Show ELLS OF IS WONDERFUL red book contains interesting article from pen of J F gibbs it is generally conce eded by men who know shat J F gibbs of marysvale Marys vale is among the very best of authorities on general conditions throughout the marysvale Marys vale mining district in a recent issue of the railroad red book mr gibbs has a very interesting article under the caption mining at marysvale Marys vale with the desire to give this important district further publicity we are reproducing the arct icle as follows the destruction by fire of the bully boy mill in september and the temporary closing of the deer trail and other mines caused by the european war have seriously handicapped the industry during the closing months of 1914 during the earlier part of the year however considerable ore and and concentrates were shipped to the salt lake valley smelt ers and in a general way the mining industry at marysvale Marys vale has made progress the cutting off of the supply of german potash by the war will not however be an unmixed calamity locally and in a general way to the united states in the form of alun ite marysvale Marys vale has vast deposits of potash omitting the fractions the constituents of alunite are as follows sulpher trioxide 38 per cent aluminum oxide 37 per cent potash 11 per cent and water 13 per cent two fifths of the aluminum m oxide is the valuable metal aluminum or roughly there are better than pounds of aluminum metal to each ton of alunite omitting the sulphur content the aluminum and potash values give to the crude ore a value of close to 80 per ton less of course cost of extraction for the information of the the known extent of the alunite deposits will be stated beginning near the summit of the bullion cotton wood divide some eight miles southwest of the denver rio grande railroad station at marysvale Marys vale a great white wall of pink spar descends southerly toward cottonwood creek a distance of more than feet the average width is about 15 feet which holds to debth of feet the deebert point of development A mile and a half west west of the lode or depolite dep osite just described is another and even more extensive deposit also beginning near the crest of the divide the vein continues southerly and downward to cottonwood creek and reappearing on the south side of the cottonwood fault ascends to the summit of the cotton wood tenmile tensile divide or a distance of about two miles the deposit is not exposed on the surface owing to the fact that it is covered with debris from the hill sides aro and was discovered by the presence of alunite float associated with the debris at no point where the vein has been opened is it less than 12 feet wide or thick and it swells to 52 feet in width the deepest opening on the vein is is more than feet and has a width of 22 feet representatives of the united states geological survey urvey have hava examined the east vein and have given encouragement that the values are deep seated the present scarcity of potash in the united states and the acute demand for it has stimulated the owners of the alunite properties in to action action three lines for an aerial tramway eight to ten miles in length have been surveyed from the mines to the railroad station at marysvale Marys vale and there are other evidences of activity in the alunite field it should be stated that to the east cast of the cast deposit there are several parallel veins of minor im importance and which strengthen the belief that other veins will yet be opened within the wide belt of alunite formation which exists in cottonwood and tenmile tensile canyons aside from its mining resources marysvale Marys vale is the gateway to one of the richest sections of utah lying to the south this district possesses great herds of sheep and cattle and is just awakening to the possibilities of agriculture we have ten miles to the south of us one of the largest reservoirs in utah being owned by the state for the purpose of conserving the waters of sevier river river |