The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-12

From all indications the State Line
district in western Iron county, is des-
tined soon to make great record as
a rich producer of gold and silver.
Although a new district, the camp
&as already attained considerable
prominence, and mining men are
watching its growth with interest; and
if all reports are true, it is more than
probable that it viii at an early day
take rank with the great Utah camps
of Park City. Eureka, Bingham, MeT-
cur and Mammoth, for as developments
progress it is demonstrated that the
naturalization is both rich and perma-
nent.
A few days ago, as stated in The
Herald, James Clark, one of the own
ers of the Ophir mine, in the State Line
district, arrived ii the city with an-
other carload OF ore from this mine.
Upon his arrival he stated to a Herald
representative that he was of the opin-
ion that the lot would run about 200
ounces in silver and from $40 to Sl2 in
esd. Imagine his surprise. therefore.
RRer the ore had been sampled and
assay GU Nl1tII ne lediuCQ lildl LIE
f1rst-claEs ore went 694 ounces in sill
ve1 and S13 in gold to the ton; the
second-class 200 ounces silver. and 81
gold; the third-class 1872 ounces silver
and 81 in gold
The Ophir is developed by a 104-foot
shaft, in the bottom of which there is
a. four-foot vein that will average 100
ounces in silver and from 81 to So in
gold TO the ton. On each side of the
shaft the ledge has been traced and
prospected by open cuts for a distance
Of zoo feet, and the general average
values of the ore ON the surface crop
pings will run $50 ounces silver and Sc
IN gold and, measured with a tape
line along the ledge, and to a depth of
504 feet, it is estimated that in this
property there is more than $500, 900 in
ore in sight.
Since Mr.. Clark's arrival in the city
and the determination of the value Of
his ore shipment. he has been offered
5000. 000 for the OQhir mine, 10 per cent
of which is to be paid down in cash,
and the balance within a year Mr..
Clark, however, could not entertain
the proposition without consulting with
his co-owners-Clark. Lynch and Sulli-
Iean-and so il has been arranged for
the prospective purchasers to visit the
district and examine the property,
when II is more Olan likely IIlSI d
deal will be consumnlated.
A number of strikes in the State Line
district have been made this season,
but for obvious reasons the discoveries
have been kept secret; but it is almost
impossible to hide anything Of this
character and now a, few facts con-
corning them are beginning to leak
out although there is still much TO
learn concerning them.
thn (Nro01a mine
owned by McBurney, Mcdonald and
Millett. which is one Of the first gold
discoveries to be made in the district,
are of the most encouraging nature.
The Creole shows three and one-half
feet of gold ore running from S35 TO
$50 to the ton, besides four inches of
r;ch quartz that assays from $3.50 to
the ton UP into the thousands.
A short time ago Mr.. Burney sent
the writer a piece of this quartz that
would weigh possibly from q quarter to
falf a pound. This ore was tested by
one of the best assayers in the country
and gave values of $1,S20 in gold to the
ton. The quartz is a greyish brown,
and is of a character that the yellow
metal delights to find Judgment in.
There is no doubt but that the ledge
will increase in size with depth, and
that with development the Creole will
grow into a great producer and divi-
denri-payer
one of the needs of the district is
reduction works, as the ore has to be
hauled sixty miles to a railroad. A
ten-stanp mill has been talked of, as
the ore is free milling. but the writer
has been informed that it would take
TWENTY-FIVE of these mills, running day
and night for a long time to come,
to treat the ore now in sight, and that
will be extracted from now on.
The State Line district IS well wa
tered and there is plenty of wood for
fuei.