The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-04
HOW VALUES OCCUR
IN CARROLL SHAFT
Goldfleld Paper Gives an Ac-
count of Newest Camp
of State.

Reliable reports from the new camp
of Carroll indicate that the main discov-
cry is one OF considerable value, Peo-
Pile are flocking to the new discovery.
most OF them from Ely and northern
points, and large number OF locations
have been made surrounding the original
discovery In an interview over the long
distance telephone last evening. George
Watt. who. with his brothers. is inter
ested in the principal workings, stated
that the main shaft Is now down eighty
five feet and all In ore. with no walls
showing, and that the ore has been glr-
ing average assays OF from $3.50 TO $500
per ton, about one-third of the metal
content being silver and the balance
gold. says the Goldficld Tribune.
~ party OF Goldfield men, consisting
OF John Shirley. Ed Annette, Jack
Kennedy and James Mckay, who left
mere for the camp last Saturday In Ike
Gaillac touring car, returned last night
after making a thorough inspection OF
the new discovery. Mr.. Shirley corro-
borates the statements OF George Watt,
but advises against people going into the
uated at high altitude, between 1000 and
5000 feet. and tho north sides OF the hills
are already covered with snow. The
camp Is near the top OF a high sum
der county. about fifty miles south Of
west of Austin and on the road between
that town and Eastgate, and is reached
by auto from here by way Of either
town, or through the valley approaching
II from the south.
The ore exposed in the shaft is a mass
OF dirty brown material that IL classed
as spar from altered diorite, impree-
mated with manganese, and In this ma
terial are embedded boulders Of andesite
and streaks Of porphyry, II is a most
unusual material in appearance and COM
position. The boulders are said 10 carry
from 500 10 SO per ton gold, and the
surrounding material. according 10 state
mcnts OF the miners and operators, runs
as high as sf00 per ton In gold and sill
YER The GoldfIeld party brought a num-
bcr Of samples which will be assayed.
From the eighty -fivefoot shaft several
cuts, In different directions, from a few
feet to fifteen feet, have been driven,
but no walls have been exposed. and IL
is believed that the ore does not occur
in the form or a vcin but rather as
large lense or chimney. Thus the eN
tent OF the deposit cannot be estimated
at present. While this character OF ore
has not been exposed at any other point
in the district. Il is said that good pan
nings have been obtained elsewhere, and
that assays of around SO per ton from
groupings are common throughout the
district.
The original discoverer is said 10 have
been the father of the Carroll who is
III charge OF tHe WOlk ana alter whom
the district was named The principal
discovery is owned by a corporation In
which the Watt brothers. George, VII
liam and James, arc interested with
Carroll and some Salt Lake man. A
townsite has been mapped and lois are
being offered at from $500 up, but the
men who visited the new camp from
here do not regard this as an inviting
investment at this time and with the
present limited amount OF development
and at the beginning OF winter The
camp has combined store and saloon
and lodging house IS now being
erected.