The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-24
BOTH RICH AND DEEP.
Facts That Prove the Permanently
of MarysvaIe Ore Bodies.

Facts That Prove the Permanency
of MarysvaIe Ore Bodies.
Mr.. W. H Lyon, who is heavily in
terested in mining properties in the
Ohio district in Piute county, the dis
trict usually designated as Marysvale,
is UP from that region and brings the
most fattering reports from that high
grade gold district. Mr.. Lyons imme-
date mission here is to arrange the
details for the incorporation of a
company to operate the Treasury
Vault group of seven claims located on
the east side of Mineral Peak, on the
west side Of which is located the Dali
ton and Duquesne mines The incor-
poration of the Treasury Vault Mining
and Milling company will be consum-
mated in Piute county in the next few
days the location of the properties
being in what is known as Horse
Heaven" a stretch of table land COW
cred with a luXuriant growth of wild
grasses that attracts every stray
horse.
Speaking of the mines of the district
yesterday Mr. Lyon expressed an
opinion founded on his acquired knowl-
edge and experience, that is likely to
upset the early theories in regard to
the mineral deposits of Utah; and what
is more. he backs up his opinion with
cold statements of facts. 1t was a pop
ular theory as late as twelve years ago
among men who had mined in Utah
that the mineral values in this section
were superficial, and that when the
carbonates were exhausted there was
no good reason for going into the I'M
H. VII q
Ontario was proven beyond a doubt
to be a true assure the experts"
claimed that the instance was an $50
lated one and that the Ontario would
prove to be the only vein in Utah that
would prove to cut all formations and
could be designated as true assure.
Later developments in Park City
show that these opinions were
worthless. and some recent de-
velopments in the Oquirrh range
on the west side of this valley
prove that the veins, carrying the
Identical ore and attended by the same
surroundings go to as great depth
as has been prospected.
Mr. Lyon believes that the mines of
Marysvale continue on the veins to
great depth and that at the greater
depths the values increase. AS proof
of his position on the continuity of the
veins he cites the instance of the Bully
Boy and Webster, which worked down
the dip of the vein to depth of $50
feet, all the while taking out high
grade ore which maintained an ever In
creasing scale Of values as greater
depth was obtained Water, however,
interfered with the work in the shaft,
and the company started tunnel
down the mountain side. This tunnel
was driven into the mountains 1850
feet, where it cut the vein of the Web
ster on the same dip, between the same
character of walls, at a depth 500 feet
lower than the lowest of the upper
workings, and with the single differ
ence that at the lower depth the gold
values were greater than any that had
been obtained in the upper workings.
Through this tunnel the Webster peO-
pie are now working their vein, and
are taking out some of the richest gold
ore ever mined from a lode location in
Utah.
Another instance is the case of the
Copper Belt company, which worked in
gold ore that ran from $500 to $500 per
ton until a depth Of $50 feet on the
vein had been reached. Then it was
impossible to proceed further because
of the lack Of ventilation in the mine.
The Monarch company, another con-
Germ had a tunnel we'll into the noun
tain and surveys showed that drift
toward the Copper Belt would cut the
latter vein in apout 400 feet and at a
depth Of nearly 600 feet below the bot
tom of the Copper Belt shaft. The
work was undertaken, and at last &C
counts the Monarch tunnel had reached
/ the formation in which the Copper
Belt vein is located.
Still another instance is that Of the
Clyde tunnel which is now in over /, 200
/ feet and is now extracting the same
( high grade gold and silver ores that
We're profitably worked 500 and more
I feet higher up on the vein. The Clyde
/ is owned by Isaac Jennings and
others of this city.
All of this tends to prove the existence
at great depth of the mineral veins in
Utah It was first proven in. Park
/ City. although the experts for a time
dissented. Later. Bingham demon
strated the same fact and now Marys-
vale comes forward with the indisputa-
| BILE testimony that her mines are not
only rich but they are deep.
After this. who will say that deer
! mining does not pay in Utah?
THE OLD BOB INGERSOLL.