Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

NV velps Of sierra Maure MS
w ..t during 1906 has been
pi'''' ,,.,,l,t Is a large one, covering
~ l.,o M 4 lls square miles, i com ON.
region , u area OF the richest part
=" ,y.sotrh range. sierra Aladre
ih' N1 olthou. question the most
an'l' and inaccessible IN the state
roseA "" rts west face presents n
,.,,n Of over COCO feet from
wy N the summit exhibiting a
',,rkablc example of block
@ THE physical conditions OF
il't ,,p oro very much Ike 10
,ysrning cottonwood canyon IN
:" range 90 miles 70 the SCUM
' say, that, wherein at Alta from
w. n the mountain 20 the summit
..ncs Is "A miles and the rise IS
u' I'M test at sierra Madre the
Y" from l.aganville at the base
s. ,,,taln TO the summit Is II
,area feet more than two miles
r,ralso IN that distance IL g.
~, over the route from the
n cottonwood canyon to Alta
,Ao allows an excellent wagon
railroad, While over the
nam Laganyllle at the base Of
ny v,are mountain to the Eldorado
.,or the summit the surface pre-
succession OF steep cliffs deep
'aine chasms, and the most tor
,,ute over which to carry pack
a, [. different mines that are being
- IN iho west side OF the noun
/. ana on It's bleak summit.
SIMILAR TO ALTA.
...a Madre and the mountains At
arc much alike the base being
~.ec capped with qulrtsIte ana
4. day states and deep bedding
mran llmestones, Formerly at
!. Aere rested measure OF Weber
n,5te over tfa lime stone, but this
,,en eroded away. At Sierra
"a. summit this measure yet re-
.,,, 10 depth Of about l,so0 feet.
|, h, contact with the limestone eS-
very prominent vein OF spIcular
ara more than 30 feet IN thickness
N ls quite prominent IN It's eS-
mo from North ogden canyon to
r,d canyon, a distance OF about
4, niles The metallic values Of this
IN are found Embedded In veins
n .sures. the hedded veins lying
as contacts between the quart
n pl gneiss and between the lime
.,,nd ouartzlte, The assures OK
.be eneiss and fault the quartzltc
Il limestone. The Eldorado cross
,.-.y assure extending prominently
A. colorado peak to the base OF
y mountain.
A PROMINENT ORE ZONE.
mere exists here very prominent
\ zone, extending east to west across
mountain for distance OF abont
y miles in width, and in this we
the main copper bearing assures
kEn as the Great Northern. Solo
Emma Nevada. Napoleon, North
krer Santa Maria, South Copper,
York. Charles and Black Copper
&ug veins. stil farther TO the
,gAvgd there lies group known
A.buthern Pacific said to be very
r4ampper. Inasmuch as the writ
: IL not visited the latter property
mEns time, nothing can be said here
No conditions at the Southern Pacific
an At the present further than that,
An hss been considerable work done
rah during 1906, and excellent sam
y Il high grade copper have been
dNsl on the streets OF ogden dur
h Die summer OF 1906. said to have
w taken from this mine.
PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT.
bring the year 1906 the main devel-
rrt Of the district has been done
b De Colorado group OF claims, also
sas Napoleon and at the Santa Ma
1 The Napoleon spent about $780,
ID improvements and development
d and has been rewarded with an
e'ingly good showing OF high grade
hr ore and extensive bodies OF
natrating ores.
lra Madre mcuntaln contains
ky two Glasses of metallic
asIlyer.gold-copper ores and silver
Gsod ores. The silver, gold and
i'g ores existing In the gnelss and
AHito and the silver-lead ores In
= luartzlte and Sllurian limestone.
n Napoleon group of claims exist
'Aly IN tho gnelss and partly In tho
a1tI,e and rs ores are entirely cop
ores bearing gold and silver Its
i'l source Of values are two extens-
'is'lres that run longthwise through
y property for almost 5000 feet.
''''e copper lodes or assures run al
as east and vest, rising at the quart
M contact and breaking through the
PAS, varying "a width from 10 to go
10y Their physical position Is. such
70 enable their development by
a'fs Of tunnels and crosscuts and
wa system Of workings has been
'4um on during the past year with
'"''1 satisfaction to the owners and
u' Present about 1000, feet of de-
'@9nent work has been done. The
WY values OF The Napoleon group
~. ~ non to 80 per cent copper, with
|"a 'aiaes going from 50 to $40 per ton.
gisaSl, property is largely owned IN
ana Iowa. j. II, klncaid and
n, ADeall Of Athens, H., together
w. VI Dllbey OF Cedar Rapids, Ia,
s' s' among the chief owners, and it is
4 ''at region that most of the capi-
,gIulred for development was ob-
mn N.Y. Next year VIII sec this property
a., !, Opehed to production for the local
SANTA MARTA CpOIrp