Show the three kings of park city cl ty utah BY WILL C HIGGINS with but one or two exceptions the wonderfully rich mines of the park city district utah were unproductive until developed to a considerable depth the park city district is justly celebrated for its extensive deposits of high grade silver lead ores and its mines a number of which are as yet but practically lying park city limestone formation and in the bedded planes between these two that ore zones are disclosed in the performance of exploratory work that are often a revelation to those who are acquainted with the mining history and geology of this thib famous old camp for nearly a half century park city has includes developed and paying mines and sections have been added to the mineral zone which but a few years ago were looked upon as being nothing more than barren ground discovery of modern bonanzas the discovery of the quincy opened the eyes of many to the still greater silver king con 06 CAI W k KS view showing western portion of three kings property looking west also proximity of silver king kine coalition and silver king consolidated photo by will C higgins in their infancy have produced something over in gross value while they have paid out in dividends in the near neighborhood of the greater portion of this magnificent amount however came from depth far below mere surface workings and although shafts have been sunk to levels approximating to 2000 feet in depth the ore measures have been in no wise exhausted even when the weber quartzite the lowest ore bearing stratum in the formation was reached As a matter of fact it is in the contact between the weber quartzite and the over been the wonder of the mining world years ago it was genially gen rally believed that the resources of the camp had been practically practical lk exhausted and especially so when the old ontario and daly had produced their millions while many were of the opinion that the boundary lines of these properties covered practically all of the ore deposits that were worth looking for and digging for in the district in which they were located discoveries during recent years however have proven the fallacy of this belief for each year the lines have been extended until territory has been environed which now ties of this camp and the wonderful disclosures in the silver king coalition at about the same time not to forget to mention the silver king consolidated and the daly judge both of which are of more recent development stimulated mining activities throughout that section and caused new enterprises to take form a number of which are now employed in the development of df virgin ground in localities where they are practically surrounded by producers whose successes have emphatically subscribed to the gospel of de deep ep sinking included in this number is the three kings silver mining company whose holdings embracing an area of acres of patented ground are surrounded on three sides by the extensive domain of the silver king coalition and it is the intention of the three kings to sink to the limestone quartzite contact with the full expectation of uncovering at a geological depth of from to feet the same ore zones in this contact that have made the th e coalition the judge and the consolidated famous throughout the mining centers of the west and the three kings because of its lower horizon and because of the erosion of the planes of practically barren ground at higher altitudes will not be compelled to sink so deeply as was the case with its near and successful neighbors in order to uncover the silver lead deposits believed to extend through from adjoining properties as it would require more than imaginary ima inia ginery lines to check the ore depositions when once dame nature began to construct her treasure vaults and furthermore the impression in cipres ipres prevails that the ore bodies in adjoin which is connected with the main lines of the union pacific while the other makes direct connection with its parent system the D R G at salt lake city the shaft is connected to the railroad by a road of easy grades so that the transportation problem offers no difficulties whatever and it is figured that freighting costs will be very low once shipping ore is encountered in the mine workings the companas Comp anys property the ninety seven acres included in the companas comp anys holdings consist of a preemption pre emption made by col john nelson many years ago and to which government title has since been vested in the locator this tract adjoins the northwest portion of park city townsite on its western boundary and adjoins three of the patented claims of the minola group on the north belonging to the company and the beware claim on the west col nelson was one of the veteran miners and prospectors of the park city district he was a friend and contemporary of bf such mining men as R C chambers for years manager and president of the white horse claim is contiguous to claims mt blanc calhoun and kentucky no 4 of the coalition most of the claims mentioned belonging to the silver king coalition mines company and forming part of the uintah Tred treasure sure hill mining companas Comp anys property which it is stated was purchased purchase by the coalition seven or eight years ago for and from which property much first class ore has been shipped during the intervening years these four claims were originally owned by john parry another park city prospector who had confidence in the ultimate outcome of the mineral industry located in hollow for so that locality was designated and he held these claims for many years up to the time of his death refusing repeated offers of fro from m 2 25 5 to the estate going to his widow who held on to the claims up to a year or two ago when for a money and stock consideration she turned the ground into the holdings of the three kings silver mining company mrs nelson also parted with her ground on the same basis taking money and stock in payment for her F N W 55 3 46 an 5 N view from three kings dump looking north photo hv by will C Hir ins ing properties have been proven to within a few hundred feet if not right to the boundary lines of the three kings holdings the attention of the reader is called to the half tone illustration showing the west tern portion of the three kings properly A careful study of the hillside dis closs three distinct strata the upper bed is the hhaynes limestone which extends down the hill a few hundred feet the next stratum being the woodside shale which is of no economic importance and the third stratum which commences at the point at which the three kings shaft house is located is the park city formation it will be seen that these formations all dip to the northwest about twenty degrees the property of the three kings is located about three quarters of a mile from the park city postoffice post office and is but a ten or fifteen minute walk from the main street of this active and progressive mining district city it is but a short wagon haul from the main working shaft of the company to two lines 0 of steam railroad one of great ontario and richard mcintosh owner of the park city sampling works in the early days of the camp it is stated that colonel nelson was one of the best posted mining men in the camp and that during his lifetime life time was often heard to remark that he believed that this ground would eventually develop into one of the biggest and best mines in the district and he left the ground to his widow with the expressed wish that she would keep it until she was able to realize handsomely from it on the basis of a producing mine the balance of the ground fifty six and one half acres consists of the lookout colorado beware and white horse patented mining claims the lookout claim is bounded on the south by the samuel claim of the silver king coalition mines company the colorado claim is bounded on the east by the same samuel claim and on the south by the kentucky no 6 and kentucky