The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-26
RICH ORES CONE
FROM WEST QUINCY
Sufficient Brought to Surface to
Prove Fine Resources at
Depth.
is PROBABLY A
CARBONATE RESOURCE
President Turner Gives Details
of Past Development and
Future Plans.

When asked Monday if he had re-
celved any additional details regarding
the contact vein recently encountered
IN the West Quincy company Park
City ground by means of the core drills.
President G. D. p. Turner stated that
we'll in hand rs it was possible under
the circumstances to attain them. Mr..
Turner stated that the quartZite con
tact vein was encountered by the
drills on March 90. and at vertical
depth of 1850 feet, The mineraliza-
tIon of the vein shows definitely that
the same is thirty feet in thickness.
The first fifteen feet Of the vein, or
what might properly be termed the
casing, was highly mineralized lime,
with lead and iron showing in all the
seams, or. fractures of the rock. While
this portion Of the vein did not core
entirely, sufficient was brought to the
surface 10 demonstrate the fact that
this portion of tho contact was fair
at profit. Immediately below this
section the drills penetrated fifteen feet
Of soft material, which in all proba"
hility is a carbonate ore,
The action Of the water, however,
while drilling washed away into the
assures or water courses all the ma
terial within the drills, so that no very
satisfactory sample was brought 10
the surface. 1t is gratifying to know.
nevertheless, that fine orc is contained
within the vein, for several small pieces
Of rich ore were brought 10 the sur
face. Mr.. Turner was unable to give
any definite estimate as 10 the value of
this vein, but he stated that he had no
hesitancy in pronounclng 1T charac-
tcristfc Park City metal channel. 1t
is the second ore bed that has been cut
by the drills.
Drill work. stated Mr. Turner, had
now been discontinued, as it was use
less TO continue the work any further
into the quartzite formation. IL IS the
intention of the company to begin sink
ing the vertical shaft on down from its
present Lowell Of 600 feet. In doing
this Mr.. Turner does not anticipate any
great difficulty, as the drills. TO great
extent. have served to drain the prop
crty, This development work will be
started as soon as the roads arc in con.
dition to get supplies TO the mine:
The SHOWS at this time are deep and
wet, making hauling a. difficult if not
an impossible matter. In all proba-
hility the management will be in shape
to start this work by June l. A.
Mechanic, whose unremitting 5tten-
drills to the depths of the West
will take short vacation in Ne
vads, but he will return in time TO
take up the active superintendencv Of
sending the shaft 10 the point where
the drills have penetrated,
The West Quincy officials now hav-
ing within their reach enough Of the
geography of the heretofore unsounded
West Quincy depths. being well
enough advised as to the existing CON
ditions as to proceed with little hest
tation. no doubt will find the plan
ming of the future development work
an easy matter. The great contact,
that has made history for Park City
and Utah for many years. being
shown to exist upon the West Quincy,
il is now only matter Of time for
the company to send It's workings to
depths and to success as certain as their
efforts during the past year have been
faithful and splendidly directed.