The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-25
Dyer Mine Recently Sold For $780,
600, Worked Years ago and Aban-
doned By Ben Heater When Pen
niless-A Novelty of Copper
Placers-Town Springing Up.
Especial Correspondence

said to weigh 10000 pounds
Considerable interest has been created
recently 10y tha-.ransfer of the Mornfnt
and Dog Star claims to Jesse knight FoI
cash consideration of s. 00G The claim.
are on the south dip and complete I
seIhIc.icie OF valuable properties that
SWING around the Dyer Hill, and viii
pun the cWner in position 10 strike il
tinCous.
The Morning Star which was formerly
ihn i-ereka. has shaft down leo feet in
solid lime, and while as vet no ore h. :
peen encountered it is considered ;hs
Key to the formation. as a deep shaft
on ne property will demonstrate whether
TIE rlch ore found in the Dyer Hill follows
the lime.
The great lime belt. in which the Dyer
along the main ridge that extends from
Mt. Ka,dy: on the edge of the JIintah res
efVanor. to Douglas mountain, Just over
me me III Colorado. and the home of the
bromide mine. the sale of which was re
10000 Gum VI
.he lime reef. which is several miles
Woe. Is underlaid with an immense for
nation of red sandstone and conglomer-
ate; that extends from the foot of the
north.
At the Dyer Hill the lime formation
presents north exposure. and it is on
ms north face that the ore is found
From the top of the hill above the mine
which shows an altitude of 10000 feet, the
lnrmation dips to the south rapidly. and
disappears under the coal formation that
swings along the northern edge of Ash :
ley valley.
From the Dyer Hill, looking east. one
sees a long line of lime cliffs that break
on abruptly on the north. the formation
IN every instance showing a uniform din
to the south: of perhaps A. degrees.
Inc hrst cliff that looms up across the
C4nNOn fhrnIcrh xx-hf A., I ;..1z
creek on the east, shows the dip of the
formation very plainly, and upon a level
with the Dyer mine. and just above the
contact, the dump of the Grizzly nina
looks very close, although at least four
miles away.
Work on Grizzley.
The Grizzly was located something over
year ago by the Pope brothers Jesse
hnlght now owns one-fourth interest,".
Tor which he paid 81 600 last year While
no regular vein of ore has vet been en-
countered, rich pockets are scattered all
through the tunnel which has been driven
in or an incline for forty feet. The ore,
while something similar TO the Dyer ore
In appearance, carries high values in sill
Yer: One assay showed 800 ounces in the
WHITE metal. The property is considered
very promising, and at a recent meeting
OF the owners 1t was decided to push de-
Nelopment work a. once. and ere long the
Grizzly hill will be sending back some
thing more than echoes to the blasts that
boom forth from the face of the DYER
Hill
Still on beyond Grizzly mountain comes
The new Pot creek finds, which are along
the same line. William McCaslin is iusS
in from trip to that section. and brings
very encouraging news. as well as some
lne specimens of ore and there Is ve-v
little doubt of good propositions being un-
covered there in the near future
Al along the lime belt. where the for
nation presents a bold face. are found
favorable indications, and the develop
nents at the different points of discovery
are watched with great interest by pros
1ectcrs.
AMI then there is all the ground on the
south dip which, as vet, is almost unex-
,lcred, and which shows gold. silver and
cad values in stratas that lie above the
copper belt: 1t is on the south dip. and
veil toward the bottom of the south slope
If the Dyer Hill that the Silver King Is
ocated. as well as several other promis-
ng claims.
all over the face of the claim.
md recent development has uncovered a
inc vein Of lead carbonates, that. while |
,nly as yet from two to eight inches
leavy bodies nearby. The vein is being
ollowed by an incline that dips With !
he formation. and high hopes are enter |
aimed of uncoverinS producer.
The property is owned by Joseph Hardy |
William Reynolds and Provo parties
Just east of the King is the Uintah. /
which shows some very fine ore on the |
Jump. which carries good values in gold |
nd silver. The ore as yet has been found
My in stringers. but indicates the uni
orm naturalization Of the south slope
Depends on Uncle Jesse.
Should Jesse Knight catch the ore on the
forming Star, as Is confidently expected
g will. the future of the south dip is as
lred. and all of the claims that cover
he slope will be valuable ground
OF course everyone is wishing Uncle"
asse success. and while some may attrih
tie success in mining To luck, there is an
around Carbonate that the
av the old man has circled around the
yer people on three sides indicates some
ling else.
The Dyer mine is. OF course. the central
mt bodies Of high-grade ore in sight In
he place. where an old tunnel had caved
and the clearing away of the loose rock
suited in the railing in of the entire
zen taken away. leaving fourteen-foot
zee of ore cleaning in the sunshine that
'esents a healthfu sight to see. with its
.acock colors of blue and green.
At least six feet of this is the high
'ade ore that has aroused so much in
rest in the property.
a trip through the mine reveals the
ct that the company is figuring on a |
fe proposition. as there is a magnificent |
lowing of ore in sight. which seems TO
in the nature of a big chamber of
gh-grade stuff.
The most interesting proposition in the
inc. however. is in the lower workings.
examination of which reveals Il IiI.a ,
ven of ore, encased in what ,
IS every appearance of light porphyry. |
ID which dips under the mountain in a
amer that promises we'll for the future {
the mine.
The mine is certainly handsome prop
ition as it now stands. and it is believed
II improve with development. Forty
IN are now at work in the different tam.
Is and drifts. and twenty-five more will
added to the number shortly.
Ground is being broken for the smel.er
lich will be located three miles west On
= Brush creek. Anderson's sawmiil I
o miles further down the stream. is C
silly engaged on fat contract to Sh:p y
I the many thousand feet of lumber
az will be required for the miEe and y
ielter.
Town at Dyer. =
quite little town is springing into ex- v
ence at the foot of the Dyer Hill. A .
mbcr of houses are being built at Diff
-enr points, and John Pope and Leslie
htcn have a store now doing a good c
siness. n
| saloon outfit started for the camp n
sterday and another will follow snort 1,
Application for a postoftice yill 10 o
Lde shortly, and a full-iedged mining =
vn will soon be reality at old Ca. =
nate.
he truck peddlers are now making Z
eklv trips to the camp. and are sharing n
the increased circulation of money rom a
mines. a
he contract for hauling the ore from =
mine to the smelter has been secured :,
.csepii Hardy and LIE Grande Young u
e work of hauling will commence IS II
N as bins can be finished for the re- IN
'tion of the ore. andsa supply viii be &c