Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

I'M
Il nsor this rare mineral bearing
~ zone turn out as 1t is antici,
Dated they will, this vast uneX-
rorel region will take on new life ana
command the attention of capital whlch
It justly deserves.
IN sOUTHEAsTERN UTAH.
The La Sal country is situated III
southeastern Utah, and stretches along
the western boundary of Colorado us
length Is about SO miles from north TO
south while Its width will probably aV-
erage 20 miles. The La Sal mountains
consist Of solitary group rising out OIL
q vast sandstone plain to an altitude
Of 1900 feet. They are unlike regular
chains of mountains in this respect as
they rise directly out of the plain, as a
well known gcologist expresses IT, IKE
10 volcano cone" In their uplift the
mountains show no qualification from
granite 10 QuartZlte, and from quart2lte
to limestone. the whole range seems TO
BE granite from base to summit. some
q the peaks rise abruptly. some Of them
Ieerlng above the timber line, The
range Hes partly In Grand and partly IN
Fan Juan counties
HOW ACCESSIBLE.
The La sal region is more easily ac-
0ssabIe from Cisco on the main line of
Ne Denver and Rio Grande railroad,
nom which point stages and private
wnyeyanCes can be had TO almost any
POINT
SCENE OF RADIUM DISCOVERIES.
The scego Of the radum discoveries is
tboul IL miles from the town OF Rich
ldson In Grand county. This town is
iQeated along the banks of the Grand
river and In what rs known as Profess
sF valley The soil Is rich and the few
,nnabllants who reside there seem to
W. fairly prosperous,
Don Mcguire, the we'll known geOlo-
sNt and mctalurgist who has been col
Muhg specimens for the Utah mineral
S,HHnl9lt TO he sent to the st. Louis
worlds Fair visited the rare metal
l.N , a few weeks ago and has writ
WI Ue following concerning them;
DON MAGuIREs OBSERVATIONS
,,ln, the town Of Richardson found
o o,,, James H. LOTUS, who is Il large
,,U'' ana manager at present Of these
i.u'S' NE u was who discovered them,
W once made arrangements with Mr.
ILLUS 'o visit the mine he accom-
,s ',i.l myself ANA assistants, and upon
,it. "s the spot | found the forma-
sr " DO White sandstone breaking as
Ill through red sandstone, sharp
W. lNts lu "a course from east TO
ma ioI distance of about 4,00O feet
r, "ohg that creek Is found the out.
dai, W. I'D, vein. The mineral Is asso.
rb,,l WIN uranium oxides and sui
mates and IL Is as n uranium mine
lr,.0' deposit that this property first
I,n1.esse' the visitor. However. upon a
sand. ammunition OF the ore and the
s@s '',.ohe IN which It Is. YOU at onco
for, 3Oe physical conditions that are
emu NJ Silver Reef. Washington
amhU wan There as here we have
stone stngstone capped by red sand
uio nN9 lhcre ms here, we find urani-
Str,syN'led with silver ores.
mlne" as II may seem. at these
norej u' silver possibilities are ig-
urapInsa anu "a attention Is given to the
tssoo5oo'tn ana adium with which It Is
ORE A BRIGHT YELLOW.
t,abgss ore Is Of bright yellow and
back ,olor' with fecks of blue and
tons INNING through II IN crystallza-
lsyer sa s an ore OF uranium have
" seen It's equal.
otless :, US shaft run down to depth
claim .lan 100 feet. ON the Jessle Dav
stfW 'Il from the bottom OF this
ward y, pLltt runs in orc 20 the east
here n about rs feet. on the dunn
pied GU and sacked awaiting