The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-02
Of low grade. but in which we find

Of low grade, but in which we find
high values of gold and silver.
The Ophir lode is not only ono
of the most promising of any yet
worked upon our continent or in the
universe, but it stands out alone,
different from any other known orc
body. 1t may be said that there is
hardly pound of quartz in its en-
tire area. The silicious makeup Of
the entire lode Is in a granulated
state, the bands often showing bod
les of soft spar not unlike gypsum,
ter we find concentric bands of
high-grade gold and silver ores,
such concentric rings or bands oft.
en- showing in gold from two to
twenty and as high as 100 ounces.
Also Some Lead.
Other metals than gold and silver
show small evidence on the Opbir
lode at Howard, Ore, Lead ore in
small quantity is present along the
footwall Of the Mayfower falkland,
but only in an inconsiderable
amount; just enough to warrant
great depth to the falkland In
which it occurs. OF copper, not
trace SO far appears, and yet 1t is
not improbable that when a depth
of 400 or 500 feet greater is gained
there than at present, yellow and
gray copper ores may appear. The
wolframite ores may become a great
FACTOR as to profit, as they are there
IN considerable amount, In the
scranton falkland there appears a
~, 1,.h
IS rich with gold and silver, but so
lar gold and silver are all that we
may CONSIDER in this new region In
the way of profitable values.
Looking at the Ochoco region of
Oregon, after weeks of investiga.
tion, 1t may soberly be said that the
locality is one of the most promis-
ing It is not large country. but
what there is of it is in spots won
derfully rich, and the very poorest
Of the mineralized area promises
grand returns to those who NAV
take hold of the ores found there
for the work OF concentration. AS
to the country round about. ONLY A
small area has been prospected on
the surface. There lies in most
places an overburden of from one
TO two feet in thickness. In some
places chaparral prevents easy ac-
cess TO the hillsides, and in other
places much of the surface is over
grown with a dense growth of
young evcrgreens. The country
round about Mt. Pisgah, and that
west Of McCallisters butte, is said
TO show much gold bearing quart,
but there is not one pound OF
quartz to be found in the Opbir
lode, Por is there any evidence that
with Great depth quartz ore NAV ap-
pear. IN this great body Of gold.
bearing matter.
Precious Stones.
Outside of gold, silver and wolf.
ramite, the one item that may be
considered among the minerals OF
this hitherto unknown country is
that Of agates and inclusions Of
jasper, that occur in the trap rock
measures. These are quite abun
dant, beautiful, and. in many in.
stances, quite valuable. The hair
line agates are among the most
beautiful in the world, the green
and yellow Jasper is Of unusual mer-
IT. as gem stones; of the yellow las
per there is q variety known as
moss jasper, that il particularly
beautiful when cut. There occnrs
also, in the trap rock measures OF
this country, a semi-precious opal
that when cut has most pleasing
effect. Not far from the summit o2
Mt. Pisgsh ripidolite has been
found containing small Rarnets.
broken fragments Of spodumene and
what seem to be minute diamond
CRYSTALS. The crystals may be crvs-
tails or sauadine and vet, where
rIpldolite occurs we naturally NAV
expect to find diamonds.
Taken altogether. the country
as a whole is one OF the most inter
esting ever visited by mining
man. ann most certain TO make It's
record within a very few wears
from this time.