Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15
80, Madre Soon to be
Among the Large Producers

and In the western part OF the group
lies Santa Maria basin, In which we
find the seven copper-beanng lodes
above referred to.
Considerable development and expo-
ration work has been carried out on
the santa Maria group to ascertain its
merit as source OF copper a thou
sand feot Of work WAS done on the
Santa Maria vein proper, Crosscuts
were made into the New York, South
Copper North Copper Iodes ana the
general results being highly satlsfac-
tory, steps were taken to secure such
approaches as would enable proper de-
yelopmont OF the entire system Of veins
from g common point, this after pa
tient waiting, having been done, it was
round best to start a cross country tun-
mel as far down the canyon as time
ana economy would permit and point
fl the Clara Belle claim having been
what IS known as the Clara Belle tun-
nel, was recently started ana Ia now
under way.
This work when completed win con-
troll the entire Santa Maria vein sys-
ten as Il will cut the parallel veins
at right angles, varying IN depths from
200 TO 1900 feet Drifting on each vein
can be carried forward to right and left
of the Clara Bell tunnel. This tunnel
/ win be, when completed, loo feet In
length,
AS the narroYest OF the veins to be
thus cut Is II feet Ia Width, the tom
mage that will be come tributary to this
tunnel working Is simply tremendous,
and there Hes above rs level sufficient
! orc FOR handling for the next 20 years.
| OBSTACLES BEING OVERCOME.
The natural obstacle that long existed
! IN sierra Madfe mountain because OF
/ It's steep cliffs inaccessible canyons and
! several wants OF approaches IL fast be-
coming an otoolete condition; wide
| trails are being cut out along tho
mountain sides and already three OF the
I three strongest companies working IN
I this district arc preparing to construct
{ tramways from their mine workings
I to railway stations two ana half wlles
westward at Hot Springs. AT present
/ this district Is the only one IN Utah
whore development OF entirely new
! properties Is being carried forward.
| As frequently occurs IN the history Of
mining men whose life experiences has
J prepared them for the difficult under
/ taking of opening TO production new
I Districts those who were engaged In
/ the difficult work OF development this
I part Of Utah have been compelled 10 pa
J tently go forward IN face of many dis
/ courdging conditions that confront
| them, not the least being the indffer-
euCe OF local capital 70 the extensive
| deposits Of mineral riches that lie un-
| touched in this mountain of Northern
! Utah.
Men leave their own state where
! many Of the very best mining fields
! lie yet untouched and see NJ to gamble
on the excitement created by a few dis
coverles In more distant states.
UTAH GREATER THAN EVER.
Utah for almost 40 years has poured
from her mines a stream of wealth TO
enrich our country and now after 40
years liOl bllb Vi lltI lilltllllk NdlUUr mas
become exhausted; today. her output Is
greater than ever. The deeper man
goes I'm the mines of Utah the more tre-
mendous become the ore bodies pre-
scented to work upon.
During all these bygOne days In which
the merit OF Utahs mines was being
proven only limited outside capital
ever came to Utah, We never had "A
mining boom within our state every
l,l ue,., ,f,,s.t a.
development caused by want OF means
on the part Of the owner with which
to do tho work that nature demands in
the development of a great mine. Park
CITY Alta Bingham. Ophlr Mercur,
Frisco, Tintic, Gold Mountain, silver
Reef and Park Valley. has each had In
Its turn TO struggle out its term Of de-
velopment before reaching the heyday
Of success and prosperity
AS II has been In the past so Ike
wise In the present and future to day
Deep Creek, Sierra Madre Mountain, La
Sale, New Foundland and other dis
trlcts are silently doing the work that
IL to make OF each a producer of wealth
for our own and other countries,
SHELTER AT HOT SPRINGS.
Already the Sierra Madre district
| smelling plant has been erected near
| the Hot Springs north of Ogden which
| IL for the treatment OF copper ores
| This Is soon to be followed by the
| construction of one for the treatment
| OF sllver-lead ores. The locality is
| most favorable for the smelling indus
| try custom ores being easily obtained
| from Idaho. Nevada wyoming and 9TH
| er parts OF Utah which added 60 the
| product of Sierra Madro district itself
| VIII within the next two years be en-
| abled TO run an extensive smelling
| plant for copper and stlll another for
| silver-load ores.
ZINC ORES TOO.
A marked feature OF Sierra Madre dis
| trict is, as to the exlstense of very
| high grade zinc ores resting over the
| silver-lead ores OF the Eldorndo vein,
| usually this example received as most
| unuolly occurs that our lead ores rest
I upon those OF sinc. This zinc vein I'm
! the Eldorado and Santa Maria proper
| ties Ia about ~ feet In thickness some
| OF which VIII go az high IN sphaleralt
as so per cent and all OF 1t makes an
excellent concentrating ore which car
| rles not only some lead values but
, small values In gold and silver.
A second remarkable feature Is the
! presence of the vein OF spcular iron
| before mentioned In this Article.
| This lies in measure Of
ohloritc slate and varies In width from
| 10 TO so feet in thickness. It largely
overlies all other values found in
| Sierra Madte district. It's outcrop along
| the summit Of the mountain Is very
! plain and It win in time doubtless be-
come the source of abundant ore for
iron production within our state.
ANOTHER FEATURE.
A third feature OF the mountain IS
| the presence OF large garnet vein that
rises at the quartzlte contact, In the
Satta Maria group posses through
westward to the Napoleon and contin-
ues through the Elderado TO the base
| of Tho mountain This lode or vein Is