The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
MINES OF BOX ELDER
Rich Veins Being Worked With
Success, But Without I'm
due Demonstration.


But few persons are aware Of the
extensive field that exists in this coun-
| ty for the prOspector and investor. The
| county is very large and marked by
/ several mountain ranges, some of
which rise to an altitude of 10000 feet
/ or more. In all Of these ores of gold,
! silver. lead. copper, iron, anthony and
= nickel have been found. South of Ia
I coma there are copper mines. at Buel
and Silver Lane also veins of high
/ grade silver ores and some gold. The
copper mines have been worked quite
] extensively for the past four years
and very large tonnage Of ore exposed,
+ but from some cause known only to the
! owners, no ore is being shipped at
! present although some work is done
there. Around Pilot peak there are a
number Of very rich veins of silver ore
/ which, although narrow, would pay
/ very we'll if worked. The dry, barren
! surroundings controlling there prevent
poor men from doing anything with
/ these mines Of silver, and as vet rich
men have not been induced to go there.
| When they do many fortunes await
/ the workers. There is not in Utah a
more interesting region, from the
standpoint Of miners, than that which
lies from North Ogden canyon to Five
Mile creek north Of Willard. The
mountains here are mostly high and
rough, but there is found a system of
veins which. as far as worked upon.
haved proved exceedingly rich in gold.
silver, lead and copper, and a quantity
OF iron appears surpassed only by that
Of Iron county.
That part OF this area known as
Sierra Madre mountain. was pretty
wei written up in the New Years edi-
uon OF 1901. Since that time the FL
dorado, which is the chief ore producer.
has made development work driving a
drain Ventilating and developing tun-
mel for distance of 800 feet. The end
Of this tunnel cut the EldOrado vein
100 feet beyond its OUtcrOp and at this
point the vein has a width Of over
twenty-five feet, showing from wall to
wall concentrating ore carrying well
in gold, silver and lead.
During the year 1901 the initial
shipments of ore were made from this
mine; the results showed a profit but
the losses from an over amount of sit
lea compelled the owner to prefare for
concentration of all the ores taken
from the mine. During the year 1901
work OF development went on and is
yet being continued, and the year 1902
VIII see the work Of building a con
cehtTator completed and the mine put
on the basis Of constant shipments.
Copper Vein of the EIdorado.
Along with the great siIver-lead ifs
sure of the EldOradO a second vein was
discovered in the year 1901. which is
distinctly a copper vein and which runs
for about 5000 feet across the Prince
of India. Eldorado and Santa Maria
properties.
In width it runs very regularly, about
eight feet It dips slightly to the north
east, with very strong walls in the old
er rocks. The character. of its ore is
chalcopyrite granite ore, copper. and
also blue and green silicates near the
surface. A line of pits have been driv-
en- on the vein with excellent results,
copper ore showing that viii give
from to 40 per cent being found.
ms copper vein. together with the
gold vein existing in the Prince of
India group. has induced the owners
OF that group to resolve upon the i'm
mediate development Of that propertv.
which, unfortunately, has been idle
through the latter part of 1901 for
want of funds for prosecuting the work
OF development, and early spring will
see this property again working. The
present tunnel is into the hill $40 feet;
200 feet further must be driven to cut
the gold vein and about $50 feet fur
ther to the south the copper belt lies
that viii be cut by the same tunnel
The gold ore of this Prince of India
vein IS a very good ore for working
by the cyanide treatment, and as the
vein is a large one, an immense ton
mage can be furnished to a mill erected
near the mouth of the tunnel, as there
is abundant water there for treating
the ore.
on the Chashbas and Simla mines.
Mexican and Vulture groups only as
sessment work has been done during
1901, but even this has made an ex-
cellent showing on the veins that are
exposed along the surface of these
groups of claims.
The development work done by the
Nevada Mining company on ST.
ezra Madre mountain during the year
1871 has been quite extensive. 4 tun-
mel was driven for a distance Of 400
feet into the mountain, some new road
ways constructed and other work of
very substantial nature perfected
About 800 feet further driven on their
tunnel VIII carry them into the Edo
T
through their ground. Work of nat
enting their group was begun during
the year.
Beyond Sierra Madre mountain lies
Willard mining district, where the Al
pine, American Standard and Superior
Mining companies have been doing de-
velopment and exploration work dur
ing The year. and north of Brigham
city, j. G. Baker, who watches over
the desunies of the Gold Consolidated
Mining ocmpany, is working a force
of men on that property. 1t is said
that a very extensive body of gold and
silver bearing lead ore has been dis
covered in the workings of that prop-
erty during the summer of 1901. and
1t is also currently reported that a con-
contractor is to be built on this prop
ertE In the spring of 1902 Taken col
lectively, the mines of Box. Elder .coun-
ty, Utah. have made a very credftable
showing during the year 1901. and il IS
to be hoped with good grounds Tor
such hope. that 1902 viii see some Of
them amongst the stalwart producers
OF the state of Utah.
DON MAGUIRE.