The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-27
Is 4 GREAT MINE
Hon. w. FL. Smiths Views of the
Dalton Property.
THE SEWER ON THE SAME LEDGE
Plenty Of Water and an Abundance Of Timber
"A Very Rich Mining Country all
Around

W. H. Smith, superintendent of the Bull
lion Beck, was chatting with group OF
mining men at the Walker House last even
ing when THE HERALD reporter asked him
what he thought Of the mining excitement
at Marysvale.
81 have just returned" he said, "from
trip to the Gold mountains, where l have
been to examine the Sewer mine for
Messrs. John Beck and A. E. Hyde, but
owing to the great depth of snow in the
vicinity, it was impossible for me to form
correct opinion of the property. Judging
from a tunnel which has been run and
strikes the vein about one hundred feet in
depth, the vein shows to be about three feet
in width, well defined, and Judging also
from the character and appearance of the
rock, would consider it to be very high
grade; this, however, will be determined
as soon as my assays are out. From all
appearances, and so far as | could see and
Judge, it seems to be true assure vein,
with a magnificent outcrop, showing free
gold and running nearly north and south.
1t is surrounded by an abundance of timber
and plenty of water.
After examining this property intended
to cross tbs mountains to the south. over to
the Dalton mine, as I was previously to go
and also to give me further information in
regard to the gold belt. But owing to the
great depth of snow | had to make circuit
around the mountain by way of Monroe to
MarysvaIe; from there went to the Dali
ton mine, some seven or eight miles distant
up Bullion canyon, and made a careful ex-
animation of tho Dalton mine. There l
| thoroughly convinced myself that the
Sewer mine was on the same ledge and in
porphyry formation, which lies about ten
| thousand feet above the sea level. The
mountain upon which the Dalton mine is
located is very regular, unbroken
and appears to have never been disturbed
by anything like an upheaval or volcanic
eruption. There has been tunnel run in
to the hill on the north side q distance of
seventy odd feet and near the center of the
| claim. This tunnel shows a true assure
vein all the way, very rich ore, with well
defined gauge Oh each side, and the face of
the drift, at the recent workings, shows a
body of very rich ore over four feet
in width. AS far as regards the character
OF the quartz and general formation, it is
superior, think, to anything else l have
ever seen in the country. Judging, also,
from the general formation, ali of the sur
rounding and the vein itself, l should Judge
that 1t would open up very extensive
mine. From the character of the hill, and
the position of the vein, which has never
been disturbed by any upheayal or volcanic
eruption, the indications are, in my opin-
ion, that the vein will go to a great depth,
and | believe that it is going to make a
big mine-an immense mine.
81 can say that. in my opinion, If the Dial
ton Is not mine, we have no mines IN
Utah, and nature is fraud so far as my eX-
perience in mining is concerned. The far
Their in you go the wider the vein gets, anG
l think there is no qestion but that as you
go down the vein will continue TO widen. Ii
would be no trouble for the Dalton mine tt
ship from ten to fifteen tens OF Gre per day
but so far as | am concerned, | would
not think it policy 10 ship ore a
present. as | think il would be better TO e
ahead and prospect the property before
shipping. They have beautiful site for {
tramway from the mine to the creek, where
there is an abundance Of water with which
to run mill by water power, and the sur
rounding country Is also well supplied witt
timber, both above and below the mine
There is an abundance OF tin Der for every
thing. You will not once in q Thousand
times, find Il mine that is better located
than the Dalton. There is plenty of water
timber and everything else. I told Mr.
Dalton when l was there: You are very
foolish TO snip ore at all now; you had bet
ter go on until you have enough ore on tn,
dump to Justify putting in mill and worl
your ore Oh the ground When | CAM
from the Sewer mine over to the Dalton
had two objects in yieW-Cne was to Sc
the Dalton and the other was to see if i
was or was not continuation of the Seve
mine, and think that there IS not ques
ton but that it is on the sane ledge as tn
Sewer mine is located ou''