no 5 claims of the silver king coalition the beware claim is bounded on the south by the kentucky nos 4 and 5 property the two transactions giving the company clear title to the consolidated properties the cash payments having already been made and stock entered on the books according to the agreement the general formation in hollow the general formation consists of park city lime which has a dip of 17 to 20 degrees N 50 degrees W this lime bed is from to feet thick and rests on weber quartzite large ore bodies being generally found on the contact and from 50 to 75 feet above in the park city lime the bonanza ore depos deposits 1 t S of that portion of the district have been found to have a gray lime lim e for a hanging wall and a of sandstone the strata of lime that is replaced by ore varies in width from two to fifteen or twenty feet but the I 1 e general average is from two to six feet although zones of enrich enrichment m ent of from thirty to forty feet are of frequent 0 occurrence acu arence the pers persistency stancy and parmalie per permanency malie n ey of the ore bodies of t the lie district have been abeln well established by deep and extensive development and production and this fact is amply attested in a report made by edward R where lie he calls attention to the main ore shoot in the silver king coalition which had been followed for a di distance stanca of feet and which had produced on an average of tons per running foot with an average value of per ton intrusive quartz ledge the surface area of the three kings company is pretty well covered by a thick growth of underbrush and this conceals and hides to a great extent a more than promising mineral formation that is appreciated and recognized only by the very few who have given that section the careful examination it deserves with a northerly and southerly strike a strong intrusive quartz ledge cuts through the companas comp anys holdings for a distance of 2500 feet the ledge has a dip to the northwest at an angle of from twenty to twenty five degrees and is from 75 to feet in width this ledge is located immediately west of the main working shaft of the property 11 kings ings and the identity of the formation in the shaft of the king consolidated and the three kings the probabilities are so great that this is one of the best prospecting ventures I 1 have seen for a long time in a report to the directors of the three kings company paul geologist states personally I 1 can only state that in my opinion you hold today the most valuable undeveloped ground in the district excepting only in part the territory owned already by your powerful producing neighbors production of the district in a report by edward R and george D blood prepared for presentation at the annual meeting of the american institute of mining engineers which convened in salt lake city in august 1914 the production of the mines of park city up to that date was given as follows name of company ore sales dividends ontario silver mining co daly west mining co compressor belt connected to a 30 horsepower westinghouse motor jn III the mine a chicago ane pneumatic tool company air hoist has been installed which has a lifting capacity of pounds at a speed of ninety feet per minute at the pump house GOO feet front from the shaft house a fairbanks morse electric pump is in op aeration era tion this pump forces water from the spring to the shaft through a 2 inch pipe line the property is also fully equipped with air drills mine cars mine and hoist buckets electrically driven saw and tile the necessary tools for extensive mining operations development and operation soon after taking over this promising property y the comp company aily management began the installation of the equipment above described and starting a two compartment working shaft in the park city lime beds this shaft has been sunk to a depth considerably over feet and is well timbered at a point above the bottom of shaft a drift was run in a direction which procured greater depth geologically and at N 44 t 10 I 1 hii va three kings shaft house looking north photo by will C higgins three hundred and fifty feet northwest of the shaft there is an east west fissure that outcrops very strongly and from which assays essays have been obtained showing small values in silver lead and gold the surface values however have evidently leached beached so that under existing conditions the returns were very satisfactory this fissure is from four to five feet in width and has a dip to the north the ledge and this fissure should intersect in the beware claim and at the intersection there is a good reason to believe that a large body of pay ore will exist to prove which theory a drift will undoubtedly be sent out from the lower workings of the main working shaft in a report on the three kings property L J hohl the well known consulting engineer of san francisco says the existence of the ore bodies as far north as the three kings has not been demonstrated by actual location as yet but knowing the persistency of the ore bodies in the district and realizing the close proximity of the workings of the king coalition to the three daly mining co quincy mining co daly judge mining co silver king coalition mayflower group woodside mining co silver king consolidated miscellaneous smaller mines total partly estimated equipment of the property the property of the three E kings jugs silver mining company is equipped with a commodious shaft house and blacksmith shop in the shaft house there is installed ns an ottumwa iron works hoist geared to a westinghouse 35 horsepower in motor ator having a lifting capacity of pounds at a speed of feet per minute in addition there is a chicago pneumatic tool company air the same time brought the development closer to known producing territory this drift also explored the beddings in such a manner that any northeast southwest fissures which might exist wo would uld be discovered the expectations of the company in this respect were fully realized in view of the fact that two well defined fissures were nvere intersected in this interesting development crosscuts Cross cuts were made on the no 1 fissure which was very highly mineralized to establish its permanency and continuity the 4 consisted of galena in flake form together with showings of silver varying in quantity from four to nine ounces in this crosscut the management also decided that it would be advisable to penetrate the lime quartzite contact in this fis sure and has been prosecuting work in 1 a W 1 anze at a po point 1 nt in the crosscut wiler e the t was strongest very agrati S tying assays essays have been obtained fron from the t fill of this fissure throughout its entire anti depth while the fissure has been gradually sra widening so that at the present writing the entire width of the hie is in fissure filling quantities of manganese and tale talc exist throughout the gangue matter of the fissure as disclosed by this it is anticipated that the weber quartzite will be reached in a comparatively short time or at a total depth geologically of to feet and present favorable conditions would lead to the opinion and belief that an exists in the near vicinity of the work now being carried on so intelligently and systematically organization the three kings silver mining com pany was organized along lines of strength and permanency at the outset it was known that deep sinking would be required in order to reach the contact between quartzite and the limes and it was fully realized that this would require considerable capital and the exercise of good judgment mining experience and patience with a realization of the in magnitude agni tude of the enterprise and the vast potential possibilities accompanying compa nying extensive development work the management has provided equipment of a substantial nature and first class in construction st and material while every economy is 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