The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-05
fine LEAD VALUES
OF DUCK CREEK
Success and Fairplay Groups
Cover Rich Resources for
Three Miles.
MACHINERY is SENT
TO DEVELOP MINES
Utah Mining Men Secure Ideal
Ground in Famous New
District.

There will be shipped either Monday
or Tuesday two cars of machinery from
Salt Lake to the properties at Duck
Creek, known as the Success ana Fair
play groups. This machinery includes a
set OF boilers, compressor, drills, saw
mill and everything that tends to further
the placing OF a mining proposition in
full swing of development work. d. Q.
Macdonald, the original locator OF these
groups, has been In this city assembling
this equipment for over week. and he
will leave FOR Duck Creek the fore part
of the week.
The discovery of these groups is an
interesting story. illustrating the mag
niflcent resources OF the properties Mr..
Macdonald began shipping ore from
grass roots, and shipped enough TO more
than meet all the expenses of develop
ulent for the TWO seasons which fol-
lowed. The ore was extracted In the
course Of development work, no stopping
being done at all. The ore was hauled
for a distance OF $50 miles TO the rail
road, costing $1,000 per ton to be placed
upon the market
Last March T. l.. Waldren examined
the groups. and his favorable report was
followed by Senator Kearns and David
Keith securing an interest In the prop
erty. Mr. Waldren stated Saturday that
in all his Investigations In Nevada and
the West he never encountered q prop
erty which gave more promise OF being
a magnificent proposition from the very
surface than this Duck Creek ground.
The values contained In the ores which
have been encountered from grass roots
with an average width OF 10 feet. are
lead. silver and gold and Mr.. MacDon-
aid states that In his opinion there is
no more ideal fluxing ore in the West
Great Mineral Zone
The groups are composed of IS claims.
covering approximately 3R miles of this
mineralized zone. the naturalization be-
ing established for that distance by nu-
merous workings and trenchlugs Enough
development work has been done upon
this zone to demonstrate TO the present
owners that they have one of the great
est mining propositions In the country,
and the machinery soon to be received
at the mine Will be placed In position
TO begin within sixty days diligent
campaign OF mining. Upon the property
there is sufficient timber for all pur-
poses. and from this supply the saw mill
Will provide the lumber for houses for
men and machinery. Water is present
in abundance. and Mr.. Macdonald states
that no better conditions for work could
be desired.
This equipment Will be sent via the
Nevada Northern railroad to Steptoe,
thence by wagon 30 miles to tho mine
Ultimately the railroad will come within
% miles OF the property, Mr.. Macdonald
stated Saturday that upon the dumps of
the groups at this time were fully 1000
tons OF ore, the result OF development
work alone. which would average well
what he estimates the mine will bo able
to maintain indefinitely that is, 20
ounces silver, $40 gold. and 25 per cent
lead. In view OF the fact that much
greater values have been obtained from
the property this estimate may fall short
of future results.