The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-07
TALK OF MINERALS
AROUND CAllEkTE

Salt Lake. July 6.-Although many
mining men of ability pass through
Calientc every day, the people in that
vicinity assert there has been but lit
tie done there In a mining way, al
though It affords some of tho rar-
est metals. +. l.. Wilson, a mining
engineer, has the following to say Of
the district after making an cxamina-
ton Of It.
1T has long been 4 question with
the people OF Calentc why they could
not secure mills and smelters." said
Mr.. Wilson. they have a great deal
OF undeveloped ore indications of suf.
ficlent richness, however. to indicate
large deposits There Is plainly of
water here to furnish power for n
large fill six months of the year
There are natural reservoir sites in
the Vicinity for storing this water.
which could be perfected at small
cost, which II properly handled would
supply mill all the year round with
power
There are few gold. silver. lead
and galena, and copper mines in the
vicinity that have proven beyond a
doubt their permanency, eside from
there wind that there really has
been no prospecting that has been
done In a systematic way. The pros
pector who goes it blind in this dis
trict stands a poor chance of ever
getting beyond his first samples.
There is no section of the state where
he needs the knowledge OF geology
and assayng more. Nature has placed
some of the rarest metals close to
Caliente. Some OF these metals sell
dom, if ever reach a western assay
office and the average assayer sell
dom In life time.
Some Of the largest bodies of low
grade gold orc In the state are at
the very door OF Caliente awaiting
development.
Cobalt carry nickel Is abundant
Nickel is found in genthite, gannicr-
ite and noemite. These minerals are
analogous 10 copper silicate, kown as
chysocolla and it is possible they run
more into copper values,
81 also find some clnnabar in this
vicinity. but as no work has been
done on this it Is hard to determine
its future. Metacinnabarite or black
quantities near Elgin, 20 miles south.
This mineral greatly resembles crap
hite In appearance.
There is scarcely rock found in
this vicinity that does not show tung
Stcn.
Acid aluminium is present in large
amounts. Many mineral streaks show
chalcopyrite in small pyrites, Above
Caliente opals are plentiful. they are
small but there is nothing to show that
any one ever tried TO find larger
ones.
a few miles south are bodies OF
ONYX, which, IL opened up may prove
sufficient to work Last, but not
least. / Will call your attention TO the
to the great beds of magnesium min
erals. the New York quotations on
these is SIPS per pound.
What is needed is export develop
ment of these resources and then all
that will be needed Will be the CAPT
tai
You have the stuff. what you lack
is men with push VINO will show their
own confidence by developing 1t
will not be out Of place here TO advise
the prospector in this district not TO
overlook the fact that certain rocks
and earths In this vicinity though not
generally reckoned among minerals,
have not infrequently proved the
, foundation of large fortunes and for
that reason are worthy the time OF
| locating and investigator.