New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-22
OUR MINING INDUSTRY
ny PROFESSOR }. $. NEWBERRY
THE MINES OF UTAH.

SIN. A severe attack of influenza has for TWO
months compelled NE % limit ms ehor'S 10 uu'!
that must DO done. and has therefore luteirup'e"
the series of letters our Western gold ana SILVER
mines. of which the first was published I'D No"
issue of December %. | now resume the theme
with brief sketch Of come OF the more important
mines of Utah Tefntory. Graphic descriptions
hay. been gwen of the miues in the vicinity oil SAt
Lake by your able correspondent, Mr.. White ana
in nv notice of these shall limit myself to s"cn
facts as came under my own observation ana nave
not been fully reported in his letters
PAKLEY's PARK MINIS.
This district hes about thirty-hve miles east f"n'
Salt Lake City, and has for long time been Known
20 the public through the famous Ontario Mlhe'
which is located there. This mine was purchaser
some ak wears since by Dir. George Hearst, OF 'le
firm Of Tevis Haggin 81 Hearst. OF san FRANCISCO
the owners of the Homestake, Deadwood Golden
Terra. etc, in the Black Hills, the Excelsior 81
California and several other valuable mining prop
ernes in the Wes, Tho mine was bought for
$40 600 and was then sysematically opened. its
value demonstrated In accordance with the custom
Of The prOpretorsl, mining machinery ereet'o' an
maid for from the product of the mue, ana ii had
become an established and dividend-paylng enter
Prise before il was introduced to the pnbilc' IL
was capitalized at $10000000, and he stock WAS
mt upon the market at $50. rising ultimately 10
$40 per share on the strength OF It's GlVldends 10"
paid regularly for more than three years, inc
total amount distributed to stocAhodeis o"nIR
S2.G00,000
The vein is o true assure in quaTtzite. having
nearly cast and west bearing, and dipping 10 lie
18th Of an angle Of $50 Its average width is about
five feet bnt il has varied from to twelve icet
It carries one or two "psy streaks" Of rich ore
which have. perhaps an average thickness OF eigh-
900, inches and a tenor Of about 500 IN SILVER 10
thetop The orc is SOFT like the vehisiohe' rai"'S
reoniring the use of powder, and is cheaply mlncu,
IL consists of suphides of silver, zhc' leau a''u
copper. 1t therefore requires roasting, when Is
accomplished by two Stedefedt furnaces.
The vein is remarkably continuous and regular
lint like all Others of which have any knowledge
varies much in richness in different places. ii has
now been penetrated to the depth OF ooo leet anu Is
;1o and bett.r ON the lowest level than at the sur
face Toward the east 1t Is poorer III ore ou' i"-
creases in force and richness toward the west where
:. x+uds in,o the Last Chance property. which also
belongs TO the Ontario Company and promises 10 DC
~ eonal value with the original location. he
.ouinment Of the mine is most thorough and coul-
Mat and il has been worked with unusual system
and skill so that taking all things into cons'dera
ton the regularity and productiveness OF the Ven
the good Judgment with which 1t has boon opened
and worked and the completeness OF It's eXternal
eompment am warranted In calling IL modei
mine. and the most interesting TO the mining en-
Qipeer of all those l have examined Mr. IL. u
Chambers is the superintendent. Mr. Patrick MT
wan foreman both men OF unusual Intelligence ana
skill in their profession and like large number OF
the attaches of the mine holders OF It's sIocN anu
neenniarily interested in It's success.
The Ontario VEN is undoubtedly continuous for
.one distance both east aud west Of the Ontario
property and many claims have been located on
what are supposed to be its extensions ana the
work of development these Ia being rapidly
pushed forward. Toward the east shaft is being
sunk by Mr. Geo. w. Morgan on the Parley's Park
(uaim still further east is the McHcnry property.
where long tunnel has been driven for the pur-
Dose of intersectng the vein. On the west' inc
Last Chance, recently consolidated with the IN
tario is succeeded by the Little Mack, Little Maud
and the Clara Davis, with some other properties ne
longing to the Empire Mining Company inns
latter organization had. at the time Of my visit,
sunk shaft to the depth of two hundred feet. mao
cnt strong vein having the general characteristics
.f the Ontario. and probably the same. Some high
grade ore had already boen taken out, aud the
pro.prcts of success fatterlng. Inc geological
formations found in Parley's Park are quartz'tes
and limestones resting upon granite ana cut oy
enormous dykes of pOrpbyry. These are intersec'eo
nv several systems of fssure veins, all of which
have been found 10 carry more or less silver.
little southwest of the Ontario Mine are tho
Utah and White Pine veins which have direcnoI
about northwest and southeast. and on which thu
developments arc sufficient to justify the e1
pecta,,on of productive Still further soutl
!. the Bonanza yein with north and south bear
ing. a property recently purchased Cy Newton
capitalIsts This Is a assure vein standing nearly
vertical apparently quite regular, and though no
yet shown to he equal III dimensions to the ontar''
VEN. carrying unusually high grade ORE and II
suficient quantity to justify the thorough eIpora
ton now in progress. The Flagstaff. located on
pinnacle east of the Bonanza mine, has been worko'
now for a number of years by Michigan company
but with no great SUCCESS
The country about Parleys Park is unusually wei
ratered for Utah. and was originally covered will
ahesyy growth of timber. This has. however. oeel
most wastefully used, the finest minc-timber hav
ing been cut into cord wood until it has already be
cfrne somewhat scarce. The best interests OF tn
CAMP require that all tins grade of timber should
carefully economical and that the want of fue
should be supplIed-as it can be cheaply-Dy Goa
from Coavie. On the whole the outlook at Far
leys Park is very fattering. The Ontario promise
an equal Yield TO that OF the past for many years
for IN all probability it be successfully worke
10 the depth of 5000 feet or more AM
there is little doubt that within the 3.OOO feet o
its lateral extent covered ny tine Oh'ario anu ih
Last Chauce claims the ore will be f2nnd To be con
tipnous in depth. A railroad connection with III
coal mines at Coalville ami so with the Juno
Pacific has been of late much discussed. and lear
has been decided upon. With the completion q
this work the prosperity Of the camp which is nov
conspicuous should he greatly increased
The COTTONWOOD MINES.
About ten miles south and west of the Ontari
min, are the Cottonwood districts big and Lttl
Cottonwood, covering a portion OF the Wasatc
Mountain range drained by streams with .thes
names. Here are located, in Big Cottonwood. tn
Kessler-formerly the Carbonate-the Reed al