The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-28

Ten miles south of Weber station on
the Union Pacific railroad, in the
Wasatcr mountains, accessible by a
good wagon road, is situated the Mill
Creek Mining district. in Morgan coun-
ty. 1t is also approachable from Salt
Lake city, by wagon road through City
Creek canyon, a distance Of only
twenty-five miles. This district is noted
for the superior quality of iron ore it
produces, and is quietly advancing in
real progress, although not making
much stir publicly, scarcely sufficient,
perhaps, to draw proper attention to its
merits and requirements. The former
lies principally in the largely developed
iron mines owned by the Norway COM
pany, which, in addition to iron, con-
tains other minerals, and also shows
favorable indications for the discovery
Of the more precious metals. Close to
the Norway properties are abundant
timber, sand, sandstone and fire clay,
and in the district bituminous coat has
been discovered, all essential for the
manufacture of iron and only awaiting
the profitable investment Of capital. Its
needs are machinery and experienced
iron men who, with sufficient capital,
can properly utilize its vast mineral
riches. Copper, silver and gold Dear
ing quartz have also been discovered in
the district, but the claims are yet not
sufficiently developed to prove t11eir
richness, though good results are eX-
pected. Some OF the iron ore carries a
small per centage of silver, and it is
presumed that on further development
a much larger amount Of this meta.
will be found.
Development Work.
The principal work done in this camp
has been performed by the Norway
Iron and Manufacturing company Of
| Utah, incorporated, who up to date
| have expended about $4,000 in improve.
ments and development work. They
own four valuable iron mines, foul
| eligible mill sites, possessing one Of the
! finest water powers in Utah, a. TUNE
| location run for the development of the
mines, dwellings, blacksmith shop, ore
and shaft houses, together with suf
| fcient land on which to erect rolling
mills, furnaces and additional building!
/ necessary for carrying out the purpose!
( Of the corporation.
! The mines of this company consist O
the Queen Christine, 275 feet in Widtl
| by 1900 linear feet long; the Roya
King, 600 feet in width by 100 Inca
feet; the Norway mine, 600 feet il
width by 1900 linear feet. and the Irol
King, 800 feet in width by 1,500 Inca
feet, al lying in a compact body.
The General Grant tunnel is to b.
5000 linear feet, run for the develop
ment of the four mines before named
and IS now in about 400 feet and vii
strike the iron ore body within thr
next seventy-fve feet.
The Queen Christine is developed b,
165 feet Of tunnels, 125 feet of shafts, al
open cut 20 by 60 feet, incline
25 feet, ore chamber IL by is feet, be
sides several open cuts.
The Royal King is developed by
feet of shafts, incline tunnels % feet
open cut 10 by 80 feet. showing a. vel
of fine iron. ore so feet wide, which ha
been stripped for distance of 200 feel
The Norway mine is developed by IL
feet of tunnelling, ore chamber q 10y
feet, Go feet of shafts and a nunISRr 0
open cuts.
The Iron King is developed by seyera
open cuts
1t will be seen that these propertie
are not mere prospects, but wei de
velOped mines largely productive, tn
quality of which is said by competen
experts to equal in quality the famou
Norway and Swedish iron. The ore
are hematile, oxide, specular and som
magnetic, assaying from 30 to S. pc
cent metallic iron, carrying only fror
3 to 8 per cent. of silica, and are Pre-
nounced entirely free from sulphur an
phosphorus.
It is the intention Of this company t
enter into the manufacture Of minera
paints, pig and merchant iron as 500
as the necessary capital can be ot
tanned. John T. Lynch is president; {
: J. Gustaveson, vice-president; and 2.
NJ. Froiseth, secretary and treasurer.
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