The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-18
William Dix, an Experienced
Mining Man, Talks of Prop
critics in His District.
MINERAL ZONE is TEN
MILES LONG, THREE WIDE
Ore Veins Run Parallel With
the Mountain and Are on
South Side of Range.

William Dix. we'll known and expert
enced mining man and pioneer OF Park
| Valley mining district, furnishes The
| Tribune with the following interesting
| condition and description OF the mines
and what is being done In that some
what isolated section Of Utah. He says
"the mineral zone OF the district is
about ten miles long by three miles
| wide situated on the south side of Clear
| Creek mountain. The ore veins run par
| allel with the mountain, little southeast
/ and bordering on Park valley to the
south, and the veins all dip TO the south
and the formation is about the same all
| over. The formation is porphyritic gran
| ite, trachyitc and slate, This IS In the
contact
The Century company's mill Is run
! ming and giving good satisfaction on SIS
ore, and they have three different veins
that they are working, and you can see
the gold In the ore in places. The ore
veins that are being worked in the Cen
tury contain gold, lead, copper and sill
yer. The vein from which this ore Is
taken Is from four TO ten feet wide, and
everywhere throughout the Century mine
Is looking splendid and giving evidence
OF wonderful ore reserves. The mill is
treating about thirty tons Of ore per
day The company employs force OF
about eight IN the mine and six men in
than most men are willing to give II
credit for being,
The Raft River group OF four claims
Joins tho Century on the west. They
have about 100 tons OF ore on the dump
which assays $50 TO the ton, They have
n four-foot vein which lies In porphyry
between we'll defined walls, and the mine
is being worked and developed right
along by Mr. Morley and company OF
Salt Lake. The ore is gold and lead.
On the Alpha Group.
1.-THE Alpha group of six claims joins
the Raft River on the west end In Corner
canyon, Upon this property is tunnel
in 800 feet. The vein Is five feet wide
and is getting better and bigger all the
time. and tho dump is full OF ore that,
according TO assays. runs Sl2 to $40 per
ton. Active work is being prosecuted on
this property, A working tunnel has
been started lower down in the tunnel.
The object of running this tunnel is TO
strike the ore vein at a depth, which
object Will be attained In running q dis
tance of about 100 feet north, at which
point the ore vein In the upper workings
will be reached. This will strike the
vein at depth OF about 1000 feet below
the surface This is about as encourag-
ing a mining proposition, with every in
dication for making a great gold pro-
ducer, is any mine to be found In this
OE any ONuGE ululu6 ulstIlCl OIL WHICH
I have any knowledge. So confident am
I Of the great mines Of this property
that I am putting In my best cndeavors
In its development, knowing that results
Will Justify any sacrifice / may be able
to make in opening 1T up
West Century Group.
THE West Century group Of five claims
has been demonstrated TO be good prop
erty / understand work ie TO be started
ri oh hay r.
on two OF their claims that goes in gold
$25 per ton. The Lockwitz group of four
claims is an incorporated proposition not
now being worked. Last winter this
company leased the Century mill for a
twenty days run on their ore, and they
cleared up over all expenses $4,000. There
is yet good ore on the dump.
THE Big Buffalo group of nine claims
has several ore veins opened up that
show well and which contain gold to,
the value OF $50 and upward, In the
lower tunnel. where they are working,
they are taking out S22 per ton ore. The
tunnel Is In 400 feet, crosscutting the
formation. and will intersect the ore
veins at great depth. This group joins
the Century on the east and is an incor-
porated proposition,
Con the Amazon group of eight claims
Joining the Buffalo on the east is a
tunnel in 600 feet which is crosscutting
been cut, which, according TO assays,
run from ss TO s26 per ton. In the work
ings above good ore-bearing veins are
being encountered in tunnels being run
to open up the property. This property
belongs to William Dix,
Four Claims Patented.
"The Globe group OF four claims is
patented. l understand they have some
ore out, and that work on the property
will be resumed again this season. The
Planitory group OF eight claims adjoins
the Globe on the east. There has been
good deal Of work done on this prop
erty. They have started three working
tunnels to strike the ore vein below
the shaft, which will be accomplished
in running $50 feet more in the tunnel
There is but little active development
I work being done in Park Valley mining
district this season. Judged by the work
done and the openings made. Park VAL
ley is worthy OF being considered one
OF the most inviting fields for profitable
mining to be found anywhere IN the
State OF Utah. 1t requires capital here.
as elsewhere. to open up great producing
| mines, but that II can be done with as
little expenditure here as elsewhere Is
the opinion OF men whose Judgment in
mining gained by years Of experience,
may be accounted worthy of considera-
ton. II not absolutely accurate"
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