Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-30
FAITH IN THs corroNwooDs.
"BiIi" Rvans al tho Dipp,r Talks OF
That section.

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That section.
William II. Evans one OF Ii Q owners
Of the Dipper mine in Little Cotton.
wood and man whose confidence in
the district mentioned Is almost bt
yond tounIt, was interviewed by IA
NEWS reporter to-day concerning the
outlook AT that properly.
Said he, Vat the Dippef everything
10 looking prosperous. The mine shows
ND very well, in fact beyonu expecta-
lions, and veins carrying good gold
values can be traced for a distance OF
have been working on is In distance
Of 100 feet and welaEe now taki " out
ore shat runs from $40 TO $40 in the
yellow metal. A receul At II snipme n I,
OF this ore showed one aud u quarter
ounces In silver AMI 20 per cent iron,
but no lead. The lack OF the
latter mineral IL one OF the beat
Indications tor a gold mine, and, oil
course, RreBtly strengthens our claim,
that VIC nave 10 tho Dipper the maxi
ing OF one OF the greatest gold propei-
ties in the county. Tho ORE lies be-
tween layers Of pUrpbyrY at present,
but IL lie N y firm belieG that rs depth
ts attaiued the formation will gradu-
ally change to .ne OF granite. Al
ready VIZ have Iuu through soft
grsnito for 20 feet in the tunnel and
this also, " take 1t, Is splendid indi-
cation. Tho owners OF the Dipper
have every reasoniO feel encouraged
over the outlook. The mine has proved
itself q good uGe thus far and beyond
doubt will continue to look
better as development work pro.
gressep. The VEINS run from IL
to Is inches Ia width AMI
show free gold throughout. The
property has been designated by ex.
pert mining men one OF the finest
prospects In the country.
Knows THE oAMP WELL.
Few men know the Cottonw ood
camp better than does Mr.. Evans He
has prtspected In his time all that area
lying from the Cottonw oous to Ameri-
can Fork. He was, In many respec CITE,
q pathfinder through The hills mem
toned and therefore stands In u fair
position to know what be 10 talking
about. The gen tlemnn says there 10
great gold belt ia that section-hc has
Demonstrated 1t beyond q doubt-and
from biz mining men who have visited
the cam p ne has heard the expression
that the CottonwoodH would some day
rival Utah's famous Mercur as west.
ern gold mining camp. The ore
10 OF The fres milling variety,
and shows values even better
than those found at Mercur. 1t is not
a emt lung ore, but one which can be
treated at the lowest possible cost.
oPTI N CALLED OFF.
Some time ago Messrs. Gill 8. Fey-
ton and others took an option ON the
Dipper and commenced TO work 1t.
Mr.. Evans iuforms the NEWS that the
option has been called :otl on account
OF q lack Of payments, and that the
company is ready anu willing to lease
the property to parties meaning bus'-
uess In the premises. ST shalt were
sunk," says Mr.. Evans, "lo q depth Of
900 Ieei, the Dipper W uld ue ons OF the
best gold mines In the Stale of Utah.
CONSIDERABLE WORK THBRE.
The gentleman states that there Ia
Considerable work going on in the
canyon. The New State people are
pegging away systematically, and
Messrs. Carter aud Dillon are about to
start work on their property. the Gold
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