The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-30

For the past five years the miners
and prospectors of Horse Heaven have
crawled ell over that region on their
hands and knees in an endeaRor 10
find the ledge trom which came the
rich gold float that has been frequent
ly found in that locality; but, until the
last few weeks the location of the ore
bearing zone remained mystery. when
ii was discovered in an accidental man
ner. and, from the showing now made
there is every reason to believe that the
mother lode Of that region has at last
been discovered; ana that from this
time on Marysvale will come TO the
front as a regular shipper OF the pre-
clous metals.
Horse Heaven. as nearly every miner
in Utah knows, is located near Mays
yale. 1t is a lovely spot, with it's
neavy forest of great pine trees, while
the buDbling springs within its environ
mcnts are as clear and cold as if they
Narbied uown the sides Of Greenland 5
Icy Mountains
On one size of Horse Heaven is Dali
ton hill, on which is located the much
talked of Dalton mine; while on the
other is Br!gham's Peak, on which are
q. to be found several prospects, including
the Wedge claim, owned by w. H.
Lyon and family, OF Marysvale, and
Jake Sargent.
The Wedge gave no surface indication
that promised any encouraging asSur-
alce that the property was If special
value; but it was decided to do the
annual assessment work on the claim,
and also on adjoining properties in
which all parties concerned were inter
ested. With this in view Mr.. Sargent
began the erection of a cabin on the
Wedge lode, and in leveling off the site
FOR the structure he made an exca-
walton. one portion of which disclosed
a strong ledge Of gold ore: and it is a
remarkable fact hat if Mr.. Sargent
had begun work one foot further up
the hill he never would have uncovered
The ledge.
Soon after the discovery a drift was
run on the vein for some distance, and
every foot OF work disclosed most en-
couraging indications, and, in fact, pay
rock was found in large quantities
At this juncture Mr.. Lyon succeeded
in buying Mr.. Sargent's interest in the
property, and a short distance from the
original discovery. on what he believed
to be the strike of the ledge, he put in
a shot and at a depth of eighteen
inches uncovered a six-foot body of ore,
twenty-five inches of which carries
values of $3.50 ounces silver and $97SS
in gold to the ton.
This average is derived from the re-
suit Of three assays made on the
quart, the highest of which went S7.5
ounces silver and S126 in gold to the
tnn- while the lowest gave returns of
1850 ounces silver ~af y606i in gold.
The Vein is e in rorDhyry.
The strike of the esii' is north east and
southwest, while th dip is to the east.
The ledge, SO far as demonstrated by
prospecting along its strike extends
into Horse Heaven, which is practically
owned by Mr.. Lyon and members of
lis family, who have incorporated the
same under the name of the Treas sure
Vault Mining and Milling company, ard
IN view Of the discoveries made it is
The intention of the company TO thor
oughly prospect and develop this
ground at an early day.
In MIR. Lyons opinion there are other
fissUre veins paraileling the Wedge
lode, which, from all accounts, will
give good returns at a comparatively
small expenditure of capital and labor.
Mr.. Lyon viii continue developments
on the Wedge claim, and expects to
begin regular shipments within a few
days. and it IS believed that the ore
viii net good returns, as in its char
dIASl1SlicS IL Is Il lQag0ellc IRON winch
is in good demand al the smelters.
The mining men of the district are
greatly excited over the discovery
which is one of the most important
ever made in the camp, and the result
will be that from now on Dalton Hill
and Brigham Peak viii receive more
attention than ever before.
The building of the extension of the
Salina branch of the Rio Grande West
ern road towards Marysvale is having
beneficial effect on the camp AL
ready the ties and rails are laid from
the mouth of Clear Creek canyon Il
the tunnel at the Narrows on the Sc.
vier river. A station viii soon be puilt
there and the railroad company is now
making wagon road from the tune
TO Marysvale, distance of nine miles
ana by early spring the hope is enter.
tanned that the railroad viii be in ac.
tive operation into the heart of this
promising camp.