The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-27
PROFESSOR PENRosE's THEORY.
ve Thinks There Are More Veins
Than One in the Camp tfoSu
District.

D1SIr1cts
The peculiar formation in the Camp
17lovd district has attracted great
deal Of attention from biologists and
mining operators since the section
came into prominence through the
great gold discoveries made there. and
many examinations have been made
some OF them by men Of national
fame. Several theories have been adj
vanced by these experts as to the Tor
nations of the district, but practically
all have agreed that the veins are true
fissures There have been some. now
ever. Who have accepted the sedimen-
tary theory; but recent developments
in The district have knocked most OF
the peculiar ideas galley west One OF
the latest examinations is that made
by Professor PenTose, who occupies
the chair of economic geology in the
University of Chicago. and who is in
the city for a few days for the pur-
pose of looking UP a number OF mat
fars in which he is personally inter-
ested This is not the professors first
visit to Utah or the Camp Floyd dis
trict. but since his last there have
been some great changes wrought. es-
Deciallv in the Mercur country THESE
changes have aided BIN greatly in the
examination and the developments
have confirmed the opinions formed by
him at the time Of his former visit.
Professor Penrose has just returned
from the Camp Floyd district, where
ne spent several days as the guest
of General PenrOse, who, IN company
with Attorney Street is operating on
the Gold Dust group. He was seen at
the Knutsford yesterday by a Herald
representative and gave some idea of
& I've f1oo
peculiar district. The professor holds
that there are more veins than one
In the district; in fact. he thinks there
are three or more. One of these is
the Mercur. another the Sunshine and
still another, probably the Rover,
upon which IS the Gold Dust group
o.. course this opinion is based upon
rather superficial examination but
the professor thinks he has demon
strated beyond doubt that the Mercur
and the Sunshine are located upon
separate and distinct veins. These
veins. as well as any others there may
be In the district, are without doubt
true assures and the values have come
ND from below in the form of solutions,
resistance This solution has at
tackled the lime and left the values
therein. effecting a sort of substitu-
ton. Regarding the sedimentary the
orv. Professor Penrose says It is
entirely out of the question. for the
reason that it is not chemically prac-
ticable. The professor has nttained
great prominence in his line and is ac-
cepted as an authority on all matters
pertaining to geology.
Diamond Drill in Mercur.
There is again considerable talk Of
making use Of the diamond drill for
prospecting and developmental pur-
noses in the Camp Floyd district and
a number of prominent operators are
figuring upon the organization of a
company with that end in view. The
oheapness of the work is advanced as
one of the reasons why the owners
of uroperty in the district should en-
ter into the proposition with a will
IT is not at all unlikely that some
move in the direction indicated will
&ion it might not be aniss to suggest
that in prospecting with a diamond
drill in the Mercur country great care
should be taken in distributing the
holes put down, for the simple reason
tat anyone might cut into a barren
SPOT In the vein, while another short
distance from the first might open up
a splendid ore body. This was ex-
emplified by the operations Of the ex-
perts who plugged the Mercur hill full
of holes with a diamond drill and then
condemned the property on the ground
that there was too much barren
ground. Their operations were largely
confined to the southwestern portion
of the Mercur ground and there a
large number of holes were put down
to q good depth. Recent developments
IN the Ruby tunnel have shown very
plainly why the core that came up out
of the holes lid not give any values.
in most every instance they were put
down in lime horse that occurs in
of which the highest values in the