The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-27
THE KING SOLOMON.
Very Promising Gold Proposition
Being Worked Near Ogden.

Being Worked Near Ogden.
Don Mcguire the well known
metallurgist and geologist, of Ogden,
who was in the city yesterday en-
route to Stockton and Ophir, where he
will continue his collection of minerals
for exhibition at the Omaha exposition,
informs The Herald that he has charge
of the work row in hand in me de-
velopment Of the King Solomon group
of mines in the main WaSatch range
about 13 miles north of Ogden, con-
corning which nothing has been given
out as yet for publication in the
newspapers, Notwithstanding the fact
that the California people owning this
promising gold property have been
hard at work in its exploration since
August of last year.
High uD in the Businesses of the
grand old WaSatch," Mr.. Mcguire went
on to say in his description of this
property and its lection, in a locality
that is almost inaccessible, is to be
found the King Solomon group of
mines, and how it was ever found will
long remain a mystery, although it
has all the earmarks of being an old
discovery and that century ago,
doubtless, it was worked by Spaniards
or MeXicanS, as on one of the cliffs
a cross has been cut into the rock,
probably as a landmark, although all
traces of former workings have all
been obliterated by Father Time, a few
crude and decayed implements of iron
being all that is left, with the execp-
ton Of the cross above referred to, to
indicate that the foot of man had
ever before assembled to the spot
where the owners of the mine now
nave a comfortable boarding house,
an office, blacksmith shop and other
-so1
the erection of which was packed to
the spot on the backs of mules and
burrows over a trail, a portion OF
which was blasted out of the solid
rock, and over most difficult and
perilous places"
The formation, according to Mr..
Mcguire, is an immense assure in
primitive rock, the vein being over o0
feet in width and carrying gold values
ranging from $3.50 to $50 to the ton,
while. as work progresses in opening
up the mine some lead is being en-
-countered, indicating that with depth
this metal may be uncovered in con-
siderable quantity.
Under the direction of Mr.. Mcguire
600 foot tunnel has been run in to
omen the vein. and work has been laid
out, looking to the development of the
mine which viii take year to &C
compiish.
In the same locality there are blanket
veins of gold and copper ore, but as
these deposits have been but little
prospected as yet, it is difficult to even
guess at their value, but the outlook
is favorable.
in the driving OF the tunnel nice
supply OF water has been developed,
and it is believed that this will increase
in time. so that ii will be sufficient in
volume for the operation and require
ments of a mill, which will doubtless be
erected in the canyon below the mine,
as soon as enough ore is blocked out
in the mine to justify such an enter
prise.
Mr.. Mcguire also spoke of Willard
hill. & few miles north OF Ogden, where
the Superior the American and other
1,rc missing mines and prospects are To-
Gated. and he is confident that with
proper developments some paying mines
will be opened up there.