Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-30
IMMENsELY RtcH oRE.

The latest strike made here and the
one which Is now drawing attention to
this part of the country. was made still
further south along the trend OF this
formation, and IL about one mile from
the Mountain City" IN a Northwestern
~ direction.
This find was made In what Is now
known as the St. Patrick mine, and
some Of the richest ore IL has ever been
my good fortune to see Ia now being
taken out at a depth OF about so feet.
The vein Is about two feet wide and
they have drifted on IL for about 80
feet, and IN n short time win sink new
shaft to cut II about 100 feet deep.
From six to ten inches OF this vein is
ore that viii assay from 1000 TO 10000
o2s, I'm silver with good percentage
Of gold some OF II being so rich that 1t
il very hard to break II up on account
OF the masses of native ana horn sill
Yer through Il, while the balance of
the vein viii run about $500 per ton In
gold and silver even at the present
low price Of the latter metal, and three
men working on II are taking out about
$500 per day each, and this without do
ing and stopping. This is not all OF the
rich places In the camp, and the thor
ough prospecting which Is sure 20 be
given this district this season, Will un-
doubtedly bring to light more new
chutes almost as rich as the present
one. and there IS not the least doubt
but when intelligent, deepminlng takes
place Of the shallow surface scratching
which has heretofore been the rule, that
the search will be richly rewarded by
new finds which viii out class anything
as yet discovered.
The formation here Is granite with
dykes OF porphyry and socalled mineral
slate with a lime and porphyry or shale
contact on the eastern side OF the dis
trict.
All that this northern part OF Elko
county needs IL capital inteOllgently
invested and handled to make II
one Of the richest mining fields In the
state, and | might say In the whole
west There are none OF the obstacles
here which are found in the southern
and western parts of the state, and IL
costs much less to equip and run
mining property here, than It does, for
| instance, at Tonopah, whore there Is a
| lack OF everything but the ore, and low
er grade ore can be handled here at a
| good profit, which would not make good
| waste rock In that camp. Wood for
! fuel and mining purposes Is fairly plen-
| tifui within a short distance OF the
camp, while the Owyhee river furnishes
| a good supply or water Tor all milling
purposes the whole OF the year, and
| freight can be hauled I'm here from Elko
| on the railroad, a distance OF about IS
! miles, for q very reasonable figure and
| ore shipped out as back freight for
| about half rates.
There are numerous prospects and
| cid mines, which can be secured at
| very reasonable prices and terms, Just
! at present, although what they VIII go
to when the rich hends become nolsed
| around, II is impossible to say. but the
| first ones 10 get In here now with some
! capital are the ones who are going TO
reap the largest rewards a llttle later,
| | would strongly urge upon any min
! ing man looking for q practically new
mineral field to invest In. the advisable
ity OF looking over and investga ting
the northern portion Of this county, and
especially this district, for | believe II
he once gets In here that he VIII find
the surface showing Of mineral 30 much
better than | have described Il, that ne
win stay here and become as great a
| Boomer Of the country as are those
Of US who are now here.