The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-14

Every mining man, almost, who has
Visited State Line district of late, has
much to say in praise Of the camp. and
from all accounts this new gold field
promises to develop into a well-stored
treasure vault of the precious metal,
and as development work progresses,
there is every reason to believe that a
large number of big producing mines
will be found there.
AS it is, a number of valuable pros
poets have been located, and although
shipments so far have been compare
lively light, it is stated on good author
ity that sufficient gold ore has been
uncovered to keep half a, dozen custom
mills steadily at work.
Among the recent arrivals from the
State Line district is w. II. Smith, Of
Milford, The well-known mining opera
tor.
Mr. Smith, in speaking of the new
district states that the formation COM
prises a. porphyry dyke two and one
half miles in width and ten miles long,
which is capped over in places with
basalIic rock.
The zone runs north and south and
throughout its length there are strong
lodges OF good quartz, and everything
indicates the permanency Of the de-
post.
The silver vein of the district crosses
this dyke near Line City in an easterly
and westerly direction, the ledge being
, true fissure; and on this vein are
located the Ophir, Utah Spur, Monte
yuma, Burro, Victor June Bug and
many other promising claims, and new
strikes both on the gold and the silver
lodges are being made daily.
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pressed with the district, and says that
wood for fuel is plentiful. and that an
abundant and lasting water supply can
easily be obtained by the sinking of
wells. as water is found near the sur
face; besides which springs furnish all
that is required for domestic and
culinary purposes.
In speaking OF the mines of the camp,
Mr. Smith mentioned the following
properties:
the Burro mine, a silver property,
has been developed by d forty-five foot
shaft, in the bottom of which there is
an eight-inch pay streak that carries
average values of $50 ounces silver and
SIS in gold to the ton.
On DIR. Lambert's claim a sixty-fve
foot tunnel has been run on a vein of
honeycombed quartz, in the face of
which there are five feet of ore that
averages $40 in free milling gold 70
the ton; while on an adjoining claim
a 125-foot tunnel has disclosed d nine
foot ledge hat assays $12.50 in gold
On the same ledge the Rice brothers
have four feet of ore in a forty-foot
tunnel that was driven in on the ledge
that shows values of $22 to the ton in
gold.
hone Hicks and Mat Wicks have also
uncovered an eighteen-inch vein that
averages $S4 in gold across the face,
and with development this promises
to open out into a wonderful producer.
The Creole is also making a fine
showing. This ground is owned by Nc
Burney, Mcdonald and Millett. The
ledge on the Creole is a strong one
and crops boldly for a distance of 500
or 600 feet. The property has been de-
veloped SO far by shaft and tunnel,
and shows from three to four feet Of
ore that averages from $40 to $50 in gold
TO the ton, W nile rich streaks in the
vein run up into the thousand.
The richest strike in that locality,
however has been made about four
miles south of State Line. At this
place a Mr.. Clark, Of Colorado, and
Colonel H r. Pickett, of this city,
have made fourteen locations on d
ledge that is 100 feet wide and that
crops for distance of 1850 feet. The
ore is a floral spar and quartz, and is
free milling. Fourteen feet of this
ledge gave returns of $12 in gold to the
ton, while the balance of the vein as
says from $3.50 to SIS, and all of the
quartz horns well throughout the four
teen locations.
Hon. Allen c.. Campbell and Ben
johnson have made fifteen locations in
the same locality, and assays from the
top rock goes as high as $50 in gold
to the ton.
This portion of the State Line ledge
is located in Lincoln county, Nevada,
bur there is no doubt as to its con-
tinuity, or that it extends from eight to
ten miles north of Line City.
The gold ore throughout the district
is free milling, while the silver fire.
uuently exists in a native state, and
In its general characteristics it is a
chloride ore.
At the Burro Ed Peak, Hans Root
Billy Williams, Dan Baker and Ed
Stevenson are now getting out a ship
ment Of high-grade ore.
MIR. Smith says that he cannot speak
too highly of the district, and that he
never saw anything like it before.
MER CUR CORRESPONDENTS.
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