The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-01
STATEMENT OF FACTS.


ent, in this article. to give the facts as
he knows them to be, without eXag-
geration. One noteworthy fact about
the new district is its wide area, in
length extending for over 40 miles along
the eastern slope of the Sierra Madra
range, and in width from FIVE to ten
miles, and extending over into Colorado
an indefinite distance. The Medicine
Bow range of mountains, a spur of the
Sierra Madre. forms a half circle just
over the southern line of Wyoming,
enclosing a beautiful valley of about
$50 square miles, generously watered and
susceptible Of great possibilities under
irrigation. This valley is a veritable
paradise for the small ranchman, and
being situated right in the mining dis
trict it is a most advantageous Situa-
tion-supply and demand coordinate
demand for the ranchman's products
and convenient supplies for the miner.
Two colonies of Dunkards have been
farming in this valley for II years. The
streams which water the valley and
along which the copper and gold leads
have been discovered, are the North
and South Forks of the Grand En-
campment river, Purgatory Gulch, a
tributary Of the North Fork, Calf. Cow,
Spring and Jack creeks. A. H. Huston,
one Of the discoveries OF the Golden
Eagle, the first mine in the Grand En-
campment mining district, is the owner
of ranch of 1,400 acres in the valley.
GOLDEN EAGLE SALE.
The Golden Eagle which is believed
to be one of the richest prospect holes
in the United States. has just been sold
to Sir H. Seton Kari of London, who
is president Of the Charter Oak Mining
company. The bond was given on a
basis Of $4,000 as the purchase price,
one-Quarter of which was cash, the bal
ance to be paid in six months. In this
deal the original owners retain a five
twelfths interest. At a depth of 20
feet this property has a three and a
half foot vein of ore averaging $500 in
gold per ton. The vein is widening as
they go down upon it. Since the sale
of this property was made last week a
force Of men have been put to work
getting the tunnel in shape for active
development. Three shifts of miners
will be employed.
CHARTER OAK MINE.
The Charter Oak Mining company is
also the owner of the Charter Oak
mine, in another portion of the district
which, upon the surface, was a copper
] proposition. The company began de-
veloping the property about 60 days
ago. They have a complete hosting
\ pant, anu NOIh - SOiAS AOTWaTu WlIu
! three shifts of miners. They are in on
an incline 125 feet. The width of the
! vein is four and One-half feet, and the
| ore averages 25 per cent copper and SO
in gold per ton. The gold values are
| increasing as depth is reached Exper-
! fenced Colorado miners are employer
and the company has unlimited finan-
cial backing. Mr.. James Cowan, the
! superintendent, states that no expense
rrrf11 no an6 ,4.,;--
| what the property is worth as an ore
producer
RICH COPPER ORE.
Beyond the Charter Oak to the south
and west is the famous Battle Lake
| copper district, in which is located the
/ Rambler or Doane copper mine, which
! has been q shipper for the past two
years, although the ore has to be hauled
/ q distance of 20 miles in wagons to the
nearest railroad point This mine is
/ owned by George T. Doane and W. E.
| Heathcote. 1t is situated ten miles from
| the town of Grand Encampment, near
the summit of the Sierra Madre range
at an elevation of 5000 feet. To show
| the enormous profits this mine is re-
! turning its owners, the returns from
the last car of ore shipped to the Chi
cago Copper Refinery company are
/ given. There was IL 243 pounds of the
ore, which was shipped on Oct 2 last.
The gross value was $1,9S4.36. Deduct
ing S175.SS transportation charges, the
net returns were $1S0S.47, or about $50
per ton. The percentage of copper was
50.91, very high average.
The development work on the Ram
bier mine consists of a shaft 200 feet
/ deep and 100 feet down the mountain a
tunnel has been driven to connect with
the shaft. Steam hosting and pump
! ing machinery has been put in, but this
is to be enlarged another year in order
to increase the output Of the mine The
vein is four and one-half feet wide the
entire distance, and the ore is in chutes
which have widened with increasing
depth. AT first it was a red oxide of
copper, associated with a blue and
green carbonate of copper AS depth is
gained the ore is running. into copper
| pyrites.
The Battle Lake district contains
several other fine prospects which are
now being developed with promise Of
becoming shippers at an early date.
AN OHIO SYNDICATE
A syndicate of Cleveland. O., cap
italists known as the Grand EncamD-
ment Mining & Milling company has
purchased 30 claims in the district.
among them the Morning Glory, Big
Pine. Five Pines, Rose Queen, Blue
Jacket Monitor and Blue Bell. The
company now has large number of
men employed in developing their prop
critics. W. W. McGill, of Cleveland. is
| personally experimenting the work,
and the statement is made that he and
| his associates are prepared to spend
$4,000 and more if necessary to develop
a producing mine. One of the proper
ties owned-by this company is the Blue
| Bell. from which ore running as high
as $3.50 in copper per ton has been
taken. or course this is not a general
assay
DEEP WORKINGS.
Four miles distant from the Blue Bell