Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-11-04 | Page 10 | Utah Bismuth Attracts Buyers

UTAH BISMUTH ATTRACTS BUYERS Recent Find at Deep Creek May Prove Important Important Deep Creek Crook bismuth is attracting the attention of ot some of ot the western pur purchasers purchasers chasers of or rare ores the recent article artcle in The having drawn their attention to the presence of ot this metal meta in the western Tooele mining region These buyers have thus come in communication with wit Wilson Brothers owners of the Deep Creek property on which the recent strike of ot seven sven feet of ot this tItle ore was wal made made Analysis shows show the Utah bis big bismuth bIsmuth muth equal in richness to that thi found I at Col C The Colorado his bis bismuth bil muth t averages from rom 55 LI to 15 1 l per cent pure pun This Thil vela vein opened out on the Wilson Ulon property runs nearly 6 per cent near nar the surface sural and at depth In n all al proba probability pro bUt it will U run to higher percentage percentage The crude cude ore commands command astonishing prices Bismuth ores running 65 5 I bring bing 30 cents a pound A A lower per percentage percentage I than that Is net nat sought s as much of ot the ore Is la shipped to Bur Er ope for sale or treatment and expenses run high Tte e freight haul hanl to the sea seaboard se seaboard board is about 10 0 a ton the ocean charge harle 8 a total of at SIS 18 S a 1 ton trans trana transportation transportation charges One peculiar thing is 18 that although 55 Ui bismuth rock corn com commands cm seaside mands 30 38 cents will a pound buyers wil not pay more than 40 cents cent a pound for tor rock rok carrying 15 per cent bismuth or or nearly three times as much of ot the te rare metal Rock ock bringing these thee prices may be b hauled long lone distances by wagon wa on and andI It I Is possible if the Deep Creek strike holds out the wagon haul from the Wilson Brothers mine to Wend Wendover Wendover end over on OA the Western estern Pacific may not interfere with wih the commencement of ot shipping prior to the advent of ot the proposed branch railroad which is sur surveyed veye to Gold Hill Hii only a short die dis distance tance from the te bismuth deposit Deep Cre Crek Creek k mining men could coull not possibly make a turn urn would re redound redound more to the credit of the district and come nearer Inducing railroad of officials to seriously consider the mat matter matter matter of ot railroad construction ter branch than to at this stage stag Inaugurate such shipments shipment and thereby demonstrate to the world that the district distrct not only is i irich rich in the precious metals but has haa the rare metals as well wel wel