The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-05
LINCOLN DISTRICT.
An Almost Abandoned Section
Coming to the Front.
An Expert on the Outlook for
Mines and Mining South.
Special Correspondence
MINE RsvILLE, Feb. 81, "a.

Editors Herald:
Many of your subscribers, especi-
ally those that are one way Or
another connected with the mining
industry, will doubtless be inter
ested in obtaining some news from
the well.known but long .neg-
lected Lincoln Mining District.
First let me endeavor to give a gen.
eral and short outline or the geo
logical features and afterwards men
ton what is being done on several
of the properties. The general trend
of the different veins in the district
Ia north 30o west, which is also
the direction of the Cave
mine from Lincoln. The form
alton is dolomitic lime, in the
middle about 1920 feet wide with
granite on the western iand quart
ute on the eastern side, both forms
ing well defined contact veins bear
ing precious metals. This formation
Is travereed by several pOrphyry
and trachyte dykes, Of which the
most prominent are the sold Leao"
mine and "December" dykes, both
running very nearly east and west,
and being $500 feet apart. These
dykes form frequently the hanging
or foot walls OF well defined fissure
veins, and it seems reasonable to
suppose that at the crossing points
of porphyry dykes and contact veins,
large amounts of ore have been
massed, sprobably In the form Of
ehimneys, Altogether the forms-
ton Ia very regu ar and uniform,
and contacts as well as dykes will
deviate from the above given course
only where some heavy hill, raised
up from below, has pushed vein or
dyke to the side, as especially In the
case Of the Creole hill.
The Old Lead Mine dyke is north
OF the December dyke. Many Ioca.
tons have been made on this dyke,
all OF them running more or less
north and south. The best known
of them is the Old Lead Mine, Off
cally known as the Rollins Lode.
This claim is 5000 feet long and 100
feet wide. The Old Lead Mine
dyke crosses this lode at nearly
right angles, near the centre OF the
claim. On this dyke an incline of
frequently changing dip has been
sunk to depth of 200 feet. At 24O
feet a heavy flow of water was en-.
countered, which, though tremen-
dOuS resistance was made, finally
flooded the mine to such an extent
that work had to be abandoned.
There is no doubt however, that
with proper management aud
adequate means the mine could be
soon made steady ore producer, as
a perpendicular shaft sunk in the
bottom of Lincoln canyon would in
tercept all the water at a depth of
probably $50 feet. The vein at the
bottom of the incline shaft 1 am as.
sured by responsible parties who
were below before the water over
powered the mine, is eight feet
wide, nearly solid galena, assaying
Is per cent. lead, sixty ounces sill
yer. It is to be hoped that the
present owners (the property has
been under cloud till last sul1mer)
will soon realize the value Of their
mine, and not hesitate any longer to
make the, necessary expenditures.
Other properties on this dyke are the
Bigelow, the property OF GOdbe &
Bigelow, the American Flag, owned
by the Croft Brother, the Forest
Queed, held by E. w. Thompson,
the Quincy, owned by p. Denny ana
others, and msny more. ALI Of
them show good indications, and
have more or less ore in sight Too
little work however has been done
to state their value. f.-.
The Donerberg and December
lCdes have been located on the De.
cember dyke. The formation is
granite. Along the dyke runs q
quar- z and spar vein. A shaft sunk
on the December lode has attained a
depth of 104 feet, and has produce
large amount Of high grade ore. A
tunnel has been run from the north
side Of the hill to tap this shaft.
The hill, however, is 30 low, and
consequently the depth gained by
the tunnel SO small, that it natur-
ally makes the impression on the
mind of the observer that money
and energy might have been spent
in a more rational Way. A great
many shafts and holes OF inconsider-
able depth are scattered over the
ground, disclosing the permanence
and uniform width OF the vein. The
prop erty is doubtless one OF the most
valusble in southern Utah, and
comparatively small amount OF
capital would soon create a great
ore-producer. The lodes are owned
by the December GJld and-SilveT
Mining company, a company inc3r-
porated under the laws of Utah.
The interest Of all tho mining
population Of this part of Utah,
however, is concentrated on the
Creole, Lone Brother. Lone Brother
No. 2, Rather Extension, Rather
and Delaware lodes, where the Croft
Brothers (Benjamin l.. and Viii.
liam L. backed by sound and ener-
getic eastern business men, are
making gigantic efforts TO uncover
the wealth IN the bowels of the
mountains, and l must confess they
proceed not only with energy but
with prudence, and according to
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