Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-08
MINING, BUSINESS AND STOCKS.
SOUTHEASTERN UTAH
RICH IN MINERALS
4. VI. Rogers Tclls of Conditions Found
In littlc known section at
Statc--Much Work Done.

Statc-Much Work Done.
For years work has been going on 100
mining way in southeastern Utah.
but little has ever been heard of tno
nchlcmcnts there Alone In The Blue
mountains mines have started up. pros
pcred stricken and died. yet BE- is de-
ciarcd there Is plenty of ore there and
that the Oh fields will some day open
the country a. NJ. Rogers OF Moab
one OF the oldest prospectors in the dis
trict. has the following Co say of cone
dltions there
Down near the southeastern corner
nf the State of Utah the Sierra Abdlo
OF Blue mountains rise above the sur
rounding esa-plains which spfead IN
mdulating waves like the pillows oi
the sea. 10 the eastward into the flch
valley of the Montezumas IN colorado
To- the south 70 and beyond the valley
of the san Juan river westward 10 the
Colorado which skirts the eastern loot
of the Henry mountains and north
ward 10 the Sierra la sails The view
from Nj. Linnaeus the southcrnmost
and highest peak Of this group, is a.
beautiful and picturesque landscape
panorama as will be found anywhere
in the wonderful west.
Far in the eastern horizon may pe
traced for leagues the great continental
divide while the Ute. la Plata and
pthor groups rise like islands In an
smcrald sea To the southwark is the
Loo-ki-choo- k or Chuckaluck range
1vprtopped here and there by the hlgher
Ocaks OF the more distant White noun
tains The Cariso mountains, the "a
abasa and pa-nO-che, the vast stteich
as Of the Navajo and Puerco deserts
and In the hazy distance the san FRAN
CISCO and navajo or Joni Toh noun
tains rear their froWnlng crests. The
.ourses of the Grand, Green, COLORADO
and Fremont rivers arc. on o clear Gay
readily traced Tor great distances as
may also be the courses of the hlo
Dolores and san Juan.
AGRICULTURAL AREAS.
Tho contemplation Of the vast agri-
cultural areas and still more wonderful
mineral resources is awe inspiring II
ono viii overcome his admiration OF
the sublinity of the scene long enough
to .hink OF material Things.
nut IL is not the writer's object TO
attempt so arduous a task as 20 give
details of the wonderful resources OF
this vast sparscly populated, compare
lively unknown land of the ancient
Aztec. Toltec and Tlatl whose works
are in ruins and whose bodies are In
decay.
What We wish 10 call the attention
Of the living and enterprising American
citizens TO. IS the actual. tangible
wealth in gold. silver. copper and other
iuotals, which lie beneath our feet ana
in numerous places crop out through
the soil and above the rank growing
verdure to gladden. the eye OF the pros
rector and tempt the heart Of avarice.
TO this end let us glance at some of the
mines of the Blues On the north fork
of Montezuma creek Is the Copper
Oueen lode. owned by Peachman,
Wells & Hobbs. on this property there
mas been over POO feet OF substantial
de, elopment work done IN running
drifts and sinking shafts and in an OF
the workings a strong, well mineriiized
vein. showing good values In gold. sll-
vcr and conner is shown, which, with
facilities for treatment Of the ore
would place II in the list Of handsome
dividend payers.
AT ILLINOIS GROUP.
Lying on the east side OF the Copper
Queen is the Illinois group, five claims
owned bv Martin Hobbs OF Monticello
William Inncs OF Grand Junction and
Joseph lnnes of Fruita. Colo.
This group OF property II developed
by upwards of 1000 feet OF shaft ana
drift work besides numerous open cuts
and trenches, run to determine the
course OF the vein before real develop
mont work was begun
The main workings consist Of 900
foot crosscut tunnel which starts In
a Ntrcous quartzite or metamorphosed
sandstone and continues some distance
m that formation after which IL pcne-
tratcs am inclined bed OF lime shales
of considerable thickness. Lying next
10 this Is quite an extensive body M
black manganese carrying considerable
quantities Of iron and some gold. Next
is "a body Of snicious lime. some ~
which has "A decided appearance Of ARA
eonitc in its capitalization. which car
RIGS good values IN gold ana n places
are found nodules of hcpatc cinnahar;
but the quicksilver contents o. proha-
hly too limited 90 be of much CONNER
.ial value Considerable quantities Of
bromyritc occurs la places I'm this zone
which is over lG feet I'm thickness where
me tunnel penetrates d This entire
body carries good values in free gold
which would NO doubt readily save ON
plates. but the copper contents u.s.
believe too great for a cyauiding
proposition.
GOOD GOLD VALUES.
Lyiug next boz the course of the tun-
lel o. dixie of felsitc about 55 feet in
width which carries good gold values
d the forms of calavcritv and potzlte
and i-. ! believe. the best cyauidng
proposition 1 have encountered outside
IF the cripple Crock district Noxt o.
.his ls the vein which The owners were
lnnius 20 cut ~ is very badly pInch-
10 at the place of intersection of tho
tunnel The vein here 's l6 inches
wide ana carries about four inches ~
very rich pctzitc from which assays aa
ligh aa $4,000 have been obtained u
safe guess that au average of f10p
rm Doe saved from at least -Ix inch
pay streak
All things considered This property
Vcro 20 in other mining sections would
bring Ite owners "a handsome fortune
rhe lack NJ transportation facilities
only prevents 10 from doing 30 here