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Show LETTER FR03I DUG WAY. Notes on the Formations and the Mines of that District. Ejfiiil Corrftpon'I''nc ri Th-e Times. After a hard journey, have arrived at this interesting camp aud have spent a day in locking over its mines. It would be impossible impos-sible for a mining man to look over the prospects pros-pects of this camp and not be impressed with its greit possibilities, w hen it is afford-rd afford-rd the ad vantages of a ra'Jroad. "While there is some rich ore here, there is not a great deal of it, 'and my impression is that the ! great wealth of the district lies in its lead mines, all of which are too low grade to pay with present methods of transportation. I have met a Mr. Delaney here who has show n me, sorer tplendid property of bis own and a number of claims belonging to other. The mines which he owns are iu what is known as the lead hell in which is' in the lime formation, the ores being galena's and spar. These ores are low grade in silver but run astonishingly high in lead. The higher grade mines are in the porphyry and quartzites. Some of these galena mines had hundreds of tons of ore in sight and it seemed a great pity that it could not be turned into money and the district made prosperous by the employment em-ployment of a large number of men. The Buckhorn mine looks more like a stone quarry and is a big blow-out. It has any amount of ore iu sight although the high grade is not so plentiful as it was reported repor-ted to have been at one time. The mine has been poorly worked; although it may eventually become a great property-At property-At present it is producing an ore which re. sembles the gold rock found in Iowa Uulch at Lcadville, Colo. I was told that it would run 100 .1 ton. and it looked as if it would. It is a hard district to work in on account of the scarcity of water, aud all that is used for drinking or cooking must be hauled from Granite mountain, some ten miles away. That used for stock is obtained from a well near he camp. After looking over the district dis-trict thoroughly, I am firmly convinced that with railroad communication it could produce pro-duce at least 500 tons of ore a week. As the railroad is yet an uncertainty, I shall go on to Fish Springs and probably prospect there this winter. Mc. Dugway, Oct. 25, 101. |