The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-02
Desert Mountain Company
Plans Development of Largs
Veins i'm Dugway.
HIGH-GRADE VALUES
SHOWING AT DEPTH
Chicago Business Man Enthused
Over Tremendous Wealth
of Utah.

Il have cached the conclusion that
there is no state with greater possihili-
ties than Utah. and hereafter l intend
to cast my lot to II large extent 10 as
sitting in the development OF the resources
Of the state. The east does not apDre-
ciate the potcntialites of Utah. Just
take coal for the sake Of illustration.
There is enough coal assured In the un-
developed fields of this state to last the
western country for five centuries. and
YOU have the iron. phosphates and metal
mines in addition
This statement was made Wednesday
bv a. W. Shaw, n business man OF Chi
caGo. who has been in Salt Lake for sew
eral days in the interest of the Desert
pany. whose properties are located in the
Granite Mountain. Dugway, district.
Having Strengthened out all the taneles
in the affairs OF this company, Shaw
leaves today for the cast, in charge OF
the operations Of the concern and AS
its largest stockholder.
our property" he stated, consists
of twenty seven full claims. giving us
fully three miles along the strike of the
main vein The work at the property VIII
be under the direct supervision OF Frank
ward G. Soefflser of Chicago. both men
or extensive practical experience.
Great Fissure.
IDere is n great assure cIpselES Nll-
property for Its entire length which vein
is mIneraiiZed all the way, Experts pro-
nounce this one of the best defined and
most prominent veins they have ever
seen. An immense porphyrE dixie paral :
'lels this assure. this also being mineral :
lied. giving assays AT various points OF
2.6 per cent copper. This In itself is
very promising and the groupings dis
close good silver, lead and gold In add
tion.
This property was located eighteen
years ago. and the original locstors ex-
pended $50 600 In development effort
The most important work is tunnel I25
feet long. sent through the hardest
granite imaginable. The, vein was en-
has been done both north and south.
This work demonstrated that the ore was
lcached and that the point OF alteration
from the oXldized TO the sulphide zone
"a winze sent thirty five feet from
this level proved the values went down;
as sample runs 3S per cent copper and
$3.50 gold. We then determined that
the prooerty. would give a depth OF at
least 500 feet below. the, last mentioned
point, so this work has been determined
upon and Will he pushed ahead immedi-
atcly. This main tunnel Will develop the
entire group and the chances for large
and rich bodies OF ore could not be bet
ter
Imperial Group Adjoins.
Adjoining our property is the Imperial
group which contains the same vein
system. One shipment Of silver and lead
orc made last year netted the owners
$50 per ton. and the owners have great
deal Of first-class ore now ready for
the market.
DEVELOPMENT OF the Desert Mountain
property has been retarded by the diff
cuties which we have just cleared away.
and work will not be allowed to drag
from now on. The evident certainty that
we will have n railroad within the year
makes our chances for opening up one
more great producing camp for Utah
all the better. as we are over thirty
miles from the Western Pacific tracks
now.
II will make frequent visits to the
state and when II comes TO telling the
vast undeveloped and waiting resources
Of Utah to tho world YOU can rely on
me AS one OF the most persistent boost
ers In the country,