The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-12
COTTONWOOD CANYON
OF MORGAN REGION
Tribune's Correspondent Makes
a Trip Along a Splendid
Mineral Zone.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
MORGAN, Utah. Aug. 1O.-To Presi-
dent Daniel Helner oil Morgan City and
William II, Croft OF Enterprise your cor
respondent is indebted for much valuable
Information obtained regarding the min
eral zone lying north OF Weber river, To
the end that an intelligent idea OF this
territory might be given to the public.
these gentlemen have contributed two
days OF their time. with their we'll
equipped teams. in going TO and looking
over the grounds.
Commencing at point seven miles
north on Cottonwood creek, burst can
yon, coming In from the south. Is the
first point OF interest to the mineral hunt
er, At this point where the canyon road
lnterSects the Cottonwood road, you find
the remains of old siver-lead reduc
rlon plant built at time when silver
was the metal mainly searched for. From
this viewpoint the old ore dumps ond eX-
recently built ore bins jut the roadside,
from which over 100 carloads OF ore heve
been shipped to the Murray and other
smelters, having the envlable value rec
ord OF 5000 and upward per ton.
Following up the creek road about
mile and a half further the e z. Hardey
ranch Is reached, at the lower end OF
which the Miller canyon Is made attrac
tive by its carbonate colored dumps
showing UP from both east and west
sides. Just above the ranch. Arbuckie
south. Here, and along the flow OF the
creek. reasonably good road has been
made up the canyon TO the Croft board
Ing house, where 1t comes to an abrupt
end. on account OF the mountain steep.
II was from this point where our lnves-
tisation. on foot, commenced.
The Croft group OF fourteen claims.
seven of which are patented, is located
mn thn ~, <t,a hnt,
north and south, with granite and quartz
lite dykes for retaining walls. laced with
carboniterous lime. These wallis stand
perpendicular: prominent and we'll de-
fined, so much so that they are traceable
for miles The break In the ridges and
variation OF mountain spurs seem to have
but little effect upon the straight course
OF the quartzite. granite and lime walls.
which. as they pass from slope to slope,
protrude above the surface many feet in
height and, to the military mind present
the appearance OF a long and unendins
line OF battle. Between these walls, i'm
mense bodies of solid and decomposed
Iron occur where a uniform condition OF
soft and hard carbonate OF lead is dis
covered. streaked with veins OF steel ga
lena and various shades OF silver ore, J. e.,
gray carbonate. bromide and sulphide,
Much work has been done upon this
group in sinking shafts and driving tun-
nels, but unfortunately for the company,
the direction of how the work should be
done has been under the dictation OF
owners at the California and eastern
ends OF the line. instead OF permitting
those In charge Of the ground to use
have been dividend payer long ago and,
without a doubt, will be in the near fu-
ture, with the new life now at its back
Joining this property on the west and
north are the Carbonate Hill and Carbon
ate Gem groups. from which great dumps
OF soft carbonate ore strew the noun
tain side and stain the dry creek bed
with metallic colors for over mile dis
tant from the works; the water from the
snow OF many winters having carried and
deposited II along the route of the can
yons These two groups occupy pages or
they again will In the future. The Car
Donate Hill group is now controlled by
Col. Matt Dougherty of Salt Lake City.
and eastern associates, who are preparing
ever before, and, under the management
of A. Van Patten OF Ogden. the Carbon
ate Gem company is now at work clear
ing out the old workings preparatory to
a resumption of ore shipments.
The Mountain Chief Mining company
holds most important position in the
congress of groups here, having for Its
influence a greater part OF the apex. with
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
during the past year, not only In uncov-
ering bodies of galena ore, but very
silver carbonate. sulphuret
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 penetrat-
Ing the mountain with their tunnel, |
which. unlike many others, has its ore
to work upon from the start. with prac- |
tically no dead expenses confronting
quick and easy shipment, Under the di-
of Mr. Heiner, this property
will soon take Its place in the mining
lists
or the Hardey, 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, will demand at
tention,
New York Mining Stocks.
James A. Pollock & Co, bankers and |
furnish tho following received |