Show la GEOLOGY d 0 GY mm OF M T BAL v G 0 LD BELT i BYJ F GJ GIBBS B B S rf ft i i 1 A t f ma division barring t comple k conditions caused caus edby by unusual faulting along the foothills on tho east cast and back in mountains a distance tance of from three thred to four miles the geology of the marysvale Marys vale division is easily read it is clearly evident that at some depth tho the entire range is with a broken and faulted substructure of quartzite and that it may be credited to the devonian age asdall A small area to the north of the goldren GoldRi Gol dRun in canyon road prO presents some contradictory evidence the overlying lla limestone ettone contains fos ils credited to an earlier ago age than the De devonian its presence is an enigma and cannot be discussed it at this thib time the preponderance anc e of evidence is that tha t the area now represented by up mt alt baldy bald y range wid arid its northern prolongation the mountains between Milla millard fId and savier counties waa wa sunder under theocian the ocean during the De devonian age hundreds perhaps thousands of feet of sandstone was deposited the succeeding lo 10 lower carboniferous period covered the sandstone with a thick boa bed of limestone aftab Aft hb close of the lower carboniferous tion dow material materials 4 this thi stupendous displace ment is known know nas as the sevier faulty fault in the vicinity of marysvale Marys valo vale a great fissure on the east para paralleled the sevier fault and is now marked by a agringo fringe of basaltic foothills and volcanic activity must have continued over a long period after comparative quiet reigned aloag along the mt baldy dald range the evi evidences donces of which are fountin found in the mixture of volcanic bombs and debris in a belt of oolite bullion canyon represents a lateral fault extending westerly from the sevier fault the apex of the divide between two mile and bullion baillon is quart quartzite and is fully 1500 feet higher than the quartzite to the north of bullion creek another area of stupendous displacement exists along the cotton cottonwood wood fault where deer trail peak rises rles fully 1000 feet above the quartette on the ridge to the south of cottonwood the topographical and cross section maps to which the readers attention is in cited will servo serve to ill illustrate estrate the profound northerly and southerly faulting of the basic formation of the mt baldy range the teachings teaching of geology prove tt the at pt gw po rp h i y 41 1 D Y j M 4 it 11 t M ez R hy 0 L t to A h J 1 VM J 11 al L i i it es t ajic c X ro ailt fill v ox V 0 3 in w 0 a N 3 oll Q y y 1 vr 4 j w 4 ap ito W tb y A jn t III xi v cs A IB CA P as stewe Nt IU A ewe IQ M kaaa ka U 1 h S gal g t ga 1 rf s d M ce F it W v w 0 w 51 T I 1 1 I N P K va A itt pi SIP N za vol 1 t I 1 lq 4 am I 1 t f R 0 az i Z i 06 3 a M v y S A X it re 1 Wyt yi jr j r ew AV it v n 7 mtv A aa iov to rr ra y ej A ar 4 M ran burn s furj v 51 r i w fw ii akym Af yM tu 1 SM 1114 H s A 5 vo wit 4 W T alo W ilk V ww wa nl aia MAP P N T BALDY 1 henf 11 RAL PM beur Marx DL aslon t am a gentle upa upward and th area under discussion rose above the surface of the ocean where it remained during the enormous lapse of 0 time that intervened v between the closing cen centuries of alie lower carboniferous and well vell along towards the close of the Tertia ray age when an al 4 most worldwide world wide change of level occurred along thelast the east sid side beof of and parallel with what is now known as the mt baldy range arid and its northern prolongation i gation the i range the earths crust was fissured from 9 the surface down to the reglo region n of molten rock the ns suring was succeeded by faulting and abid an the tremendous displacement J may be formed from the statement that t deer trail peak the highest elevation of is fully feet higher than the valley while the eastern section of the quartzite is buried beneath hundreds of feet p of ofa basalt and other eruptive mate material elal the displacement extended northerly a distance of nearly miles in sevier valley the sandstone so conspicuous along the east ulde side of the Pa livant mountains is on the baft side of the valley buried pacer un der hun shousan fe at o elj dynamical history of the region to the west and southwest of marysvale mary Marys vale isas is as follows I 1 A large area occa occupied pled by sandstone with a limestone capping because of the shrinkage of the earths molten interior or be cause of the accumulation of gases seeking lines of casement the crust was fissured v and broken into enormous fragments or blocks some of the great masses maintained their position but the larger portion settled down aown into the yielding mass of underlying Igne igneous ons matter from those yawning fissures enormous masses of and birdseye birds eye porphyry oozed up from tile the earths melted interior and formed mountain masses massed thousands of fe feet et deep again the unstable crust quivered with intense seismic forces the old and but P partially tr bially healed wounds were opened and new fissures formed in 14 the overlying overly ernp tle tive mass and great dykes of highly mineralized erali orall zed porphyry now mark the location and direction of many of those ancient r rents 6 n ts