The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-07

who wish to get in on the groun,
floor in valuable and promising pro
positions, and, from all indications, tn
western foothills are destined to be
come the centre of a lively minin,
Doom during the coming summer. witt
the certainty that before old SAINT;
Claus comes this way again, severa
producing mines and a number of mill,
VIII prove the oft repeated assertion
that the western country is an exac
counterpart of the district on the east
ern dip in which are located the mines
of Mercur.
A well posted mining man, who i.
just in from Camp Floyd, is oul
authority for the statement that the
Mercur ore zone can be distinctly
traced westward until it enters the
confines of such valley, and this opin-
ION is endorsed by many mining men
OF high standing, who maintain that
originally the great ore zone of Camp
Floyd district consisted of a great
blanket vein of variable depth. and
that when the upheavals occurred that
changed the contour of the country
and created mountains and canyons.
rhe high mountains just west of the
camp of Mercur broke the formation
ana changed the course and dip of the
ore bodies which stili retained their
blanket form.
Professor Emmons. the noted geolo-
gist, maintains this theory, and in his
recent report, mentions the dip of the
strata as follows:
In this Newiston) canyon. about a
mile and a half southwest of Mercur.
the rocks change from their usual
northeast dip and become horizontal.
then pass into gently southwestern
dipping strata. Going southwest the
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few miles the rocks pass under the
pleistocene formation of the plain. At
TINS point they dip 10 or 20 degrees
west. Going northeast up the canyon
from the axis of the anticline, the dip
gradually steepens again, and at the
town of Mercur it averages about 90
degrees east"
westward from the crest of Mercur
bill, where the formation is broken. the
olanKet ore zone exists in a continuous
ana unbroken form, being regular in
its well known undulations until the
lines of Rush Valley are reached. From
the crest of the hill two outcrops oc-
cur, which form undeniable apexes
OF the vein. One of these occurs at a
distance of about 500 feet from the top
OF the hill, While 1900 feet below this
ledge is to be found the second or
west apex. where the dip of the vein
Is about 30 degrees to the west. Fur
ther down, however, as it follows the
contour of the foothills the zone fiat
tens down until the pitch is lessened to
about IA degrees. This west cropping
OF apex is located about two miles west
OF Mercur and is so pronounced as to
attract the attention of any person
VINO might pass that way In certain
localities the ledge stands out of the
ground TO height or from to s feet.
ana IN width 1t varies from 20 to 60
Ieet, ana a horse can be ridden on il
Tor a distance of $4,000 feet from the
mouth of Lewiston to the mouth of
Ophir canyon.
1t IS a recognized fact that Lion hill
is the mother Of the mineral deposits
OF Camp Floyd district: at least for
the country in its immediate vicinity.
ana tnat gu or 100 feet above there is an
almost absolute certainty that large
uepoSitS Oh gold ore are to be found
paralleIllng the silver ledge on the
same dip, and there is every indica-
ton that with the break in the gold
formation, as mentioned above that
the same conditions exist on the west
ern as are to be found on the east
ern slope, as the same blue lime
Is 10 be found, the same black shale
the same fossilized shale. the Same
porphyry and quartz and the same char
uohe IN the western foothills. especially
On the western apex, to show that the
ore ore DodieS carry most encouraging val
t nes on me surface, with every indica-
Ilon mat with depth. they viii be en-
coultefed IN values that will Justify the |
erection of mills for its reduction.
AS we nave said before, there is A |
great deal of activity in the western
foothills at the present tim, especiaIlv
on the western apex, where the ledge is |
especially prominent. This cropping can |
De De Traced through the Daisy group of |
e 81, GA cams ms; from the SOUTH and presses
ana the Valley View. The Daisy group is |
now held under bond by c. II Schue |
me consideration being $4,000, and it is |
the intention to begin work in its de- |
velopment at an early date. especially |
as the surface groupings on this pro- !
perty show values ranging from 81 to /
40 in gold to the ton.
No North Of the Daisy group; and on the
apex is the Omaha ground. embracing |
elght claims, upon which strong COM [
pany has recently been Incorporated |
There is an open cut on this ledge and |
a thirty-ffve foot shaft which proves the
continuity of the ore body and that the
mineral carries good values, fire tests
showing from 81 to Sl2 in gold, and work
ing in the development of this property
is being steadily pushed.
North of the Omaha and on the same
ledge, comes the La Cigale group of
fourteen claims, owned by Captain w.
9. Mcfarland, j. B. Thompson Nat NJ.
Brigham, c. H. Schue ct al. on which
a contract for the sinking of a 2OO-foot
incline shaft has just been let. Surface
assays on this ground show from 81 to
S4.5O in gold, and it is expected that upon
the completion of the contract pay ore
in large quantities will be uncovered. 1t !
is stated that a company will soon be
formed for the manipulation and thor
ough development of this property
North of the La Cigale, the ledge is
covered with choice locations, including
the Edna May group, under bond to C.
yon the vein runs around the valley to
Sunshine, catching the Badger, Colonel
Wallis properties, the Buckeye group, the
Ontario. East Sunshine, the Overland
and other valuable properties in its
course
Adjoining some of the properties on
he west apex or ledge are many prom
sing groups. including the Black Horse
which was recently sold to a
Texas capitalist for $4,000; Colonel
surface values of from 81 to S24, and on
which he contemplates the erection of
mill at an early day; the Wickersham
group, the Patterson, the Blanche, the
Gold Bug. Taylor and many others, in
,luding the Vanderbilt, recently pur-
rood round sum; the Charlie Ross, an
.ighth interest in which was sold to
Major Mclaughlin of Fort Douglas for
!, 500. besides a hundred other properties
N which work is being done or Will be | s
lone this summer.
The western foothills are so near to a :
rood water supply that 81 ore can be
reated at profit The RAILROAD surveyed ,
10 Lewiston canyon will bring this To-
atty in near touch with the outside
world, and everything indicates that this ]
ortion of the district will eventually be- I
ONE a formidable rival to Mercur as