The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-24
GREAT Is PARK CITY.
A Marvellous Showing, When Every
thing Is Considered.
How Her Mines and Mills Have Pros.
pered During the Year-Facts
and Figures Given.

Year alter year the story of Park City's
great mines is told and each year it be-
comes more interesting on account of
their ever increasing wealth. For twenty
years they have been yielding up their
riches and in that respect the year just
closing has far excelled all others in the
history of the camp; therefore the review
of the years work and glimpse at the
past at this time will be of more than
passing interest.
Mining in Park City was commenced
in 1871, prospectors coming over the hills
from Alta, eleven miles west, then a flour
ishing camp, discovered traces of ore on
the different lodes, since worked SO pro-
fitabiy. The first discoveries were made
in Thayne's canyon, in the vicinity of
the Crescent. Gradually they worked
further over the hills and the Pioneer, the
Anchor claims, the Flagstaff, McHenry
and Ontario We're discovered. All were
worked to a greater or less extent Fur
Their discoveries were made, the mineral
ore covering a large scope of country
Three districts were formed, the Uintah,
Blue Ledge and Snake Creek districts, the
first named being the district in
which the more valuable proper
ties are located. Since the first
discoveries were made, extensive pros
pecting has been carried on, and with
one or two exceptions success has at
tended the efforts of the prospector. This
is proven by the fact that there is no I'M
claimed ground in the different districts
and where patents have not been secured
efforts are being made to secure them.
There are two drawbacks to mining in
the Park. the depth of the ore and the
water Capital is required for the de-
velopment of every property, making it
difficult for poor man to place his prop
erty on a paying basis. The veins,
though, are permanent, and the deeper
they go the richer they become. This
has been proven in all the big properties
especially in the Ontario, where the vein
shows up better on the l 800 level than in
any other part of the mine and gives
greater promise of permanency than it
did elsewhere. This acts against the OBJ
stacles mentioned and is encouragement
for the investment of capital, making
mining here almost q ''sure thing
The mining region embraces an area Of
about five by nine miles, the strike of the
belt being southwest and northeast, dip
ping to the northwest. The formation
consists Of lime, porphyry and quartzite
The veins vary greatly in width At
depth, they are inclined to become verti-
cal. but usually range from twenty to
forty-tive degrees on their dip. The ores
produced vary in quality in different parts
Of the camp, and often in the same mine.
The Ontario and Daily produce both
smelling and free milling ore; the Anchor
a base concentrating ore carrying heavy
percentage of zinc, smelling ore, and has
at depth free milling ore; the Crescent ore
is still different, being both first and Sec
ond class. the latter carrying iron pyrites
instead of the zinc in the Anchor Where
they are rot barren on the surface, the
veins usually carry low grade ore
Taere are still many good opportunities
for the development OF rich mines in the