The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-06

Surveys Ordered-Silver and Lead
Mining Notes and Personals.
Out in the western hills, in West
Mountain district, almost within rifle
shot from the temple. two salt Lake
boys c. WINS and Leo Grow. are
confident they have found what is the
making Of a bonanza
From time to time The Herald has
made mention of Golconda Mountain,
at the head of Kesslar's canyon. At
tcntion has been called to the posi-
blities % this section and what is al
ready going on there in the develop
naent of promising sold propositions;
but ii seems as If some of the best
ground in that locality had been over
locked and neglected, as it was leIt
Il the gentlemen aboVe-named to
bring TO the light of day some of the
best teaching gold ore and high-grade
stuff also, that has been found IN the
district in quantity.
AS previously stated, considerable
work has already been done in the
development of prospects on GOlconda
mountain, ana locations have also been
maze there WHICH, III lllllCs cA q leu ~
the government on account OF nOn-com-
pliance with the mining laws, and three
of these We're stdked out and located
soon after the first OF the present year
by Messrs. WINS and Grow, and deVel-
opment work was commenced on &
strong ledge, which, heretofore, had es-
capped the notice OF the keen-eyed pros
pector.
At the beginning Of this work moth
ir,c 1oCErad hnnaf for
than that Il good body of low-grade
Milling ore would be encountered; but,
after little depth was attained, and
careful examination made of the min
eral disclosed minute particles Of free
geld. some Of which existed IN the shape
OF leat gold was found, from which
was derived the inspiration which led
TO the bestowing of the euphOnious
title of
THE GOLD LEAF GROUP
on the property, a name that is both
appropriate, as well as attractive
II is now several weeks since the dis
covery was first made, and when sam
pies of the mineral were brought to
Sal, Lake. the boys fairly went wild
when I was shown that a picked
sample OF the ore carried gold values
of S7S55 to the ton; while the poorest
rock gave assay returns of $3.50 in the
yellow metal, the mineral being
splendid teaching product, free from
base or deleterious substances.
Thus far. IL the development of the
property, an open cut had been driven
in on the vein for q short distance, and
the boys were at a loss as to which
portion of the ledge the .highgrade ore
came from. TO determine which necessl-
tated another visit to the mine. and
early last week found them wallowing
in the snow in the heart of the Oqulrrh
range, AID when the Gold Leaf vas
reached it was found that the force of
two men engaged in development work
had exposed the vein TO de. TN of y
or i feet from the surface. the ledge
at this point being three and a half
feet wide between walls. one of which
is porphyTy, the other being lime and
shale.
Taking an average sample of the ore
body, also samples of the two walls,
hasty return was made to Salt Lake,
home being reached Friday night, and
yesterday Captain +. NJ. Bishop, the
well known assayer, tried the ore
samples by fire, the returns showing
that the average CT the three and a
half-fOot vein carried
S1L56 IN GOLD
to the ton. while the porphyry carried
q trace. and the lime, or shale, S2.06.
Encouraged by this showing, and san
guine that in the Cola Leaf they nave
the making of diVidend-payer,
Messrs. WINS and Grow VIII send out
lumber this week for the erection of
cabins. blacksmith shop and other nee
essary buildings, the intention being to
increase the number of men employed
as speedily as possible: besides which,
as soon as d wagon road, q quarter OF
d mile in length. can be constructed
down the canyon, shipments of the
higher srade ore win begin.
IN addition 10 this, arrangements are
being made for the Incorporation of a
company. which viii have charge ~ the
development and operation Of this
promising property
This organization viii be designated
as the Gold Leaf Mining and Milling
company, and the articles of iGcorpora-
ton VIII probably be filed Tuesday of
this week: and, as the company IS TO
be formed for DEVELOPMENT purposes
only. the Capitalization viii be placed
at nominal figure.
Besides the three claims embraced in
the group, title is also claimed for the
spring on the ground, while some Of
the best timber in that section is also
keld within the environments of the
group.
In the same locality are to be found
the claims of the Grow Mining COM
pany. the KlOndike Mining company,
and the MayhOwer, all promising prop
critics