Show Deep Deep Creek District o of Varied Varie Mineral Resources I i L b Lr r CREEK Is tho lima section o of DEEP country that borders on th the c west sl o of what has bee been railed called for tor many years year ears th the Great Greut American Desert The Tho greater part of the country com designated as a Deep Creek Is In Int Inthe t the State of ot Utah but some somo of or the tho in min In t I Ins fug In districts lying close to tho the Utah UtahN U h hf f N u Ii li 1 line ore arc sometimes Included flint tho similarity of the thc formation formations and Imd other considerations The Tho scope of this article will 1111 be the tho Deep Creek Creck I range rane of mountains and the various n districts therein all of o which are ure within the tho State of or Utah I The Tho t ep Creek range of mountains Is some 50 miles In length with a and southerly trend It Is Isone isone one of o the most beautiful and Imposing ranges hi tn n the west If It you approach It f from flom loin the east cast e t since It rises abruptly form the dead level lovel of the desert to an nn altitude of or some feet The Tho great greater er or pout pint of at tho the range Is heavily tim timbered timbered with pines common In this cli climate climate mate and of a n quality suitable for fot 01 1 lumber or for mining timbers There Is also 1110 plenty plent of cedar pinon and mountain mahogany that Is of o superior quality for lire wood c Tho The range as ad a whole Is well watered by b numerous mountain streams many man manof of them alive with the luscious moun mountain mount t taro tain trout treat Game Is plentiful such as deer antelope In the foot grouse croll e and amI sage AAge hens lions Water Yater Waterfowl Waterfowl fowl are arc ar also very ver plentiful In tho the thenea nearby nea F by lakes and valley alle streams The climate c Is mild and salubrious the then nc n s of or the alkaline desert having havinga n a In lIked effect seemingly upon the climatic conditions FAVOR FA VOR OUTDOOR LIFE All tho the natural conditions are there thoro therefore therefore fore fOrt favorable fa to outdoor life lIe and consequently for prospecting and min mining minIng mining ing throughout the year ear The Tho first discovery of mineral In the country Has tas as evidently made by the Indians and by b the tho United States sol soldiers soldiers diers who were stationed thero there In the thel days day l aY of the pony pon express which passed directly through the Deep Creek coun country countr country try tr The Indians were hostile In those days and many man blood curdling stories II are told of murders and narrow es escapes capes curCI of or the passengers on the tho overland stage and an the pioneers who first at att t to settle In the country That the Indians know knew at an early carl of o the presence of o lead lend In tho the thor r in u try tn Is plainly evident by bo the find finding ing In of samples amples of fine fino galena ore at atM r M I 1 of the tho old camping grounds where I they hey were accustomed to congregate ki to In make mike their arrow heads These amps were usually near a spring or lr stream and it seeing jeems quite natural that when they the first filst began to acquire tits thI Hi i arms tho the old camping grounds r rould still remain the favored places far i r making their bullets That they th did bi so Is also clearly shown by b the theo o udo dc Implements of Iron that have hae h en Ill found In these thee temps romps which were h used for the purpose of oC melt melting I t also lug ing the lead The older Indians seem to have had hud some knowledge of o copper ores but It Is not likely that 1 attempted to fo m k any use of o the tho copper WERE RANCHMEN RA Tho The earlier white while settlers in the ther country count were stock and ranchmen at attracted attracted attracted r by b the tho fertile lands of tho o val valleys al leys lej and foothills tooth Ills and by the fine grass graas and other stock forage on the tho ther e I range r Many ton of oC the old ranchers and andt i t kmen nen have become very vcr ter wealthy wealth fatty and untold wealth will f fd be 00 made In the e eyears years to come from rom the time fertile tile but un tin unoccupied d occupied lands of oC that section 4 But B t the pride of oC Deep De p Creek CICek Is in its mineral mi mineral eral wealth and there Is no place In Inthe Inthe inthe the wide world w that has so great n a 1 varlet variety of or minerals In such quantity as the Deep Greek country The en entire entire tire range for Cor 50 miles Is highly min mineralized with gold silver copper coppe lead zinc zinc and Iron In the Clifton district district Is found 1 a greater g eater variety v l of minerals molybdenum Including Inc nickel tin antimony denum and the rare and highly high valuable able abl tungsten It I Is proper hero here to say that while thel mineral mineraI wealth of the country count was discovered man foal years ago there thero was little effort made to any an but the they very rich ilch silver and smelters were built at Small I ore o orris I different dl erent points and were operated at ata atI good profit proUt until the tho price of or sliver silver I a n 1 became so low that they were forced Smelters were wore built a at Bul to Norville Jl lose close Clifton Cllfton n