The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-21

The Park Record in its summary OF
the events of the week in mining cir
cles in this great camp, saws:
Reports from the Valeo are conflict
ing-one day they are to the effect that
the face of the lower tunnel is in.
highly mineralized matter and that the
vein will be cut within a day or two.
and the next report is to the effect that
The formation has changed and that
the owners expect to cut the ore body
soon The fact is, the Valeo is still a
prospect. No miner having knowi-
edge of geological formations Will doubt
for a moment that an immense ore
body exists in Valeo ground. but the
fact can only be demonstrated by an
immense amount of development work
Many experienced mining men are
strongly of the opinion that the ore
body will not be cut in the lower tun-
Tel for the good and sufficient reason
that it will not tap the ground at SUI
ficient depth. There is little question
that the ore in the upper workings was
thrown up through pipe, and that II
the main body is ever cut it viii be
done through the medium of a deep
shaft. The fact that the ore body in
the upper workings pinches out at
certain depth would tend to prove the
correctness # this theory. but still the
Naleo may be an exception. Ore is
generally where it is found, and there
may be a mountain of it close to the
surface in the Naleo, but future devel-
opments viii have to be awaited be-
fore it is definitely known.
BOX. ELDER GOLD.
William Dix, an old-time Ontario
miner returned to the Park Mednes-
dav from a new gold find in the Clear
Creek range of mountains in Box Elder
county. The locality of the new dis
cOvery is about 20 miles from Kelton,
Central Pacific railroad station. Mr..
Dix describes the mineraliZed veins as
an oXidiZed iron quartz. which crop up
between a, granite and slate contact y
two-fOOt vein carries an average of s4S
in gold to the ton, While assays from
hand samples have run into the hum
dreds. People have begun TO flock to
The scene, the fact of the discovery /
having just leaked out After attend
ing to some business matters in Salt !
Lake, Mr.. Dix will return 10 the new
district and begin the development Of /
his locations
FROM THE NORTHWEST.
After an absence OF two months, the /
greater portion of which time ne was in +
Washington, Alderman 5. T. Thompson +
arrived home yesterday. He gives a /
most interesting account of what he /
unhesitatingly pronounces the most .
valuable mineral discovery made in 1
recent years. It's location is in the Cas- (
cade range, King county, Washington.
about eight miles east of Seattle. II is &
known as the Burns mining district, /
and the first heard of it was in Septem-
Der last, when some prospectors who
were hunting for precious metals acct
Gentally ran upon ii. For quantity and
quality Of mineral bearing lodges, Mr..
Thompson says that this new district
beats anything he ever heard Of Veins
from 80 TO 200 feet in thickness, rich in
gold. silver and copper, crop out along
the surface. The greater portion of the
country has been located. Mr.. ThomD-
son having staked out seven claims for
himself and other Park City people
There are three lakes from five TO ten
acres in area within the mineral zone,
the waters of two of them being a dark
green from copper stain and Of the
other a blood red. The discovery. Mr..
Thompson says. is creating great ex-
element in Washington. He Will return
to the district at an early day.
MERELY A RUMOR.
y rumor was ahoat during the week
TO the effect that a deal was pending
having for its object the starting up of
t4iS MAJ Setc nm bll DdlN- W 6St ore. IL ,
could not he traced 10 any authentic
source, however. and in all probable
ity it was nothing more than the Gre
alton of some imaginative brain. The
Daily mine can furnish abundance of
ore win which TO keep the mill run
ming, which viii be demonstrated
whenever the management decides 10
start up The DAILY West has a large
body Of milling ore, but it is not likely }
thar il VIII be handled at the present :
price of silver. However. should the
MarSac be started up on Daly-West or :
the product IF any other mine, the ,
venture would be welcomed by all con-
cerned III the industrial activity of the {
camp. ,
\ LUCRATIVE POSITION. y
John Thompson, who for many years (
has been master mechanic for the An f
chor Mining company, left the Park I
last Sunday afternoon 10 accept a lu- a
crative position with the De Lamar y
Mining company of De Lamar. Nev 4
Mr.. Thompson is q thoroughly compe- [
-ent machinist and a pleasant. genial /
gentleman. and his hosts OF friends l
lere, while regretting very much to lose s
aim. congratulate him or his good for !,
une. The De Lamar company WIZ &
ind in him valuable acquisition. a
IN MEADOW LAKE DISTRICT. t