Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21


by mining men, but during the present
year interest in that section has awdk-
ened stronger than ever before and 1t
IL freely predicted by surveyors, ex-
perts and practical miners, that the
next year or two will uncover some Of
the greatest bonanzas, this camp has
ever sect
The reasons assigned for these pro-
Dheces are mainly that che same con-
tact OF lime ana qllartzite Which Is now
yielding such tremendous quantities OF
slver-lead ores N uintah mining dis
trict, continues sodtherly clear through
the snake Creek country that the sur
face showing is better, more ore and OF
higher grade showing than on the
north side VI The ridge, and finally that
well defined copper belt passes
through the district from east TO west
Many years ago the Southern Tier
group of claims owned by Hayt Bros,
was the scene OF considerable activity
and many thousands OF dollars worth
of high grade ore were shipped from
small tissues in the quartzlte, but Tor
The past fifteen years but little work
has been done on these claims and the
property Is now Idle, and would be an
excellent opening for company hav-
ing sufficient means TO develop the
ground at depth,
ST, LOUIS AND VASsAR.
Adjoining the Southern Tier on the
northeast are the ST. Louis and Vassar
CLAIMS now under lease and bond TO
Mcssrs Hair Coleman and others and
work will be prosecuted thereon
through the winter, the lessees have
al present q most tiattering showing In
new tunnel Just started, having about
eight Inches Of a high grade silver
lead ore which they are sacking as
fast as taken out.
lust to the east OF the ST. Louis lies
the Wolverine group, Incorporated,
which is being systematically developed
bv means OF two tunnels on which
work will continue through the WIN
ter.
THE WOLVERINE.
The Wolverine gives every evidence
OF developing into a large producer
when the lower tunnel shall have
reached the vein now shown In the up
per tunnel. This vein, so far az exposed,
shows from twelve to fourteen feet OF
low grade ore and the management
confidently eSpect the lower tunnel,
which viii tap the vein some three
hundred feet deeper, TO develop ship
ping ORC In large quantities.
BOULDER BASIN GROUP.
Adjoining the Wolverine on the north
Is the Boulder BASIN group OF eighteen
claims, threc-lourths interest OF
which was sold this fall to 9, y. Allen
and others,
THIS great group is supposed 10 cover
the nam contact for a mile In length
Joining the St Louis on the southwest
and the Bonanza Consolidated on the
northeast All the claims are surveyed
for patent md Will be patented in the
early spring
Development Is progressing throuSh
a shaft now one hundred feet IN depth
on which a contract has been let for
sinking an additional hundred feet
during the winter
The property Is equipped with an ex-
cslient Whinl within house, shaft house,
blacksmith. shop and boarding house.
Four mer are employed al present
but II IS expected this force VIII be m
creased early 10 the snring
Tie MANAGEMENT ufOios- 20 Keep tne
shaft gcluz Inui ti.e contact is reached
orobabR NC depta eft 4un 20 800 feet
The SHAFT ls goW Co., nard lime all The
seams ot which show minera llzation
principally copper ami everything
POINTS 10 q big mine when the contact
is reached
BONANZA CONSOLIDATED.
Northeast ~ ,be Boulder Basin IS tho
Bonanza consolidated incorporated,
under the MANAGEMENT Of w II, Dodge
and others This is also a large group
OF claims ana IS surveyed for patent,
development 81 going on by means OF q
tunnel being driven under Lone hIll
10 Is reported that strong vein car
lyiug good values has already been en- |
cojntered I'm the tunnel and work VIII |
be prosecuted all winter with from |
eight 20 twelve miners.
j. l. c. GROUP
Directly west OF the Bonanza Is the