Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-06
RICH DEPOSITS OF
LEAD AND COPPER
Unusual Attention Being Paid to
Spruce Mountain
CAMP IN EASTERN NEVADA.
Salt Lake Mining Men Interested
There Location ofsiho Latham
mine--Properties bonded.

About 70 miles north Of Cherry Creek,
and between that camp and Wells, lies
a district known as the Spruce Noun
tain Mining district, IN which lie some
OF the richest lead and copper deposits
In eastern Nevada, says the Cherry
Greek Miner.
One Of the finest properties In the
district belongs to Judge Bennett of
Salt Lake City, and is under bond
and lease to Mesms. Fordham and
Hartley. It's ore values run In lead
and silver the former In carbonates
md the latter native silver and bro
hides. The leasers have been steady
shippers 70 Salt Lake during the past
three years. and are making extensive
preparations for increasing their work.
ing facilities for the coming summer
The contact Is lime and porphyry
while the metals are found In lime and
spur formation. Immense lodges OF
high grade ore have been opened up
during the past winter, and large
bodies OF lead averaging 40 per cent
ard silver of from 40 to so ounces are
blocked out, ready for extraction and
shipment
The Latham property lies near
the summit Of the mountain IN
the same district and is owned
by the Latham Mining company
Of which George l.. Meats is
manager and O. w. Kester, super
intendent, Thousands Of tons Of rich
load carbonates have been found right
at grass roots, and Supt Kester says
he will be able TO furnish the new mill
now In process OF installation, with
over 5000 tons without going under
ground for H. The company is now
erecting its mill. bunk houses mess
houses, cottages and other necessary
buildings preparatory TO the coming
summers development work. There
are hundreds OF feet OF shafts, tun-
nels and drifts on the properties open
ing up immense bodies Of high grade
milling ore.
The Copper group consisting Of six
claims, owned by Wiseman & Sons.
Mallett and Miss Kair. Of Glover VAL
ley lies In the same district, and has
several fine lodges of from three to
eight feet In width. showing native cop
per and splphides going on an aver
age OF 4otper cent In value. A 5O-foot
tunnel crosscuts the ledge while a
virse is now being sunk from the drift
on the ledge. A 5O-foct vertical shaft
has been sunk, all in ore, which goes
from Is to 20 per cent In copper.
Negotiations are now under way
with eastern capitallsts for the pur-
chase Of these propertes
The Spencer group If claims. lying
south OF the Copper 8roUp, show high
values in galena and an immense
amount OF work has been done on all
the claims OF this property, thousands
OF tons OF rich ore having been block
ed out. ready for extraction. small
einclter has been erected and Will
rtart up In few days on this ore.
Great activity Is evidenced In this
camp a hotel, saloon and business
houres having been opened this
fprlng and the hills are swarming with
eager prospectors.
Morgan and johnson Brothers have
given a bond on their rich Esmeralda
copper glance properties, In Granite
Mountain district, north OF Cherry
Creek. to eastern capitalists
George Maddelana and Herrell, own
ers OF the Bi-Metallic group OF copper
claims in Granite Mountain district.
have just completed the erection OF
cabins and mess house, and are run
ming a 2O0-foot tunnel TO tap their fine
ledge OF high grade copper. which they
will crosscut at depth Of 200 feet.