The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-06
MORGAN IS FIELD
FOR PROSPECTOR
Hills Abound in ShowingS
Which Should Tempt In
weston, Says Expert.

Morgan. July b.-NieWinE morgan
.ntning district at this time, from a
standpoint personally disinterested 50
for as the ownership Of property is|
concerned. the writer desires to express
bis establishment at finding here a
large territory OF great mineral resour-
CcE hiCh as seemingly untouched ~
pick and shovel. That does not mean
that there are no holes IN the ground
no tunnels. shafts or inclines-for many
OF those are IN evidence. IL IS because
CT the fact that recent research has de-
vci0ped that what has been dOEe goes
only FAR enough 20 show that intelli-
gent prospect work has been abandoned
az each successive discovery OF miner
al-hcarinE rock has been made
Two marked conditions exist here
Tho first exhibits the pOvcrty-stricken
prospect9r who could 80 so far and no
farther. The second IS an exhibition OF
monumental blunders made By the old
time miner who evidently had sufficient
capital but who permitted 70 TO be han
died with insufficient brains behind H.
Conditions. so far as country rock. de-
sirablc contracts. ample water and tim
Der for mining purposes are concerned
are not better anywhere In the state
Deposits of gold. silver, copper lead.
nickel. anthony. iron and coal are here.
Samples of all OF them are found In
ecveral Of the business houses or NORGE IL
city. and I'm the homes or many or the
old settlers who. In turn. can point the
direction % the slope. canyon. gulch or
mountain crest from which their sam
pies came. But. so far as mining goes.
none Of them has gone through the
school or experience.
Mountains OF Mineral
Morgan City a. completely surround
% by a series OF mountain ranges, hav-
INK fer It's inlet and outlet the Weber
finger fl pointed as the relator tells you
the story regarding this or that piece
o. ore found by himself when out hunt
Ing bis range cattle or horses. or while
H. nnas HNaN ana -
Of information is given gratuitously.
and there Isl where n ends.
And right here is where the expert
enccd prospoctor is wanted 90 complete
the thread OF the story. Let him visit
TIE Chica go-Utah group. to the east;
the Peterson property, toward the west.
the Morgan-Cresceut property, which
hugs the northern boundary OF the
town Of Morgan. and then call upon
Daniel NJ Mcrchie. on the south, follow
INK the line Of Hardscrabble and Mill
creek canyons. By that time something
OF q connection of the minerallzed zones
OF the Morgan district viii have been
gained. after which n choice can be
taken as 20 the direction desirable for
the first campaign.
III one desires load-silver-so far as
o. now known by the writer. his advice
would De 60 prospect northward from
the Morgan Crescent property to Car
Donate hin. ten miles away. From that
section several years ago shipments Of
lcad-silver ore were made. the history
or WNlrn VIII be reterren 10 AT another
tim p. Fine ore OF that class Is now be-
ing discovered and worked south OF the
Merchic group. just over the divide
southwest % the headquarters Of MIL
creek.
From those two compass points per
sonat inspection enables the writer %
speak with confidence. And ~ Is not
only lead and silver ore one VIII un-
E0id. from low % extra good assay val
ucs. accompanied by as good Iron
Tor fluNing purposes as can be found
anywhere.
Copper ut Devils slide.
From the Devils Slide portion OF the
dietrict-the home or the largest CO.
rnc1t plant OF the Etate-some or the
richest copper oxides are produced from
the tunnels and shafts OF the Chica go
Utah corporation. From that zone. wher
present handicapping conditions shall
have been overcome. VIII come results
which viii surprise natives and others
some ~ the ore is IN as nearly pure
form az 10 is ever found. why the
GROUND is permitted 90 lie idle fer a day
can be accounted for In only one way
lack o. money and o competent force %
work and exploit the vaults below
In the nciEhborhood or Peterson II
Were the largest quartz bikes protrud'
above the surface. Recent gold discov.
cries there have been held In abeyanc,
or. I'm other words. have been KEEP
quiet until more extensive sounding
shall have been made. The quartz. spa
and Ehale lodges there are large. and
while little work has been Gone. enough
gold has been discovered to encourag,
additional effort
Within the radius here outlined ar
many miles Of ground as yet untrampe'
hF the up-to-date prosDcctOr-the maj
who has tho courage TO look into IN
merits or mincralized ranges and know
how 20 follow float 20 It's mother lode
The field IS large. md its close proxirn
ity 60 salt Lake city o. probably one o
the reasons why 10 has not been NOR
closely invcFtiEa Some trails ar
open and others viii have 20 be mad
before the mountain slopes and crest
surrender their hidden treasure. TIL
time is ripe for the burro and the picl
and shovel brigade 10 open the wa,
FOR the more timid investor TO follow.
ORE At SAMPLERS.
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