight to ten miners. Tlie first mining done will be to sink the Mono 200 feet. In about two months from date Mr. Van Praag expects to furnish work for 200 men. Green River Gazette. |