The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16
Silver King Mining District.

This district has never been "wbooped
up in the press, because everybody recog
nized that it must advance shortly upon its
merits. 1t is situated about 100 miles from
Carter's station, on the Union Pacific,
and about $50 miles from Price,
on the Rio Grande Western. It was
formerly known as the Carbonate district.
The name was changed In June last, new
boundaries defined and new rules and regu-
lations adopted.
Most of the lodes are blanket forma-
ton near the surface. The Silver King
was blanket after blanket for 30 feet down,
when drifting commenced. At short dis
lance they cut q narrow vein of very rich
carbonate ore. The vein is widening as
depth is attained, and practical miners
state they never saw better showing for
8 true assure.
Nearly all the prospects are in SiluriRn
lime. Prof. Hayden, who is recognized as
good authority, marks on his chart: at is
the most extensive body of Silurian lime
on this side OF the Rocky mountains, and
all practical mining men recognize ii as
connected with all rich mineral deposits"
Ali the formations connected with
rich deposits are found here, the
'feld-glass prospectors" to the con-
trary notwithstanding. One Of them
stated to the Park City Record
that the Dyer mine had but two and a half
feet of copper ore in a deposit, and it was
liable to pinch out in running foot. The
chances are he never saw the Dyer mine
If he did he has made this statement out of
pure righteousness. The Dyer has from
two to eight feet of solid copper ore, not
less than 100 feet in circumference, pitch
ing down at an angle of about IS degrees.
All practical miners familiar with copper
state that the entire Dyer Hill is more
Eoihl n nfoin n 10 oh
deposits, but at a greater depth.
The BRssett being the only prospect the
gentleman saw as he passed through this
camp, in all probability it came in contact
with his field glass, as he gives a very fair
account of ft-pronounces il two and a
half foot true galena assure.
We now have amongst US Judge Bates
and Mr.. Boyd, of Utah. andJ. E. Meylette,
of Aspen, Col, practical biologists and
minerslogiSts, who pronounce this the best
locality for prospecting they have struck,
after giving Wyoming and Colorado a
thorough test. No thorough prospecting
has yet been done here. There are count
less holes in the ground and stakes driven,
but no depth attained that should strike
mineral. The genuine miners are sauguine
that assures will be obtained at no great
depth below these blanket veins.
There are five tunnel sites running for
the Dyer Hill-Harrison, Doscaher and
Stockman, Enterprise, Meylette and
Hover, Old Dominion, Lake s. Nelson.
Fort Duchesne, Seaboldt, Mcconnell &,
Meade and the Salt Lake Tunnel company.
These are counted good properties-assess-
ments fully worked--but not being driven,
as they should be, for lack of funds.
The Big Four, owned by Dohaher, Mack
and others, lies east of and adjoining the
Dyer. 1t has a big showing. A fourth
interest recently changed hands for $500.
J. A. Blythe, of Vernai, was the purchaser.
The Virginia and Terrible lode, living
about :, 900 feet southwest from the DYER,
owned by the Wyoming Mining company
of Evanston, is being vigorously pushed
under the management of ]. n. Walton
The owners recently visited the property
expressed themselves pleased, settled ur
aliindebtedness and directed the foreman
to lust rush it" and draw on them TO,
money when required.
The Old Ironsides, owned by Jacobs &
Lake, lies about one-fourth of mile wes-
from the Virginia. 1t affords mineral from
the grass roots. A shaft is being sunk
Work on the Silver King will be resume:
In few DAYS with John Mack manager
This mine could easily be made to furnish
lead ore TO keep a couple of shelters O
ordinary capacity running continually
Other mines are daily developing low grad
ore Smelters would certainly be runnin,
were it not for the great distance to trans
port the bullion by wagons over a terribll
rough road. The Dyer is shipping higi
grade copper, nevertheless.
William Mcdonald g. Co. are working OF
encouraging prospects, and have sen
samples of ore for assay. ALT Johnson
and Junior, kaler, StockmR an