Show IN GOLD MOUNTAIN HAUNTS haunt majestic cliff cs immense ledges heavy forests of pine an and d innumerable streams and springs are characteristics of gold mountain district in piute diute county this state one of the most promising premising gold camps in the west gold mountain district is located on the eastern slope of old mt baldy whose towering peaks for ages have stood as sentinels over the We treasure vaults wherein dame nature has stored unlimited wealth in the way of gold and silver the keys to which have been entrusted to the keeping of the sturdy prospector and the untiring searcher for deposits of the prec ious metals and all indications go to show that the comb combination has been found that the doors haven have been open edthe open sesame being the magical touch of capital and labor as reports from this section of late are with gladsome news of ledges found and of discoveries of gold galore in years gone by gold mountain was but little prospected and its rugged and picturesque environments failed to attract the attention of the prospector and locator the consequence being that this section of such splendid promise is com comparatively P arat new to the mining world so that this district now the scene of so much activity and of important disclosures and discoveries co I 1 is combar comparatively actively a new camp and is still artillin in its swaddling clothes ten years at most being all that it can well claim in its mining history and still gold mountain is a thrifty stripling and gives promise of taking rank in due time as one of the greatest gold producing camps in the west and already in mining circles it has been designated as the cripple creek of utah gold mountain proper is located on the east eak slope of the mountain and but twelve or fourteen miles from sevier station on the RG W railroad the camp is pow easily accessible good roads having been constructed from the leading mines of the district to the valley below and from now on it will be regarded as a good winter camp as well as a regular pleasure resort during the summer months the indications beino being that in the near future a number of reduction works will be turning out the precious metals in the form of bullion and precipitates from one years year s end to the other the writer can well remember when the first discover discovery yin in gold mountain was recorded and the details of the find were to the effect that the out cropping of the ledges were so immense in their dimensions so massive and strong that they towered above the surface of th the e mountain side for fo a height of from thirty to fifty feet the entire mass being gold bearing and carrying values in quantities sufficient to justify treatment which would leave a handsome profit to the miner and millman and ever since development work has been the order of the day with the owners of this prospective bonanza and with every foot of work done as the tunnels and levels were driven into the hill gold was found in still greater quantities until today the sevier is regarded as being one of the greatest mines in the south a mine whose future history it is believed will vill compare most favorably with that of any of the great wealth producers of this intermountain region although equipped with only a ten stamp mill returns have been most gratifying and now that the property has seemingly passed the stage of litigation and harmony prevails among the members of the company the coming year will doubtless find the mine on the list as a regular dividend payer the deseret or the silver king as the mine is more popularly known situated about two and a half miles southeast of the sevier is another of the early dico discoveries veries of gold mountain district and this ground judging from extensive development and exploitation is almost a mountain kl ua MAMMOTH OFFICE AND of ore and ore that carries good milling values in the preci precious metal so much of which is ia now blocked out in the workings of the mine that it is believed belaev e d reduction works will embellish the property within the next twelve months clustered between the sevier and the deseret there is a perfect nest of promising mines and prospects a among m 0 n g the number being the golden star the bald mountain or annie laurie the mammoth the congress surprise holland H 0 I 1 I 1 a n d lincoln and garfield while not far distant is the miller which at one time caused quite a flutter in mining circles in t this I 1 s city on account of sensational finds within its workings and which is now beino being operated under bond and lease by new blood the golden star beyond a doubt is better known in salt lake than any other of the properties named outside of the sevier as it has given standing to the camp by the payment of the first dividend for that locality and it is understood that in its workings fine bodies of gold bearing quartz are exposed from which numerous shipments of high grade truck have been made in the past and CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT IN GOLD MOUNTAIN HAUNTS CONTINUED FROM PAGE FIVE from which many others will surely follow in the future while the company from all accounts will soon build reduction works at the mine for the treatment of the large quantities of low grade mineral now in sight in the property and on the dump the annie laurie with its checque red career is now evidently in smooth sailing again and is looked upon as a winner having made up its handicap in the doing of which splendid bodies of very rich ore have been uncovered in the property which at the present time is like a lodestone to the mining public inasmuch as just now it is receiving close inspection at the hands of would be in vectors ve who may have added this bonanza proposition to their holdings before this issue of THE REVIEW goes to press fa T H af VE R MILL 1 the mammoth also occupies a prominent position among the properties of merit and promise already referred to and its history is one of extensive and intelligent development the careful expenditure of large sums of money in the transformation of prospects into mines the results of which are sure to become apparent in the near future in heavy shipments of high grade ore and bullion every gold mountain miner is familiar with the history of the mammoth and is confident as to the final outcome of this splendid aggregation of mining claims twenty four in number divided into three groups the consolidated property recently forming the basis for a new incorporation known as the piute diute investment company with headquarters in new york the capitalization of the association being placed at shares of a par value of 10 each this aggregation this consolidation of gold bearing claims which is the result of years of work investigation and accumulation is more than likely to bear excellent fruit at an early day as it is learned that it is the intention of the management to do extensive work in the future to build reduction works and to make a name for this property asa as a heavy wealth producer and a regular distributor of monthly dividends the holland is another promising mine and is noted as a placer proposition as well as for its strong ledge of gold quartz as in the past portions of the decomposed vein were worked by means of sluice boxes the resulting cleanups carrying many dollars in the precious metals but now however a crosscut tunnel is being run to open up the ore bodies at a considerable depth the expectation being that when the desired connection is made the property will be on a shipping basis and a regular producer besides the mines already mentioned considerable sid erable work is being done in the develop ment of the congress the surprise the advocate stanley and other propositions of merit while new discoveries are the order of the day throughout the district the general formation of gold mountain district is a series of parallel fissures in porphyry the strike of the veins being northerly and southerly the gold occurring 11 in gray and white quartz as a general thing the gray quartz usually carrying the highest values the ore to a certain extent being 11 free milling although a combination process embodying amalgamation and leaching it is believed will be required to handle the mineral successfully while in some cases concentration will be required at one or two of the mines where the ore is decomposed and oxidized exhaustive tests have proven that the cyanide process of reduction can be successfully utilized and it will not be long now before practical demonstrations will tell the story of just how the ores from the different properties should be handled as a movement is now on foot for the installation of several plants in the district no N 0 more picturesque or romantic spot thai than gold mountain can be found in the west in fact it it is a veritable paradise a spot favored by nature in many ways and just the place for a great min ining camp |