The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-16

your correspondent that the survey indi-
Gated that they would be compelled to go
1urther up the river than they had antici-
pated. 1t would be better to pay out $780,
o0O, II necessary, TO build good ditch with
plenty OF power than to pay out $50, 900 for
the ditch owned by Joseph Perrault. How
ever, IL Is probaDle that the ditch can be
completed for much less than that
QUITE AN IMPORTANT MINING SUIT
has been commenced in the federal court
here in which William Knott sues the min
Ing hrm OF Phillips & Sullivan, of Silver
CITY, Tor large amount. Knott claims
that the latter have trespassed on his
ground and also sues to prevent them from
obtaining patent Prominent men from
Silver city say that Knott has no case. 1t
seems that Knott is in fact no miner at all
ana that he has taken up ground more for
the purpose OF lnstituting law proceedings
tnan anything else. The firm of Phillips
~ Sullivan is very popular among all the
miners in Owyhee county. When other
hrms were paying 50 day they paid $3.50
and 81 Both the Members of the firm are
oroad-mlnced and liberal men. The suit
recently commenced against them is liable
10 be thrown out of court on its first pre-
sentation. Mr. Phillips told your CORE
spondent that they had taken about 1900
tons OF ore from the mine last year. Their
development work, and they were now
READY TO get down TO business and extract
the rich ores that abound in this valuable
mine. They are now drifting north from
the Hicks Wine on very rich ore, sixteen
inches of which shows an assay volue of
$4,000 TO the ton in gold and silver They
have block of ground $50 feet long by $50
feet wide, ore free milling and easily re-
duced. MIR. Phillips is well satisfied with
his property.
THE TRADE DOLLAR MINE
is looking extremely well. The recent re-
ported strike of rich ore was not exagger-
ated Superintendent Dewey says that the
sea Wine is sunk TO depth of fifty feet,
from which drift has been started north,
finally reaching chute OF ore over seventy
feet long. Though they have gone down
400 feet the ore is richer than ever. The
vein Is about three feet wide between solid
walls. The ore is full of silver and carries
some wire gold. 1t assays far into the
thousands. The orehouse is quite large,
having capacity of 600 tons.
The Blaine tunnel, SxS15 feet, is being
heightened eight feet every day. The OBJ
lect OF this tunnel is to develop the prop
erty. They expect however, to reach the
rich ore chute Of the Trade Dollar in about
eight months.
AS an evidence of the interest the peo-
pie OF Idaho take in all questions affecting
silver, 1t may be mentioned that
SILVER CLUBS ARE ORGANIZING
in many parts of the state The people of
hetchum, in Alturas county, started the
ball by organizing club last week Over
one hundred men were present and a club
OF eghty-three members was organized. A
stirring appeal was issued and printed in
the keystone, and the contagion is rapidly
spreading to the other towns of Idaho A
club was organized last "Wednesday in Sill
yer City with twenty-seven members. The
example set by these earnest supporters oil
silver should be initiated in all parts of the
country.
Reliable information has been received
to the effect that
THE QUEEN OF THE HILLS MINE
has been sold to an English syndicate for
million dollars. This mine il one of the
the most valuable of the Wood River
group. Notwithstanding the present re-
cuced price of silver, it is thought that the
mine can be worked with profit. Encour-
aging news comes from ali the mines on
Wood river. 1t is probable that more
work VIII be done this year than last
Mr. housewife sold his interest in the
hlstler mine on Shaw mountain to his part
ner, Mr.. Ormsby. The latter gentleman
has ample means and will push work on
the mine with vigor.
Parties are organizing for the Sheep
Mountain district. This section of coun-
try has some very rich claims and will be
found IN the lead when once capital is di-
rected to the
WONDERFUL POSSIBILITIES OF THOSE MINES.
At present ore is being hauled by wagon to
ketchum for shipment. When the Boise
Butte road is built it viii penetrate this
country and open up valuable mineral
heid there. Your correspondent has been
that arrangements are making to
put up small smelter in that vicinity.
Seven bars of bullion from the De Lamar
mine, valued at SIS, 600, passed through this
city yesterday en- route for the east. 1t
represents fifteen days run.
Work on the reduction works located in
this cltyis progressing finely. tits thought
that they will be completed and ready for
business against the 1st of June.