The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-30
Old Mining Section Neglected,
Although the Showing Is
Very Encouraging.
COPPER ONCE WAS
THE MAIN OBSTACLE
But Modern Smelling COndi-
tons Bring Ores Into the
Available List.
Sneclal 10 The Tribune.

SDeclal 10 Jnc tribune.
MORGAN, Utah May 29.-Since the
snow has disappeared from tho Morgan
camp mountain slopes your correspond
ent is enabled to give 10 this district a
more intelligent investigation than his
attempt of four months ago, A week $
travel on horseback and on foot has sup
piled data enough TO .graufy, space In the
mining columns OF The Tribune with
more than one letter. Like many othef
districts in Utah, he finds the prospect
field worthy oil more extended research
than the history OF past efforts shoWsi
in fact, at the time, many years ago;
when the prospector searched the mineral
zones here, silver and lead were about
the only metals looked atter' anoi wnon %
found, il associated with too much cop
per, the grounds were passed over by
reason OF the smelters OF that time not
being able to subdue the ore. Since the
faults OF that time have been overcome
by new inventions, this particular part
Of the state seems to have been lost
sight OF,
ranges lying along the north and south
banks OF the Weber river have and hold
their individual values in tho various
ores Along the southern range the
under the management OF George T.
Stenhouse, a partial description OF which
was given some three months ago. is at
present at the head OF the most promi-
nent. This property lies but one and
half miles from the city OF Morgan. MT
Stenhouse is at present IN New York
on business connected with this prop
erty. After his return reinvestiga-
ton will be made.
Two and a half miles east and TO with
in a half mile from the Union Pacific
railroad ] find the Lucky Strike Mining
company group. OF which j. III. Clayton
is the. superintendent a personal visit
to this property yesterday, under the
guidance OF the mayor of Morgan City,
W. S. Graham. your correspondent was
pleasantly entertained as well as supplied
with much general Information for fu-
from this property is of a fair grade
OF copper showing an extra quality OF
green carbonate, streaked with black
oxide and silver bearing ore. The work
here consists OF an incline tunnel and
shaft. The tunnel follows the ore vein
from the start which is pointed TO an
immense porphyry dyke now, forty feet
In from the face, at which junction 1t
is believed the mother lode will be found,
not by a blind guess, but from conditions
indicated upon the footwall OF the
porphyry dyke higher up on the noun
radius OF this group consists of rich lime
heavily charged with iron carbonate,
porphyry and mineralized quartz,
nine claims. located six miles southwest
OF Peterson and owned by John Rosa g.
Co, has completed Its first $1,000 worth
OF work on a copper, gold and silver
The ore Hes in a fine quartz ledge, heav
lly charged with sulphides, carbonates of
both copper and silver. with prominent
streaks OF black copper, the latter being
common TO this zone and very rich. The
quartz dykes here measure many feet
from wall TO wall, the wall being blue
lime and porphyry. One sample of this
ore weighing zoo pounds. is now on exhi-
bition in Salt Lake City, and is pro-
nounced TO he extraordinary. not only
on account OF its value, but its beauty
as well.