The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-22
MINING NOTES.
From the Park City Record:

other viii be placed in the $40 station
when reached.
Work on the MouDtaineer, belong
ing TO the Silver Bar Company, wi
be commenced Monday. The shat
AN inciine-is down on the weir
100 feet. The vein has averaged ovei
three feet. aud Is now over four. The
ore stree k il eighteen inches wide and
samples we'll, The shaft will be sunk
deeper before drift is run.
The last strike in the Walker i
Buckeye is assuming cousid erable
proportions. A vein Of ore vas struck
oy following a small seam, south Of
the main lower tunnel. The drift il
IN on the ore lhiIty-siX feet. The
ore body is four and q halt feet Wide.
Drifting has been suspended ~ the
-uoDly OF tim bers is exhausted. An
incline will be run down on the ore
from q station to be cut IN the breasi
OF the DRIFT.
An accident occurred at the Utah
two weeks ago that was very an
noying, as q fine body OF ore wsa
coming in on the lowest level, which
had to be abandoned. Tue accident
was to the boiler, and consequently
the water rose sixty feet in the in
cline. This will require but about
twelve hours to pump out, when the
pump which is now being taken to
she mine is at work. The ore body,
we are informed by Pst Tracy, is now
from ten to fifteen inches OF solid ore,
OF good quality. and increasing in
body. The machinery is all over the
mountain and will be set as quickly
rs possible, when. the new vertical
shaft, now down nearly 100 feet. will
be sunk rapidly.
The most serious mishap yet su
stained by the Empire occurred
yesterday. A day or two before the
drift from the shaft on the 400 level
mad reached the vein, having
previously run through seventy-five
feet OF porpbyry. all through which
little pockets of good ore were found.
When the vein was crosscut deluge
Of water came in, carrying with it
great quantities Of vein matter mixed
With good ore-"mountsins OF ore"
MS the superintendent expressed it.
The suGdeuness With which it came
prevented gaining any idea OF the
width of the vein, or the amount of
the ore. TIE DRIFT was bulkheaded,
0u, the water and debris snapped
.bree inch plank like matches. The
lrift was filled with wssh-yein mat
Ter and ore-sevsnty. five feet tack
rom the breast.
In the station on this level there is
| large Wortnington pump, with tour
lunch pIungers, and smaller pump
,fthe same pattern. These we're i'm
started, aid for ak hours
hey labored molly. throwing to the
urisce 1,400 gallons per minutel
But the strain on the valve in the 10
nch water column from the large
pump was too great. and il gave way
Ifter having broken three of the
leavy yokes, made OF 10-inch timber,
y hich brace the column in the shaft.
the water rose rapidly |
n the shaft, quickly covering the |
pumps, and this morning 1t was sew
,ral feet deep in the 800 station. The
snk is kept busy, and will probably |
iold it there, as the water must be
nearly as high as its source.
A sinking pump will be put in, and |
he water lowered 30 ss TO place the |
arge pump now at the Sampson. in |
he 300 station. Before much can be
lone. however, two set OF the mill |
boilers, now down a; the mill site,
must be brought up aud putt place,
Is there is net sniff Gent steam power.
1t will be some few weeks before
be evil is remedied. Yet the little
bat has been learned of the vein on |
be 400 level is most satisfactory. and
he management will be more deter
Diued than ever 10 prosecute 1evelop-
gents.
rom the Southern Utah Times:
The Talisman in west camp is
gain teing worked. Mr.. Martin hav-
ug put force Of men on the main
hiatt this week who will sink down
o a depth of 100 feet on which level
hey will run q drift With the view of
trikmg the main vein.
The Lizzie. formerly the Miners
)elight) in North Star District, has
ecently been relocated ny B. F.
irant, MoEet and Mccullough of Mil
ord and By the progr IS made thus
sr We should Judge that thay wore
letting in some good ticks. The vein
IAN be traced all along the top Of the |
and assay certificates OF
different parties give an average OF
Is az. silver.
The Harrisburg Hill properties in
S0uth Star are proving-up splendldlY, |
md With the continued prosperity OF
he Kenarrsb, one OF the principal
,laims, the company can look for
ward to a bright future.
From the Milford Sentinel:
The Vulcan mine, in Star District,
las started q large force Of men to
work.
An assay Of picked ore from the
LIZA mine, in Star District, assays:
Lead 81 per cent, silver $l42.91 per
on.
We understand that great many
leans from Miners7ille are now busily
engaged in hauling wood to the Frisco
smelters.
Judge Spear came down from Star
District this morning. He reports
that camp as looking forward to q
boom in the early spring.
Ore houses are now being erected
On the Boston and Oneida Guard
mines in Star District. Tue latter
namsd mine is situated in the foot
hills. and is owned By Mr.. Sesrles. of
ILL.,, aud o. 7. Clark. of
Star. Average assays give over $50
10 gold per too from this mine and
there is lots Of II.