The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19

tain. noticed an outcroe Of silyery ga
lena near the California line. Iney
stopped % prospect the lodges and the
old POtosi ana Mormon mines in the
next year or TWO yielded several tons
of bullion. which was hauled in wagons
across 70 Ctah. there 20 be used for
bullets and En- other ways The value
in silver was high, but 10 was not
saved. and more than one deer I'M Juan
has been killed with a silvery bullet.
This region fs regarded by experts
Who have visited III as ranking among
Ehe greatest in the west. considering
The amount of development work Whlcn
has been accomplished No system
auc miuing mas ever been done, Dul
skilled Observers believe 10 VIII Wheh
developed rival Pioche and other great
camps. The railroad VIII so along us
edge
yellow Pine District.
Professor Jenney describes this dis
tr!et as follows.
This district tie largest in southern
Nevada. extends from lyapah nor lhetly
20 Iimber mountain, q distance OF Sixty
mills with a width Of ten 10 twenty
mites
NO ore has been shipped. I'm lS59-dJ
the old POt0si and Mormon mines were
worked for lead by the MormOus. and q
few tons of bullion hauled 90 salt Lake
Iu wagons The formation Of the district
is carbOnllerGus limestone lying horizon
tal. OF dipping az low angle the tnlcA-
ness of The limestone exceeding LID1 Ircl
Tie ore deposits may be divided INTO
three classesf
"First-Fissure veins. cutting the strata
of limestone and carrying galena IN
shoots
the Intersection of certain beds of the
limestone favorable 80 the deposition OF
ore by vertical assures.
''Third-Chambcr deposits.
cor the Iissure veins, the Ruth mime
two miles west Of Coed Springs, Us the
best example. This mine is opened By an
incline shaft 100 feet deep, and tunnel
200 feet long connecting with II The vein
ls three TO five feet VIDE, carrying gaiena
and carbonate OF lead the galend as
saving CD 20 20 per cent lead and fifteen TO
twenty-five ounces silver per ton, ana
the carbonate 40 per cent lead and tWen-
ty-fIVe 90 elghty-three ounces OF silver
Der ton The ore as extracted from this
milne the lOw-grade being concentrated.
should average J0 per cent lead and thirty
ounces silver. There are on the dumps
sixty tons OF first-class ore and 200 tons
are IN sight.
lat-tOpped mountain is covered with min
ing locations. a layer OF black lime
stone from 100 10 900 feet below the top
of the mountain is the Ore-beariug bed,
wherever this stratum OF limestone Is cut
bY vertical assures deposits OF gdlena
occur living in the horizontal bed. and
following the general course OF the us
suIes OF this class OF ore deposits are
the Lookout, Galena, Mountain Top,
Mountain Ton Extension and Ruby Sill
yer mines. Located upon this mesa, and
ON the same Ore-beariug bed show in a
number of places ealena three 10 four
feet i'm thickness. In the Mountain Top,
ON the south side OF the mountain, IS an
extensive Out-crOppng of limestone beds,
with small nuggets and seams or galena
disseminated through the rock. NO Work
has been done at this point TO determine
the extent or quantity OF the ore. The
surface Of the hillside over an area 100
feet by 800 feet Is 6treWn with nodules
of galena from One-tOurth inch 20 two
inches In diameter, and the indications
point To the occurrence OF a large BODY
OF concentrating ore. The ores OF ms
bedded vein are remarkably pure and rich
in lead. containing 20 to sd per cent ana
being free from zinc blende, iron pyrites
and antlmOuy. The silver Us low, ranging
from three 90 furteeu ounces, and aver
aging ten ounces per ton. The gangue Is
the purity of the ores win cause them 90
command a premium in the ore market.
Timber and Water Plenty.
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west of Good Springs 0utcrops In the
face of a limestone cliff. A cave or
chamber or ore extending horizontally
into the mountain has been followed for
100 feet by a tunnel Near the entrance
the ore has been stopped. a face of car
Donate and galena being left. fourteen
feet in height. The ore body is very lr-
regular. varying in thickness from four
TO sixteen feet, and has been so ht-
tie developed that the ore IN sight cam
49, HH ~
zoo tons of ore. The faces of ore eN-
posed i'm the workings were carefully
sampled. The assays show a wide range
in silver. galend carrying from nine 20
f0rty-one ounces and carbonate rom
eight 10 fifty ounces OF silver per ton.
the mine averaging 55 per cent lead and
tWenty-One ounces silver.
Timber is abundant IN the northern
part of the district The only supply OF
water adequate for concentration is at
aFrom ths extent Of the Yellow Pine
district. the number Of mines, the large
surface shOWings of ore, the purity of
the ores and the high percentage Of lead,
L regard this camp as taking first place
among the mining districts OF southern
Nevada. and estimate that the shipments
Of ore on the completion Of the road
should average seventy-five tons per
day
Irish Mountain Of Hike District.
Before there was a Phoebe. there was
a Hik0. In the early DAYS of Nevada
mining, when sWarmS of prOSpectOr5
were roaming over the state I'm the search
of ComstOck, silver was discovered on
/ irish mountain. and the town of Hike
sprang up ten miles from its base. south
west from the present town of Phoebe.
Men thrOnged I'm from all sides and
started 90 dig recklessly and imprOvident-
ly for the precious silver. Wages We're Sc
"a day. and everything else ia proportion.
Several mines were opened up. and ln
I 1863 the excitement was at its height.
I Then a few who had not los their heads
completely began to do a little arithmetic.