The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-13
PARK CITY PICKINGS.
The Valuable Property Near the
Macintosh Sampler.
THE DAILY MINE CLOSED DOWN.
1epalrs to be Made-The Utah Uentral-Tbe
'Deestrict Skule" Performance
The Public School.

ABOUT half way between the Union Pa
clnc depot and Mackintos,h's sampler. east
oI the track, is some mining property that
recently has been rapidly coming into
prominence. The property consists of six
claims known as the Steele Group and be-
tongs to-. ID. Steele, who has worl1edit con-
Inuously since 1856. The first work done
was the running of tunnel on the ledge
"a feet, from the face of which shaft was
sunk 81 feet and then a drift of lis feet
from which cross cuts were run in a
northerly and southerly direction, the
hrst 20 feet and the latter 25 feet. A two
loot vein was found which carried ore as
saying l3 ounces silver, S. in gold and IS
per cent lead. Believing it could be
worked to better advantage from lower
tunnel, one was started and is now in 100
1eet Here the vein was again encountered
30 inches wide and better assays secured.
averaging q ounces silver, 81 in gold and
30 per cent lead. Its walls are well de-
fined, the hanging wall being of lime and
the footwall of quartz. From the face of
this tunnel a perpendicular shaft has been
sunk so feet, from which cross cuts to
Tap the vein will be run when greater
depth is attained.
AT The bottom of this shaft second vein
was discovered, three inches wide which
assays as high as 11S ounces silver and -
per cent. lead. Three men are kept at
work developing this property, and from
present indications something will be heard
from it in the near future. 1t is being sur
Eeyed this week for a patent. A 32x32
aWeillng house is being erected, and other
improvements are contemplated.
GENERAL NOTES.
/. Huse, jr., was in town Tuesday from
Salt Lake.
Colonel e. A Wall came up from Zion
Wednesday.
Alex. Moffatt returned from the city
Thursday night.
Andy Young spent couple of days this
week in Salt Lake.
County Assessor Lockhart commenced
this week to make his annual round
A force of thirty men is at work shovel
Ing the snow out of the road in Woodside
canon.
The Ontario shipped this week thirty
i've bars of bullion, amounting to 1850
line ounces.
E. P. Ferry returned from California
Thursday night much improved in health
from his trip.
Thursday and Friday of next week, Dan
Morris Sullivan appears at the Park opera
uOuSe, III hlOIY lFOm OOrh--
James T.kescel has been placed in charge
Of the Union concentration, and is getting
1t ready for the coming seasons work.
The Park has had quite a lively appear
Rnce during the past few days on account
Of the many Idle men in town from the diff
ferent mines.
Eight DRINKS this week Melted the city
s45 and three cases of fighting enriched the
treasury to the extent of S25. Justice
Hayt had busy week.
Truman Schenclz, formerly superintend-
snt of Macldntosh's sampler, returned to
this week from Montana and will STAY a
short time in the Park.
Ia the probate court at Coalville Mon
day, letters of administration were issued
to Ward e. Pack, Jr., in the estate of
Sarah A. Talbot.
Mrs. Matte Parker came up from Salt
Lake this week and will remain in the
Park with her brother, Mr. FIR ank K. |
Snow, Of Snow & Kimball.
The DAILY closed down Saturday last and
will remain closed for week or so, until
needed repairs can be made and the condi- |
zion of the roads improved.
Joseph Il. Young, traffic manager of the |
Utah Central, has been in the Park during |
the week arranging for the completion Of |
the road, depot facilities, etc.
Mrs. f. w. Hayt left for Elmlra, n. Y. |
Thursday morning on a visit to her par |
ents. Her host of friends in the Park wish |
her safe and pleasant journey.
A 500-ton ore house was built at the May
flower this week. Rather than close down |
it was thought best to continue to take out /
the ore and build place to store it.
DR.. G. NJ. Wilson went over to Kamas |
Wednesday to attend child of Mr. and |
Mrs. H. A. Maxwell While playing with |
others it fell from a stack, breaking it's |
arm.
The city committee meets next Thursday |
to apportion the city and fix date for the |
city nominating convention. As yet the |
public mind is not disturbed in any way as |
TO candidates.
The city registration for the coming mu-
nicipal election was completed Saturday. |
and an increase of 35 per cent. over the |
former list has been registered. Who saws
Park City is not growingl
The Crescent concentration is being put |
in condition for work, which will com
mence soon. At the shops twenty tram
cars are being built by Hutchinson &
Cottrell, for use this summer.
Henry Wilson, an employee of the Deer
Valley group, was hurt last week rather
severely by falling on candle stick It |
penetrated the lungs and has troubled him
great deal and as yet he is quite low.
Sheriff Weber was down to Echo Satur-
day, hunting for the thieves who got away
with Mrs. Keegan's bonnets and hats, but
was too late. They had been there the day
before, trying TO dispose of some of the
stolen goods, but had disappeared
AL the Ontario stopers were laid off
last Sunday, only few drill men being
kept at work. The road TO the mine is
being shoveled out and if the pleasant
weather continues the ore wagons will be
running and work resumed in about ten
days.
A Union Pacific baggage car burnt up
Thursday night. It is not known how the /
fire originated An attempt was made to
bring i from the lower depot, so that the
hre could be extinguished, but it was too
late to save more than the trucks The
loss was S7G0.
John w. Young, Joseph H. Young and a
party OF eastern capitalists took run up
to the Park Friday over the new road. Mr.
Dung was asked about the location of the
depot, but could not say where it would be-
de stated that as soon as the track was put
IN better condition on the summit, through
trains, Two eacn way daily, would be put On.
On Thursday last Varcoe 81 F'lindt Ship
pea eleven tons of jiggings which assayed
a. ounces silver and IS per cent. lead This
shipment was the result of their work on
the tailings OF the creek below town for the {
past four months. Much of the time they
have been unable to work on account OF the
weather, so That on the whole they have
done very well.
A camp of the Patriotic Order Sons of
America is to be instituted in the Park in
couple OF weeks. E. e. Baker, assistant
national organizer, was in the Park this
week and succeeded in getting list of ;
forty seven charter members large
number OF names will vet be ADDED and i