Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23


But for the steady operations at the
Mercur and Golden date. the year Just
closing would be looked upon as
rather disastrous one for the mines OF
the district. The West Dip from which
80 much was expected Ia wrapped IN
lcthafgy. The Sunshine has suspended
active operations. The Overland has
closed down. but In this case only to
enlarge It's mill.
Tt'- DAISY.
Tho development work done by
former management Of the Daisy was
or such q character a. to prove n real
Injury 20 tho meritorlous property. and
for time gave II black eve. but ita
workings are being repaired and Its
mlll Increased and II Will spon be heard
from with far better reports.
CHLORIDE POINT.
The Chloride Point. which paid one d.
vl;cnd. IL now shipping with some reg
ulJity and may yet enter the ranks OF
regular payers.
SONG BIRD.
The Song Bird, an undeyeloped prop
erty near the Golden Gate. II known 10
be OF practically the same value. with
much smaller area, as It's famous
NORTHERN LIGHT
The Northern Light stu continues Its
meteorio career, and any prediction
| regarding the future Of the star per-
former on the stock exchange would be
hazardous In the extreme. At the prese-
| cnt time IL IL In good ore and "A fine lot
r. being sacked Tor shipment. prcsum-
ably ut some opportune time.
| THE COLUMBIA
The Columbia. on Lion Hin. Is a
| property OF great merit. and under the
direction OF Supt. slawson, VIII prob
ably develop Into u regular shipper be-
fore long. Some good ore is being taken
| out, showing values OF so ounces silver.
" per cent lead ana about 81 gold.
There are seven claims In the group.
ana the ground IN being patented.
THE GOLD DUST.
The Gold Dust ls looked upon with
great favor by Mercur mining men.
aud II likely to be added To the holdings
OF one OF the big companies shortly.
The Little Pittaburg. Hercules. Eagle,
Golden Seals and Antlcr are all well
known prospects. while the East Gold
en- Gate. Laclgaic and Old Fred are
! confidently expected to develop Into
bread winners. Work ON the Old Fred
has been prosecuted with marked abii-
lily and energy by II. r. Lloyd. ana he
seems to be on the eve OF reaplng his
reward. The SHAFT IL down nearly 900
feet. and In cross cutting some fine
rock Is now being encountered.
THE CAMP ITSELF.
A word about the camp OF Mcrcur. OF
more properly speaking the town. for 4
N more like "A thriving town than Q
camp. may be OF Interest. Its growtl
during the past two years has beer
wonderful. and II now has fixed popu
lation OF over 1000. Its main business
tor0ughfares are lined with well bull
stores, aud one Of them. the Mercul
bank building. would be n credit to Sal
Lake. II was erected by Hon. w. :
Mccormick. and some other Salt LAX
gentlemen, and shows the faith SCUM,
business men have In the future OF thil
town. Mercur has an excellent waite
supply, II lighted by electricity. VIII
a railroad open all the year round. I
has line modern school house
churches and public buildings and
number OF merchants do large busl
ness. Whatever changes may com
must be for the better. because tn
Golden Gate. Mcrcur, Geyser Marloi
and Sacramento now practically sup
port the town. and they are perma
nent fixtures.
AN EXPERTS OPINION.
In conclusion. the opinion OF Prof
]. II. Lane. OF London. In regard to tn
Camp Floyd district. and especially III
|
full Investigations there, may be added
He says.
MY opinion II that the vein In tina
district II as we'll defined a contact n
l have ever seen, with the cNceptio
that II does not lie as far below the sur
face as most veins OF Its character. an
for this reason. many have called II
blanket vein. which II, In itself. an cr
roneous Idea. Every hill In the distrlc
has, at one time, carried portion 9
the Mcrcur vein, ana would today hn
II not been secured away by the actlo
| OF the elements. Another feature
, that the vein II badly faultcd ana II
possible for claim TO have more tina
one npex within Its boundaries. and TIL
idea has been demonstrated In severe
locations. some OF which exhibit q
many MS three apexes. In other words
! each fault has its own apex somewher
. and several OF these may occur on on
, location. I have seen some uselea
| work done where the vein IN evldcntl
faulted or broken. and this l deplor,
, The Camp Floyd district 80 much r.
sombles the Johannesburg distric
where we have learned where an
where not vein In minerallzcd. and II
source OF values, that the country I
Mercur looks natural and familiar I
: me. II may interest those who are In
! tcreated In Mercur to know where W
! find our values. In Johannesburg "
| nave n lifkt bpfpnNFy uAkt cutting III
formation from east to west, ana II
j, from the overflow or offshoots from tn
porphyry that we find our valucs-tha
~, In the channels from the porphyr,
These channels are, or were, the chan
nels OF hot sulpho-aaline and alco-
saline water that formerly containe
y gold In solution. and this accounts 70
the naturalization OF the lime In som
places, which may penetrate to grea
: depth. This should always occur ON tn
: foot wall and near the porphyhy dyk'
where, In South Africa. we ind on
highest values Where we ind on
values distant from the dyke. II is near
~ always on some feeders that ultl
mately lead TO the porphyry. My oil
' servations In Mercur lead me to IN
: conclusion that the conditions are iden
u tlcal, with the single exception that IN
g values here are greater thun In Johan
nesburg. The states and tales are SIM
y lar, and In the Mercur you have IN
= same oxydlzed arscnical ores that "
= have In South Africa. In the basin
/. and near the porphyry II where yo
J. may expect to find your greatest value
u and care should be taken to avoid leay
g Ing the channels. I may say that thes
T. channels and the general ore gone
g much longer and wider than ours |
. johannesburg, The upper part OF N
: vein II porphyry and tale, the ore ly
4 ing below the porphyry and In man
y Instances. being mineralizod to al eN
= tent equallng the values In the tru
ores. These conditions have led som
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