The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-28
SECURES THE BLUE
BIRD Of BEAVER
President Turner of the West
Quincy Acquires Some Very
Valuable Ground.
GROUP ONCE SHIPPED
FROM SURFACE WORK
Company to Develop Property
Will Be Organized in
Eastern Circles.

G. d. B. Turner, president Of the
West Quincy company, left Tuesday
evening for New York on business con-
nected with some recently acquired
mining property in Beaver county,
Some time ago Mr.. Turner paid n visit
to numerous Beaver county mines,
among which was the Blue Bird or
the Copper King group of properties,
which he has Just acquired through the
aid of L. \. Morrison. one of the we'll
known pioneers of Beaver county. Mr..
Turner goes East to organize company
for the purpose of developing this prop
erty to the most thorough extent. The
group consists Of fourteen full claims,
from whose surface workings IN days
gone past large number of rich ship"
ments were made.
Some time ago ". P. Jenney made
an exhaustive examination of this
group, and his conclusions have con-
vinced the present owners that they
own the making of one of Beaver s
big mines Mr.. Jcnney stated in his
report that the geological formation
consisted of quartzIte, in contact with
an extensive area of eruptive granite.
The vein outcrops in a broad belt, 100
10 500 feet in width, plainly marked
on the surface for a distance of 5000
feet 1t is A strong vein, well miner
allied throughout, the bearing rock
being granite. Soon after the mine was
discovered small bodies of high grade
ore were extracted from the surface
workings and shipped to the smelters
at Frisco and Milford. These surface
ores are mixture of the oxides and
carbonatcs of copper with nodules of
copper-bearing glance, assaying 10 TO
80 per cent copper, with 20 to so ounces
of silver per ton.
Mr., Jenney stated in conclusion that
il was not probable that these oxides
found upon the surface would continue
with depth 10 a distance Of more than
400 or 500 feet. Below that depth the
ores will be sulphides reinforced by the
copper and silver leached from the vein
above. The mine is dry and can be
worked AT little expense. None of the
workings have descended below the
l00-foot level. and in his opinion the
strength OF the vein and ore forma-
tion warranted the opening of this mine
at depth. as it was capable of devel-
opment into a valuable property.
Mr.. Turner stated before his depar-
ture that Judging from the splendid
character Of the vein exposed 130 feet
and deeper below the surface. which is
ohiliHCN' SIONiHS a. NNiN suing NNa
dence of teaching of the silver and
copper values from the surface down,
he had no doubt that a good body of
concentrated copper ore will be found
at a depth of 500 feet He stated
that heretofore efforts in Beaver county
had been limited TO surface workings,
and the splendid successes that have
rewarded the Cactus and other proper.
ties on reaching depth upon their pos
sessions are inspiring the companies
now operating there to reach the lower
levels where the greatest deposits of
mineral are found to be. The surface
showings of the Blue Bird nre said
to be ideal, and he has no hesitancy
in concluding that this group will give
the same results upon further develop
ment below the surface.
Since Mr. Jenney's examinations.
great deal of development work has
been done, total of sinking. drifting,
and cross-cutting work amounting to
1910 feet being accomplished. The
deepest shaft is down 300 feet The
group is well equipped with buildings,
and Mr.. Turner estimates that an ex
penditurc Of not exceeding $4,000 will
be necessary to equip the property with
machinery. additional buildings, and to
continue development work to the ore
bodies of the group. Mr.. Turner was
greatly pleased with his success in
landing this fine acreage, and no doubt
will find a most cordial welcome in New
York for this Beaver county mine