The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-29


have visited this locality that with de-
velCpment it VIII come 10 the front as
one of the greatest gold producing sec
tons of the west-
Hugh D. Rippeto. who is Familiarity
known all over the Pacific slope as an
experienced mining operator, having
had so years experience in the bust
ness, has just returned from this re-
gion, and when questioned by a Her
aid reporter regarding its resources,
made the statement that it was a dis
trict with a most promising future be-
fore II.
The Blue mountain" said Mr. Rip
peto, lis very heavily mineralized. The
formation is porphyry and quartziee,
and the veins are assures in porphyry,
the lodges pitching TO the east, while
the strike is north and south, the ore
deposits being large and extensive.
During my visit to this region, con-
tinued Mr.. Rippeto, i made an exam
inatiOn Of the property owned by the
Gold Queen Mining company. the deep
est workings OF which have cot ar
tanned depth OF more than 60 feet The
vein or this property, which is 2 ifs
sure, is a porphyryTic quartz, with the
value principally in the cleavage. The
ore is free milling and easily crushed.
I horned and panned enough OF the
good pay values and should judge tlat
the ore would run from S. TO so in gold
to the ton on an average. The ledge
can be traced on the surface on the
strike of the vein for distance of
from $50 to 100 feet, and the deoosit IS
from so TO 100 feet in width at the
grass roots. three-fourths CT which, at
the least calculation, is pay ore. and
2 conservative estimate would place
the amount o. ore practically in sight
al from 10000 10 $4,000 tons, all cf
which can ne readily mined and trans
ported to the mill over the HALLIDAY
tramway, recently erected by the COM
PAW.
The mill I found to be fine ten
stamp plant. equipped wish The latest
improved machinery, steam being the
motive power, while the tramWay
reaching from the mill 10 the mine. a
distance CT $500 feet. furnishes ready
and inexpensive transportation facili-
ties.
The country is the most convenient
country to mine in I ever saw, as there
Is wood, coal and water there in abun-
dance
Mr.. Rippeto also visited the noted
Dream mine. known as Camp Jackson.
which is about a mile and a half Veg
Of the Queen. The Dream is a parallel
ledge to che Queen. II is in the foct-
hills below the Queen, and the dip of
the vein is TO the west. The ore IS
high grade and free milling, hut the
depOsit is smaller yet more clearly de-
fined between walls than the Queen.
In the bottom OF the 50-foot incline
there is a five-foot body Of oXidized free
milling ore that carries excellent
values.
The unfortunate death of Captain
Jackson was a blow TO the camp. but
Id fr-
Superintendent Owen. who il is I'M
darstood viii fulEn all contracts made
relative 10 the Dream mine. and il is
stated that he VIII take up the bond on
the property. which is due on the lst
Of Novenlb Der next There is small
five-stsmp mill on the Dream which
has been used in testing the values OF
the ores in the mine and of the sur
rounding country. This mill was in
operation while Mr.. Rippeto was max
ing an Inspection Of the property and
he states that the plates we're fairly
yellow with gold. II is the intention.
however. TO erect a ten-staTnD mill On
the ground in July or August, when
the property viii without doubt come
70 the front as a paying proposition.
Mr. owen IS working a force Of eight
men in the development of the prop
erty.
Mr.. Rippeto also visited the pros
nect owned by AESSTS. Dixon ana
Duckett. on this property there is a
first-class tor showing. tbs vein being
another parallel fssure in Dorphvry
about mile east Of the Gold Queen.
The ground has been prospected by
shallow holes not exceeding 20 or p
feet in depth. and the vein as yet has
not been we'll defined, but the indica-
tons for permanent deposit are good
and bodies Of ore have already been
encountered. some of which is of ex-
cellent grade.
y am satisfied said Mr. Rippeto,
that this is a country OF great prom
ise ar the indications are that some
splenC =, mines VIII be found there; and
yet Il is not the easiest country in the
largely covered with debris. In looking
for the yellow metal the prospector
generally pans the top soil and follows
the pay streak until he discloses the
ledge.
while in that region I saw che site
fer tho proposed workings of the Biue
Mountain Tunnel and Mining company,
recently Incorporated in this city. ]
believe that this is a good mining ven
ture ana that il the Lodges are regular
the tunnel soon 10 be started 10 cut
the formation viii uncover them at q
considerable depth. and that the enter
prise VIII be successful
While a. the Gold Queen Mr.. Rippeto
was shown samples OF ore from the
prospects Of North canyon. two -niles
north OF the Queen mine. This ore
carried good values in gold. silver and
copper, and Mr.. Rippeto stated that he