The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-20
MINES AND MINING
SAYS KIMBERLY IS
LIKE TREADWELL
Expert Likewise Compares 1t
With GoIdfIeId Con. and
H0meStake.

While much literature Of the boost
ing variety emanatcs from Kimberly,
Nevada. Il is difficult to determine just
what IL is driving at. Descriptions OF
what Is being done. and results Of the
work. appear to be long in generalities
and short Of really enlightenins details,
| III 50 much criticism Will be permitted.
Reading pages OF material graced with
! scarc-heads. one gains hazy idea Of
mountains OF ore and acres OF mills, but
with no well-defined idea Of where
reality leaves off and the dream be-
, Attention was first attracted to Kim
| berry about two years ago by the us
covcry Of a surface deposit OF rich
gold ore. The camp was then known
as Hilltop. An option was taken upon
the property in which the strike was
| made. by the Gunn-Quealy interests.
| large force OF men was worked upon
the property for several months ana
[ one or two shipments or hlgn-sr az
L ore were made. But the option vas
/ not exercised. A short time afterWard
| large acreage in the camp was ttke1
| over by the Kimberly Consolidated
/ Mines company. OF which NJ q. Scully
I is manager. town was built ana de-
/ velopmcnt upon rather large scar
| was undertaken hecentiN n sHitl. M ~
| was placed IN operation, ana mere iS
/ talk Of plans being out for otheE mus,
/ with capacities ranging from 100 tons
News OF late mine developments in
Kimberly is treated by the Kimberly
i News I'm this way
i Indications of wealth
An indication OF the predicted
/ wealth that viii be given up by the
4 properties owned by the Kimberly Con-
u solidated Mines company, when great
/ depth is reached. was produced In the
I tnrCc-Compartme shaft this VIC ek
! when the miners uncovered native cop
u per. black oxides of copper, galeua ana
1 suiphides. These minerals appeared IN
Hsrf rrrrrN rnH n
I approximately $50 feet below the apex
4 n the mountain. Assays returned q
y total value Of Sis. and showed the
ore to carry gold ana silver pesloes
i the base metals such character Of
ore shows they are nearing water level
matter Of fact water is appearing
"As the baSer metals only appear in
I seams at present showing that the Tor
nation Is breaking into the refractory
Z zone. there is every reason. from
] geological standpoint. 10 look for
I great body az greater depth. And there
is another situation TO be looked Tor,
well-foundcd on existing conditions as
observed from the formation SO Tar
disclosed. and that is fissure vein OF
the class Of ore discovered Snouiu
u that develop. this shaft will hold 2
| world-beater for quantity and values
But what an area Of free milling
gold ore lies above this sulphlde zone 2
II is almost beyond the human mag
ination to contemplate. No ores or a
pronounced base character have been
I encountered anywhere on the Consou-
dated estate up to the present llllt
/ the lowest point reached. So. what n
I field what n deposit OF low grade gold
g ore lies above this potntE II - con
, I eervatively estimated at 1000 teet Wlue'
3 500 feet long and $50 feet Cor bet
p teri deep. Millions OF tons TO be run
, through the great mill. hundreds OF
a thousands Of dollars wSrth or puilivh
T. TO be sent to the mint before shipments
: by rail and smelter treatment VIII nave
to be resorted to-.
4 ACQUIRES Local Color
= The Reno Gazette. with commemorate
enterprise. sent its own expert 70 Kim
! berly 20 ascertain just what was goin (
I on. and WHY The expert appears TO
, have imbibed freely Of the Kimberly
! atmosphere lie says
I'm my opinion. the Kimberly Con-
. solidated Mines company owns Ihe
= richest 400 acres i'm the state OF Ne
Y vada-which means the world-with
n the possible exception OF the masniIl
U cent holdings Of the Goldfield Consoh-
dated Mines company.
2 though 10 is what one would expect 20
r / see III the dreams Of the miner come
$ true. The territory owned by the Con-
l. golidated is En- the form Of an olncs'
r. circular basin which. from an esntncuce
- seems to possess all the Characteristic
d OF a crater. The walls are difficult U,
e. determine. being quick ana aiI 81
a / irnpcrccptible transition from rhyp- nc
to qua rtzite. and again they are hidden
I beneath an ancient volcanic nov g
I their true character cannot be deter
I mined by superficial examination
Il regard the bodies Of milling ore
=, hcre-bv which 7 mean those which
I afford q profit Of 81 to $40 tons
/ furxhaustible as those or the Home
$ stake or the Treadwell.
IS The development work here mas
l. likewise thrown into view ores That "
n other districts would be termed ship.
s. ping mainly those ranging from 81
n 20 $50 a ton but I understand ~ Is
l. the intention Of the Kimberly '1nspii
e dated to likewise treat these ores %
"a higher grade on the ground. To con
- tinuc thc ascending scale OF values
J. have only this TO say. that I return q
n Reno weighted down with ores tina
! were deemed too meager In values u
~ be placed I'm sacks. but none or then
fail 20 show wire or crystalline gold u
-. all it's beauty.
.eI Peeps Beneath Canvas
b.. This leads up TO a statement that i
ri made hesitatinEly for fear ITS trut
may be questioned. for I saw today tn
D. deemed possible 20 exist except IN sulal
Is pockets or marrow seams. Guarded h'
a Waterman. this ledge Of bonanza value
H. further prot acted by canvas upOl
: which earth and rocks are heaDcd.
I was fortunate TO be permitted 70 re
I move the canvas and select specimen
I from any point i desired FOR the entir
| distance I'm which this phenomena
/ ledge IS opened. about $50 feet 7 NOR
Jared and panned Il and was rewards
/ with a string Of gold entirely aroun
I n siN-eUg pan. The gold was no
| weighed. but taking into considerable
the fact that 81 was OF the Crystallin
VARIETY 7 am confident 10 weighed lie
/ tween two and four DennyW eiCnts.