The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-09
RED BUTTE COMING
INTO ATTENTION now
Several Deals Being Pulled Of
in Rich District of
Nevada.

A. D Ramcl, one OF the pioneer an y
biz operators of the Red Butte mInInfll
district Of Nevada. mas reached Salv
Lukc for a short visit with NOM
folks. Mr., Ramel is enthusiastic reit 1
tive to this camp, section which COZ, 4
tains a splendid mineralization, amp
one which is prominently mentioned l0
the list Of those districts whlch are dM
for a larger share of attentlon'
The Tribune Yesterday he said: ~
:.Thc latest news from this promIt ,
inn camp gives assurance of unusu:f.
activity for the coming summer. WItht
IN the last few days a deal OF colt
| siderable importance has been eonsuH
mated. whereby tbc holdings oil CurrE.
and Dcvoc have Decu taken over ~
California parties for u GOOD ronut
sum. running up into the nVe ngule
| IL hasn't been learned at tbis hots
| whether the deal is stralgnC .cd9y
affair or work bond, however IL ~
| known that sinking has been CON-
mcuced on their lower gronp, wh1gE
| consists of a network of fssures, ran}e'
| ing IN width from four to ten feet-
There is very 6nc showing Oh coppeps.
the ore occurring III the IRON ~ ~
form Of chalcopyritc, black OXIDE an
azurjie. 1dr
a. work boud was secured this wee.
on bali interest OF the Metaliir :
group, aud also on half interest ~
| the Eedccmcr group. The MetaiES
group takes in the Glory NO. ! aut
| Glory No. , claims. first discovered u.
Waller Schmcrcr OF Salt Lake, he hay,
ing been attracted by the native CO.'S
! per which occurs III al iron Jssp'
rather plentifully. A great deal OF SUE
! face work was done on that group. frr
vcsling some remarkable ore. Nothlu4
! definite in line of Development WI
undertaken before. due 10 tho isolatiqT
Of the district and the distance TO ~
railroad point. Under the new planagt'
ment prospecting tunnel Will
driven TO ascertain Che strength, thn
Width and thc dip of the veiu. fot,
lowing on that long working tunnt
will he driven
.;It is expected that 900 feet VIZ
cut across tho entire mIrerahzed zor9'
mt a depth OF 500 feet. aud steps wft-
he taken to place this undertaking OIL
\ financial basis. To the cast OF th'l
group, aud adjoining. lies the Coppc.
| Quecn. Au immense iron VEN With =,
! fine body of copper ore exists ther5l
! This vein is QUO OF the best lnustrr'
| lions of what is understood as an lroe
| Gaping, for not a stain of coppeI I
could be found on the surface, the rG'
placement commencing at depE
Of forty feet \ number of propose
tions were made with z view to fnant
the property, hut the owners are tot
well aware that they have stronH
card. and they do not care TO surrcnd<
easily TO the first bidders
"Thcre are other valuable propeg'
tics In the district, The Florida grou-;
boasts of an ore body 1000 fesAA;
long and 800 feet wide, the ore ossi
curing in the form of chalcocite an<i
red and black oxide, There are othf q
large low grade propositions In cainpl
with high. grade lenses occnrriu
through them. aud The day may ntt,
| he distant when the steam shovels VIII
| play as important 4 part as they DIS
today IN Bingham and the, othelr, iis
tricts The district is fairly well SUP
piled with water for domestic AMI
small mining operations, and for COLI
ceptraton on "A large scale the suppl
| is incEhaustiblo III the Black Roc5
desert. which is fed by the Green riyczz'
and other streams. ~
''Red Butte, as a mining camp, doef
rot depend on copper alone. Gold haz
been found In paying Quantities In !
property of Frank Clark and the gr9u
owned by Cushman and Cornweathss
are exclusively free milling gold quart Z
propositions. Gray copper carryin !
good values in gold and silver has beelE
found in n number of places. T1
Redeemer group has an orc shoot ed
| posed on the surface for S25 feel
which is a concentrating propositioiE
with rich punches OF smelling ore q I
( well. There is about sevcntyive ton
! Of good grade milling orc piled ut3
and several tons Of smelling ore, am !
| yet the Vein has hardly been touched 5
! The latest assays. eleven in numbe,s
| give values ranging in silver from ~
ounces to 220. and in geld from
$3.50 to Sl06; copper. from trace t..
10 per cent; lead: from none to q
ounces. Ii, is certainly. banner prcp9k
sition, and work will start on thi
property about the middle of thif
month. No ore will be shipped unit
the completion of the Western Pacif3,
road. which will place this propert,S
within fourteen miles of this line o.
the Western Pacific, west from
Winnemucca, the track-layers hav,k
reached Dutchman- Wells, and within Il.
few weeks the whistle will be hear<e
at Red Butte.'' ~