The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-12
NEW LIFE COMING
TO OLD DISTRICT
Detroit District of Utah Will
Feel Hands of Noted
Operators.
DAVID EVANS TELLS
ABOUT THE PLANS
Jesse Knight and Associates to
Rejuvenate Rich Camp
Near vdSiS.

For some time past there have been
rumors going the rounds in Salt Lake
of an important mining deal that was
being arranged in what is known as the
Detroit district of this State David
Evans, one of the parties in interest.
and who has been working upon the
deal for several months, when seen by
The Tribune acknowledged that such a
deal had been made, and he gave the
following regarding the same:
After period of nearly fifteen
years of inactivity, the Detroit district
of Utah, thirty miles northwest of
Oasis, is about 10 take on new life
again. About ten wears ago c. f..
Luce, Reed Smoot. l.. Holbrook and
myself purchased nearly all of the stock
nf the lbex Gold Mining company.
But little at that time, however, was
done. except TO secure patents for
six mining claims owned by this com
pany. Recently, acting for the com
pany. purchased all OF the interests
heretofore owned by Henry b, Joy and
his associates. residing at Detroit.
Mich, and also the interest of D. E
-rafts, the pioneer of that district.
''The 1beX Gold Mining company
which consisted of 100000 shares OF
stock. has recently been increased TO
100000 shares. 500 900 of which has
been placed IN the treasury. The
ground now owned BY this company
consists of more than thirty mining
claims, one-half Of which are patented.
\ new board of directors has been
elected. consisting of Jesse knight,
Reed Smoot. c. T.. Luce, William j.
knight and myself. Upon the organi-
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dent. Reed Smoot, vice-presidcnt; Mr..
Allen. secretary. and myself, general
manager. The directors and l.. Hol-
brook are the chief stockholders in the
new organization. although Mr. Jesse
Knight is the largest and most heavily
interested
''It is the purpose OF the company TO
begin active development as soon as
the proper arrangements can be made
therefor. Hosting machinery and
power drills Will be placed upon the
property, and deep mining will begin
as soon as the necessary arrangements
can be made for so doing. 1 am now
seeking for proper mechanics and ma
cbinists, and figuring on machinery, all
Of which ] expect 10 place and put In
operation as soon as men and money
can accomplish IT.
''The formation OF the Detroit dis
trIct IS counterpart of TlntIc, the ore
zone running in northerly and south
erly direction through dolomite lime
stone, entirely surrounded by
porphyry, except on the east side,
which is quartziie Through this min.
eral zone there are many east and
wort cross brea KS, or assures, which
expose large bodies of gold and copper
ore upon the surface. At different
times there have been three smelters
and one stamp mill constructed for the
purpose of reducing these ores. but ow.
ing TO the lack of facilities for work
ing, bad management and the price
OF copper, none of them succeeded, The
principal values ip the ores consist OF
gold and copper, with smaller per
cent of lead and silver.
'FThus far upon the properties owned
by this company no deep mining has
prevailed in the district; in fact the ore
which was secured for these smelters
and mill were all extracted from the
surface by means of hand windlasses.
The company intends to put traction
engines on the road between Oasis and
the mine for the purpose of solving the
question Of transportation 10 the rail
road, pending the construction OF
railroad, and is about TO pipe water
into the district. establish townslte,
construct buildings, and hope 10 add
another active. producing district TO the
State. The treasury is supplied with
sufficient moneys from the sale of ITS
treasury stock to the stockholders