The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-28
PARK CITY.
WEDNESDAY
MINING MATTERS.
Astonishing Resources of the Great
Camp.
October Is

Astonishing Resources of the Great
Camp.
Mr.. George Groo, of the Ontario, paid
Zion visit on Monday.
The Apex, with force of six men, is
reported as looking very well.
The Roaring Lion, at a depth of Us feet
is reported as sho wing up first-class.
Joseph a. West, the genial representa-
tive OF the Giant" paid your representa-
tive pleasant visit.
The banks of the city report money as
being very easy notwlths landing the fact
that the markets Commercially are very
quiet
Banker Richardson returned from Salt
Lake on visit TO his wife, Monday; that
lady being on a protracted visit TO her
parents.
Tie Western ightand Fuel company of
Salt Lake has purchased a "315" compress
SCR from the Alliance Mining company.
which was shipped over the Utah Central.
5. ID. Slower, representing Strubling &
Co, Cincinnati, o., ladies and chilaren's
fine shoes, Is in the city with E. Brob aver,
representing hardware firm OF Kansas
City.
j. L. McGinness, head linemau Of R. M
Jones, your CITY, came up yesterday to
complete the connecting lines between the
new dynamos in the light aud power house
and the outside circuit.
To show the amount of ore traffic that is
being carried on in this city il is only
necessary TO inform your readers that there
are now thirty teams, making about three
trips each day, hauling about one thou
sand tons of ore alone.
Mr.. a. E. Payne, manager of Kidder &
Bro IS lumber yard, of Salt Lake, has come
TO this city to take charge of the books of
that firm here, whose bookkeeper, Mr..
Wight went east with his wife's body; she
having died on Friday last.
The drift hole that has been made in the
Anchor shaft is having its good effects felt
already, from the TACT that the water is
lowering In the same at the rate of from
eighteen to twenty feet every twenty tour
hours. Everything about the m ne is the
same, and 1t is source Of great satisfac-
ton to inform our readers that no lives
have as yet been lost.
The improvements On the j. H, Rogers
building are very nearly completed, and it
will present, when finished, as neat an an
pearance as any building in the city, and
fully in keeping with the First National
building, Immediately adjoining it. The
upper story will be used for clothing, etc.
The improvements consist of one new story
and ornamental cornice, erected at a cost
of about So, QUO.
The output from the sampli ing mills YES
terday was:
Mayhower concentrates. -...-------l u 0. 0
Ontario ore. 81 $40
Daily ore. q so
Anchor concentrates rs Q a
Lee Ferris, the negro barber arrested on
Saturday evening last, was arrested again
on the same evening and on the same com
plant. He was arraigned before Judge
Hayt, who suspended sentence in order to
give the belllgerent time TO leave the city,
Messrs. E p. Ferry and j. H. Rogers
are quietly working upon some compar :
ativeiy new prospects, situated at the
head of the canon. The group consists of
some five claims, the main one the Glib
raiter, upon which they are devo,ing the
most time. Very little about them could
be learned as Mr. Rogers was ioath to saw
anything, either one way or the other
until something more definite concerning
the class OF tie ore which they expect
could be learned. MIR. Rogers, though. saws
he has great hopes in them, because the
tunnel OF the Gibralter is now in only $50
feet, comparatively too little distance to
be able 10 tell as to what kind Of mine il
will De when fully developed, but the indi-
cations are irst-class, and he sincerely
hopes tnal III VIII come up to the eX pecua-
tions he places upon it, situated as it is not
very lar from the famed Ontario
Your representative held an interview
with MIR. w. S. Sharp to-day, relative to
the Deer Valley Con-, of which he is one
third owner. MIR. Sharp said: "Our mine
is situated just 800 1eet northeast of the
Ontario No. l. We have ground
covered to the extent of 1900 by
1900 feet. Copper is the main mineral
to be found" He then gave the correspon-
dent sample of the purity OF that mineral
to be found IN the rough ore. Taking a pen
knife, he dipped it in weak solution of
sulphuric acid aud water, then rubbing
over the surface of the rough ore, the blade
was covered with thin coating of. copper.
Taking casual view of this matter il NAV
seem OF little Importance, yet could all see
the test, the scep ic could not fail to be con-
vlnced that there is yet a new mineral to be
found in this vicinity, already famed for its
ore producing qualities, and that IN such
quantities as would astonish the tirmest be.
lever in this camps resources.
The Union concentrator purchased some
days ago by the Anchor company, will be
taken possession of on Saturday night
next at q o'clock Mr. w V Rica will 70