The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-05

Lone Brother) and the Old Lead laine
lin Butler) dykes cross the contact
vein. These are the objective points.
which the owners strive to attain aud
for this purpose a vast amount OF
work is done, day and night. with all
possible speed. In the Oreele Lode a
tannei has been drove from To Ore
ole hill northeasterly, FIRST in granite
about 40 feet. then cutting fifty
feet vein dipping at an angel of %
degrees. and asssyins about $18 10
silver and gold, than very hard rock,
known as rosin-rock, carrying an
occasional bunch of peacock coppsr,
copper pyrites, etc., white heavy
spar with hoFnsilver. then at $50 feet
a vein twelve inches wide, very rich,
assaying $500 in gold and silver, than
a very snorr, tough limestone. always
impregnated with ore to length OF
290 feet The dip of the formation
being uniform through the whole
length Of the tunnel, namely % de-
grees, this being rather fat, stne
rock. instead of becoming more tract
able, getting harder and harder, and
the depth attained under the brow OF
the hill not being adequatet to the dis
lance to be run, it was concluded to
sink. which is being done now. The
above mentioned veins will shortly be
struck and it is confidently and
reasonably expected, that their assay
value will have increased to such a
figure, as to make their reduction a
profitable business. The tunnel is
running at right angles to a porphyry
dyke. which branches from the De.
cembsr dyke and runs southeasterly.
The dip of this dyke is consider ably
sleeper and most probably the greatest
ore body will be found at the point
where the two veins encountered iu
tunnel touch the dyke.
The Lone Brother Iodes are situated
on the north side of Creole hill.
Their surface is sbundantly covered
with float ores and outcrops of heavy
spar, impregnated with hornsilver,
and heavy bodies of iron and copper
ores. assaying in silver and gold, in
dicating that these two lodes and the
Creole are covering great mine. In
q tunnel in the Lone Brother lode, q
rich vein, similar to the small vein
in the Creole tunne! and sssaying az
high. has been discovered. dipping
into the bill. There is however no.
enough work d ne to warrant safe
predictions. On the north side oil
Lincoln. following5the same contact,
are the south extension OF the
Rather and Delaware lodes. All
OF them excellent prospects. Occa-
sional shafts and other improvements
along the vein. disclose to the eye OF
the initiated a uniform and continu-
ous ledge, opening here and there in
bowouts OF iron, copper and lead
ores assaying we'll enough to warrant
any amount of expenditure. But
naturally the point of interest ia
where the "Old Lead Mine Dyke"
or osses the contact. Here it is where
a. Quartzite zone, in the contact
spreading northwesterly, commences.
The surface signs are exceedingly
favorable. There are iron and copper
ore blowouts, which by the way in
southern Utah mining districts and
especially in the Gave mine are CON.
sidered excellent indications, and ia
the Quartzite free gold quartz is met
with, OF which I have got in my pos
session now very rich specimen. To
develop this mine tunnel is being
run under contract from south side o!
the hill, The distance attained is
100 feet, ali in granite A few We eks
more and the tunnel will reach the
contac. and great results may be
reasonably expected.
Lincoln mining district ia situated
on the southern foot hills OF Granite
Range. The hills are comparatively
low, but still high enough 10 protect
the esiion against severe storms. so
that as a consequence the climate is
very mild. There are excellent ia
cillties for reduction of ore, thsre be-
ing an abundant amount OF water to
run either furnace or mil, and the
hills are cvoersi with a nearly inex-
haustlble supply OF fuel in the shape
of pinyon pines and cedsrs. TIE
railroad terminus is In easy reach,
being abou. twelve miles distant and
ia connected with the mines by q
good wagon road of a uniform easy
grade. At distance of about four
miles is Minersville. lsurshing set
Element. which can supply the mines
with all the necessary agricultural
products needed. So far, | am s0rry
to cay, the Croft Bros. and their
eastern friends are the only parties
taking an interest in this district,
But they are doing it with right good
grit and confidence. Their success
will of course stimulate the owners OF
many promising prospects, which
now lay idle aud deserted. 10 work
their claims and make mines Of them.
Mr. E. Buettner. Civil Engineer
and United States surveyor at Miners
vile, is preparing a very elaborate
map of Lipcoln mining district, by
request of B. L. Croft This map is
both geographical and geological, and
also shows The underground works CT
Creole lode. 1t is being finished in d