The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-13
The MuIlan Mines.

Mullan, as all readers know, is called at
ter Captain John Mullan, who is now in
Washington where he makes his perma-
nent home, and is the same as in former
years, the friend and defender of the miner
and farmer before the Interior department;
and as Captain Mullan made a success in
life by genius, hard work and energy so
the citizens of the town named after him
are doing. Mullan has a population of
about 1000, and is a substantially built
town for q mining town and has many con-
veniences for town only six years old
that would be in strange contrast with the
so-called civilized villages east of the Miss
issippi Here they have the electric light,
goo4 sidewalks, perfect system of water
works, good hotels, stores, boarding houses
and last saloons. The people, like the peo-
pie of all the towns of Ceur d'Alene, are
energetic and alive, and they have reason
to be So, because they are surrounded by
the richest mining country in the world
1t is
THE RIVAL OF UTAH,
and something like Bingham, for compari-
son, from miners standpoint of view
The ore is low in grade, but the bodies are
large and continuous and give great promise
of remaining so.
Adjacent to the town of Mullan, | will
mention the Hunter and other mines in the
course of this article.
THE HUNTER MINE
is situated about one and one-half miles
from the town, and has mill with the ca
paclty for concentrating $50 tons OF crude
ore daily; this $50 tons of ore make in con-
centrates thirty tons OF first class shipping
ore, which pays the company about s.. COS
dividend per month. There are about lIO
men employed around the mill and mine
and the superintendent is the Hon John
Handy, who took hold of the property
three years ago, and by perseverance,
energy, and good Judgment he has succeed
ed In placing IL among the prominent and
paying mines of the CGur d Alene country
Power drills are used exclusively. The
owners Of this property are ST. Paul par
lies, one of whom is Dennis Ryan, of the
Horn Silver fame.
OTHER MINES.
Chloride Hill has her mines and peculia,
names for them. There is the You ike
which is located about q 1.00O feet south OF
the Morning mine, and is owned by Spokane
parties and has bright outlook, and now
employs fifteen men.
property bonded for large sum to Spokane
parties, and Mr.. Hathaway is doing consid
cradle development work.
The Grouse mine, owned by Larsen &
Mclean, is q western extension of the
Morning mine, and viii prove valuable
property, as they are working twelve mer
and using power drills in driving a deer
tunnel in order to cut the vein at a greater
depth than ever before.
There are many claims worthy of notice
In coming up Mil Greek, especially the Sill
yer Queen, This is located nearly on the
end line of the Evening mine, and for the
amount of work done, il shows well, but as
alocatlon that shows up in scenic beauty il
mas no equal. 1t is covered with thick
growth OF tall hemlock, cedar, black fir and
solemn pines. The property is owned by
Curren Heffran and others.
The Evening mine, which is an extension
OF the Morning and through which ground
tue morning works are reached, is one al
the Oldest locations on Chloride Hill anf
when greater depth is attained. which car
be done by tunneling, it is liable to nrovf
the giant rival of the Morning. The writer
has been through and examined the Morn
Ing, and he can say that nothing which has
ever met his view, except
THE OLD TELEGRAPH IN BINGHAM
In its palmy days, can compare with the
amount OF ore met with N going thronot
the different levels The mine Is situateG
on high mountain, and from the wsv the
vein runs 1t is naturally adapted TO be
worked by tunnels, and can be worked to J
septh of nearly 1900 feet. The mine !,
1pened by series OF tunnels commencing
"lth NO. :, which is in distance Of i,l2;