The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-26

For many years it has been known
that in the hills just east of Salt Lake
city there were deposits of low grade
gold ores, and al intervals during that
period spasmodic efforts have been
made to find the spot where Dame
Nature had hidden her wealth Of
golden treasure.
No rich deposits were ever dis
covered, however, but large bodies of
low grade ores were found galore; but
the values were wanting and by no
known process could they be worked
at a, profit, and SO for years they re-
manned undisturbed and almost for
gotten, until the discovery Of the Mer-
cur mines and the cheap cyanide sys-
tenn of ore reduction again directed at
tention TO the possibilities existing al
most within the corporate limits of our
city.
The success of the cyanide process
on Mercur ore caused widespread ex-
citement in mining circles, and every
effort was made TO find deposits OF
ore similar to that produced in the
Mercur mine. and prospectors and
organized parties secured the hills and
canyons in almost every portion OF
Utah to find teaching ore that could
be reduced by this system; but, strange
TO say the capitalist has paid but lit
tie attention 10 the naturalization OF
the Hot Springs mining district, and
left this locality to the care OF ten
derfeet, who have located nearly every
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Greek north TO Twin peaks and to the
head of City Creek canyon.
In this area, from all indications
several properties of promise have been
found and located. Good surface
values have been obtained; the ore, in
appearance. possesses fine teaching
qualities. but lack of capital has great
ly retarded their development
Still, however, considerable work is
going ON in the district, and The Her
aid is informed that there is more
than one prospect almost within g
stones throw of the temple that is
likely at no distant day to be trans
formed into a paying gold producer.
There are several instances in which
the StricteSt secrecy is maintained re-
garding gold discoveries near this city
but Yesterday The Herald received q
hint that an unusually good prospec
had been found in Emigration canyon
about a mile and a half east OF
Wagener's brewery, and in following
I'D the clue il was learned that thi:
promising property, comprising a
group of three claims, was owned by
John Edwards, S. 3. Smith and H. E
Melton. OF this city
Mr. Edwards when seen by a Her
aid representative, stated that with hi:
associates he had made three location:
in the locality mentioned, and tina
while he was not in the least excited
over the outlook. that he was firm il
the opinion that this property would
eventually develop into a producing
and paying mine.
According TO Mr.. Edwards a. strong
ledge cuts through these three claims
the most promising OF which we're tbs
Mary c No. and Lucky John lodes
The vein is twelve feet wide. between
we'll defined walls, about three fee
of which carried values that increased
with depth. On the surface the or,
assayed S1.65 in gold to the ton. AT
depth Of two feet s. was obtained, any
the values then ranged from So to s24
and in the bottom Of a fifteen foo
shaft an assay of S3S in gold gave as
surance that il. time the group will
blossom out into full-grown bonanza
The assays above noted were mad
in different assay shops, and it is SAT-
to say that no mistake has been mad
in determining the values of the ore
which. with the exception of the frs
ores tested, could be treated at a prof
by the cyanide process; and, if tn
values held out, would even justif,
shipping to our valley smelters.
The ore is a chloride. free from an.
base metal or spice. and is what Nigh
be termed a perfect teaching mineral.
Considerable work is being done b.
other parties in the vicinity of til
Edwards group. and results so far ar
very satisfactory.