The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-04
YEARS Of TOLL
NEAR THEIR END
GirOux Company Rounding Out
Long Campaign With Big
Results Likely.
DEEP WORK NEARS
THE MAIN OBJECTIVE
Entirely New Resources We're
Brought to View During
Past Month.

Giroux Consolidated sentiment has i'm
proved wonderfully during the past
month, due TO the encouraging disclosures
In the Alpha section. In which are the
richer deposits OF the mine. Thompson.
Towle & Co. have issued n bulletin on
the property which doubtless Will prove
of interest TO local shareholders. This
follows in full:
We understand. from a reliable source.
that the l20o-foot level of the Alpha
shaft has approached within ten feet of
the Old workings and that within the
next day or two the management should
he In receipt OF important dispatches
stating that the ore bodies on this level
have been penetrated The opening up
once more, and 10 a greater extent than
before, of the ore body encountered on
this twelfth or lowest level Is n matter
OF far reaching Importance TO Giroux. In
a word 1t is the objective point toward
which the company has been concentrat-
ing its efforts during the past few years,
or since the cayinE of the old Alpha
shaft and its subsequent filling with wa
ter on the lower levels.
Entirely New Ores.
The new ore which was encountered
on the twelfth early In June Is an en-
tlrely new ore body on that level. al
though in all probability IT is comtinu-
the northward OF the Alpha shaft on
the tenth level. where high-grade oxide
ores were encountered. The new ore is
said to be ten feet In width and to aver
age over this distance to 10 per cent
copper. Samples from this location show
II to be composed OF both red and black
oxides and black sulphide OF copper.
which Is characteristic of the Alpha ore
bodies at the GlrouN property.
When development was being carried
on on tho tenth and twelfth levels at the
Alpha shaft some ore bodies of good
grade We're encountered and opened up.
The formation here is limestone with the
ore bodies dipping to the southwark. On
the tenth level the vein lis composed OF an
oxidized section on the hanging wall:
and a section oXidized to a lesser extent
and carrying punches OF rich ore on the
foot wall Two drill holes put down from
the 100O-foot level northward Of the
shaft gave good returns. vertical hole
showing sixty feet OF over II per cent
copper and a horizontal hole disclosing
ore up to 10 per cent copper. A winze
which was also sunk northward OF the
shaft is said to have encountered more
than 100 feet OF II per cent ore. On the
run, it is claimed that there Is a very
good showing, the ore on this level car
rying native copper. IT Is this last named
ore body which should soon be penetrated
new shaft.
Important Results.
The Giroux shaft is being sunk in the
hanging wall OF the Alpha ore body and
should intersect the formation at a depth
of something like 1000 feet II is the In
tention TO crosscut TO the vein at 200
feet intervals, the distances to be driven
becoming shorter as depth is attained.
The crosscut on the 1900 Is now more
than half way to the Alpha shaft. which
point should be reached in about three
months time. The ore body, however.
should be encountered before reaching the
shaft. owing 10 the dip OF the vein.
II will be seen from the above that the
encountering OF the ore bodies on the
1900 within the next few days, the fur
ther opening UP OF these ore bodies and
the intersection of the vein in depth on
the 400 by early fall are developments
OF great Importance which should soon
take place at the Giroux property.