Cane Springs Gold GoldHill GoldHill Hill and at other points f farther away awa r from froin the central portion of oC the section under discussion As tho the mineral wealth of oC the country count became better known and better developed atten attention attention tion was directed to the tho gold goldI ores of tuff country The first gold mill was as I the tho Cane built upon tho the property of o tho the Midas and andi the company 4 Sp i 9 I Qu en of oC Sheba mills following later CANE SPRINGS S RINGS PROPERTY ri to ti The Tho property formerly belonging the Cano Cane Springs comp company com pan covered scon con territory in the c Clifton ton d district and was wan among amon the earliest of oC the theca ti I early ca TI locations made upon tho the mineral mineraI I grounds of that district Il It at one time owned all aU the patented property now held by the tho Woodman Mining company and tho the Western Utah I Dining Alining company Thu The holdings of o these theo I two tw companies are In several groups through the tho anft an are al at different points most moat heavily mineralized section st of the tho district Till The lato Col J F Woodman a man than of o largo large mining experience certainly certa ta showed snowed showed good Judgment Iri In select selecting ing In his properties as ho did as develop development development ment has amply I demonstrated He it l lin had ma made J ie a great deal a of money from n mines In oUter Bother parts of or tho the state but hud had disposed of practically all alt his mining k property with the tho exception of o his hold holdings holdIngs ings InSH In tho the Clifton district and had hud j plane ns almost completed that tat would I t I hate hae Involved tho the expenditure of or an Im hn manse monso amount of oC money In tile the erection of plants that would O have been I of Inestimable f benefit I to t tho to whole die dis district s But death and amid his property passed Into new hands Just at ata ata ata a time Imo when ho he could confidently look forward to the tho great success of his life I I WOODMAN COMPANY This Thill company owns the old Cane Springs locations and has hIlS been a large Imse producer of gold Jold Tho The company also owns the tho claim and the tho Franky claim and the tho group The Tho Cane Springs Alverada groups have ha have e been beon most moat extensively developed and It la III from these two groups that thal I the tho th gi greaten eaten part of or tho the oro ore so BO far ex haw has been en taken Tho The ore oro has been bean be n a n high grade grado gold old ore averaging something like 40 10 per ton The Tho ores ore have haio been found mostly In limo lima near neal a am contact It Is Iii free mill milling m ing In but the tho ore oro from tho the Cano Cane Springs 1 carries can lop n a small percentage of copper generally In ht tho the form of carbonates TIle The Bonnemort claim Is gold old and cop copper copPer copper per The Tho gold IB Is found in tho tine limo and ar arth th copper In what is supposed to be he bean bean j f an intrusive granite called by b soma somo experts a 0 porphyry Tho The Frnnk Franky claim elatin Is In what would w uld bo be called a copper COppel prop property props s erty although the tho ore carries consid considerable erable gold This claim has hns always considered ono one of oC time tho heat best In the district dl Time The vein on the time Franky claim Is fully 00 feet feel In width and extends the full ull length of ot tho the claim 1500 feet Tl It also outcrops on the adjoining property property for foi fora foia 01 I a 0 considerable distance The latter laller I i IB is part of or the Western Utah I Copper C holdings The Tao Franky vein eiD has been developed by a I f number of shafts and one tunnel to a depth of about out feet Time The oro so solar i lar f developed will average about 3 per pcr percent II cent copper and In gold Time The Franky Is 18 tho tho to tho Cult Il Ii il fir f TORE STORE S AND BOARDING HOUSE AT CANE OANE SPRINGS OLD SMELTER AT CLIFTON I r i h ri rim r i ik f m I S ft t R 4 t r k 7 f t J 1 4 3 r r t r w wY Y q s J r fi fiA A if S I rr f y i f ff Q x f Yr 4 f Vj t Y w C dY r t r c I m Ira m y r m 1 fA Y i J f c y l F s f l i ia a rr 1 C 11 a t t it i Jt 7 t Jle A cv 1 T ti t J IRON mON CROPPING AT GOLD HILL CANE SPRINGS MILL GOLD HILL AND CANE SPRINGS x x c ton on district with one exception Time The Theother other vein is upon the property of oC thy the th Lucy L Mining lInin and n Milling company compan which Joins tho the Franky Frank claim on the tho cast ast HAS PRODUCED MUCH Tho The Woodman Mining property has actually produced about in n gold from front the Cane Springs and Alverada groups of or claims There Theres Is s an Immense amount of or ore oie of oC a n good grade In sight on the tho property which will vill be treated as soon as ns the tho new newmill newmill mill that Is to bo be built buill soon is In operation op ration The property Is now under op option option tion ion supposedly to tho ho I for approximately A large laige mill Is s to be Installed at once for rOl work workIng working Ing ng the gold ores and the tho copper anA lead cad veins on of tho the property are aio to bo be extensively developed Time Tho Western Utah Copper company compan has las three patented