The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-06
--LATEST FROM MERCUR
FAIR WEATHER CAUSES IN
CREASED ACTIVITY OUT THERE.
The Marion Ore Bodies Growing in
Size and Richness Mill Talk
A Pipe Line-NOtes.

The Mercur Mercury Which came TO
hand last night contained the follow
| ing news items concerning the now IA
nous gold camp:
A warm sun and the operations of
the Mercur purchasers have caused in
creased activity in the district this
week, and everyone is busy, hopeful,
| and enthusiastic over the prospects of
the camp. and unless the weather takes
| a relapse there is every Indication that
from this date it will be the liveliest
mining section in the west.
PROGRESS AT THE MERCUR.
It is probable that no mine was
ever more thoroughly or scientif1c-ex-
ported on or one better able to stand
the test. The purchasers have en-
ployed for this work men only who
were masters Of every detail of their
RESPECTIVE lines, and they are doing
| the work in a manner to leave nothing
| to be desired by either buyer or sell
| Ter.
| Quite a. force of men have been at
work during the week running open
cuts on the groupings OF tne VEN No 10
the right Of the hill and CONSIDERABLY
beyond the present workings and the
! results have been enough to satisfy
the expectations of even the most san
guine
The samplers have finished their la
bors and most of the samples are now
| in the hands of the assayer
The diamond drill has been placed
on the ground and every preparation
has been completed for the commence
ment of work. We have heard it said
that the drill cuts no figure in the deal;
that it will be used principally TO
sink for water on the company
ground, and the size OF the drill, wnl ,;L
! is over twice as large as those usually
employed in prospecting work, would
seem to bear out the assertion.
! In the camp contamination Oh
the deal is regarded as a foregone con-
clusion. 1t will be but few days
longer until the result is known den-
GROWING RICHER.
The rumor that the Marion ore bod
les were improving in size and rich
ness has been confirmed. A large ore
BODY is being developed which runs
| wav IN. and there is a marked I'M
provement throughout the mine.
MILL TALK.
There is considerable talk in Salt
Lake concerning new mills for the dis
trict. and it is the general opinion that
several will be built this season. AS
far as we can learn, the ore BODIES IN
both the Geyser and Backyard proper
ties warrant the erection of mills, and
other companies who are now develop
ling their properties think they will be
ready to build by early summer. The
erection of a 20O-ton mill by the Mercur
lis a sure thing whether the sale is con-
summated or not, and there is a great
deal of talk to the effect that the Mar
lion people will move their mill up
closer to the mine and more than douole
its present capacity
A 1OO-FoOT CONTRACT.
Cannon and Patterson have a con-
tract to sink a 1O0-foot shaft on the
Index claim. one Of the group under
bond to the Walkers, and work thereon
was commenced Monday. Alex Patter-
son and "Windlassi Whitehead are do
ing the work. esni
TOUGH NUT DEVELOPMENT.
The vein in the Tough Nut property
Iisbeing crosscut from the end of the
l1O0-foot tunnel. The crosscut has been
run for a distance of thirty feet and
the foot-wall has not yet been reached.
Returns from samples sent to Salt Lake
Hast week show a steady Improvement
in the character of the ore, and the
operators are we'll satisfied with the
loutlook for the property.
A PIPE LINE.
Colonel Wall is quoted as saying that
as soon as the Mercur deal is an assur-
ed fact company he represents will
commence work on the construction OF
a pipe line to bring the water into
camp from Ophir creek.
NOTES.
: The location fever is reviving.
The Surprise shaft is now down about
200 feet.
The shaft on the June Bug is through
, the silver vein, and a drift is being run
on the footwall.
A shaft house has been built over
the Index shaft and it is now being
sunk with two shifts.
H. B. Cole came out from town Tues
day and put a couple of men to work
on the property of the Camp Floyd Min.
ing and Milling company.
The warm weather has made the road
, impossible for the Mercur ore haulers
consequently the mine closed down last
! night until the general spring breakup
is over.
t. c. Parton, of Portland, Oregon
who is interested with Tom Driscol
in mining property in the district
l was among the arrivals during tht
week.
Charlie Carson put a couple of mer
/ to work the first of the week on the
; Corinne group, over in the Glencoe sec
= ton, in which Corinne men are in
terested.
The shaft on the Glencoe property
which will be sunk to a depth of 2Ot
feet on contract. is now down abou
!: ninety feet, and the developments are
; said to be encouraging.
The Marion mill closed down Tues
( day in order that a heater might BIZ
put in. The boys at the mine were
) given a half-holiday in the afternoon
Work has been resumed on the Baby
: Elephant, just below camp, and al
1 open cut is being run in on a big veir
of spar and quartz.
Utah Dividend Paying Mines.