The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
TREWEEK FINDS
BIG COPPER BELT
With Eastern. Associates He
Acquires Quarfyhiag Pros
peet in Ontario.
IRON LEDGES BOTH SIDES
CONDITIONS IDEAL FOR REDUC-
ING ORES NEAR THE MINES.

While contending that the mining in
dustry of Utah is pre-eminent in both
his own estimation and that of eastern
capitalists; that with the new era of pros
perity fully on it is easy to finance worthy
enterprises Of this state, and that he pur-
poses pushing with unflagSing zeal those
in which he is interested Colonel Mich
olas Treweek yesterday released the in
formation that during his late sOiOurn in
the east he had discovered I'm the province
OF Ontario, Canada, the greatest belt of
copper he had ever seen or Of which he
had ever gained authentic knowledge.
1t is a gigantic steam-shOvel, Quarrying
proposltiOn-massive beds of sulphide
copper ore covered by only about two
feet Of iron gOssan, the ore carrying
and per cent copper, an ounce of sill
yer 10 the ton and trace Of gold
There are two belts of copper, with
nOrtherly and southerly strike, which can
be traced distinctly for many miles. The
Thunder Hill property. acquired by
Colonel Treweek and syndicate Of Penn
SElFanla capitalists, covers for nearly
three miles ledge 500 feet across, which
has been stripped so that its outcrop is
plainly marked. The most extensive
working IN the property when Colonel
Treweek and associates acquired it was
a hole six feet deep and perhaps ten feet
across either way, and IL was entirely in
a mass of hard ore which requires no as
say to approximate its value.
Riches to Be Only Conjectured.
Work done since the property was ac-
quired has brought only repetitions and
extensions of the original showing; the
riches which are in store at depth Colonel
Treweek says, can only be cOnjectured.
The property is to be developed as rap
idly as men and money can accomplish
it A shaft is to be sunk on the ledge to
the depth of several hundred feet and
the ground IS to be further prospected
with drills
The new district, which Colonel Ire
week and associates are the first to enter
for mining purposes, is in a vast lumber
ing region about 40 miles south and west
OF Cobalt. Attention was first attracted
TO it by samples of iron ore which lUm-
bermen took out. In the midst of the
silver excitement, iron was or little con-
sequence, however. But Colonel Treweek
happened TO discover copper ore mixed
with a bunch OF iron samples, and he
was quick to surmise the value of the
find. He made hurried trip 10 the re-
glon1 and, when he showed them what he
had, his Pennsylvania friends were only
too glad TO take an interest
A short distance east of the copper belt
IS an iron belt a mile wide, while paral-
Icing the copper on the west is another
belt of iron 600 feet wide. The iron is a
magnetic carrying 90 per cent metallic
iron. The deposits will unquesJionably
be of great value to future generations;
just now the copper is the important
thing.
Conditions Nearly Ideal.
Only fourteen miles from a railroad, the
district is easily accessible. The country
comprises wooded rolling hills, pleasant
valleys and numerous small lakes which
are filled with fish. It is, in fact, the
colonel says a good deal like mining in
Central park, New York.
Both walls of the great copper lodges
are composed of a beautiful crystalline
]imestOne-sO that with wood and water
and iron and limestone right at hand
conditions could scarcely be more nearly
ideal, not only for mining, but for reduc-
ing the ores on the ground.
It viii be unnecessary TO ship any Of tbs
product into the United States, II viii
go by rail to quebec, there TO be loaded
on ships and sent to Swansea or else
where in Europe.
The mining element Of the east is JUS
now displaying a good deal of interest
the colonel says. in the new district OF
Gowganda, which is sixty miles north OF
Cobalt, and which has the same kinds o.
ores. The railroad is being extended t.
THE new camp as rapidly as it can b'
built. Captain J. r. De Lamar and Othel
prominent New York capitalists are
heavily interested there.
Cobalt. GOwganda and Colonel Ire
weeks new copper district are on a grea
mineral belt extending nOrtheTly and
isOutherly. which, the colonel SAYS is nov
well determined for the length of NOR,
than 200 miles.
Cobalt a Factor.
Cobalt itself, with its small veins o
.nlEn-graQe SILVER ore III GdCller GU-i6 ION
crate and keewantine formation, he re
yards a wonderful camp-One which is &
cut an important figure In the world
production of the white metal The eX
tent OF its deposits has by no means beel
yet determined, he declares, and with 1T
production last year of 100000 ounce
fOf silver. which this year is to be in
creased to 100000 or more, It is Ger
tainly a factor to be reckoned with. 1T
tproduction last year was 10 per cent o
the worlds output, and the cost of pro
ductiOn was from Is to 20 cents an ounce
fTWenty-nine companies operating in Tn
district are shipping ore and Seventeen
companies are paying dividends averaging
Il PEI cent of their capitalization.
Financing Of the Wabash Mining com
pany has been virtually accomplished
Colonel Treweek says, and the work wi
be resumed in the cOmpany's mine within
the next ninety days, while the suits O
the Conkling Mining company against tn
Silver King Coalition company will b
pushed. to the eIi that a vigorous cam
paign in COnkling ground mag be started