The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-23

seems to indicate. The position of this
body, only eight miles distant in a
direct line all the way down grade TO
the station at Milford. will render 1t.
of very great value in view of the
active search that is being made by the
great shelters of this section for such
material.
COPPER WITH IRON.
A smaller mound than this rises
about three miles to the north. The
surface of this mound mas been SO dis
integrated that it has become very
symmetrical in its shape and the Vein
ing of it is wholly hidden by the fine
material of the surface. The crop
pings. however. on the north side IN
dictate not only the presence of iron IN
quantity, but also show strong seams
/ OF. copper ores which are likely to de-
velOp into important values.
These are but illustrations Of the
( general characteristics to be found all
; the way around the mountain. That
I-similar conditions viii continue the en-
( tire length of the range there can be
no doubt Indeed. it is represented
| that at the northern terminus of this
range. perhaps thirty miles away, the
/ groupings indicate the presence Of very
/ nigh grade copper deposits in veins so
strong that almost from the surface
they may be considered as minable
! bodies. Directly crossing the valley,
and northwest of Milford only five OF
six miles. there rises an irregular
erouD of hills. some of them 70 an ex-
{ IRENE height of perhaps LOCO feet above
I the valley: the southern end of the up
heaval is a somewhat mixed body of
granite and quartzite- Here as
/ around the Mineral range is found
. highly mineralized contacts between
lime and granite. with blow-OUts of
iron of the most pronounced character
and with copper mixed in considerable
/ percentages.
The Old Hickory mine of the Majestic
grOuD is found here. which has been
referred to as a copper mountain IL
appears to the writer, however, more
in the nature of q vast chimney in
which the veins Of ore and strata OF
lime are enclosed within walls of bar
rem limestone to width of perhaps
$50 feet and several hundred feet in
length. all within that area standing
almost -perpendicularly. The working.
which have been opened show a sin
/ gular mixture of iron in its various
forms with copper of every grade, and
substantial values in silver and gold
1t seems a pity that such an oppor
tunitv for development shSuld be 81
long neglected It is not question
here of seeking for ore; it is alread.
found. and only needs the proper in
stalment of machinery and appliance
to provide for q large production.
A NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY.
, Surrounding 4he Old Hickory are th
= extensive properties belonging to tn
= 3 Glasgow & Western Exploration com
J pany. From the several claims in thi
: group fhousa nds Of tons of iron hav
2 been excavated from close to the sur
- fece and sent away to the snelters
5 / wholly for use as fluxing. There doe
I not seem to have been any other pur
= Dcse in The mining than to utilize thes
surface DEPOSITS That at a consider
4 able depth immense bodies Of valuabl
. ores win be found there is no doub
= for il is clearly indicated by the sur
f face DEVELOPMENTS which have bee
# made. Large sum of money have bee
T. expended by this company in the cor
n stf,Iction of roads. in the deVelopmer
r of open cuts along the high lines c
= cronoinrs. and in tunneling at hig
n levels and yet there seems sto hay
~ been no serious purpose in the opera
f ticns TO discover what lies below, ID
i snife the favorable indications.
4 The Maggie Williams group, west
che Old Hickory. and the Copper Ranc
y e-rorn west of the Montreal. and q
- ENDING for more than one mile to II
. northwest, are well located, and ~ Y