The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-21
IN BIG COTTONWOOD.
What Is Going on at the Head of
the CANYON

There promises to be more than usual
activity in the development of the
mines at the head of Big Cottonwood
, canyon during the coming season, and
even now considerable work is going
on in the prospecting of several of the
promising prospects of that locality
1t is in this section that the Ameri-
! can Mining company of this city has a
/ group of u fine claims, on which some
effective work has been done in the
past under the SUPPLEMENTARY of r.
/ G. Taylor, from whom it is learned that
the tunnel in this ground is now in a
J distance of 124 feet, the face of which
! has disclosed a strong ledge that shows
very encouraging values. Before work
was discontinued last fall in the devel
| opment of this property the ledge had
I been crosS-cut for a distance of u or
/ II feet without finding the foot wall,
/ and assays of average samples of the
! orc demonstrated that il was we'll min
! eralized and carried values of 8 per
! cent copper. six ounces silver and s.. so
/ in gold to the ton.
AS soon as the roads become passable
it is the intention of the company to
put ir track and cars, and when the
foot wall of the ledge is encountered
drifting will be begun on the vein.
The head of Big Cottonwood is a typ
ical place for mining in the summer
time, and the spot possesses many nat
ural facilities. Within its group the
American company has so acres OF fine
timber; there is a good spring at the
mine. and below, in the canyon, there
is a nice stream of water.
At the mine the company has erected
commodious and comfortable boarding
and bunk houses, blacksmith shop and
stable, and everything is ready and at
hand for successful mining operations.
The Insley mine, which is not far
distant from the American, is looking
well. The company is now working a
force of four men, and it is believed
that this property will find place on
the shipping list in the spring.
According to Mr.. Taylor. John Wha-
Ion is working three men in the devel-
opment of a promising piece of ground
located between the American and the
Insley. Mr.. Whalon has over 200 tons
of ore on the dump that will assay
about SIG to the ton in the precious
metals, S11 of which is in gold. This
is not very high grade, but if the Peck
concentrator is started at Park City
it can be mined and milled at a good
profit, and it is stated that there is
fine body of this class of mineral dis
closed in the property.
Adjoining the American on the west
is the property owned by Hyrum Giles,
who is employing a force OF three men
in its development. There is a .aagnifi-
cent surface showing on this ground,
and the groupings carry values of
per cent copper. II ounces silver and 81
in gold to the ton. Mr.. Giles is running
a tunnel for the purpose of cross-cut-
ting the vein at a vertical depth OF
over 400 feet, and when this connec-
ton is made there is good reason to
believe that the property will rank as
one of the heavy producers of the dis
trict. 1t is now in a distance of $50
feet and work in its extension is being
pushed as rapidly as possible.
There are a number of other prom
ising prospects up Big Cottonwood
canyon and in its various forks and
branches. and although this section has
been neglected of late years the 1nd1-
cations are that it will take on new
life during the present season and come |
to the front with several producers to
its credit.