The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-29

In time to come The Herald pre-
diets that it will be demonstrated that
while mature has been most prodigal
IN her deposits Of the precious metals
( in the mountain Businesses of Utah,
that these gifts have not all been hid
den in few favored localities, but
that they have been distributed quite
evenly ali over the state
AT the present time several camps
in Utah have the CALI as far as pop
ularity goes; and Utah would indeed
#, be long ways in the vanguard with
out her Park City, her Eureka, her
Bingham, Mercur, Frisco, Stockton
and dozen other producing camps, to
which We all point with pride, still
the existence of these rich districts
does not preclude the discovery of
other bonanza camps in other por-
tons of our richly mineralized state,
as is evidenced by the fact that al
most every year new finds are made.
many of which are growing into high
ly productive and permanent camps.
n The State Line district, in western
coveries in this line; and as a gold and
silver producer, it is already making
a moss encouraging record, and many
prospectors and capitalists are now
giving this locality the most careful
attention.
The State Line district is located in
almost the extreme southwestern por-
lion Of Utah. anu is from fifty 10 sixty
miles from any other producing camp
While one Of our most recent discover
les, ii still has 10 yield the palm as
being the youngest in the sisterhood of
gold producers 20 the Century district
in Box Elder county, IN the northwest
ern portion of the state, which is just
now attracting a good deal of atten-
ton among mining men.
The Century group of claims is To-
Gated in the Park Valley range of
mountains, about twenty-eight miles
northwest of Kelton, and twenty-eight
miles north Of Terrace.
This group, comprising nineteen
claims, is owned by Wilson & Busby.
of the Delmonico, this city, and several
Others, and from all indications these
gentlemen have struck it rich, for the
ore is full of free gold. and seemingly
abounds in inexhaustable quantities.
On this group there are three paral-
strike of which is northeast and south
west, while the pitch or dip of the ore
bodies is to the north. The mineral is
a decomposed iron quartz that carries
free gold in paying quantities, and
can be easily treated.
On the Century lode, the quartz vein
was but two inches in width on the
surface, but at q depth of twenty feet
the body has widened to two feet, the
value of which ranges from S27.75 to
$62 IN gold to the ton
In order to develop the property more
eXpeditiously, tunnel has been run
in on the vein to cut the ore body at
about $50 feet below the bottom of the
shaft This tunnel exposes two feet
OF the same character and quality of
ore as that found in the upper work
ings. besides which, on the foot wall,
there is a siX-inch streak of a sugary
and deconlpoSed white quartz that is
rich in the yellow metal in a free state.
The walls Of the ore body, also, are
highly mineralized to a certain extent,
and in this crumbly. gray-colored rock,
the boys find, that in throwing it over
the dump, they have been wasting pay
dirt, as in washing it all shows colors
in the pan.
Three men have been developing the
ASAlQiy VI 1dLG. dl1U pay
ore has been placed on the dump: but
now that it has been shown that the
prospect has the making of a mine,
it is the intention to make a trial
shipment. which consignment of two
tons will reach this city by the latter
part of the week, when its exact value
and character will be determined by
fire assay and chemical analysis; and
when this is done, it is more than
likely that the owners will put in a
ten-stamp mill and place the property
on q paying basis.
The Lizzie lode, embraced in the Cen
fury group. is believed to be on an in
dependent vein, and it is also true
fssure. The ore body on this property
as far as developed, is about two feet
in width. The quartz. however, al
though carrying about the same val
ues in gold as the Century lode, is not
as free, and is q little base, a small
percentage of lead being observable
Four men are employed on the Lizzie
and the claim is to be thoroughly de-
veloped. John Angove having charge
Of the workings on both properties.
The Century claims were discovered
and located by John Angove and Will
lam r. Bowden. two Park City miners,
who know a good thing when they see
it. They first opened the ledge found
that It would yield about so cents a
pan in free gold, when they interested
others IN the property. The claims are
most desirably located, as the country