The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-13
SOUTHERN UTAH
MINES TO OPEN
Railroad Connecting Marys-
vale, Lund and SearchIight
viii InfuSe New Life.

That Frank A. Dudley 81 Niagara
Falls and associates will begin active
operations m early spring on the pro-
posed railway from Marysvale. opening
up many rich mining districts from
there through southern Utah and
southern Nevada 20 Searchlight. is the
firm opinion Of a. j. Doolittlo. general
manager OF the old Dixie mine. eight
cen niles west OF 81. George. who was
iu the city yesterday.
This viii open I'D the silver Reef
district. eighteen miles east Of II.
George VIII prove a boon 10 the Virgin
Oh fields. should pas near our old
Dixie mine, about eighteen miles west
OF 81 George. would pass close 20 the
Key West mine. and open uD the Bun
ker Hlil district. would cut twenty-five
miles from the long haul Of the Grand
Gulch, and open uD many good pros
poets and a great deal OF promising
mineral territory along the route" said
Mr- Doolittle.
The Silver Reef district has produced
millions in it's day. but the handicap
81 long. expensive haul has kept this
part 81 the state in the background.
The same may be said 81 the old Dixie
mine. which. because 81 no railroad Ia
cilities. being over fifty miles distant.
has been closed down three years. Inis
property has "a complete smeltcr which
was operated Tor some tlme. but on ac-
count ~ the expense OF getting IN Iuel
indefinitely The advent 81 this rail-
road will witness the klndling OF It's
fires and the starting the Wheels In
motion. The Dixie mine mas attained
p vertical depth Of t.3oo feet In some
~ its workings. To rs essentially
copper proposition. much or the ore
ieinE ~ high grade. ten per cent and
better There are now 81 sisht over
so. 900 tons Of good high grade copper.
A. the Key West az Bunker Hill
which f. a nickei-platinum PROPOSE
80 eli
5000. 900 tons % ore blocked out worth
from SO 90 SIS. Two miles from here
81 a big lead prospect which gives
promise Of developing into something
ON a contact between the lime and
granite Isl said 20 show vast deposit
~ line shot fun Of lead. This ore de-
roslt has never been sunk on er oeNSi T
opcd more than few feet from the
on NJ Virgin.
Mr.. Doolittie says the Gienn-Colussa
company. with Dad Hastings In
charge Of the work. has attained a
depth Of . 800 feet IN its of well near
the Could ranch. eight miles south Of
Virgin Tho drilling has been IN hard
sal nd for 1900 feet Recently M Hast
inEs said the prospects Of getting OIL
are very good. No casing u required
They were stu drilling az last ac-
counts This one well las prohs oiS
00o. California people are back Of the
enterprise and deserve great credit FOR
their pluck and perseverance.
At present there are less than hall
"a dozen wells in the Virgin district pro-
1ucinE oil, or TN shape FOR production
The entire output % the district. which
ig Inactive az present. r. probably ten
10 twenty-five barrels dav.
From a conversation had with Frank
A Dudley n Few days ago. Mr.. Dooiittle
said be- was told that satisfactory ar
ra nreu1ents had already been made by
SIR Dudley with the traffic depart
mcnts Of the Denver a Rio Grande and
santa Pc railroads. and that now Mr.
Dudley a. in Los Angeles 10 see the
officials Of the salt Lake Route. This
having proven satisfactory the three
branch route viii he built in the spring
connecting with the -. r. q. AZ
Narvsvalc. with the salt Lake Route
af Lund. and with the santa Re Al
Scarrn1fEhf which viii prove won
dorful impetus in opening ND new min
INK territory and I'm lnfusinE new life
into the old camps mentioned above.