The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-20

The day is not far distant, according
to all indications, before more atten-
ton than ever viii be paid to n great
mineral deposits in the La Sale noun
tains. a region on the Utah-Colorado
line that abounds in strong ledges Of
copper and gold, while nan other
minerals have been found there, includ-
ing uranium, the recent discovery Of
which is mentioned in a special from
Paradox, Colo, 10 the Denver News.
as follows:
The La Sale mountains proper lie
along the state lines Of Colorado and
Utah. The main range is in the state
of Utah. The east slope is in the coun-
ties of Montrose and Mesa, his state.
The main range is a heavily mineralized
mountain showing considerable bodies
of free milling gold ores. In some OF
the claims are refractory ores carrying
values Of gold, silver and copper. So
far there has not been sufficient work
done on any of the claims to determine
the extent or richness of the ore bodies,
but many Of the claims have the ear
marks of paying mines with reasonable
development work.
On the south slope of the mountains
are located the Big Ingin group of cop
per mines owned by Utah parties, who
nave QUITE Il lUICG Ol IlliltLS GllDlDyCus
doing development work. Several thou
sand tons. of free smelling copper ores
are now on the dump and IN sight in
the mines, which average 10 per cent
In copper. This company contemplateS
in the near future erecting a plant on
The mine for the treatment of 1neir
ores.
Some fifteen miles east. on La Sale
creek, in MOntrose county, are located
h copper mines of the Michigan Min
ing & Smelling company. This com
pany have some forty miners employed
extracting ore and shipping the high
grade product for treatment and
dumping the l~ow-grade ores. awaiting
treatment in their ffty-ton smelter,
the machinery for which is now on the
ground, ready TO be put in place.
Some twelve miles north. in Sinbad
valley, in the southwest part of Mesa
county, are the copper mines owned by
Afehane & Co This valuable
copper property has languished for
several years owing to its isolation and
lack of capital to develop it, but the
owners have recently incorporated
with Chicago capitalists. and with the
opening of spring expect TO begin ac-
tive development. They Will open a
wagon o through Unaweep canyon,
making Whitewater station, on the
Denver & Rio Grande, their shipping
point.
Mr.. Fred Cornell. a well known west
ern Colorado mining man, has had a
considerable force of men engaged in
repairing the hume, pipe lines and erect
ing necessary buildings at what IS
known as the Dolores placer mines, 10
Gated at the mouth of Mesa creek. Ac-
tive work will m as soon as the
weather viii admit of water flowing
through the pipe lines. Good results
ma be anticipated the coming season
from the working of the large and rich
gravel deposits at this point.
On Rock Creek. some six miles west,
in MontroSe county, some development
work is being lone on the Copper
rim mine and other claims in this
district. The Copper Prince mine has
recently developed into a great
uranium ore producer. An ANALYSIS
made, by the State School of Mines
returned over 80 per cent pure oxide OF
uranium. There are also values of
gold, silver and copper in the ores of
this mine Gold values as high as 5000
have been obtained. The uranium ores
have been exposed in a number OF
places along the ledge for a distance
Of 1,200 feet. Samples of these ores
shown are marvels of beauty. The de-
velopment in this phenomenal mine OF
large bodies of this rare and valuable
mineral adds another gem to the rown
OF mineral wonders LOT Mhicn COloIddO
is noted.
The mines of this section are on the
same mineral zone as the a Juan
mining region and are located mostly
in the northwest part of Montrose and
the southwest part of Mesa counties.
The day is not far distant when the
embryo mining camps of this section
will rival in population and mineral
their sister camps east n
So7ITh of the Dolores river. |