Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-13
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Utah.
Now that Tho work Of prospecting
and exploration ls at an end. Tor the
year many of the men who have been
there during the SEASON have returned
10 Denver and other parts OF the state
TO spend tho winter.
\ number OF H. Sal parties have
lately come to Denver loaded down
with samples Of sold and copper oroi
from that district. o. display u greater
interest and importance than has been
given credit TO that section. from
whence many unfnvorabie reports
have been made during the past nca-
son by men sent there 60 thoroughly
Investigate It's resources In the Inter.
est ot Colorado capital-not because N
a lack Of ita mineral possibilities. II IL
said, but because Of It's lnacceaslbility
ana rcmotcncns from market and
transportation facilities.
PARADoX-LA SAL co.
Upon the colorado side ~ the Ia sal
mining range urc the mining opera
lions of the pnmdoN-tn Sal Copper
Mining company. owning "a group Of
properties that ~ now attracting I'M
usual attention. not only for their os-
tubiishcd value In copper production.
but their extensive ore deposits now
being developed. These properties arc
owned by Michigan syndicate. assoc
ciatpd with whom are Denver can't
tnllstH. Recently improved machinery
has been added 60 their reduction
works az well as 60 the mines. en-
nbllng them to greatly increase their
production. aa we'll as 90 open mower
ground. and develop other properties
recently added 60 their possessions.
THE YELLOW hoy.
In the same locality are the posaos-
fions Of the yellow BOY Mining COM
pany, u group 81 valuable uranium
properties purchased last season by
French company During the month
~ october they shipped In all tho nee
cosrnry machinery for the erection ~
large plant. operations upon which
are now being vigorously pushed. cx-
pcctlng by spring 10 be able To- COM
mcnce the production of this mineral
In the meantime development Of the
properties ~ going ahead and large re-
serves OF ore being gotten out. This
company owns four claims. completely
covering what W estimated to b. the
largest uranium deposits In this conn-
try. a tost of the orr made In Paris by
Prof. Ia Favrc. one OF tho owners
gave them values throughout OF from
10 9 per cent uranium. having q COM
mculnl value ~ f2.20 per pound. These
mines are located on Gypsum creek. a
tributary Of the Dolores river. ana are
found deposited In lime ana sand.
stone formation.
NEWER DISCOVERIES.
Newer discoveries of copper ores have
lately been made along the Dolores
river from the Colorado eide over into
the Utah country, The most Import
ont 0f thca. nre situated about forty
fNNlNu a. Grand .NuUffNnm
the Colorado ana Utah line. There Ia
considerable Interest being taken In
these new finds and an embryo mining
camp IL being established there, In
addition to these discoveries placer min
Ing operations along the Dolores and
san Miguel rivers arr being more in
dustrluusly carried on than ever before.
MINERS BAsIN,
over In the main range OF tho la Sal
mountains numerous camps have been
established the most important Of
which ~ Miners Basin in the heart Of
the range. Surrounding II are MN
Creek. Beaver BnHln. Gold Mountain
and Goyser Pass. DURING the summer
all these We're live and prosperous
camps. and where "a year ago nothing
was going ON In the way of mining
operations. now four different tunnel
Ing enterprises are at work penetrating
the mountains surrounding the basin
locality.
MILL CREEK TUNNEL
The MIN creek tunnel IL being opor-
ntod by Cripple Greek pnrtios. who oN-
pect before SPRING 10 have reached a
depth OF 500 feet under Pilot noun
tain and gaining "a vertical depth 81
over 900 feet In ~ course they expect
TO cut the porphyry formation into the
contact. thence into the fest dir. or
Ia.
cross-cut. all Of which show good wall
ucs IN gold and copper on the surface.
Mr. Loomls q successful miulng opvr-
utur OF Cripple Creek, d. ~ the head
% the enterprise. and u fully equipped
to carry out this imporan project
HATCH INTERNATIONAL.
Upon the Beaver Basin side is the
tunnel enterprise ~ the Hatch lnttTnn-
''nnnl Mining company being operated
by SAT- Lake Clty capitalists. They
are running cross-cut 90 tap tho cop
per Queen vein. @ distance ~ 40l feet.
1T which point they viii have gained a
depth Of about $50 feet vertically They
expect To reach the Copper queen vein
about New Years
MINERAL MOUNTAIN.
The Mineral Mountain Tunnel COM
pnny, operating In Miners Basin. Is q
project started To cut through Mineral
mountain, q distance of 10000 fcvt In
the courre ~ which they win oross-out
about my veins. at from 500 to LOO
fcct In depth. thereby opening up all
tho principal veins In the heart ~ The
la Sal range. these Including the Cor
snlr. Golden sceptrc. Double Standard
and Skylnrk properties an allowing
large bodies Of ore ON the surface. 4
depth Of 800 feet has now been reached.
and by SPRING they viii DO ready FOR
heavy machinery with which 90 push
the enterprise with AN possible vigpf
Denver capital Is behind this enter
prise.
sMELTER NEEDED
There IL considerable speculation
throughout the Ia Sal country regard
ing the ultimate success NJ the smcltcr
enterprise now being nrl,ated at Grand
Junction. II h believed that such an
enterprise at that point would be or
vast value 10 the mining Interests OF
that section, az We'll us 10 an of tho
eastern part Of uinh, Many OF the
mlnua would be able 20 produce and
ship their orvH, which now ma Il Inn
possible 10 do 80.
RAILWAY FACILITIES.
Railway facilities are another Of tho
moat important necessities, az well as