The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-01
deep as man will ever be able to work
anyhow.
CHLORIDE FLATS,

VI nofn Silver OepOSltS, StanQ alone
among mineral fields. There is nc
known law to determine their loca.
ton, origin or probable continuance.
Their enormous richness is only
equaled by their uncertainty and
puzzling character The lucky fnde,
simply comes upon a depression con-
tanning the mineral-often as rich as
pure silver. Sometimes it is so soft i!
can be cut with the finger nail, occa
slonally so malleable that it can be
hammered out like pure silver. The
basin or pocket may be of any size,
from one inch to many rods; its con-
tents from twenty dollars to twenty
millions. Its presence is an acci-
dent That a rich chloride flat is here
does not prove there is any more in a
thousand miles, or disprove it either.
There are two theories as to their
origin; one that this is an overflow
from some primeval vent, the molten
silver settling here and cooling before
it had time to mingle with other mat
ter; the other that this mineral is
merely what IS left of an immensr de-
post Of lower grade ore, all the ma
terial except the silver having been
" weathered " away. As far as
know one theory is as good as the
other. There is no science whateve,
about finding such places the aver.
age maAis just as apt to stumble on
one as he is to be struck by lightning.
CHIMNEys OR FUNERALS,
are nothing more than deposits which
extend some distance up and down.
and seem to have been due to vol.
canic (solfataric?) action. They arc
not uncommon in Western Utah.
This ends the list of classes into
which mines may be divided. W.
must now enter upon the more com
plicated question Of the minerals in
lhe mines, IL combination Essh silver;
| say center upon it we never taa
exhaust. BEADLE.
Il MINERS EXPERIENCE
He was on his way home from
Leadvllle. He had on ragged ole
summer suit, a bad hat, and he had
been taking his meals about thirt,
hours apart to make his money carry
him through;
"Yes; l like the country out that
way" he replied to the query. The
climate is good, the scenery is fine,
and some of the people are honest as
needs be. The trouble is knowing
how to take tie bad ones.
Il should think that would be
easy"
g Yes, it looks that way; but l had
some experience. I am the original
diskiverer of the richest mine around
Leadville. Yes, I am the. very man
though you wouldn't think it to see
these old clothes.''
"Then you don't own it now 7"
Not bit Of it, III explain.
was poking around on the hills and
found signs. l collected some speci-
mems for assay; staked off a claim ard
went off to the assayers. It was two
DAYS before he let me know that |
had struck the richest ore that he ever
assayed, and then hurried back to my
claim. Hang my buttons if it hsdn' t
been jumped
"How?'
Why, a gang Of sharpers had
found the spec and built up pole
shanty, and hung out a sign of d" First
Baptist church " over the door. True
as shooting they had, and the law out
there is that no man can sink a shaft
within two hundred feet of church
building The saw me coming, and
when | got there were holding a re.
vival. There were six of them, and
they got up one after another and
told how wicked they had been, and
how sorry they were, and-would
YOU believe it t?-they had the cheek
to ask me to lead off in singing.
went to law, but they beat me. Three
DAYS after the verdict the First Bap-
It's. church burned down, and before
the ashes were cold the congregation
were developing a mine worth over
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