The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-06
P|OCHE CAMP HAS
PLEASED STUDENTS
People of District We're Very
Attentive to University
of Utah Boys.
CAMP LOOKS GOOD
TO YOUNG ENGINEERS
Survey of Camp Is Being Com
pleted by Party Left
Behind.


al the University Of Utah, with six min
ing students, returned Friday morning
from Phoebe. New. where he left six
teen moro students 10 carry on the sur
veying work, AS required during the sum
mer between their junior and senior
years. This party is in charge of Prof.
F. {. French of the department Of civil
engineering. With regard to the geo
logical part of the trip. Mr.. Pack is
more than enthusiastic. pronouncing it
the most successful trip in every parti-
cular given by the department since
he took charge Of the work several
years ago.
The trip taken by the class of 1908
last year to Eureka offered immense
possibilities in the way of geological in
vestiga tion. but the Phoebe district pre-
sents variety of problems which can
prohab bly, he eXcelled in no other To-
cslity. Moreover. the mine owners and
operators in Phoebe were so anxious to
have the Utah students do their work
in that camp that they offered to pay
the transportation of as many men as
the department saw fit TO take, both to
and from the camp. This offer was so
liberal that the Nevada camp was Sc
lectcd in preference to any Of the Utah
districts.
The party left Salt Lake oil the even
ing of May "a, in private Pullman,
supplied by the mining men of Phoebe.
At taliente, where the Phoebe line
branches from the main road of the
Salt Lake Route. the men, under the
direction of DR.. Pack. made an eXami-
nation of series of old volcanic flows
fao hai
the waterfall volcanic ash III Meadow
valley q few miles east Of Cahente. The
entire neigbborhood is a series of ig-
neous intrusions and surface flows,
and Il fine opportunity to study the
formsti at first hand was afforded.
Upon the arrival of the party IN
Phoebe the next day. after pitching their
camp on the historic ground made ia
nous in the history of western mining
by the old Panacea mine. from which
an almost fabulous amount of orc has
been taken, general idea Of the dis
trict was obtained by climbing the
highest range in the vicinity. from
which the entire country for a distance
of hundred miles was in view, This
trip and those OF the succeeding days
gave the men an idea of the task which
confronts the mining geologists, and
some of them were ready to give the
work up for something which did not
necessitate A thirty mile climb each
dav.
The next five days were spent study
ing the economic features in the varl-
GUS mines. AS well as in examining the
features of the general and surface geo
loey. On the south side of the Phoebe
mountains number of splendid new
properties, including the Prince Con.
solidated. Phoebe King, Demiiohn and
Golden Prince, were visited. Here,
while the development has not been by
any means completed, operations have
advanced so far that the party feels
safe in predicting that number of
heavy producers will begin extensive
operations within a short time. The
formation in some respects resembles
the old RAYMOND and Meadow Valley
country aud promises n bright future
Engineer Lloyd. according TO the stu
ients, did every thing in his power TO
assist the men in their work in this
part of the district.
Mr. Edward Prudential supplied
teams to conduct the party TO the High
land district, ten miles west of the town
of Phoebe. Here they were shown every
courtesy by the company and Manager
Cook showed them through the under
ground workings of the Mendha mine.
An interesting feature WAS deposit
of garnet. which. according to Doctor
rack, ID Tue largest SluSib
mass Of that material in existence. At
present il is valued at about $50 per
ton, being used as an abrasive. and at
this figure the opinion is expressed that
the deposit viii surely become pay
ing proposition if large enough guam
tity can be found in the nelghborhood
10 warrant mining. One day was de.
voted TO the collection OF fossils. from
the Cambrian shales in the ncighbor-
n hnp.
dant in the early forms of trilobites
and brachlopods, Characteristic of Cam
brian formations. A number Of very
choice specimens were obtained and
thousands of less perfect ones. One
hundred pounds Of the best specimens
are TO be shipped TO the university,
where they will be used in the ecologi-
cal department
The extensive workings OF the Utah
Nevada Mining company's Day and
Jack Rabbit mines were gone through,
special attention being given TO mining
methods as well as to the geological
features. Mr. Caskell showed the BOYS
through the mine and made them at
home in the property.
In discussing the trip Saturday. DR.
Pack said that he was more than salts
fled with the results of the trip, that
the boys had worked hard but that
hey had learned great deal aud were
all well, Mr.. A. A. Anderson was
rather painfully injured by an acci.
dental explosion of gasoline. but he has
been able to continue with his work
with only slight inconvenience. The
people OF the town have treated the
bows in great style, says the professor.
and put themselves out in many in.
stances to accommodate them. The re.
ports and maps which naturally fol.
low such examinations will be awaited
with much interest By local circles IN
terested in the Phoebe camp,