Gunnison news-champion., 1903-08-07
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sener ana Is4sssh smsas=~s n..kes a
reIsgi % ths CalaEaaa >t.ase I,s1rH.il
thai sh1s.ld Qise uush eEes,sara4le-
usessi 81 Ig1-I=s,ie,rs IN thai rc9lpn.
e. sass D. ~ p...ln sh.i s.herc
-sea . varety u rscks - de-crit,sti
si,suEsa there shasld b. q pFeiiy fair
I,....1e g. huui i8s metals. esgnssIsaliy
-iBac lhs physical eanisaisns arr esa-
sneutiy satisfactory. THAI qrsld -
I-fs iu this -ecrigu ~ c,aelu-Isssly
pruseu by the panniaas oibiaInai1ie
tr,ni tAe diri w nearly al she aulehcs
and ~ the p,skei gf eoar~e gld
taken truan the receui discovery.
ae discovery was made ht a
pra-lscior named lisWeraan tie
is'aHd quite a pocket II clar-e gid
practically a. .rass rp1ts The g.,ld
i f1und IN quartz. occurring a.
-tuHgors aud lense- la -chi-ta-e rpak
The extent If this schisi1-e rt,ck
has nai been deseloIed ths work
dome consisting only IL HARROW
trench sumo % fce' IN lcuQth. with a
depth af aipui De- feet ln several
places A ittle explaiati1n Will di--
clg-r H. dimensipus
-1iH cl1-e examination une finds
minute struEer- ai quartz running
thr1ugh the schisi. which are uHf
discoruihla O. the unaidci eve The
gld IL mnsr likely in these
The apparent strike ul the -chi--
tase rpck. m Which tbe quartz j.
t1und tocary the value Is \ 30 N
but this i- >ubie,f o. correction mot
eHuugh. uncoverng having been
dune 90 obtain the correct hearing
The dap is Of present n1t ascertain
ahlc.
'Dn both sides II the -chi-tls.a
rock granite gneiss ~ largely iH eyi-
dence la passing over the ground.
in a sputhwcstcrly direction from the
discovery, evidences II series If
schistnse rocks were found the rasks
apparently having the same trend a.
the one IN which the find was made.
This would then indicate a series of
fractures roughly parallcling one
another
Toward the northeast at the dis
covery, and nut far distant. j. the
backbun of the uplilt n j. Of
granite just northeast ul the dis
covery one secs evidences Of a large
fault which evidently later became a
water course. The water carved out
the present draw or gulch running
wesi Of north. This gulch is inter-
sected al the foot # the discovery by
the gulch referred 10 under ''la.a-
rion, which has a general east Of
north trend From a hurried ex-
animation one sees the possibility Of
tins greater fault having caused
minor faults Of which the discovery
may he said 10 be one and the series
roughly paalleling il and others.
Further stoping and crushing Of the
ALREADY scattered rock along the line
Of faults would readily account for
the highly sTlicious mica-schist now
encountered. There is hardly any
room for doubt that the schist is
other than altered gneiss.
After the formation Of the schist
subsequent movement probably ar
ranged matters for the reception Of
the strlngers and lenses Of quartz
holding the gold which were de-
poslted by percolating waters carry
ing these and other minerals in solu-
ton. If development work. which is
to follow, proves this theory To be
correct, then deep-seated deposit,
may be looked for.
''For miles toward the southwest
there Is an enormous development of
quartzite, in places grading into
sandstone. At point a mile and
a quarter east of Waunita Springs !
ridge of sandstone dipping at an
angle of - TO 80 degrees southwest
and striking about northwest. is
plainly visible for several miles. In
passing northeast one encounters
conglomerate sandstone. quartzite.
granite, gneiss, schist granite. quart
dlo1te, granite, etc, approximately
IN the order given.
The quartz-diorite may need re-
vision, it being difficult in the field
to correctly determine a rock Of this
nature.
There are also evidences of other
plutonic rocks being in the neigh
buhopd.
ID Is rather an open secret that
float from the quartzite belt was
picked up years ago and Skinned