The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-30
CONTACT CAMP
is ON THE MAP
New Copper District in North
ern Nevada Is Just Begin
ming to Shine.

Contact while over the state line in
Nevada about twenty-five miles, is
more directly tributary to Idaho for sup
plies and means Of transportation than
10 Nevada. says camp correspondent
A tri-weekly automobile stage line has
been organized between here and Twin
Falls, which is doing a large passenger
and express business. From present in
dications il viii be necessary to add a
second machine before many months to
take care Of the increasing business and
the large numbers Of people that are
flOcking to the camp.
Mineral has been known to exist here
IN paying quantities for years, but owing
TO the distance il was necessary to freight
the ore TO a railroad point and the ex-
pense connected with this haul (s12 per
ton, also the low and fluctuating prices
or copper, extensive DEVELOPMENT work
mas been retarded, but with the prospect
OF the railroad that is now under con-
struction from Twin Falls south through
the Salmon river project and its ultimate
extension TO a connection with the main
line OF the Southern Pacific system at a
point between Wells and Cobre the camp
has taken on new life. The survey for
this line passes through this district The
Short Line railroad had careful exami-
nations Of this district made and after
satisfying themselves Of the extent and
richness OF the section is now completing
q, final survey for their line
Inc principal mineral found throughout
this section Is copper. Ore has been
shipped from this district that averag
as nigh as 81 per cent copper and So
in gold to the ton in carload lots These
were not picked samples. but there are
thousands of tons just as good on the
dumps and in sight at the present time
Included in the more extensively devel-
Oped properties and the approximate work
done on each are. Brooklyn group. on
which there is a shaft 20 feet in depth.
This is one of the most promising prop
critics in the GA and increases in ali
as depth is attained. On the PalO Alto
a shaft has been sunk to a depth of 800
feet and one Of about the same depth is
on the Blue Bird. The old Carpenter
as has also the shaft on the Yellow Girl.
The vein matter on all of these prop
critics has increased with depth in both
quantity and richness and in all Of them
there is a good ore showing in the bot
tom of the shaft.
The mineralized section known to exist
in this locality is about eighteen by
twenty-five miles in extent The OLD
camp originally gained its name from the
formation found, it being a contact be-
tween granite and quartZite. The lodges
vary from three to 100 feet IN width and
in many places and localities are well
defined and marked on the surface from
the Groupings and can be followed for
miles. In the granite formation the veins
ere marked by Upleavals of pOrphyry
dykes. but no marked dISDldCements are
encountered after surface disturbances
are overcome. all showing good indica-
tons with depth.
The direction of the copper veins is
about p degrees northeast. while the lead
bearing veins run almost at right angles
to them or at an angle of 50 degrees
northwest.
Men of means and with wide expert
enCe in copper mining are now in Contact
figuring upon plans for the construction
and operation of "A smelter and other re-
ductiOn works for the treatment Of the
ores and minerals of the district. With
the coming of the railroad, coal coke and
other supplies can be laid down in Con-
tact with shorter haul and at less eX-
pense than at any other camp in the
state
The new town of East Contact is but
two months old, but it is typical mining
camp and reminds one of the early days.
There are now between forty and fifty
tents and houses with additions being
made every day. The population is d
cosmopolitan one. nearly every race and
nationality having a representation,
among whom everyone is a nan fellow
well met and everything goes.
Business of all kinds is represented.
There are several stocks of goods better
than are ordinarily found in a new min
ing camp this distance from a railroad,
and last but not least is the Contact
News, a weekly paper devoted to Contact
and the surrounding district, the first is
sue of which viii appear this week.