Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-01
DEEP CREEK ALL RIGHT
Vast ore Bodies Coming to Light In that
Great District.

Warren Foster has just returned from
ten days observation tour In the
Deep Creek country and expresses him
self both delighted and surprised at
what he saw and learned Of this vast,
wealthy yet almost unknown region.
The trip to that country especially at
this season Of the year. under present
arrangements is a long and almost
perilous one, yet there is no good reason
why this should be thus. The road Is
not necessarily a bad one, on the con-
trary. taken as whole, IL Is naturally
a good road Level nearly all the way.
Not only Is the road level, but Is a
firm. solid road bed, with the exception
OF that portion known as the desert
The one thing that Is needed Just now
to put the Deep Creek country within
easy reach Of Salt Lake City Is a prop
erly equipped stage line. With very
little money expended on the road a
trip TO that country could not only be
made safe, but really pleasant Suit
able stations for meals, rest and sleep
could be arranged at o very small cost
The probabilities are that company
will soon be organized In this city for
that purpose,
The Deep Greek country embraces an
era Of about 10 miles square, almost
every foot OF which Is mineralized
In speaking OF the Dutch mountain
region, which lies on the north OF the
Clifton district. Mr.. Foster said. II
would be almost afraid to tell
what really believe TO be true. lest
the people would not believe me We're |
10 say that saw lodges mineralized
with galena ore, from ten to nifty feet
thick cropping out at several places; on
this mountain. carrying ore that runs
from 80 20 50 per cent lead with from )
e. 10 ounces OF silver and from N.75 10
s.. 30 In gold have serious doubts that
I would b. believe d. yet such 10 he case,
positively true. There Is literally whole
mountains Of ore In sight There are
also some very rich copper ores crop
ping out almost everywhere. The en-
tire OF the Clifton district Is rich almost
beyond compare.
In the southern district known as the
Spring Ccrek district Is located the cele-
brated Queen Of Sheba and the Jumbo,
These two properties he about one and
one half miles apart las the bird would
nD all Of the intervening ground being
the property OF the Jessie Winner Min
ing company. The Queen OF Sheba as
gold bearing proposition has a wide
reputation. During the months OF juno,
July and August Of 1898 there were lio
assays made which averaged SASS in
gold
The former management put up a
small mill for the handling Of the ore.
and while they shipped and sold gold
bullion TO the amount Of So
5S4.37 and concentrates 10 the
amount OF N.l360O. II was
demonstrated beyond a doubt that the
mill. the Crawford. was not the right
process for handling the ore. The mill
was destroyed by Ere last February.
There Is water sufficient 20 furnish all
the power needed for any sort Of mill
that may be projected. The entire
country Is covered with very fine TIM
Der.
The Jumbo IS more OF a silver pro-
Queer. From assays In the company's
Office the ore runs from 50 TO $50 per
ton. The ore body Il about 200 feet
thick. OF which two 10 four feet on the
footwall assays 81 ounces In silver and
IS In gold
The Jessie Winner Mining company
on last Wednesday secured a bond and
lease on both the queen % Sheba and
the Jumbo and viii proceed al once 20
push the work with the vigor character
istlc Of the men back Of II.