The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-05
RICO FUTURE IS
M|RROWED IN PAST
Once Gigantic Mining Camp
Proves Ability to Respond
to Modernism.
UTAHNS ON THE SPOT
Wellington and Argentine
Are Two Mines Brought
Out by Utah Men.
UTAHNS ON THE SPOT

The late reports from the Rico, Colo
mining camp indicate that the properties
now being exploited and developed by
Salt Lake and Utah talent, led by lessee
Knight and other men prominent in the
mining life OF the state, are improving
In richness and extent beyond any antici-
patton. Clinton D. Ray, president OF the
Eco Argentine company, accompanied by
Mac Wilson Of Price, after a month spent
IN the camp has returned to this city de-
cldedly we'll satisfied with conditions, In
regard to the Argentine, he says:
For the first time In the history Of
the camp the ore has been found in place
In the great assure that courses across
the Argentine territory for a distance OF
G6o0 feet. The pay vein as opened in this
nssure, Is six feet in width, and when the
tunnel is continued on this vein 1t will
5eoo feet. |'' ''''' '' 'eS' '''an
There are several faces OF ore already
with lead, silver and zinc, others hold
copper and lead-silver carbonates. In
the limited time that development work
has been under way on the Rico Ar
gentine. and with a limited number OF
miners, We have already about 1900 tons
OF ore on the dump which averages, as
shown by careful sampling. $40 per ton.
rangements with the railroads the COM
pany will begin shipping all but the zinc
ores TO the Salt Lake smelters within
the near future.
Wellington Resources.
Tho Rico Wellington group owned and
operated by the Knight interests has over
Sl'QoO.O00 worth OF shipping grade of ore
in the bins. on the dumps and In actual
ly blocked form underground. The tram
way leading from the mine to the rail-
road tracks Is completed and I am In
formed that shipments of ore to the local
smelters Will be resumed within few
days
"on the Rico Wellington there is a
force or 80 men operating under the per-
sona soma, supervision OF supt Hugh Iren;
ore are being developed continually. II
is no eXaSgeration TO say, In fact, 1t
is the judgment of experienced mining
men who have visited the mine, that this
Is the biggest mining proposition that
Jesse Knight has ever been associated
With This is not an extravagant state
ment when all the conditions are under
stood.
I'm tn early days the mines of the Rico
district produced many millions Of dol
lars In silver ore, and this was from
comparatively shallow levels, The early
2O0-foot level When zinc and copper
values were encountered further sinking
ceased, for in those days there was not
chance to market such products. Now
these ores, SO ready Of access and In
such huge quantities, will prove the
Open Sesame to the speedy rejuvenation
VI lIe CdIup. Anu mas DeeU ltTuleO W
the state geologist OF Colorado the great
est mineral bearing district In that state
Early Diamond Drilling.
This estimate of the camps richness
is In part. based on the fact that years
ago there were nineteen diamond drill
holes driven at Rico and along the Do
lores river banks 1900 feet below the
apex of the mountains. the drills reach
Ing to a depth Of from 1000 10 1900 feet.
and In each hole. stated by A. NJ.
Rogers OF the United States Geological
Survey who assisted in the drill work,
ore was found and conditions were pro-
nounced Identical with those on top, a
distance OF $500 TO 200 feet from where
the rich silver ore was and is being
mined. In drilling. stated Mr.. Rogers,
they went through veins of silver. lead,
zinc and copper. and in all holes they
went through a vein OF rich gold-bear-
| ing quartz, This gold vein, which SEEM
| ed to be uniform. was encountered about
! 600 feet below the surface"
Mr.. Ray states that Mr.. Rogers Is
now q resident Of Moao. Utah. and he
| Is interested In the Development OF vana-
dunn mines and oil lands in that region,
He has had years OF experience In the
mining camps OF Colorado and other sec
tions OF the west He was a resident OF
| Rico for several years, during which
| time he assisted in the opening OF sew
eral Of the earlier bonanzas. There were
5000 men on the pay rolls OF Rico twenty
years ago, he has stated. and IL Is esti-
mated that the camp has enriched the
world by 63.000.000 in ores that carried
silver mainly. He believes Rico worthy
| OF classification among the world 8
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