The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-18

development of their mine. The up
shot of the matter was that the ten
derfeet'' returned to their spinning jen-
MES wiser if not richer Their enter
prise, while laudable, was premature.
Since then the discovery Of the Won
derful Dalton ore. the operations of the
Deseret Gold Mining and Milling conn
pany and other desultory enterprises
have given this district a few spurts
of fleeing prosperity.
The present condition of Marysvare
is one of almost complete stagnatiol,,
and the people are in condition az
expectant waiting for the advent of THE
r. G.. W. railway, which, according
TO The Herald's recent interview
with General Manager Dodge, will so0h
be at the junction of Clear creek with
the Sewer river, point distant soni
eight or nine miles from this place. a
few coura geous spiritS-among theh
are three limbs of the law-have rd-
Gently been attracted here by the echb
of the Rio Grande Western railways
whistles, which are daily sounding
nearer. Among the courageous med,
IF. Brunell stands pre-eminent as THE
bravest of them all. With a constitJi-
ency of a score and a half of miners,
two stores, three hotels, one saloon1-
quite recently Started-three lawyers,
a drug store and one doctor, a couple
of dozen families and a few scattering
ranches up the river, he has launched
the Piute Pioneer ION the seething
waves of life's storm-tossed ocean" Mr..
BrunelI is young and chuck full of jour-
nalistic enthusiasm and faith in the
future of tine camp In view of the
fact that experience is so necessary and
so great a quantity in the problem Of
sentient life, l will not undertake TO
t,oof T,dir0r. T2rr1r1olIS ven t11re. &c
wise
Notwithstanding the inactivity that
characterizes the camp, there is not an
indication lacking, from geological
view, that would add confidence in the
future Of Marysvale as a great mining
region. There are certain basic corr
ditions that, with rare exceptions, must
exist to insure the presence of the pre-
cious metals in veins and deposits.
Among those conditions the kinds and
ages of rocks are of first Importance.
The experienced prospector will LOOK
for quartZite, trachfte, porphyry, gran
lite, lime, etc. He will insist on evidence
that the formations have not been dis
placed by upheavals subsequent To the
depositing of the metals. He will look
for veins in the various contacts" and
along the lines of dykes of porphyry,
trachite and other eruptive rocks, AND
for assures within any of the form&-
tiOns above named. Experience has
taught him that, where other condI-
lions are present, he will be most like
ly to find minerals within or near the
bases of mountains that, by their
greater elevation, furnish evidences Of
having been points of special upheava1
and therefore subject to the assure ana
vein-forming forces. The Park, Cot
tonwoods, Bingham, Frisco, Deep
Creek, Osceola and other famous camps
are familiar examples of the metals aS-
sociated with the phenomenon of mel
dunn or lofty altitude. Following ouE
the teachings of the above-named exs-
ampleS, Mt. Badly rearS his dome-like
summit far above timber line and into
the regions of eternal snow. On all
sides of Old Badly, except to the south
where the older and eruptive rocks give
way to the carboniferous, the metals in
paying quantities have been encounter
ed In the Indian Creek district, which
lies along the western base of Mt
Badly, there are veins of the precious
metals that, when gation-which iS
no fault of nature-ceases, will become
famous producers. To the north OF
Badly, or where the mountain deScends
to Clear creek, we find the famous SeE
vier district with its maze of gold.
bearing quartz veins. That district, TOT
wards its eastern boundary, bends
southerly, following the conformatioH
of the mountain, until it joins the Ohio
district, directly west of this camp. +.
1t will be more convenient to begia
a description of the Mt Badly division
of this region. Ten miles to the south.
| Ten Mile creek issues from the eastern
base of Mt. Badly. Well down and
along the face of the mountain lie beds
of quartzite and lime of the uppef
and lower Silurian ages. Those beds
have been rent asunder, and dykes Of
trachite are found in orderly poSitiont
and furnish the prospector with numert
Gus and inviting contacts" Ore RUM
ming up into the thousands in gold and
silver has been repeatedly found, but
the vein from which it was detached
remains for some future prospector I'd
uncover. The Uncle Sam was located
along in the early sos, some rich ORD
extracted, and barely enough develops
ment work performed to entftle the
owners to the patent which they OBJ!
tanned. Aside from the work on thd
Uncle Sam, development work in THAI
locality consists of hap-hazard pot
holes" and 'gophering." Three miles
to the north of Ten Mile is a gulcH
called Gold Run, and which also runs
/
| characteristics of formation extend 20
the mouth of Gold Run, where they abb
ruptly end against a bed of quartzite,
which rises precipitously to a height of
at least a thousand feet from the,
bench, and bending westerly forms the
prevailing sub-structure of both sides
! of Cottonwood canyon and also along
the mountain to Pine canyon.
A mile or so up Gold Run the quartz+
fte gives way to lime which, for sew
eral miles to the westward, is gashed
with numerous dykes of trachite and
porphyry aud innumerable veins and
"blow-outs" of white and rose quartz
from one foot to one hundred feet il,
width Some of those veins carry gold
in small values. Pot holes and gopher+
ing tell the story of desultory prospect
ing. About three-fourths Of a mile
from and north of the spring in Gold
Run is a spur which separates Gold
Run from Cottonwood. On the apex OF
the spur, overlooking the narrow val-
ley, is found a geological conundruni
named the Monte del Rey." Near by
to the east and north is the great bed
of quartize before mentioned. To the
south is lime Up through those formar
lions, or more likely through the conf
tact, a dyke of greenish colored trachite
has been forced. Within the dyke and
running parallel with it, is vein of
| quartz and porphyry the dips, angleI
+ and spurs of which are puzzle even
to experts Early in 10 free gold and
horn silver were found of amazing rich<
ness. Several thousand dollars were
| snent in trying 10 find the ore BODY