Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-13
Number Of Denver Parties Loaded
Down With Samples,
WILL BOOM IN NEAR FUTURE
Railway Facilities Needed IUduccs
mcnts Now offered 60 Capital
May Build Branch from Cisco.

Nonsllcrable attention Is being paid
at present 70 the mining interests Of
the extreme southwestern part Of Colo
RADIO and the La Sal mining region In
Southeastern Utah. says the Denver
Post, all OF which territory IL about
equally divided between Colorado and
Utah.
Now that The work OF prospecting
and exploration IS al an end. for the
year. many Of the men who have been
there during the season have returned
to Denver and other parts OF the State
TO spend the winter.
a number of Ia Sal parties have
lately come TO Denver loaded down
with samples Of gold and copper ores
from that district, a display Of greater
interest and importance than has been
given credit 10 that section, from
whence many unfayorable reports
have been made during the past sea-
son by men sent there 60 thoroughly
Investigate its resources In The inter-
a lack Of its mineral possibilities II IL
said, but because Of It's lnaccessibility
and remoteness from market and
transportation facilities.
PARADOX-LA SAL co.
Upon the Colorado side Of the La sal
mining range are the mining opera
tons OF the Paradox-La Sal Copper
Mining company, owning group Of
properties that Is now attracting un-
usual attention. not only for their es-
tablished value IN copper production,
but their extensive ore deposits now
being developed. These properties are
owned by a Michigan syndicate, ASSOC
clated with whom are Denver capI-
tallsts. Recently improved machinery
has been added 20 their reduction
works, as well as 10 the mines, en-
abllng them to greatly increase their
production. as well as 90 open newer
ground. and develop other properties
recently added TO their possessions,
THE YELLOW BOY.
In the same locality are the posses
sions OF the Yellow Boy Mining COM
pany, a group Of valuable uranium
properties purchased last season by
French company During the month
Of October they shipped IN an the nee
cessary machinery for the erection os
large plant operations upon which
are now being vigorously pushed, eX-
pecting by spring 10 be able TO CON-
mence the production Of this mineral
In the meantime development Of the
properties Is going ahead and large re-
serves OF ore being gotten out. This
company owns four claims, completely
covering what Is estimated TO be the
largest uranium deposits IN this coun-
try. A test OF the ore made IN Paris by
Prof. La Fayre. one Of the owners.
gave them values throughout Of from
Z 10 G per cent uranium. having q COM
merclal value OF $3.50 per pound. These
mines are located on Gypsum creek,
tributary Of the Dolores river. and are
found deposited in a lime and sand
stone formation.
NEWER DISCOVERIES
Newer discoveries Of copper ores have
lately been made along the Dolores
river, from the Colorado side over into
the Utah country. The most import
ant Of these are situated about forty
miles south Of Grand Junction, near
the Colorado and Utah line. There is
considerable interest being taken IN
these new finds and an embryo mining
camp is being established there In
addition 10 these discoveries placer min
ing operations along the Dolores ana
San Miguel rivers are being more in
dustrlously carried on than ever before
MINERS BASIN.
over In the main range OF the la Sal
mountains numerous camps have been
established the most important Of
which Is Miners Basin IN the heart 81
the range Surrounding II are Min
Creek, Beaver Basin, Gold Mountain
and Geyser Pass. During the summer
all these were live and prosperous
camps. and where a year ago nothing
was going on IN the way OF mining
now four different tunnel /
ing enterprises are at work penetrating I
the mountains surrounding the basin I
locality.
MILL CREEK TUNNEL.
The Mil Creek tunnel Is being oper- /