The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-07-24
FOLLOW THE STRINGERS.
They Often Connect With Magnificent Bodies
of Ore

VI OIEs
1t is an old saying that "straws show
the way the wind is blowing" We all
know that this is generally the case, and
many experienced mining men are of the
opinion that "stringers often lead to big
ore bodies" Follow your ore" is ex-
cellent advice to heed in the exploration
Of a prospect, and many instances are
not wanting where stringers from the
main vein have been investigated and fol-
lowed with most gratifying results. As
a rule. mining property should under
go extensive development work without
first having been carefully examined and
reported upon by competent expert and
engineer He should lay down the lines
Of intelligent exploration and his direc-
tions should be followed in the main. In
his decisions he is largely guided by sur
face indications and conformations, and
hyet with development, 1t may be found
that the property in course of exploration
contains blind veins and lodges, some of
which may be stronger. larger and of
more value than the ore groupings at
the surface and upon which development
is In progress. 1t is a safe plan, there
4 tbfEt W pay attention 10 the SiFlDSeIH
branching off from the vein. as they
often connect with magnificent bodies of
mineral, the existence of which might
never be known but for these little
feeders, so often ignored and passed by
almost unnoticed. While Mature is an
Open Book in her geological formations,
her language is oftimes as Greek to those
who have conversed with her in the
Queens English" and this is why the
most favorable indications and the broad
est kind of hints are not seen or taken
advantage of by those in search for the
keys to her treasure vaults AS mat
ter of fact, Nature is no niggard in her
deposits of the precious metals. and these
I deposits often exist in duplicate and
even triplicate where the claim owner
expects to find nothing more than a sin
gle ledge, the single vein.
Instances are not uncommon where the
value of a mine has been more than
doubled by the following of a stringer
into new ore body IN virgin ground;
by breaking through what was supposed
to be one Of the walls OF a known deposit
into a blind vein. the presence of which
was not even indicated at the grass
roots. Two occurrences OF this nature
have been reported recently in two of
Utah's leading mining camps One OF
shese transpired in the Con. Mercur mine
TAT Mercur. I'm Camp Floyd district. the
result of such exploration adding nj least
a million in value to the ore volumes al
ready blocked out in this magnificent
property. The other find was reported
only a few days ago from Gold Noun
tain district In Piute county, the bonanza
in question being the Annie Laurie, in
the exploration Of which. in following
stringer through the hanging wall side.
Of the ledge, a new ore body was found.
Tanked by layer of porphyry, that is
thirty feet or more in width. and that
carries good milling values in the yellow
metal. crosscut from the different tun-
mel levels revealing the fact that this
is a tparallel vein with metallic wealth
that is almost incalculabie.
other cases may be cited going to show
that sometimes almost impreceptible min
eral indications lead to marvellous and
magnificent results. and the history Of
mining operation tells of many cases
swhere abandoned and apparently worth
Aoss mines have been transformed into
bonanza propositions In hands of new
b ood" and merely because exploration
bard development nave been carried D,
on new lines. care teing taken 10 fol-
low up indications whcr old-timeis have
they believed it ought to b. instead OF
studying conditions end formations ana
fclloN ing up the little lhr.s IT,. VI ont
D. nature in the way of stringers, MS
SSuteA. oxidize.l AMI le am .'os.st spots,
ei: $ and horses.-Sa.t Lake Mining he-
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