Show valdosia Val VaI dasia mines corporation working mt baldy district geological conditions present favor finding large ore body near tunnel steady progress Is being made in the deep development of the property of the Vald Valdas nala ln gold mines corporation Corpor atlon situated on gold hill mt baldy mining district plute county utah in 1879 two prospectors discovered exceptionally rich gold ore with ith high sliver content near the east t end of gold hill hence the name gawen to the area gold hill to tile the gulch immediately south of gold the name of gold run was given eh en gold Is the prominent high ridge lying south of little cottonwood canyon the geology of gold hill Is identical with tit tant ll 11 it of the deer trall trail ridge which wi ich lies on oil the north side of cottonwood canyon during dining the early history of gold hill several properties were operating during which time the surface of the eastern portion of the area was worked by a number of sli shallow allow shafts inclines and tunnels and gold silver alli er ore mined pur fur ther to the west in fit a north south floun vein a strong mineralized iron gossan was opened up by a shaft TO feet deep on the west end of gold hill mining operations during the 1900 period opened up a n wiles of mineralized quartz vein liis at shallow depths after consoli tIntIng nil all the properties of gold the Vald Yalda asla sla corporation initiated a 11 program for the development elopement elop ment of gold hll HII the iraln work now underway consists fists of tin the bucaloy tunnel hiving having its portal on oil the alif little cottonwood side of sold gold and driving sont southerly herly to cut the buckley vein ein ani and to continue into the area un nn der the points where sli shallow ores were tallied mined in ili the early days there tire nio geological conditions v along the line of tills this tunnel favoring the creation of large ore bodies in fact similar conditions produced large rich ore bodies n within athin I 1 mile of tills property tills this tunnel will develop all of the eastern end iid of gold mil hill the portal of the tunnel being at the highway near the bottom of little cottonwood canyon makes for cal in ining excellent camp site low ore transportation costs and for permanence of the project the development of the western end of gold cold hill Is through the valadisla Val al disla aa shaft which lias has ban sunk link for foi tile the purpose of driving tit t depth drifts into the mineral ned quartz findt eans which are so pro fuse on oil the surface lit in tile the vicinity h ills vork already long lias opened ui ill a inniss of no illing ore and the lie first objective the aldebaran lein Is now in proximity to the face 0 of ohp present workings the main camp has been con lit in little cottonwood Cotto nood canon yon tit at the hie portal of the buckley tunnel funnel at this point there has hag been installed a gasoline driven drive n all compressor three frame ali and d iron mine buildings and two substantial frame houses tor for the accommodation of miners another camp consisting of three minor cabins is located at the Vald asla shaft front from tills this shaft a road load lends pit in by way av of gold run to the hie state highway hi ghun 3 miles distant tit ohp two operations now being condne inducted ted by h this corporation are hoth 1 based a s P d upon considerable 4 mh it us to geological conditions ill I 1 lie tunnel dinnel Is 19 heing daiv n to to encounter the lie quartzite allme adik contact lit in proximity to it i billed fl up which lias haq on its outcrop a strong iron g ff ossin gosa ii chieh sl ll lit in addition to iron carries substantial values alues lit in gold and ana sn sll ver 1 l through li the same nine workings continued on oil last page valdosia vaida Val dasia sia mines corp working baldy dist diat continued from page one the other veins to the east which produced ores orea in the early eaily days can also be developed at depth the valdosia Val VaI dasia shaft and drifts leading from the bottom of the shaft are for the purpose of exploring at depth a widespread wide spread surface mineral showing and also to tup tap at depth the aldebaran vela vein which was mined during the 1900 mining campaign the incentive to develop and explore the ille gold hill area below the shallow depth which were productive during the early period Is not based upon that production alone geological knowledge gained in the area during the last decade Is the lin fill petua petus lying behind this work |