Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-15
A RARE MINERAL
FOUND IN UTAH.
[. c. Boone Discovers Huge De-
posts of COrundum in Ameri-
can Fork Canyon,
MERCUR'S MINING METHODS.
A Reduction in Cost is Made The
New Ore Body in the Lincoln
Mine at Pearl

10 has often been claimed that Utah
abounded In every known mineral and
nmetal with the exemption " tn This
assertion Is doubtless true, but with
the exception OF the precious aud more
common Of the basor metals, Utah min
ing men have given little attention to
the great diversity of minerals and
commercial commodities OF this state,
and Il is LETT 10 the stranger, to the
newcomer, to pay attention to resour-
ces which, SO far, have been practi-
cally unnotlced and neglected, included
in the list being corundum.
This commodity Is extensively mined
in North Carolina and Georgia, ana 10
shipped to the Hnmdon Emery COM
pany IN Massachusetts,, where 1t Is
manufactured into emery wheels, emery
paper and emery belts The existence
OF cOrundum In the mountain ranges
Of Utah. II previously known, attract
cd but little attention. ana II has been
LEFT TO mining man from Georgia, who
has worked in the uOrundum mines OF
that state. 10 deliver this commodity In
bulk IN Utah. ana TO realize the mn
portance of the and.
A few months ago G.. G.
Boone arrived IN Utah from
Georgia and began prospecting
In American Fork canyon, and his
search was not 80 much FOR the pre-
clous metals as 1t WAS for the rafer
metals, earths and clays During ms
careful search of the canyon ana OF the
rugged cliffs OF this locality his atten-
lion was called to a huge deposit Of a
a. "
ever had been ignored and passed up
by the every day prospcctOr and miner.
Upon examining this deposit he found,
10 his surprise that II was COrundum,
and that IN appearance, 1t closely re-
pembled the cOrundum OF North caro-
lima and Georgia In fact, It IA almost
identical with the southern product.
IL VIII cut glass. and, while no analy-
sis has yet been made, nor have any
samples been submitted to the assayer
nv. Boone on account OF his tamil-
iarity with corundum, rs thoroughly
satisfied in his mind that this Us the Sic
mon pure article, and with his asso-
ciates Ia taking steps toward indinu Il
market, and II successful VIII soon In
augurate new industry and enterprise
along mining lines I'm this state.
Mr. Boone informed a. representative
OF the "News' that the cOrundum de-
posits above alluded TO exist IN q
mnmmoth ledge I'm the cliffs about three
miles from the mouth OF American
Fork canyon. They are quite accessi-
be and the product can be easily
mined Tho only question now, as TO
the value OF the discovery depends up-
ON shipping rates and the demand and
supply In the worlds markets. II ms
Investigations result faVorably, he VIII
begin at once the utilization OF his new
find. lie has already found deposits OF
fine fire brick clay I'm the vicinity OF
American Fork. and is now negotiating
for their sale 10 salt Lake parties. Mr..
Boone, IN conversation with q News
man stated that Utah was prolific IN It's
deposits OF valuable earths, clays ana
rare minerals such as are worked most
proRtably I'm the south. but which are
almost entirely neglected ana Ignored
by the mining men and capitalists OF
this state. more through ignorance OF
their value than for any other cause