through the weight of the superimposed super imposed masa 3 of eruptive material the associated heava a t W i underlying sandstone was altered changer ty to the now familiar quartzite there are several localities where the sandstone escaped cs those agencies and retains its old time characteristics and insensibly merges into duart quartzite zite as it moors igneous formations mat ions tho the brief period of comparative L quiet which succeeded the previous alst disturbances i was broken by another uplift of therance the range and along the central portion extending from gold mountain south a distance of 0 some ten te n miles a great fissure was formed form from the surface down to the rot region dion or of liquid fire the mighty force which split the northern p portion of ther the mt alt early baldy range also formed lettel alt fissures extending easterly and westerly from the great central centra 1 11 rent those fissures bec became ame lines of easement fo for r the vast mass of m magma ig seeking egress and from molten depths the rot hot gaseous mud flowed upward and an formed great dykes of phonolite which today cheerily clinks under the feet ofalia occasional prospector while tho the eruption of of the phonolite marks the last of na ture in the it baldy region subsequent local fissuring assuring of the phonolite occurred and in connection with other fissures ali al i 1 a ready formed became channels for the up ward and lateral flow of gold and silver bearing solutions extinct E craters fields of dark colored col orecT tra chite ridges ridge s of volcanic breccia dykie and chimneys of obsidian in the phonolite prove that local volcanic anac forces were con linued over a long period after the widespread eruptive activity had ceased the readers attention is now dif directed acted more particularly to the topographical and ana cross section maps while we investigate tho thero economical results of dynamical forces just described to 0 avoid confusion conus lon the great grea t porphyry dykes only ha have V e been mapped a and d th the veins along the trend of those thosa dybbs arar pr prominently drawn the cross section shows the deer trail taik mine occupying a blanket contact which dips to the north at about eighnor eight or ton ten de grees and is hidden by overlying debris IW that locality the owners have block blocked edIr about tons of ore having an average value of ten or twelve dollars per ton about feet distant to the south many carloads 0 of f ore were ere shipped and which netted the thal owners several hundred dollars per ton in lead silver and gold it is believed that the contact derived its filling by solutions from the north where eruption rock kocl is in hi evidence and probably associated with a lateral fault the high grade ore to the south doubtless owed its origin to a secondary ond ary movement of solutions which passed through we the large body of ore cached leached it and alid transferred the concentrates to the higher portion of the contact higher up on the deer trail escarpment is situated the lucky boy that years ago yielded a large quantity of high grade grad mor bm curial cuilan ore the origin of which is an unsolved problem still higher on the mountain sido is sit el bated the once famous pluto lik e the lucky boy it proved to be a surface deposit in limestone the ore was almost pure sif 1 ver and wi with 1 11 no 6 v visible r reason eason for its 10 presence in a ideality where webre conditions are seemingly so unfavorable the first great porphyry dyke that traverses almost the entire district occurs about three miles west from the mouth of cottonwood ba canyon llyon and occupies the great northerly and southerly fault line along this dyke is situated siti the nelson nelon a veld vein of gold bearing quartz that projects above the ground like a great wall the branch vein is strong andeits per 1 manenty has been proven pr it yields silver anu ana gold the standard is a a monster ledge amp yields lead silver and gold almost exclusively in sulphide conditions on the north end of the dyke is situa situated the copper belt to west of the jhb crystal mine andja trend trending lie northerly is a great dyke of por phyra that after traversing the section bonds bands northwesterly into the bolot 4 mountain Moult aln district along Alongi this dyke is seii alt t wh B p rpm u azard 8 sand and horned toads with which to frighten the larger girls at noon we halt for lunch and to give the cattle a rest and time for graz sieg jj g Xer perhaps haps the days travel has boen been over one of those dreary sandy sandy f stretches flies where no wa water gateris teris is seen over over nd istance of twenty to thirty miles filp s ahuad d where the ground roand ia too thigh to perm it the digging of 0 wayside wells an th at casette sethe ea ca tired oxena oxen with un thirst lie downto down to rest or t vib dt may be loss less cru cruel cruelty elto to those patient servants to keep in motion during the twelve to fifteen hours than to halt on waste of sand As the sun nears the western hori onno matter how tired tho the cattle there theres is no need of whip or to urge them forward expert once has taught them that the day of of toil leil aud and thirst is drawing to a close r eager eagen strides the bhe fait faithful lif ul brutes