Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-21

80 N"l9 W. lioltlitts IN NoFlu
Walkervllle many now properties are
belng opened up, aud the same can be
said OF Vaudeville. IL Ia expected
that considerable work will be- done
this year on the properties south Of the
Colorado smelter. il Ia rumor,d that
Tao Ophir mine, which has run con.
tinuoutly Tor several Year,, will be-
closed dOwn next week Tor an inden-
mite period. Tho company operating
this property IL ia excellent
shape financially, aud lt IL believed
that the shutdown will be
occAsloned solely by the dopression In
the silver market. The mine has pro.
ducud large quantities OF high grade
ore, and an immense quantity of low
grade ore which has never been
shipped. Manager Lamson laexpected
back In few days. T.. A. Hcinze has
been paying a royalty Of $1,000 each
month on the ore produced from the
dlengaffy mine, but II IN likely that
the royalty Will soon cease, Tor last
Thuisdny Mr.. Heluze paid tue first
lnstnllment Of $4,000 on the bond,
hud u tue mine continues 20 produce
~ rich ore In the next three months
hs " has siuce April last, the Glen.
garry VIII have more than raid the
purchase price Of itself. Tho mine is
stu producing rich ore and In such
quantities that the umulter Ia taxed TO
is utmost In treating II.
Phmnix, Arizona, Herald The
directors Of the Volcano company, ut a
meeting held today, decided TO send
out 10 the mlnes q force OF eighteen 10
twenty men b assis, the present force
In blocking out ~ large piece VI gold
az the largest wagon will hold up. The
block will bu about fifteen feet long aud
six feet square, Weighing about Co., 900
pounds. The vein from which this
Will be- taken h f3rty.hve feet Wide
with an unknown depth, and crops out
on the surface Tor over mile, hence a
block forly-hyo feet square 10y one mile
In length could be had ~ thore was any
way OF transporting IL 10 the rail.
road. THIS one vein assays Si,i09.6O
gold $40 silver and S28 copper per
ton. The company own I've other
similar veins adjoining 1t anu verita.
bic gold nil Ono mile north Of II. The
value OF this ore block will be s8T, go.
IL VIII be II glitteting beauty, showing
SILVER aud copper glance and native
gold, intermixed with a blend Of
brown and green and red oxide. This
large block Of ore viii be haul Il to
sentinel on wagons, town ON the
Southern Pacific Railway thirty.nve
miles south nom the mines, aud
shipped 10 the managers OF the Ar.
zonh mineral exhibit Mt the WOrld,s
Columbian Exposition nj Chicago.
Los Angeles Dispatch: / n 1868 John
&. Hay aud two others who were doing
some prospecting at Catalina island
discovered rich mineral. They took
out 25O tons, which they sold on the
grouni AZ 800 per ton. Hay and his
partners then abandoned the claim,
which was taken uu bv Two Others,
VINO, after taking ,ug ~ nty tous OF
re, were obliged h. susi uuu wUik on
account OF being served with nn ia.
Junction by the owner Of the leland,
which was controlled by the Lick estate.
the men who were thus compelled TO
abandon what promlsei 10 10
bDuan1s went 10 Nvtk Aud covered up
all traces Of the mine, and for thirty
years II has remained undiscovered,
although hunted by several parties.
During George IL. Hlles' confinement
IN the county jaii ON charge Of
murder hu became acquainted with An
NaN hseA AANAhE NhA MS hinAtHNts lnt
old man In n physical wreck and
spends most Of his time iH Jsil. He
took liking 10 Miles and impaired
valuable information IN to the where.
abouts Of the lost mine. He gave
Miles an accurate description OF the
Island anu other valuable points.
When Miles was acquitted OF tue
charge against him he took trip over
the island, where he spent fifteen days
In searching for the last claim. At
last his efforts were rewarded. Judg.
ing by the specimens which arc on tx.
hlbition at the Wilmington Trans
portation company's tfilce In Los
Angeles he Ia liable 10 make
quite fortune. The mine ia
In Cherry valley, near the isthmus,
and easy OF access. Tho fist
workers got out their ore by tunneling.
Miles, who Ia an old miner, with the
assistance Of four others, proceeded to
sink n shaft, and at depth Of twelve
feet struck small ledge, which wild.
vned aa the work advanced. Al a
depth OF fourteen feet the ledge, which
was but one'fourth Of an Inch wilde
when tlTst struck, showed ELK inches
OF rich ore Of lead ana silver. Miles II |
greatly elated over his hnJ, aud ha
maize arrangements TO work the ores
which at present will assay sll.5O IN
silver and $3.50 In Leaf.
SALT LAKE CLEARING HOUSE.
Today's clearing house exchanges
amounted to S2l2,9s6.
ToDAY's QUOTATIONS.
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