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

western office IN the Auerbach build
ing salt Lake city.
OTHER MINES IN CAMP
Now as to other mines in the dis
trict The Bluostone. owned by Capt.
j. r. De Lamar Is extensively
developed Engineers claim that
there are t000,0n0 tons Of ore
blocked out I'm this mine that
via average 2.6 per cont copper
or better Some interesting expert
mcuts are being conducted ut the
present time lon the, way of magnetic
separation The ore is crushed
through gu eiSht-mesh screen, roast
cd to "A certain temperature and after
wards run through the separator in
which an extraction OF about 30 per
cent is obtained and resulting in y
self-iluNlng concentrate.
GUGGENHEIM AND NEWHoUsE.
The Spragg mine, owned by the Ma
son VALLEY Copper company, has been
under development for some time and
has developed into mine 81 consider
able magnitude Tho Guggenhelms
are eaid 10 h9 Interested In this pro-
pcrty The Dyer mine was recently
acquired by 6 b. Loose, Senator Reed
SmOOt ana ID, "a. PeerY who have
since enlisted he support OF samuel
NeNhousc. who has organized the
Western Nevada Copper company
The Mcconnell IS another property
ui significance and Senator w A.
CWr., or Montana Is purported to be
ONO of its owners.
THE Ludwig mine owned IN San
Francisco is shipping 100 tons of
cooper ore per week, carrying 20 per
cent values
The Yorington Copper company is
another concern. organized by Salt
Lake people which Is conducting
vigorous development campaign.
HOW ORE OCCURS
Tho copper deposits I'm the Mason
valley district occur in two series In
the West Walker river range of noun
tairs one section Is situated on the
east side of this range and the other
on the west side the division being
marked by granetic zone about two
miles I'm width. The principal proper
ties on the east side are the Bluestone,
Mason Valley and Dyer. while the
leading mines Of the west side are the
Nevada Douglas and Ludwig.
CONTROLLED BY SALT LAKERS
The district is principally controlled
by Salt Lake talent and has a future
second 20 none in the state.
Inc town OF enngtOn lies IN the
beautiful Mason valley and is a thriy-
ing and prosperous town, containing
population of 500, with an excellent
newspaper, a bank and everything
else necessary 10 such a community.
AS an illustration of how wonder
fully Nevada is growing, Warren
Loose, . brother OF c. T. Loose. the
Provo, Utah, mining man. who has
lived az Austin for the past 30 years,
told the writer that some years ago
when travelling on the railroad he
woull frequently find himself the only
passenger on the train, while now he
finds it impossible to obtain a seat
BUCKSkIN GOLD DISTRICT.
The new gold camp of Buclskin
which is situated about six miles
across the valley from the Douglas
mine was discovered last March and
| has population of 60 or 10 people
| and bears all the earmaraks Of a
promising district, Development work
| Is going on in several places, but 1t Is
| yet too early 10 sa What II will prove
! another one of Neyadas bonanza
' camps Capt Hank" Smith who Is
I known all over the state and who took
| out Of Belchcr mine on the Comstock
| $4,000, GOO told the writer that he
regarded the future OF Buckskin as
bright as that Of any in the state
and If Hank" Smith doesn't know,
who does?