The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-02

preparatory to exporting for the puf-
pose of determining the best course TO
be adopted As to the value OF these
claims, Mr.. Waite feels more than san
guine, and says that according to the
surface indications fully warrant his
faith in the properties. He also states
that the groupings go over so per cent
and the rock a few feet down 65 per
cent copper, 5000 gold and from to
20 ounces silver.
The history of this country takes one
back into the COS, and in 1876 prospect
orS discovered iron groupings on the
mountain, but as the iron refused TO
pan gold, the claims were abandoned.
In 1888 an old settler named Charles
Cooper, who owned a ranch known as
the Copper Lake ranch (now Lund 81
located a claim, the present Bryan. and
finding that the ore groupings could not
be shipped at profit, did nothing FUR
Their with it. In 1892 George Clements,
an old-time prospector and stage drlV-
er, located five claims on the mountain
and with partner named HART start
ed tunnel on the copper stained slate
under the north lead and carried ii IN
80 feet, where it caved in. This ended
Clements operations. and he in turn
abandoned the country. Finally. IN
1896, j. K. Waite, in company with the
above named parties, located the Cop
per World group of claims.
According to Mr.. Waite, the forma-
ton of the country consists OF the
older GRANTEES, diorite, gneiss and
schist, with belts of block and senate
slate running through the granite from
east to west, the copper-bearing rock
of the belt being generally in the con-
tact between the granite and slate
belts, the slate in most cases forming
the foot-wall. The strike of the veins
is from east to west, with a pitch to the
north at an angle of from 40 to 90 de-
grees. The general belt Of copper-oear-
ing rock forms a zone of about one
half mile in width and shows upon the
surface, where the solid formation Is
exposed for about one and a half miles
There are three distinct leads in this
zone of mineral-bearing rock, that are
known, the north lead being mineral
bearing quartz charged with chuteS OF
cuprite and malachite.
This lead is from 20 to 100 feet In
width. and its groupings are on copper
mountain at an elevation of 5000 feet
above the sea level. The middle vein is
copper and gold bearing diorite. mixed
with quartz, and on the surface shows
large body of concentrating ore, esu-
mated at from so to $50 feet wide. The
southern vein is in a contact between
a slate belt and the granite and diorite
of the central lead. This vein contains
a large quantity of iron quartz and
shows copper in the form of chalcocite
and chalcopyrite. The gangue is por-
phoritic and so fully charged with OK
ide of iron that it is a high grade iron
ore. This filling of hemitite is ira
versed by seams of quartz from one
to three feet thick, carrying copper
glance proportionately to the depth as
shown by elevation upon the surface.
The richest ore thus far has been found
at an altitude of about $500 feet.
Mr. Waite stated that a Salt Lake
company has been operating in the
Blackfoot country for several years.
but in very quiet manner. The COM
pany's interests are looked after by
Mr.. Decker. who has personally super
intended over 5000 feet of development
work, and has now a large force OF
men driving a 2,S00-foot double-com-
partment tunnel to the lead of the other
workings. All this is being done with
a view to the erection of a large smelt-
ing plant. 1t is said that they now
have enough ore on the dump to pay
for the work already accomplished.
Pittsburg parties are understood to be
in this company. and a new
process will be introduced by them in
the treatment of the ore. Ogden and
Russell. who own an extension to
claim belonging to the Anaconda COM
pany. have completed $50 feet of a tun-
mel and are going to run it in $50 feet
further