The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-25
Veins Of ROUND
MOUNTAIN TRUE
Captain Iibbits Predicts Bright
Future for This Recent
Nevada Camp.
MANY SALT LAKERS
HAVE GOOD GROUPS
Naturalization Such as TO Cause
Hopes Over Result of De
yelopment.

Since the discovery of the Round
Mountain mining district, Utah mining
talent trained to respect Nevada and
her magnificent mineral resources
through the lessons OF Tonopah, Gold
field and Bullfroe, has been quick to
avail itself Of the opportunities pre-
sented there. The result has been that
many Utah citizens are now operating
properties OF great merit, and while
much has been said about this district,
little has been said of the probabilities
description given to The, Tribune,
therefore, by Capt. O. 4. Tibbits,
recently returned from this district.
will be of double interest to Salt Lake
circles. The Captain 3 description of
Round Mountain is as follows;
'The veins of Round Mountain dis
trict are true veins having great con,
tinuity, with welldehned walls, and
the naturalization is such that they
their values TO great depths. All nat
ural facilities are very favorable for
Nevada, there being plenty of wood
for fuel and water for milling purposes,
in the immediate vicinity. Messrs.
Chapman and Moore are erecting a
mill for the treatment OF custom ores
at Shoshone Creek, about one-half mile
north of the Fairview property. / pre-
dict that within six months the camp
of Round Mountain will occupy prom
ipent position among the producing
camps of the state. Round Mountain
is situated eighteen miles north of
Manhattan, and seventy miles south of
Austin on the east side Of Smokey
valley, and consists of an independent
uplift OF rhyolite and quartzose por-
phyry standing out boldly from the
main north and south range into the
eastern boundaries of the Smokey val
ley. This formation is backed up on
the east by the usual feldsphathic
granite, of which the main range is
mostly composed. The principal dis
coveries so far have been made in
Round Mountain and FaiTview Peak,
which is the eastern extremity or point
Of the former. 4 mineraliGed zone eT-
tends in crescent or horseshoe shape
with the base Of the crescent to the
north The Sphynx property occupies
the northvesterly, and the Eairview,
the portheasterly, position of the horse
shoe.
1.-The sphy4x COMPANY on the west
lev and others They have Just in
stalled twenty-five horsepower gaso-
line hoist. and are actively developing
their property The main shaft is
eighty-ive feet deep and shaft No. ,
has attained a depth of sixtyfve feet.
From the seventy-foot level in the
main shaft, they cross-cut $50 feet
east and west, disclosing three distinct
veins, varying from four to twelve
feet wide, and running from $l2 TO
500 free gold. The entire zone is well
miueralized and will pay to work with
large plant. In both shafts No l
and 2, this property shows some phe-
nominal orc which is not taken account
of in estimating values. The Great
Western comes next to the Sphynx
along the ore zone, and is being oper
ated by the Round Mountain Mining
company under a lease. They have an
incline shaft l03 feet deep with con-
siderable lateral work and are produc-
ing fine grade of milling ore. The
Great Western is valuable property,
as ii intervenes between the Sphynx
and Sunnyside claims and must carry
the same vein.
"Thc property of the Gold Mountain
Mining company controlled by Lotus.
Davis & Co., under the management of
J. Il. Davis, consists of the Sunnyside
and other claims and occupies the eX
trene southwestern portion Of the dem
onstrated ore zone, They have for
development four shafts, each about
surface openings TO determine the cx-
tent Of their ore bodies. The result
of this work is shown on their dumps,
where they have stored large amount
of milling ore. ranging from SO 10
$50 in gold values During the pro
gress of this development, they have
shipped considerable ore which was
high~grade enough TO stand the ex-
cessive freight charges. The company
Is now erecting a mill on their prop
ertY which will have capacity of
about thirty tons a day. The Round
Mountain extension mine adioins the
Sunnyside On the northeast and consists
Of eight full claims. II is under the
management of Mr. j.. p. Hazelgrove
They are sinking shaft so located
that it will cut all the known veins
on their dip at considerable depth.
It is now down ll0 feet, still in the
rhvolite hanging wall.
"To the east of the Sunnysidc. III
Red Top and Daisy properties, all
under active development These prop
critics are all producing "a good grade
of milling ore with some ores that
show sensational values. The Daisy
property is making very satisfactory
showing and they arc saclcing for ship
ment far proportion Of the mine IS
prodnct. Immediately to the east OF
the Daisy ground is the property of
the FairView Round Mountain Mines
company. known as the Fairvicw claim.
Mr.. r. r. Wampler is president and
H. j. McGhan secretary Of this com
pany. The claim is located ON the
crest and southern slope of Fairview
mountain. and occupies the same rcla-
tive position on the orc zone on the
east that the SphynX property docs on
the west, The veins known are two in
number, designated as No. ] and No. ,.
Vein No. courses cast and west and
dips to tho south at an angle Of about
fortv'fve degrees. Vein No. = courses
north forty west and dips 10 the north
cast nj about fifty degrees.
+" Tho development consists Of an in
cline shaft on vein No. l., eighty-fvc
feet deep, and a cross.cut tunnel now
i'll lis feet, driving to intersect this
shaft, at depth of 150 feet. The
face of this tunnel is now in milling