Show THE BASSETT LEAD MINE express vernal utah the old bassett lead mine near the ii fa dyer copper property on little bush creek mountain is to be developed the property which has been idle for several years has been relocated by A G ward of steamboat springs who started a force of men working the first of the week the plan is to run a tunnel about one hundred feet from the old workings into the hill to encounter the contact at a considerable depth for the purpose of determining the lead values of the ledge which shows on the surface a big face literally be spattered with lead ore mr ward brought to vernal with him samples of 82 per cent galena ore that is plentiful even on the surface but more interesting a large sample from the ledge of very rich lead ore that is valuable abla when a concentrating plant is established if the results of the tunnel show that thai the lead body continues to the depth now set further development will be done to ascertain what is still below this level in the opinion of mr ward who is an experienced miner the bassett is a pay proposition just as soon as a railroad touches vernal or near here the haul will be only twenty five to thirty miles and all down hill hi his s tests of the ore show the presence of silver and gold values in addition to the lead sufficient to pay the P expense x of shipping with rail facilities at or near this place he is frank to say that he will not endeavor to do more than thoroughly prospect the ground during which time there is every reason to believe railroad building will be pushing in this way then there will be established a concentrating plant for the alie working of this and other properties the dyer copper mine is only a few miles northwest of the bassett the coni coin pany that operated the dyer smelter run through only ore that tested 50 per cent there is therefore several hundred thousand dollars worth of 10 to 40 per cent copper ore lying in the dump that cluid cou id be smelted smelter at a big profit the minute the present big expense of shipping is removed these properties are due north of vernal about twenty five miles between here and the mines there is an abundance of coal for smelting smelling sm elting and other purposes there is plenty of water timber etc in easy reach of the mines these all make for an easily developed camp which is sure to come with the advent of a railroad n |