The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-22

SALT LAKE PEOPLE
HAVE FINE INTERESTS
Developing Big Copper Prop
erty Upon Ground of Yering
ton Malachite Company

After an absence Of several weeks,
in Nevada, during which time he has
made n complete tour Of numerous
camps and inspections of a number of
mines in which Salt Lake people are
interested, Grant Snyder, of the Ma
tional Development company, has re-
turneH TO Salt Lake for the holidays
Just before starting home Mr.. Snyder
visited both Ycrington and Fairvicw,
in which camps he and his associates
have numerous interests of great mer-
il. In Yeringtop he is interested in
the Ycrington Malachite Copper com
pauy, upon which are being disclosed
showlnGS that are characteristic OF
that wonderfully rich copper section.
The Yerington Malachite company
owns nine full claims, and the com
pauy has been doing some very vigor-
our development work upon tins ground
since acquiring possession during the
summer Along the full length of the
Malachite claim the vein. which pro
vided ore for shipment from the sur
face groupings while under the for
mer ownership, the present owners have
opened fine resource. This vein,
bIHltS hI. tNnN'tfI Is lbN I'th shl w
in width at several points, and tho
copper values arc representative of
Yerington.
This vein is being explored by what
is known as tunnel No. |, which well
up upon the mountain has cut into
fifty feet of copper ore that averages
6 TO per cent red metal Tunnel No.
2, being run to tap the same resources,
is breaking into ore of n similar char
acter. In the latter working the man
agement is drifting along a six-foot
vein of copper sulphide. and ultimately
this tunnel will have several hundred
feet of backs at the disposition of the
company. Mr.. Snyder states most pos
jtively that both these tunnels in good
time will disclose showings that could
not be betterod in the camp.
The Yerington Malachite company
recently acquired group of seven
claims. supposed 10 be in portion Of
the Walker Indian Reservation. When
the new lines were run, however, 1t
was found that this property was not
within the Reservation, and this ac-
counts for the fact that the great
veins 80 prominently displayed upon
the surface have been neglected during
so many years. There are three par
nllel veins crossing this property, and
although there has not been time
enough allowed the company TO do any
great amount Of exploration work, Mr..
Snyder states that a better showing
could hardly he conceived. One vein
crops for fully thousand feet, and
on the surface contains copper from
which assays have been obtained run
ming from to % per cent red metal.
The formation being composed of lime
shale has led Mr.. Snyder to expect
permanency, and upon this promising
ground the company soon will be ac-
lively at work.
At Fairview, Mr.. Snyder found ev-
could be desired Tunnel No / upon
the Nevada Fairview company's pro-
perty has been driven for over 200
feet into the mountain, and the point
corresponding to that which gave such
sensational surface values, and which
outcropped for such a distance, will be
tapped by this working in short dis
tance The whim which was delayed
so long enroute has been set up at the
shaft. and this working will be driven
on down while the management does
some immediate exploratory work up
on tho 100-foot level.
Tunnel No, has been sent for
length of 100 feet, and the body that
outcropped on the surface for dis
tance of 500 feet has just been found
by this tunnel Mr., Snyder states that
find have averaged from $50 to 1892
per ton. This portion of the property
is expected to give some exceedingly
gratifying returns within verv short
time. AS to the general run Of affairs
at Fairview, Mr.. Snyder states that
nearly everyone is busy, although the
real season Of activity is hardly OK
pected until after the first of the year.
The Nevada Hills property, he states,
is wonderful mine, taking into con-
sideration the short time that develop
ment work has been carried forward
by the company. Every indication
points to the fact that the ore bodies
of the Nevada Hills will be found at
great depth,
The railroad has been completed to
Fallon. and considerable freight is be-
ing moved mp from Hazen Passenger
trains will be running between Hazen
and Fallon by the first of the year.
Mr.. Snyder states it is generally be-
lieved thatethis branch will be ex-
tended to the Fairview country soon,
for the amount of freight coming in
and the amount of ores becoming avail
able will in a very short time demand
better transportation facilities There
is considerable railroad talk at Yer
ington, also. a road is expected from
Wabuska within the early months OF
the new year.