Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-31
STOCKTON, OPHIR, DRY CANYON.
Activity of Utah's EOw.Grade Mines
Heavy Shipments From Old
and New Properties.

/ ton of the mines in that section. Where
only few months ago everything was at
standstill, and scarcely half dozen
men at work in the camps, everything is
hustle and excitement now, and ore is
! flowing from the mines like stream,
from the hands of large forces OF hardy
miners.
Upon arriving at the terminus OF the
Utah and Nevada railroad, one is forcibly
impressed with the number of teams I'M
loading the ore into cars, and feels that
the place must be prospecting which en-
ploys so many teams to haul the ores.
| Climbing upon the box of the ''jerky'
beside Gus Stroutenberg, we are soon
taken over the hill two and a half miles
to Stockton, and set down at the Eureka
hotel in time for dinner.
A run around town discloses the fact
that there are two stores, one owned by
Brown & Son, and the other by A. w.
Young, which carry a fine stock OF
miners supplies and groceries. There are
two saloons, one owned by James Hughes
and the other by Franks & Son.
Our reporter soon had the good fortune
to spy out his cold time friend John B.
Robertson, who, if signs amount to any
thing, is one of the happiest men in
Stockton. He has cause to be happy,
for he and his partner, George w. Carter,
are the fortunate lessees of the Katherine
and Rambler mines, and are coming
money "hand over fist" After indulg-
| ing in refreshments, the hand jigs en-
ployed by Carter and Robertson to clean
! the third-class ore from their mine, and
situated a couple of hundred yards below
town were visited. In his usual atfable
manner "Jack" explained all the "dips,
spurs and angles" of the ''jigging'
process, and showed some fine ores that
had been made from a mixture that
would otherwise be worthless.
The next place visited was
THE HoNERINE CONCENTRATING WORKS,
Situated only a short distance above
the town. Superintendent G. f. Mitche.
ner, of the Honerine group of mines, was
found in his office, near the concentrator,
and readily answered the questionings as
to the operations now being made under
his supervision. The Honerine mine is
situated about two miles from the concen-
traitor, and the low-grade ores are hauled
from the mine to the concentration by
team. The mine has been worked to the
depth of 800 feet, and produces in the
neighborhood of 900 tons of ore per
month. Of this amount 100 tons is clean
ore, ready Tor shipment, and the remain
ing 800 tons, after being treated at the
concentration, yields from 300 to $50 tons
of concentrates, which run over 20 per
cent lead, and from 80 to 45 ounces in
silver This concentration can easily
handle $50 tons of crude ore per day, and
therefore is worked only to small part
of its capacity 1t is most complete in
every way, and the loss is merely NOM
inal.
| There are many mines at Stockton that
are shipping ore to profit to the owners,
and general air of prosperity pervades
the camp.
The following morning we mounted
the hurricane deck" of Mr. Kinks ore
team and started for Dry Canyon 4
couple of hours travel and the one famous
mining camp OF
DRY CANYON
Is reached, which has been we'll nigh de-
! serted for the past few years, but is pick
ing up greatly this summer. At the Mono
the old dump is being concentrated, and
Matt. Osborn is having some prospecting
work done in the mine.
Messrs. Day & Tolman are working the
Brooklyn mine, and have made several
| fine shipments this season. A lot of
forty tons was sampled few days ago,
and sold for nearly $40 per ton There is
large body of this kind of ore in the
mine. The Brooklyn is owned by Mr..
Henry Lawrence, and is operated under
lease by Messrs. Davy & Tolman.
The Deseret mine is being worked by
| three men, and some very rich ore is eX-
tracted.
Knox d Co. are working the Kearsage,
! and employ three men besides them
selves.
Captain H. E. Barstow has gone in
there with the intention of letting big
contract on his tunnel below the Mono
mine, and may possibly resume opera
tons on the Rather mine, which has pro-
duced large amount of ore in the past
four years.
Messrs. Crouch and Pollycott are tax
ing some fine ore out of the upper work.
ings of the Hidden Treasure mine. and
will begin shipping within few days.
Several leases have been let on other
properties in the camp and active opera
tons will soon commence, and Dry Can
yon will doubtless resume its old promin-
ence as an reproducing section.
ON THE oPHIR SIDE
The mines are looking we'll, and the
Eighth of January" mine, owned bv
Stanton, Davis & Co.. is one of the COM
ing bonanzas of Ophir district. Through
the courtesy of the superintendent and
part owner of the mine, Dan Stanton.
our reporter was shown through the
works. The mine is operated by two in
clines, each about sixty feet deep. and
fifty feet apart, and drift connects them
at the bottom and runs about sixty feet
farther west, Nearly all this work has
been done in u solid body of crystalized
lead and carbonate ore, ranging from two !
and a half to fifteen feet in thickness |
Ore aggregating in the neighborhood of i
$4,000 worth has been sold from this
mine this summer. and a shipment of
200 sacks is now on the road. No esti-
mate can be made as to the extent of the
ore body SO far, as it seems to be almost
without limit. The ore is low grade in
silver, but the quantity and its desirable
lty as fine smelling ore, makes it very
profitable to work.
Near the Dan Stanton mine is the Buck
Horn mine, owned by VIM. Jennings &
To-, and worked under lease by Messrs.
Shears, Cooper and Buhring. Considerable
oree IS being extracted daily, and is being
shipped by way of Ophir City.
Averill Brothers and Ed Bird are work
ng the California, and are having their
're packed by Bithell Brothers. burro
train to the wagon road above the Chicago
nine, where it will be forwarded to the
erminus of the L. & N by teams.
Professor Holden is working force Of
men on his Gem and Jim Fisk mines on
jhIoride hill, and from all reports is
making some rich and extensive de- !
relopments