The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-21
BIG MINES SHOW
IMPROVEMENT
Captain Caine Greatly Pleased
With Showing Made In
Yerington Camp.
SALT LAKERS HAVE
SECURED THE CREAM
No Wildcatting Possible In Dis
trict Owing to Many
Good Reasons.

That there is n decided improvement
in all the big properties of the district
OF Yerington is vouched for by Capt.
Joseph Z. Caine, who returned Wednes-
day evening from visit to his Yering-
ton interests. Mr.. Caine has spent the
past several weeks on tho ground of
the Yerington Copper comnany, and the
Wheeler Gold Mining company, of
both organizations being an official
with several other Salt Lake investors.
The Captain stated Thursday that there
could be little of the new for him
to give concerning the developments at
Yerington. owing to the great interest
manifested throughout the country in
this copper region, especially in Salt
Lake, and news travels Iast to those
interested.
But he expressed himself delighted
with the showings that arc being made
not only on the ground in which he is
interested, but on all sides. One of the
latest interesting developments for Salt
Lakers, he states, IS the encountering
of the sulphides in the Spragg property
of the Mason Valley company. The
Nevada Douglas company is spending
a great amount of money in develop
ing their large possessions, and this
organization is meeting with fine sue
cess. OF the Yerington company's dis
closures, the Captain is very enthusi-
astic, having watched the expansion Of
the ore reserves Of this organization
practically from the very start. About
one month ago the management en-"
countered a streak of rich copper ore,
and this has been followed continually
until the present width Of this body is
averaging four feet.
1t will not astonlsh those who are
familiar with the richness of Gering-
ton ores to learn that the average value
Of this four-root body of ore is 20 per
cent copper. Unlike the other prom
inent copper camps in the Western
country, the Herington camp is strictly
a high-g proposition from the
start. Capt Caine stated that there
are portions Of this four feet which will
run as high as 45 per cent in the red
metal. The company is placing ship
mept of this character of ore upon the
dumps at the present time, and car
running 20 per cent conner will soon
be sent to the local market.
The Yerington company will begin
soon the second tunnel, which Will tap
the resources of the property at a YER
that gained in any previous working,
and upon the completion of the first
part of this week the management
figures that quite tonnage of rich ore
will be at hand for disposition. There
is another ledge of large dimensions
running across the properties of this
company which has not been explored
to any great extent. Capt. Caine
states that four feet of this ledge will
average Go per cent iron. The manage
ment expects to get TO work upon this
ledge soon, and will here turn up some
fine copper ore bodies with depth.
Regarding the operations of the
Wheeler Gold Mining company, Capt.
Caine states that the past few weeks
have been spent by the company in
placing the ground in shape for devel
opment work The management found
it necessary to construct a road for sew
eral miles to this ground, and this has
been done quite to the satisfaction of
the company. The first ten-horse team
reached the mine last Sunday laden
with lumber. When the lumber needed
in erecting the mill, boarding-hous and
other necessary buildings is on the
property, the company will rush in their
water pipe, then the milling machinery,
and with the arrival Of these acces-
sories work will not be delayed in plac
ing everything in order.
Capt. Caine emphasizes one feature of
Yerington life that has not been
touched upon at any previous time. The
camp, he states, is absolutely free from
the "wild cat" The camp has been
invaded by some Of the strongest min
found it necessary to pay stiff prices
for ~round, and in this manner secured
| control of the best in the camp, if not
| the entire camp itself. In this way
only the strongest talent is to operate
in the district. Copper, however, is not
| fruitful source Of profit for the wild
| cater, Gold is the metal more pre-
| ferred. 1t takes capital and lots Of it
TO develop a copper mine. 1t is not a
speedy enough producer for the fellow
who wants to realize quickly, either
! upon stocks or the resources of the
| property.
| Among the largest and best proper
ties at Yerington are those owned by
Salt Lakers. Investors from this city
were among the first on the ground, and
their operations are meeting with mag
nifcent success. The Yerington com
pany, the Mason Valley, Nevada Doug
las and more recently the Peery-Luce
deal all serve to emphasize the good
| judgment displayed by Salt Lake cap
italists in securing footholds in this
|