The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-03
SALT LAKE NOT
ENTIRELY BAD
Native Salt Laker Objects to the
Complaint of a
Beayerite.
SAYS LOCAL MEN
ARE MUCH INTERESTED
Also Gives a Good Idea About
Mines of County of
Washington.

I'm recent interview of your paper
quite an interesting interview was given
by a pioneer OF Beaver county on the
difficulty OF interesting Salt Lake in the
mineral possibilities Of that county" said
Leo Grow, well known mining man, to
The Tribune on Tuesday, lie continued:
Il am going 10 be more generous, and
not only lndorse every statement made as
regards the naturalization OF the east
ern and central portion OF the county. but
ask your readers TO accompany me To
the Needle range Of mountains on the west
side, into the Washington mining district.
at fremont Peak. and where is located
also that famous old landmark, Indian
feak, ana there md an old but slightly
known mining, camp In this district,
through a series of veins. varying In
width from five 10 sixty feet, and rang
Ing from one hundred to three hundred
feet apart, intersected By numerous cross
hssures. is the largest deposit of carbon
ate and sulphide ore ! have ever encoun-
tered In an experience of over thirty
years at mining In several states, and all
the prominent camps OF Utah.
IDe veins arc all continuous. and the
formation In place. the latter being COM
posed OF granite lime and porphyry, with
quartz In generous quantity scattered
throughout the district. over the coun-
try. too, are enormous blowouts Of iron,
the surface OF which is Of an oXidlzed
nature. The ore makes wholly in the
carhoniferous lime, or In contact with 1t.
and the porphyry. The general course Of
the main veins being from southweSterly
TO northeasterly, while the cross assures
run In an almost easterly and westerly
course, Several extensive porphyry dykes
course this range from westerly TO an
eaSterly direction, showing phenomenal
outcrops. and as the northern portion OF
the district Is reached. extensive porphyry
over!lows are strongly in evidence.
The proposition throughout would gen.
orally be considered a lead-silver or ga
lena deposit, although the district has
scarcely been scratched. some good values
in both gold and copper have been de-
veloped. A few assays of possible ship
ping ores of the district follow Copper,
o TO is per cent, lead, 30 to ~ per cent;
silver. 80 to 1000 ounces, gold, 81 to $3.50
per ton. Milling ore viii run from SO TO
S2i per ton; say an average of SIS to $40,
| am not seeking 10 increase the popu-
lation Of Beaver county or cause stam-
pede OF the Wild eyed. for 1t Will re-
qulre work and development to secure
the above results, still these assays were
obtained from shallow workings.
"Atchison creek on the north, and Irene
creek on the south. with their branches
and numerous tributaries, and iDnumer-
able undeveloped springs in the mountain
side, furnish an abundance OF water.
geles & Salt Lake railroad Is the natural
supply and delivery point. distant south
from Salt Lake City about 200 miles. leav-
ing an easy trip Of eighteen miles TO
their dense groves OF giant pines and quak-
ing asps. and underground OF mountain
mahogany mesquite: scrub oak and cedar.
their deep canyons and running streams
present beautiful scene and make a
trip 10 the district a pleasure The vary
ing altitude from $685. feet at the base
Of the hills in Hamin valley, 10 1855 feet
al the crest OF the mountains. furnishes
a perfectly healthful climate, aside from
the advantages OF the pine forests,
Every advantage OF cheap transport
Route ana report has II that the Denver
G. Rio Grande railroad, has In contem-
plation the extension OF the Marysvale
branch across Beaver county to point
near Lund for connection with the Salt
Lake Route; and that the Nevada North
ern railroad will extend its line from
Ely, New: to the old-time camp OF Phoebe.
New. This latter line when built will
within five 10 eight miles of rail trans
portation.
II was born and raised in Salt Lake
city and do not feel that she is deserv-
ing OF any criticism from her sister coun-
ties. The trouble with Utah is that It
has many possibilities attractive TO
capital, and the trouble with Salt Lake
City is 1t is not the money center OF the
world and consequently cannot control all
of them. However, Salt Lake City inves-
tors have not overlooked Beaver county
for to the best OF my personal knowledge
and I'm quite familiar with conditions.
Salt Lake citizens now own all the cream
thus far raised. and they do not forget
TO skim IT,
SIN the Washington district the Beaver
Tr- Metallic company, a. very active cor
poration; the Erie company. the Irene
company and the Utah Cold & Copper
company. all originated and are being
worked by Salt Bakers. True, assistance
from the east has been secured to the
extent that the Utah Gold e Copper COM
pany Is now building mill, to be in COM
mission in ninety days or about October
TO Is. Other active properties are Ar
rowhead and several others on Indian
Peak and the Mortensen brothers arc pre-
pairing for the extensive development of
their property. the yellow Kid.
without effort on the first OF June
own and are preparing to develop ten
claims of 200 acres in the Washington dis
trict the name of the company being
the Crescent Mining e. Milling company,
SO have no complaint to register against
Salt Lake and its disposition TO develop
mining property