The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-18

Otto Hudson, the well known. Lehi
mining man, who was in the city yes
terday, feels much ENCOURAGED over the
promising outlook for the country
along the west shore of Utah lake.
three miles west of Pelican Point. and
says that from all indications a number
of big Producing mines will be opened
up there in the near future, which in
general characteristics, will be almost
a counterpart Of the mines at Mercur,
as the ore is very similar in appear
ance, being low grade gold that can be
successfully treated by the cyanide pro-
cess.
In and around West Shore there is
a great deal Of activity at the present
time and many men are hard at work
sinking shafts, running tunnels and
cross-cuts in the laudaibie endeavor to
find where nature has her store houses
of gold, and in a number of instances
partial success has crowned their eff
forts, not only at Lake Shore, but also
at Pelican Point, as mining develop
ments are being pushed in both local
tiles, with good showing Of gold val
ueS in each, the average in a.number of
instances going from 81 to $2.75 in the
yellow metal to the ton, and before the
season is over it is confidently believed
that two or more mills will be turning
out gold cyanides in this region.
At West Shore Mr. Hudson has
group of eight claims called the Crown
Point, work ON which has developed
the fact that without doubt large ore
bodies will be uncovered with depth.
On the Ethel lode, one of the claims
comprised in the group, Mr.. Hudson
has sunk a thirty-flve-foot shaft which
after cutting through three feet of
fossilized black shale, entered a body
of decomposed pink quartz that car
ries good values in gold, an average OF
the rock from the bottom of the shaft
going 50 cents 10 the ton. At this
slight depth, such a showing as this
is very encouraging, and it is confident
ly believed that with greater depth the
quality of the ore will materially in
crease.
On another of the claims comprising
the Crown Point group the bottom of
j ten foot shaft is in ore that averages
k275 in gold to the tony and picked
samples have been taken out going
as high as S..
A peculiar feature of the formation
Of TINS district Is the 1act tnat regular
quartz lodges abound there. This is
shown in the Hard Times claim, also
embraced in the Crown Point. On this
ground a regular contact vein has been
disclosed between a lime hanging wall
and quartzite footwall, the ledge being
five and a half feet wide between walls.
The ore is a regular quartz and free
milling, the strike of the vein being
northerly and southerly in direction.
while the dip is to the west at an angle
of about IS degrees. At a depth of
from ten to twelve feet the ore shows
average values of S2.75 in gold. and the
indications are that this will develop
into one of the largest producers in
the district
Mr.. hudson is also largely interested
in the Bolter Springs onyx deposit, in
the Rush valley region. This is one of
the most desirable onyx properties to
be found in the west, the stone being
green in color, and susceptible of very
high polish. The deposit is two feet
in width and can be taken out in almost
any desired size, which makes it
doubly valuable for building purposes
and house ornamentation. A company
of Salt Lake gentlemen are now nego-
tiating fer the property, and it is more
than likely that the deal will be closed
within a day or two.