The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-01
THE VERNAL MINES DESCRIBED
a COMPLETE REPORT OF WHAT
HAS BEEN FOUND.
Ore Averaging $45-Sixteen Miles
of Country Located-Sorne Claims
In a Cow Pasture
Especial Correspondence.l

Vernal, Jan. 2S.-For the purpose of
learning the facts connected with the
new gold discoveries over at Blue noun
tain. and incidently to pick up any good
thing found lying around loose, The Her
ala representative took d flying trip TO
that section. which resulted in certain
degree of knowledge OF the facts, IL not
OF wealth.
The original discoveries near the old
Golden W oncer mine. are probably
twenty-five miles southeast OF Nernal as
the crow flies. and at least ten more by
the wagon road, which is fairly good
now, but is quite heavy during the sum-
mer, owing to sand.
From Green river to Harpers ranch is
eight miles, which has lately been made
stopping place Tor numbers OF pfoSpecc-
until IL sinks ont of sight IN the low
country north OF the ranch, some claims
even being located in the Harper pasture
From Harper's it is thirteen miles TO
the old camp at the Golden Wonder, over
benches and fats. until within four miles
of camp. at which point the road enters
a rough gorge, which runs along the
base ana parallel with the immense
cliffs of the Blue mountain range
As one ascends the higher benches after
leaving harper's a fine view OF the big
range IS obtainable. The mighty forces or
nature are here illustrated IN the grand
est manner possible. At the west END OF
the range, which is cut off by the mighty
gorge, through which Green river has cut
Its way, the formation is horizontal,
which breaks off suddenly. presenting
perpendicular face for several miles east
ward, when suddenly the formation be
gins to dip and a little farther on is
found standing perpendicular, with walls
of rock standing hundreds of feet high.
Viewed from a distance the mountain
has the appearance of having been at the
mercy OF some mighty agency that has
bent it downwards, as one would bend
green willow.
The formation dips so suddenly and
abruptly. that the face of the noun
tain continues almost as perpendicular as
before, only much more smooth, the naked
sides of the perpendicular formation
towering slyward from the canyon be-
low.
Along at the foot of the mountain the
country is scanned with great veins OF
lime quartz, pOrphyry, conglomerate and
sandstone which stands perpendicularly,
and can be traced as far as Harpers 10
the west, thirteen miles, and several
miles 10 the east until lost in the big
range that swings southeasterly TO Bear
river.
The vein upon which the Golden Won
der is located. is thirty feet wide, one wall
beng porphyry, the other lime. Between
this vein and the new find upon which
the Gold Standard and Manila are To-
Gated, some eco feet away, is sandstone.
which gives way TO lime when within u
few feet OF the big vein.
The upper wall on this vein is also line
which is of considerable thickness.
The prospect hole at the junction of the
Gold STANDARD and Manila claims is in
the same gulch with Golden Wonder
shaft. and just above.
The Gold Standard shows q vein of per-
haps twenty-five feet in width composed
of what appears to be alternating stratas
of lime or tale, and ore.
The stratas OF ore would, at present,
constitute probably p per cent Of the
twenty-three feet of vein matter.
The ore taken from four strataS gave
average returns of s45 to the ton, with
some assays considerably higher.
The vein is now located for at least
sixteen miles. and it is claimed that the
vein retains the same characteristic it's
entire length. Only one assay has as yet
been received from other claims that
from the McCaslin property, several
miles west. This gave 1920 in gold.
The vein carries peculiar white metal
as depth is attained, which is pro-
nOunced zinc by some, by others white
iron. The stratas of ore show tend
ency to concentrate. and it is the opinion
OF mining men that the whole vein will
be ore, with sufficient depth
Interest still continues and in all prob
ability good camp will be established.