Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-08-06 | Page 6 | Gold Ore Struck in Rio Grande Shaft

GOLD (I STRUCK I I GMNDE SHAFT Will Not Develop Body Until Depth of 400 Feet Is Reached eaks of g giade god ore carry snes e aus ae been en one n he ma n s of he R o G ande G ub S ake M n ng ompan he poeof hhsoaed en fe m es eas of son Ne The ne s o ke 'was e e ed n a e e H I Qu nn s e a y and su of he on p ny f om Ma gne D o M F Sm h wa made a e 0 foo po nt No a emp be ma e o deve op any of he ore bod es encoun e ed so far acco d ng o Mr Qu nn the n ent on of e man gen ent be ng to d e he ahaf do n to he 400 foo po nt before any de e opment work s un e taken The compan s s nk ng adoub e compartment s a w ch s do n at present be ow t 300 foot po nt Power dr s are be ng used to m ne w th the company hav n recen v nsta ed a comp ete equ p men of m n ng mach ner The s eaks of h gh grade go d o e were san p ed and re u ned $4 80 in go d and SI s ve o e on In the down ard progress of the shaft the n ners have encountered a numbe of e ns that d d nto the mounta n s de One cut re cen at a depth of 2 5 fee from the surface returned IS in go d twenty eight o nces n s e and parr ed some copper a ues The ve n was abo we e feet n h ckness So v af er s nk ng throu h It ano her ve n was encountered wh ch a so carr ed a ues Due to the steepness of the country mos of the ve ns when dr ven on from he 300 and 400 foot eve s nl be apped a a er ca depth of between 800 and 900 feet t om he surface Conslderab e surface prospect ng has been done on the property and there are numerous ore show ngs The company is controlled by U ah ra oad men. L A Manthey of He pe s pres dent H M Qu nn of Sa t Lake se retary and treasurer and W P Sm th manag ng d rector who with H J Wa ra en and J A Houtz form the di rectora e The major portion of the stock Is held in Ltah