Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

HILL AND CANE SPRINGS
OLD SMELTER AT CLIFTON.

about 1000 feet apart. both having
northerly and southerly strike. Run
ming easterly and westerly between the
two veins Is the largest rhyolite or por
phyry outcrop In the Clifton district.
The outcrop of this dixie is about ?TO
feet in width and 1,5oO feet In length.
entirely upon the Lucy l.. ground. The
dixie has intruded into the lime and
the naturalization of the surrounding
formation Is undoubtedly the result
No doubt there has been considerable
fracturinG In some uf the adjacent
country rock. which is granite under
the lime Gaping; and In these assures
in the granite Is where the bismuth
and tungsten ores have been deposited.
The mineral deposits surrounding tho
porphyry dixie are the Frankly copper
vein at the west end. the Lucy l. cop
per vein at the east end, the 30 foot
lead vein Of the Lucy l.. on the north
side all In lime. and the blsmuth and
tungsten ores on the south side. in the
granite. Borium sulphate is conspicu
ously present in the lime north of the
dixie and several veins of jasperoid
parallel and dip toward the dixie and
toward the big lead outcrop that lies
just north of the dixie.
BISMUTH.
Bismuth is rarely found In quantity
or it would not be selling at S1.75 per
pound. but in the case of the Lucy l.,
1t seems to have reversed all prece-
dents for the smallest part of the
vein so far crosscut is IL feet wide and
it has been developed to the depth or
over 800 feet. The ore ranges from
pure native bismuth to a low grade,
but it is doubtful whether there is Il
particle Of the vein that would not pay
we'll If the proper facilities wore at
-
| tlcularly in view of the fact that the
ore all carries gold values, some of 1t
very rich. A large tonnage of ore
| Is exposed In the mine and several car
| loads arc on the dumps and sacked
| ready for shipment as soon as more
| favorable transportation charges can
be had or plant erected to work 1t
| upon the ground.
| LEAD VEIN.
| The led vein makes In the lime near
the north side of the rhyolite dixie pre-
| viously mentioned. The outcrop is
fully 80 feet wide and the mineraliza-
| ton seems to extend the full length of
| the dixie, The lime formation In which
this lead vein makes. is the same as
that in which the Western Utah Cop
| per company has found its immense
| body of lead ore-Said to be 10 feet In
width All other conditions are prac-
| tically the same, and 1t is fair to as
| sumo that when the Lucy l. vein *
| more extensively developed 1t VIII show
an ore body of large proportions. The
ore so far developed Is q carbonate.
with fair values in silver In develop
ing the copper vein on the property,
a tunnel has been driven from the east
side of the hill, from which 1t Is now
possible to reach the lead vein at a
depth of several hundred feet at small
expense.
TUNGSTEN, TIN, NICKEL
Tin and nickel are both present IL
the copper ores of the Lucy L.. but moi
in sufficient quantity to be available
under the present conditions. A little
less than 2% per cent OF the two metals
is present Deep Creek is the only Sec
tion in Utah where tin is known to have
been found
The tungsten ore Is of a fine quality
The ore IL a Schecllte, and analysis
shows 1t to carry 666 per cent tungstic
acid. This orc Is found at the grass
roots and while the development has
been slight. enough OF the ore has beer
found to warrant the belief that very
valuable discovery has been made. Th'
ore Is worth between S400 and $500 pei
ton, With such ore as that to worl
upon, there should certainly be some
lively development to demonstrate tho
real merits of the rich deposit, Tung
J. sten is the only metal that is increasing
rapidly In value. 1t is said to have In
creased about 20 per cent within Tho
past two years
WILSON CONSOLIDATED.
The Wilson Consolidated Mining com