The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-09

L. L. Goliath, the veteran mining OPP
orator. in speaking with a representa-
tive Of The Herald yesterday, eX-
pressed great admiration for Tintic
district. his high opinion Of the camp
being based on the permaneney, con-
tfnuity and magnitude of the ore de-
posts.
Reference had been previously made
to the magnificent surface showings to
be found in d certain camp in which
he had had lots Of experience and in
the development of which he had ex-
pended large sums of money,-only to
find that with depth the values de-
creased, especially the gold contents
OF ore. which had dwindled down TO
almost nothing with depth, and in
making comparisons Mr. Goliath re-
ferred to Tinuc, where, the deeper
the workings were sunk on the vein,
the larger the deposits became and
the greater the values, and especially
SO in gold.
Take for instance the mines of Eu-
feka, and they are wonders inasmuch
as the greater the depth attained the
larger the chutes of mineral, and the
richer the ore Tn fact, the mines of
Eureka are marvels in many ways, one
being that in the lime formation in
which they are found the ore bodies Go
not exist in veins but in gigantic
chutes which are seemingly inexhaust-
IDLE. and they grow better with depth
The Bullion-Beck for instance, which
has been a magnificent producer al
most from the surface down. is now
opening up splendid bodies of mineral
at the thousand foot level, and in new
ground to the north these chutes of
rich ore are being disclosed as work
progresses and the indications are that
the deposits 90 very deep. The same
can be said of the Eureka Hin, and it
is we'll known that the showing of ore
blocked out in the Centennial Eureka
is marvellous and almost beyond belief,
and as depth is attained in this prop
erty, the greater the ore measures and
the richer the ore. which shows that
the camp. although already credited
with millions. is stin in its infancy and
that with new producers rapidly fall
ing into line, such as the GodiYa. the
Humbug and Uncle Sam, the camp is
good for many. many years to come
The Mammoth mine is another il
lustration of the permanency of the
mineral zones. Without making a
thorough inspection of this magnificent
property one cannot form any concep-
ton of its magnitude and the extent
Of its ore bodies, which, at 1900 feet,
are still holding their own and give
promise of enriching the owners of the
mine for years to come
Then again, the swansea is another
proof of the statement made that the
ore zones Of the district go to the deep.
IN the early days the Swansea was q
bonanza surface producer, but the time
came when it was believed that the
property had been worked out. and at
depth Of a few hundred feet work
Was discontinued in the operation of
the famous old NIeader chute, which
produced many thousands, but now
that the ground has passed into the
hands Of a company which believes in
deep mining it has been found that
the Vein or deposits improve in size
and value with depth, and recent ex-
plorauons have disclosed the old
Meader chute of mineral at q depth of
800 feet, and it is larger and richer
than eyer before The South Swansea
is another illustration of what deep
sinking VIII do for the camp The vein
on this ground WAS covered with wash
but when found ii was demonstrated
that ii vas true fissure, and al
though the main working shaft is now
below the 600-foot station there is no
diminutiOn in the size of the vein,
which, if anything, is larger than when
first encountered, and the values are
al there and more. too.
There are many other producers in
the Silver City end of the district
which have made magnificent records
III the past as surface producers. but
which were virtually abandoned after
sinking but a hundred feet or more.
which. If deep mining vas in vogue
there, would surely open out into NAM
moth and permanent producers.