groups grous the tho Gold GoldHill GoldHill Hill Calavaras and the tho all alln allIn I In n the tho most mineralized part of or the Clifton district F Augustus Heinze Is s ono one of or the tho largest stockholders in tins tilts property Duncan W y S I McCornick and other pi prominent eminent Salt I Lakers are also heavily Interested Tho The property properly Ones has been developed to consid considerable I erable depth and It Is safe to say Sll that fully ully full tons of o ore havo have been taken from Irom time the mine or are arc blocked out ready rend for shipment or for or tho the smelter as soon as conditions are favorable This company has bought the Redding Springs ranch where there thero is plenty of oC water waler for a n smelter site and it Is safe safo to assume that It will not be bo very long until the smelter smeller will wm bo be built In the tho Gold Sold Hill group the thc company has ore bodies developed that actually show bout about feet In width With such auch im immense mense mene oco o o bodies exposed and with such an Immense amount of or ore ole In insight sight Eight It Is not likely that a man mIll of or the characteristic push and energy of ot F A will allow the property to re remaIn remain maIn In KB its It present unproductive state Millions of or dollars are aro exposed In this one group and time Iho other groups will In all probability be bo fully as productive although not yet et so fully ully developed The Time ore lire of all nil the groups is copper gold silver and lead LUCY L COMPANY Too Lucy L Mining and Milling com company company l pany Is one ono of oC tho the properties which Jio to Wilson brothers control Th sc o omen men arc are among the most progressive and energetic In developing tho the Deep Crock Creek country count They The are aro also very heavily h II interested In tho time different die dis districts probably the tho largest Individual property owners In that section Clyde Clyle ClydeH H Wilson Is In charge of ot tho the develop development development ment work at the tho mines while Frank FrankL FranleL L Wilson has charge charse of or tho time financial end They The have given considerable at attention to tho the rare ores of the district and their reward has hus been tho the discovery discovery discovery I ery of tho the largest body bod of or gold bold oro In the tho United States the IC chi dis discovery covery cove of or tin nickel and and the rare and ami valuable tungsten ore oio The Tine Lucy Lue L 1 Is the best developed of the properties controlled by b the Wil Wilson VII VIII I ton son bt others brothers something over oer a mill mile millor of or work having been done dono upon this property There Thole aro are seven seon I claims and ono one covering an anarea anarea area arcs of oC about lao acres In tho very vory heart beart of oC tho the great mineral minerai zone zono com con commonly commonly called the tho Copper Cop pel Bolt Dolt from tho the characteristic outcrops of copper coppel and to distinguish It front the parallel zones zone lying cast east of or the Copper Coppe Bolt Holt and known as the lead belt The Time greatest great t ore body on tho time Lucy L Lis LIs Lis is In tho the copper vein which Is la 0 fcc fec r ot otIn In width Tho Time vein Is Iii developed to the depth of ot GOO COO foot feet on tho the Incline of the vein and time the crosscut at that depth shows hows It to be foot feet wide as above stated ta d The Tho oro ore la III largely a Ii but portions of the vein shows show consid considerable erable oxidation In values It will average bettor better than 3 per pel cent copper cupp and about aboul In fu gold sold with a little silver The vein seems scorns to bo ho of Identically the scone same nature as the Franky vela vein being In hr the same samo limo formation and evidently deriving Its mine ai values from the same source RHYOLITE OUTCROP t L and a d tho time Franky Fank veins aro aro aroI aroi I i about 2000 feet feel apart both having a noi northerly and southerly strike Run nuu iming easterly caster and westerly between the he II two veins Is the time largest rhyolite or 01 porphyry por pot porphyry outcrop In the time Clifton ClInon district t I The outcrop of o this dike Is about a out no 20 0 feet in width and feet in length entirely upon the Lucy Luc L ground gl The dike has Intruded Into the lime and the of or time the surrounding formation Is undoubtedly undoubted I the time result No Mo doubt there has been considerable fracturing In some of ur tho the adjacent country count rock rok which is a II granite under tho the lime capping and In these those fissures In lu the tho granite is where the bismuth and tungsten ores havo have been deposited The Tho mineral deposits surrounding tho the I porphyry dike are aro time the Franky copper vein eln at the tho west nest end time the Lucy L cop copper copper per Del vein at the east cast end ond the tho 30 foot Coot lead vein of or the Lucy L on tho time north nor northside h side all In lime and tho the bismuth and tungsten ores on the south side In tho time granito granite sulphate Is conspicuously conspicuously present in tho the lime north of or th the dike and several veins of or parallel and dip toward tho dike and toward the tho big bl lead outcrop that Me lei Just north |