The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-05
THE DIFFERENCE IN MINES.
Grass Root Bonanxas and Deep Divi-
sisIad Payers.

There is ali the difference in the
world in the characteristics of many
dividend paying mines, and lucky is the
individual who is the discoverer of a
grass-root proposition that holds out
in the extent and value of its ore
bodies.
As a general thing these big surface
mines are an exception to the rule, az
though it often happens that a ledge
crops at the surface, which if followed.
VIII pay mining expenses until the vein
gains IN size and value and the proper
! " develops into a genuine bonanza
Still, good gTass-root mines have been
found and successfully worked in Utah,
and in number CT instances they have
heQd their own in a most satisfactory
manner with depth
Bingham has had its share Of these.
and there are a number of mines there
which have made fortunes for their
owners almost from the surface.
Alta was at one time famous for it's
surface deposits of the precious metals,
and the Flagstaff and Emma mines
can well be included in this hst-or
We're twenty years ago, when they con-
tributed millions to the metallic wealth
of the world
Eureka, Tintic, in its infancy, was
strictly in the swim as a grass-root
camp, although OF late years deep
mining has made it one of the greatest
and most permanent districts in the
word. In the early history of Eureka
wagonioad after load of horn silver
float was picked up and hauled to mar
ket. and John Beck, VINO might well be
termed the father of the camp, did a
large amount Of what is termed
"chloriding" before he began sinking
the Bullion-Beck shaft; in the sinking
of which he soon got below the sur
face mineral, and was led to believe
that he had lost the ore; but persis-
tency won. and at the depth Of a. few
moth ore body that has made Eureka
famous the word over as a magnifi-
cent producer of the precious metals.
The Mammoth mine, in its early
days, was also practically a surface
proposition, and was heavy producer
of gold and silver ore; and develop
menGs have demonstrated the fact that
these ore bodies increased with depth,
and today there is not a greater mine
in Utah than the Mammoth. and it has
a most promising future before it.
Silver City is also noted for its sur
face producers, and until recently no
shaft IN that locality ever reached a
greater depth than 100 feet, most of the
mines in that end of Tintic district be-
ing worked by means Of tunnels-and
these mines have produced their mil
lions.
The Horn Silver. at Frisco. was IN
nav ore from the grass roots, and the
workings IN this property exposed an
enormous chimney of rich mineral that
1T took years TO exhaust; and although
deep mining is in vogue now at TINS
mine the present workings show I'd
wonderful bodies of ore, and from aal
Indications this property will be a big
having producer for many years 10
came.
rae Sewer mine, in Piute county, is
another instance Of a grass-root propo-
s;tiou. In fact, the ore is way above
the grass-roots as it exists in the form
/ Of massive ledges and groupings, which
resemble precipices ana snail hills; and
tl.;s rock all carries gold, which, al
though not rich enough to ship, viii
pay well with mill
Rut. as we said before, grass-root
benanzas are the exceptions, While most
of our greatest mines are mines that
have been made by deep mining, of
which the Ontario is an example, which
has already paid over S3.oGO,0OO in
dividends.
Mercur, as a general rule. is a grass
root camp, although it is believed,
without question of doubt. that many
famous producers will be found there
with depth-that is many mines wifi b.
discovered there where deep shafts are
sunk 70 catch the almost blanket vein
of that region on its dip.
The Mercur mine was 4 perfect IL
lustration of a genuine Hgrass-rooter. -
while below it, the Golden Gate, with
its $1G,0OO00O of ore blocked out and in
sight, is another example of what deep
mining can accomplish. and still the
workings of this mine are comparative
~ near the surface
The Marion, Geyser and Sunshine
mines might be brought within the
term of surface producers, and along
the north and south trend of the Mer-
cur lode ore has been and will yet be
found witiilin foot OF so of the sur
face.
After sinking and opening up the ore