The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-18
DEEP CREEK TO BOOM
Sensational Gold Strike Near the Mi
das-CountrY in General.

Late arrivals from the Deep Creek
country are enthusiastic over the out
look for that rich mineral region, and
the prediction is made that the coming
season viii witness a boom. The West
ern Pacific railroad is now graded for
more than seventy miles west of the lake
and 1t will not be many weeks till the
rOadbed viii be ready for the track lay
ers clear through to the northern end
of the Deep Creek mineral belt
Brigham II. Young and associates are
reported to have made a gold strike
short distance west of the Midas com
pany's property in the Clifton district
during the winter that is likely to eclipse
anything found in Nevada since the ex-
element began three years ago. Parties
who have seen the ore which is now be
ing taken out and sacked declare that
some of it is so rich in the yellow metal
that the owners keep IL constantly under
guard of lock and key. While this strike
was made several weeks ago, the own
eTS are keeping the discovery just as
quiet as possible in order that the con-
tinUatiOn of the lode may be fully de
teTmined and locations made according
~ They also wish to fully prove up
the merits of the deposit so that, when
the strike is given TO the public. they
viii be able to show that it amounts to
something
I will tell you this" said man who
recently came in from camp and who had
seen the ore, IF such a strike as that
had been made within fifty miles OF
TOnOpah there would have been 1000 men
on the ground within tWenty-fOur hours
Some of the pieces shown me were ut
orally filled with native gold, and the
ore must have been worth many thou
sands of dollars per ton One of these
DAYS the Nevada boosters will hear of
that country and, once they get in there,
nothing can hold the country back. Ihere
is not district III Nevada anywhere that
Deep Greek cannot double discount IN
naturalization. The Western Pacific IS
going to make 1t easy OF access ands
when the SHOWS have disappeared, the
men already IN the country VIII make
noise enough to start things. Just keep
your eye on Deep Creek
The MacVichie combination has had a
good force of men on development work
at the Gold Hill properties all winter
and while connections have not yet been
made with the ore bodies on the new tuI.-
mel level, it is expected that results Will
soon be attained.
At the Copper Belt properties good pro-
gress has been made and some mammoth
bodies Of copper-gOld ore have been
opened up Some fine strikes have been
made in ground TO the south of the Cop
per Belt and Lucy l., which IS also
one of the coming bonanza mines of that
region. while the New York Giant and
other mines in the same vicinity nave
been pushing along, opening up the ore
bodies and saving wood
In the Willow Greek region, to the
south of the Clifton district, the Western
Pacific company is preparing to resume
operations Work had to be suspended
along about the holidays on account OF
the heavy snowfall. which prevented get
ting in with supplies. On this property
a 175-fOot shaft has opened the ledge 10
a depth of 80 feet below the apex of
the vein and when work was suspended
the tunnel that was started TO open the
ledge at a depth Of over 100 feet had just
reached the first of the ore shoots The
ore in this property, according TO re
turns from a shipment of several tons
from the shaft workings, carried Is per
| cent copper. . per cent lead and small
values in silver and gold. This ground
is located only twelve miles south or
the Copper Belt in the Clifton district,
and the country in which it was dlscOY-
cred is said to present the finest field
for the prospector and operator in the
country Timber grows in forests and
the mountain streams are large and clear
as crystal The mountains are preclpl-
tons. and tunneling can be carried to
great depths. Lime, iron, porphyry and
/ GI7artzfte are all found here, and the min
/ Eradication is so heavy in places that
/ the mountains are literally stained with
I COPPER
most as inviting and the belief IS ex-
PRESSED by those familiar with the rang
! Is that many months cannot elapse with
ont the shrewd men Of this western coun-
/ tTv getting in on the good things IL
Z offers.