Show THE SIERRA LA SALLE MIXES The 1romisiiig Quartz and Placer Claims Already Located There Mr John Wright oldtime Leadville miner came into Salt Lake last week to purchase a large store of supplies for a fine mining property in the Sierra La Salle range of Mountains located about fifteen miles from Moab Utah In conversation con-versation with the lucky gentleman a DEMOCRAT reporter elicited the following particulars regarding this section of country coun-try Some time since Mr White in company with several other Leadville parties visited these mountains and prospected for some good claims the La Salle range was said to possess They were successful in locating three fine mines all of which look well and show veins of ore ranging from 18 inches to 5 feet in width The assay value shows 40 per cent copper and 30 in silver with gold running from 5 to 11 per ton The ore belts throughout the section gone over are well defined and upon full disclosure they present a flattering prospect pros-pect Within the past few months sev eral placer claims have been located The gold being coarser than that found ialung t5numk 4 saved by the Ordinary sluicing process srtvr Mr White thinks the day is not far dis tant wiien mis range will be one of the foremost oreproducing sections of Utah There is some difficulty encountered in getting to the mines at present which is by going to Thompsons Springs thence to Moab from which place the mines are fifteen miles distant A force of men are now sinking shafts and running tunnels and accounts of an excellent mining sec tion are rightly expected in the near fu ture |