The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-30

me world Tor many years to come. The
Carbonate mine. in the same locality.
has been a. noted producer in it's day.
and but for litigation would still be
sending out its wealth of rich Gre while
throughout San Francisco district there
are many propositions of merit. which.
with silver at the dollar mark. would
be in active operation today.
As has been stated, the demand was
for silver mines, and the surrounding
country vas carefully prospected for
deposits of this metal.
North Of Frisco. about Is miles. is 10
Gated the Beaver Lake mining district,
which embraces within its environ
men5s one of the best mfneralized por-
tions of the state. Silver and lead
abounds there. but the predominating
metal is copper associated with some
gold. As a, general rule the silver and
lead veins cropped boldly at the sur
face. but as the veins were small the
impression became prevalent that they
would not hold out with depth. and the
contrary was never demonstrated by
any extensive development. As for "a p
per, il was not wanted, and although
the surface indications. as far as this
metal was concerned, were excellent,
no attention was paid TO them. and
this accounts for the reason that fer
many years the deposits of this metal
were overlooked and neglected; but
now. since the demand for copper has
been on a, steady increase during the
past two or three years. the district
has sprung into considerable promi-
nence with the result that several COM
pauies have been incorporated within
the last two or three months or the
DEVELOPMENT and operation Of - rich
corner deposits in this section.
The Beaver Lake Copper Mining COM
pany was the first organization of te2ts
character to begin eXtensive-work in
the district. and the property of tHis
company bids fair, at an early date, to
enter the ranks of the paying mines
Of this western country.
Last week a representative of The
Herald, in company with Colonel s. B.
Miner, of the Geyser- Marion. and c.
Q. Higgins, of the Mercur Mercury,
made an inspection OF a portion Of
Beaver Lake district, and as a result
of the trip returned home much i'm
pressed with the probabilities of this
camp.
The company was met at Solus
switch. on the Oregon Short Line road.
by -Bolley" Sacket of Frisco. and a
drive OF four miles brought the visiting
delegation 70 the property owned by
the True FiSsure Mining company of
this city.
THE TRUE FISSURE.
The True Fissure, which. as its name
indicates. is one of those deposits so
much sought for in mining circles. is a
true fssure in granite. and the surface
showing is of a character calculated to
create enthusiasm and hope in the
breasts of the stockholders and officers
of the company. as the vein can be
plainly traced on the surface for a long
distance. and while the vein is small at
the grass roots, the ore is very rich in,
silver and lead, with some gold and
copper, and with development the vein
Nidens in a pleasing manner. leaving
no doubt but that with depth the de-
post will assume goodly proportions.
and that the property could soon be
placed on a paving basis. The COM
pany was INCORPORATED but a sAn--
time ago. so that but little work in its
development mas been done as yet, and
this consists Of an open cut that shows
the vein in its face, and a shallow
shaft in the bottom of which the pay
streak OF a few inches disclosed at the
surface has widened out to a foot or
more, while the Walls Of the vein are
we'll marked and we'll in place. showing
that the vein is a permanent one and
we'll worth extensive DEVELOPMENT.
North Of and adjoining the True Fis-
sure is the VIII c lode. which is on
an extension of the same ledge, which
has been exposed by shallow workings
in several places, from which some very
rich samples Of ore have been taken.
The VIII is ore of the properties en-
braced in the Incorporation Of the yell
low Jacket Copper Mining company.
and 1t is the intention of the company
70 begin work in its development at
an early date.
4 mile or 50 west of the True Fissure
is the abiding place of O. S. Carver, I
who has been appropriately designated
as the hermit king of the district, and
he enjoys the distinction of knowing