Show territorial MINING KOTEC the american lork says that work will soon begin in the mines in american fork canyon si easing ot the dugway mining dis brict in the deep breeb count the bait lake tw es says cline took two samples from a breast of four feet taking II 11 em from top to bottom and from side to side with as much fairness as he possibly los sibly could so as to avoid get ting anything better than in average of these no I 1 went ounces in and 3 ounces in gold no 2 oz in silver and 5 w in gol 1 liand simple eliat he took off a i bece of rock which ho says looked no better alian a piece of sandstone returned ounces in silver and 10 3 ounces in cold lie also sampled a couple of cirl of common looking second class stuff on the dump which ran ounces in silver this rich ore lias been priced on the surface for a distance of 1000 feet and the vein itself tor nearly twice that far showing tie same general characteristics of vein si cli as spar manganese and iron all of which ches good essays assays for it can therefore bo readily seen tint should the ore body retain its present size and strength the value of the production could be reduced nine tenths and it would still be a big mine mr cline is also authority for the antor mation that there is an immense lead contact in the dugway district between lime and quartzite formations from which galena float is found scatter d over an area of cne mile by six this contact is all covered by lo 10 alibis en wl ich nothing but alie annual assess ment labor has been done and in some cases not even that much 1 prospectors who are contemplating an expedition to the dugat ay district must take every thing they need along wa them as there are no stores stopping places of any kind and verv few miners cabins where hospitality can bo obtained for pay salt lake block lacha joun al george D 1 otter a mining operator from texas whom we mentioned last week as visiting utah with a view of making an inspection of our mineral resources returned from trip to eureka and balver city lie is so highly pleased with the mining outlook in that portion of utah that he will make it visit sometime tins week the mines in american 1 ork canyon will receive more than ordinary alien alon this year on one or two of the properties there they have a very becu liar method of mining and instead of the drill and powder blast the miner goes out equipped horses plow and scraper lie then plows and then scrapes and every now and 11 en will find a big boulder of high araie graie galena ore similar to tl e one taken from the Kalana azoo mine and for a long time on exhibition at 1 bil mar gette on west first bouth bait lake rhe sight of a man plowing and scrap ing on the top of a mountain for ore is a novel one but that 1 the v ay it is done in the locality above mentioned flie journal has predicted for some lime that atie ohio mining district would come to the front as soon as its worth was advertised and improved facilities were secured bince the luo grande v estern began pushing its lines in that direction and since such a fini showing ban made in the mining claims in eliat dis especially in dalton people are making preparation to rush in there by the hundreds as soon as spi ing fairly opens rhese long neglected localities are bound to attract public attention now that alie railroads are being built to bliem and particularly ig this alie case where gold is found in large quan and silver mines can be opened and worked to advantage and i crofit |