leeada on the blistering sand is left 4 behind Betina succulent grass appears mid and 4 c ending an easy grade gra do we comedo come in vo full view or of a stream and never before fore did water look so clear and f cool 40 man or beast the lead wagon turns off thas road aa and ad stops within a few rods of the st reaid the anextis next is drawn up close to aj tha first until the front is almost iu contact with the roar rear wheel of the t dirst wagon tho third wagon is mo ved to a liko like position anthe other side and thus right and left the wagons durn out of line andrake and take position with Y r tongues antho on the outside while the rear vm wagons gons gradually clo close clopein sein in and form an aval shaped soaped enclosure with an opening between the ends of the rear wag em the corral completed the oxen asere unyoked and with low moos of alight often with tails and heels high isz in the air rush mildly madly for the stream anto which they plunge regardless cf it depth or danger immediately L the camp is a scene neof of latense activity men women girls add boys impelled by hunger scurry siere here and there and soon return with ii arms aprons or skirt fuel which eliy gr the way is more often buffalo w wood cod water is procured tents are p pitched co cooking oking ute utensils d A I 1 s and abod are taken from convenient places dm dohe the wagons and soon the gh gathering twilight or darkness is relieved by a sor taw eor more of cheerful camp fires in an incredibly short time supper aa d served generally on the ground ve where here hungry pilgrims squat or sit cand the small boys and girls iupati antly wait for the i indispensable blessing anthe on mhd broad and bacon buffalo tand antelope meat which if the wind be active is liberally seasoned with bashes aames from buffalo chips J avith the ra rude da but grateful repast the temporary guard over the cattle is relieved by toe the regular half ought 4 ight herdsmen who if tho the are laceful and forage scant drive the oxen out to fres fresher bor pastures chero timey remain until daylight it thore there riba Q danger the ahe cattle are herded nearly nearby until satisfied then driven into the corral f ormed formed by the wagons where they lie down until daylight when rhey are again turned out to graze after the cooking utensils are clean td and put away the captains voice TOC ar the notes of a bugle call tho pilgrims together for evening aften and often have I 1 wished that an artist imbued with the loftiest loft iest inspiration would paint in all its solemn tand and weird vividness a lifelike life like picture dr af that evening worship out upon thesria thes roa blue vault of infinite space bonding bending over all while myriad suns and worlds move in majestic harmony above them are gathered the sons and daughters of df many climes they comprise a mass of heterogeneous units fused by a common and lofty faith into intha homogeneous whole the camp fires produce a fantastic and unreal mingling of lights and shadows that come go and tremble as efin if in fright bt at u the unseen dangers that seem to people them the mysterious environment suddenly but with infinite softness loftness and sweetness the broken and out up upon on the evening air rising and falling in ry numbers float the words and musio music s soh oh Aly father Nather thou that dwell est in inthy thy high and glorious place when halll I regain thy presence and again behold thy face we then hear bear the voice of prayer invoking the protection ot of the almighty from the dangers that over averon environ the pilgrims afew A few kindly words of himely admonition counsel and it if necessary of chastisement are spoken by the captain the words find and music 0 of f another hymn are wafted wafred out into the silence of the night and if camp has been made as it often is in the vicinity of the narrow homos homes of the dead the hymn will be the Resu resurrection jay day I 1 The pilgrims disperse and lights fights are seen in the tents and wagons from which in subdued and often strange accents is heard the low murmur of evening prayer the lights are extinguished the camp fires burn low flicker and in a short time the mantle 0 darkness descends and not a sound is heard except perhaps the moan of some sick eick brother or sister the wailing afan of an infant newly born perhaps or dissatisfied with the meager nourishment of the mothers breast reduced iced in quantity and quality bythe by the arduous toil incident to the journey to the promised land or the soft football foot tall of the camp guard as he paces hia his lonely vigil K such stich my friends is a faintly color ed picture of one day on the plains and very si millar to each of the other days consumed in the journey v this address would be incomplete without brief reference to a very few incidents that occurred from time to time there was mis a mysterious something in the air of the great plains that affected even the tired and gentle oxen and caused them to be extremely sensitive to unusual sights and sounds tha crack of a rifle mhd th a dis ls tant bellow of a buffalo or the muffled mu filed roar from a herd of thousands of those monarchs of the plains the bark of a coyote coy and often without visible cause I 1 have seen them start and with tails and heads high in |