The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-03-20
MORE ON COLORADO
STRIKE NEAR EAGLE
MINE COMMISSIONERS HENAHAN
REGARDS IT AS GENUINE
SANDSTONE FORMATION.

The ore is found in laminated sand
stone, Commissioner Henahan says
and the rich values are scarcely visible
to the eye--except In the ribbonlikt
structure Of the high grade that shows
the coloring and structure Of silver
sulphide, says the Denver Republican
Other specimens from the general ore
show silver bromides. while other parts
indicate the presence Of uranium, va :
nadium and carnotitc. The sandstone
is dark and may be of the Dakota or
La Plata group. At this particular
strike the foot shows "a fine grained
yellowish porphyry. and 1t is believed
that the hanging WALL when reached
will be La Plata sandstone.
/ The combinations are almost identi-
cal with the great vanadium mines OF
southern Colorado with the exception
that in Salt creek valley development
gives greater and more pronounced
values in silver contents.
The place Of discovery is ideally sit
uated. A good road leads to the sec
ton where the openings have been
made, there Is plenty Of water for
milling and camp purposes, and timber
for all mining uses can be had within
two miles of the strike. The distance
from the town Of Eagle on the Rio
Grande railroad is less than 10 miles
and stage line cuts the country down
to the old camp
The sandstone era is extensive
There seems to be parallel line of
three hill sections running from south
east to northwest Creole is the west
ern line, Salt creek country the CEN
trail and Red Cliff makes the eastern
line Of contact. The formation is in
no wise similar to the sandstone Sec
tion either west or east. Old timers
call the sandstone "quartzite," or soft
quartzite." 1t is really sandstone
probably Dakota.
1.-THE strike over there in Eagle is
on the level. all right" said Commits
sioner Henahan. Oscar Kempf ar
old timer from Boulder county. f. f
Glenn and r. S. Wolverton opened ur
this ore some time ago. They KEEP
their discovery quiet. After they haf
secured all the ground they wanted
they made their strike known anG
came to Denver with samples of their
ore and had the runs made here with
Henry e. Wood 4 Co. The unusual
returns caused them to come to ms
with the information.
1.-THE entire development that has
been done on the prospect shows moth
Ing but ore. The crosscut Is still ir
ore, and the bromide of silver is scat.
tered all through the rock, as are thu
uranium values The ore shown II
the samples that | have here shows
the Nominations with the streaks o
the silver sulphides in plain evidence
This country has been known for many
years. but always has been turner |
down on account of the values being |
in the sandstone formation. Not un-
III the discoveries Of vanadium in the |
southern and southwestern part of the
state has any interest been aroused ir
his section.
ut looks from what can be seen
low that there viii be a regular min
ng excitement over there when the
NOW goes off. ] would advise every
'ody to remain out of there until at
east the middle of July. There is
reap of snow down there and pretty
Don there will be no less than 10 to
D feet on the level This will remain
n the hills for months to come. There
; small stampede in there now. The
men are the hardy prospector type
hat never consider weather, harlships
= anything else--they go and that's
II there Is to it. The locations from
ow on will Of necessity have to be
,ade on the snow-and they will lie.
ally hold Just the same as any other
'cation any time, in other words. the
ork of discovery will have to be
'ade in regular manner, as provided
Y law
Below the opening made by the
'scoveries. found blue and crystal.
ed lime. But the dark sandstone is
bout the same as down below. This
rike means the regeneration of min
u here--and there are other camps
be heard from in short time that
III advance the industry to the same
ane that obtained years ago. The
'-year cycle is here and it has come
schedule time just at the time
men the mining industry was quiet
es, think that this new section will
axe good"
Henry Il. Wood of Henry e. Wood e.
D.. here, said:
i have known of this district for
e past 10 years. have always
Town II to be in the sandstone and
be rich in silver. Determinations
at have made there from time t.
ne convince me that there Is an i'm
ense area over there that will un-
ubtedly make one of the great sill
r camps of Colorado"