Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-28
MINING DISCOVERIES.
Rich Prospects Of Gold. Silver and
Iron in the Vicinity Of Cache.

Iron III ine NlCiniil OF tA0Ats
Corresy,osdence Of the Dcserei NeEs
Gold mining In this vicinity has
become an exciting thing. There
has been found one mine that seems
TO Ieven startle and bring Butte
miners and capitalists TO the new
camp. This place has for many
years past been n Kind Of mining dis
trict. About twenty years ago there
was a mine discovered, located ami
worked 10 quite an extent, when II
cavel IN and but very little has beeu
done ON ii since, though your CORE
spondent i Of the opinion that II par
ties with capital wJulI 50 into the
mine in Main Canyon, there is a
bonanza % great magnitude.
The opposite canyon, which i
known a. Birch, has now become
the miners idol. This i the place
that 50 much talx j. about. Your
correspondent went in search Of the
mine aud after several h0urs' ham
climbing and sore sliding and close
observations, found n ledge, which
he followed for hundreds Of yards,
until the noted ledge was found and
then the elbow OUT IL l. indeed a
curiosity. The mine is on the north
east side OF the cinyon, anl about
seven aud a half miles from the bed
Of the canyon, and somewhere about
eight miles nearly east of Smith
field. II l. on a ridge with quite n
large rtvine on each side, anu I'M
mediately under n elf % about
twelve fevt. IL seems % have been
blown out by volcanic forces The
, whole ridge looks n though il had
been on fire. tut more particularly
Just at the BLOW Dat" The mine
opens out with q hole somewhat OF
long. that n man can crawl into
quite comfortably. On getting into
the main chasm one finds II about
thirty feet north and south
and about twenty feet east and west.
Directly under the mouth il seems
10 lie abouttwenty feet deep, but dip
of 10 the southeast To such a depth
that no one has yet been able 10
reach the bottom. This i not say
ing that the bottom cannot he found,
because very little energy has been
spent for that purpose. The general
dip Of the strata j. southeast, the
Layers being from four inches IN n
foot in thickness. The bottom Of the
mine l. more Of a eongl1merate,
though IL has the same character
istic or resemblance TO fire n the
top.
This mine has been assayed. but
Il j. impossible % get il correct, -
the parties want 90 keep the infOTmn-
ton 90 themselves for the present
IL j. nmorei upon pretty good
grnuuds that a mining m.n anu
man Of wealth from Butte, who i in
town now, has offered 10 pay all
expenses fer a given period for n
third interest. lie i n man who
knows what he j. doing on mining
questions
Your correspondent, while looking
around, Jaw n many aS six different
claims located and others are
being taken every DAY. Some
citizens are clated, thinking the
town will soon grow b. great
magnitude AMI wealth, while Others
hope the mine will be a failure
on account Of the very vile element
that pervadss every mining town.
These citizens feel that they ard all
should be coutenied with having
the b,st agricultural district in the
country, and that means the best I'm
tine Territory. Such things are; auG
can't be helped; each has it, viz
tues. We should choose and do
right, whether We have our ngricul-
tural town remain aS IL II or turned
into a mining camp.
Respectfully,
y. +. Il. DYOLL.
SNITHFIELD, Aug. 3'ith, 1870.
T.. S.-Since the above was writ
ten have seen a=d spoken with
several q the miners and capitalists
from Butte and salt Lake CITY.
They diiirr regarding some features,
but upon the main they agree that
the district i rich and say that the
crOpOf iron ore j. tine greatest they
have ever seen, and that there l. an
immense body Of ore under il. One
Of the Butte men said that, in hi-
opinion, the main bulk j. down
from two 10 three hundred feet. lie
went down the elbow Out"
yesterday TO the depth uf sixty feet
and found uO bottom.
The Salt Lake men say they
want 10 get away from the elbow
Out'' and that the best ore J. ON tie
side. They are ON the lookout, AMI
with a number Of other men are
packing their animals and having
their drills and other implements
arranged for a tour throughout all
these canyons.
1 have II from pretty good author
ity that the ore which was sent TO
Butte 70 lie assayed went $50 in gold
and Si.uS silver, with a fraction Of
other metals. This Seems to he
enormous.
The mine is worth half a million,
for the location and quantity Of ore
are such that very little machinery
will lie required. They claim it Is
not true, or that something j. wrong.
y. +. b. ID.