The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-13
PROMISING Mines
EAST OF OGDEN

A special correspondent Of the Trib-
une. writing from Morgan, says;
Commencing at a point seven miles
north on Cottonwood creek. burst can
yon, coming In from the south, is the
first point of interest 70 the mineral
hunter. AT this point, whore the can
yon road lntersects the Cottonwood
road. you find the remains OF an old
silver-lead reduction plant. built at
time when silver was the metal main
ly searched for From this viewpoint
the old ore dumps and excavations
are plainly seen Nearby more re-
Gently built ore bins jut the road
side, from which over 100 carloads OF
ore have been shipped TO the Murray
and other smelters, having the en-
viabIe value record of $500 and up
ward per ton
Following up the creek road about
a mile and n half further the E. p.
Hardey ranch issreached, at the low
er end Of which the Miller canyon
Is made attractive by It's carbonate
colored dumps showing up from both
east and west sides Just above the
ranch, Arbucke creek joins the Cot
tonwood from the south. Here, and
along the flow of tho creek, reason.
ably good road has been made up the
canyon to the Croft boarding house,
where II comes 10 an abrupt end, on
account of the mountain steep. 1t
was from this point where our inyes-
tlgatlon, on foot. commenced.
The Croft group of fourteen claims.
seven Of which are patented. is locat-
oil ha in
ing north and south, with granite and
qunrtzIte dykes for retaining walls.
laced with carbOniferous lime These
walls stand perpendicular, prominent
and well defined. so much so that
they are traceable for miles The
break in the ridges and variation OF
mountain spurs seem to have bur lit
lie effect upon the straight course Of
the Quartzite. granite and lime walls.
which, as they pass from slope to
slope. protrude above the surface for
many feet in height and. TO the mill
tary mind, present the appearance of
a long and amending line Of battle.
Between these walls, immense bodies
Of solid and decomposed iron occur,
where a uniform condition of soft and
hard carbonate OF lead is discovered.
strealJed with veins of steel galena
and various shades of silver ore. l. e..
gray carbonate. bromide and sulphidc
Much work has been done upon this
group In sinking shafts and driving
tunnels. but unfortunately for the
company, the direction of how the
work should be done has been under
the dictation of owners of the Call
fornla and eastern ends of the line.
instead Of permitting those I'm charge
of tho ground TO use their judgment.
This property should have been q
dividend payer long ago and without
doubt will be in the near future,
With the new life now at its back.
Joining this property on the west
and north are the Carbonate Hill and
Carbonate Gem groups. from which
great dumps of soft carbonate ore
strew the mountain side and stain the
dry creek bed with metallic colors for
over a mile distant from the works;
the water from the snow of many
winters having carried and deposited
IL along the route of the canyon
These two groups occupy pages OF
Utah's mineral history In past years,
as they again will In the future. The
Carbonate Hill group is now controlled
by Col Matt Dougherty OF Salt Lake
City and eastern associates, who are
preparing a campaign of more vlgor-
ous work than ever before, and under
the management Of A, Van Patten Of
Ogden. the Carbonate Gem company
Is now at work clearing out the old
workings preparatory TO resump-
tion OF ore shiDments
The Mountain Chief Mining COM
pany holds most important position
in the congress OF groups here, hay
ing for its influence a greater part OF
the apex, with its exterior lines so
compassed that the core Of the main
mineral belt passes directly through
their grounds from the Carbonate
Hill group on the south to the Hardey
group on the north Here an ex-
traordnary showing has been made
during the past year, not only in un-
covering bodies Of galena ore, but a
very high grade silver carbonate, sui
phuTet and bromide, The work OF
last year at three different points on
both the east and west sides of Miller
gulch offers great encouragement in
further penetrating the mountain with
Their tunnel, which, unlike many
others, has its ore TO work upon from
the start, with practically no dead
expenses confronting quick and easy
shipment. Under the directorship Of
Mr. Heiner, this property Will soon
take It's place in the mining lists.
OF the HaTdey, Halverson and
Troller groups another letter will
have to be written. Many new claims
have been surveyed and staked in
this part of the district during the
present summer by Park City, ogden
and Morgan people. which, when
opened, viii demand attention.