Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-01
New Mining Region May be
Opened Near Provo
ROCK CANYON THE PLACE.
Ledge Eleven Feet In width Found
Assays Run High Ia Gold aud
silver, some silver
special Correspondence,

ap.Nldl correspondence
Provo, Utah co. Aug. Jonathan
Buckley and his sons. $. H., j. w, Geo.
II. and a. r. Buckley have been at
work for about year developing a
group OF mining claims In Rock canyon,
about three miles northeast OF Provo
The indications are nov very strong
that they viii receive rich reward for
their labor In addition TO the honor Of
opening the first mine In the range of
mountains east OF Provo.
Rich noat has frequently been found
and some mineral bearing rock
in place which, as rule,
however, has not carried high values.
No development work has been done In
these mountains worth speaking or and
in spite Of the discovery OF lloat and
other Indications of minerals min
ing men have generally been content 10
let the territory lie undisturbed. pass
ing Il with the comment, which has H.
nally become accepted as expressing
fact. There is nothing In this range
of mountains" The Buckeys, how
ever. thought differently and located
seven claims, the Monarch group, and
for the last eight months Two Of them
have been constantly az work on these
claims They entered the mountain from
the south following tssure vein: tun-
nelng so feet. On striking d contact
vein running east and west they sank
Wine at the end OF the tunnel 80 feet
deep and have since drlfied easterly
along the contact about 100 feet, fol-
lowing the vein matter which IL from
six to II feet wide The hanging wall
IA limestone; the football qulrt2ite.
FgOm this vein the owners have taken
out about four tons Of good shipping
ore which they have sacked in he
mouth OF the tunnel for shipment The
intention, as soon as they are able TO
do so. ~ to drive a tunnel into the
mountain about 400 feet below the pres
ent one In order to tap the vein at a
lower depth When this is done. the
ore can be loaded into wagons al the
mouth Of the tunnel and hauled 20 the
rallroad--aboui two and q half miles 10
the Provo canyon branch OF the Rio
Grande Western.
EXPERIENCED mining men from Colo
RADIO and Utah camps, Who have visited
the place. all agree that that the pros
poets for big mine are most favorable.
and that II such a showing were made
In old established camps the owners
would now be able 20 sell at a big f,g-
ire Assays from the selected ore,
which consists Of gray carbona'es. ga
lena ana a cholord23d gold bearing iron
ore were shown TO the News" repre-
sentative who recently visited the
mine The returns show as high as y
per cent lead, two ounces OF god, and
eight ounces silver these being the
hiphtst assays.
when II Is considered that the Messrs
Buckley are poor men. and that no
announcement was given them by the
general trend Of rublic opinion as to The
mineral possibilities OF the locality they
are certainly worthy OF the reward that
seems to be near realization. for their
pluck and good judgment
one thing which 10 encourages them.
aside from the very promising indicl-
tons on their own property is--ahout
20 wears ago the late =. NJ R"ber's
qnd o Mr. Prince. who afterwards loft
the state and has not been heard from
for over 20 years patented a claim I'd
Joining the property Of the Buckleys
on the west In this claim some very
fne galena Is found. but II has not
been worked for years. The y. NJ.
Roberts estate allowed the pronerty 10
be sold FOR taxes. and the present own
ets negotiated with Mr.. Jesse Knight
for a sale Of the property this summer.
The sale Is delayed on account OF
technical defect In the deed. but the
fact that Mr. KNIGHT whose judgment
IN mining matters has 80 far proven ex-
crniionally good felt that Il was worth
while To nut some money and work IN
this ground sugeests that the Buckleys
NAV no rlght and That those who have
said There is nothing In IT," may be
mistaken after all