The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-24
LATEST FROM MERCUR.
STRIKES IN THE SUNSHINE AND
CLEAR GRIT.
Water Encountered in the Index
Shaft-The Diamond Still Boring
Advertisement Notes.

Yesterdays issue of the Mercur Mer-
curry gave the following news of the
gold camp:
Another disagreeable week, with
storms and snow; still the fall of the
latter has not exceeded three inches
The strikes in the Sunshine and Clear
Grit groups have both excited and en-
couraged the camp, and assures earn
est prospecting and development work
all over the district as soon as the
snow will permit.
ORE IN THE CLEAR GRIT.
Last fall seven young men connected
with the electric light works, Salt
Lake, came out and pitched their tent
over in the Glencoe country and went
to work developing prospects. They
have worked steadily all winter, scarce
ly losing day and we are now 1elia-
bly, informed that the nerve and clear
grit shown by them has been amply
rewarded by the development in the
Clear Grit of fine body of pay ore.
Gilliland and Town, of this company,
We're in camp Friday, but were very
reticent concerning their property.
However, the above. was CLEANED from
men who have seen the ore and know
what it runs.
Charlie Jacobs, who with Judge
Sherman, struck ore in the Sunshine
group, below the Glencoe, was in camp
sunday wearing very happy and
genial physiog. He says that seventy
i've tons CT pay ore We're extracted
last week, and that the ore body is
developing in a manner most crafty
ing. The strike is only half a mile
from the well in Well canyon and
Messrs. Sherman and Jacobs expect
to develop supply there sufficient for
milling purposes at slight depth. Judge
Sherman has always had great faith in
the district, and Mr.. Jacobs has been
enthusiastic over it ever since his first
visit. We are especially glad, there
lore TO see their faith and works SO
richly rewarded
| WATER IN THE INDEX.
Last Friday the miners in the In6ex
shaft encountered a strong flow of
water, which compelled them to cease
operations, and no more work ran be
done there until pump can be put
! ia. AS in the Surprise, the water was
encountered in the black shale Alex
] patterson, one of the contractors went
10 salt Lake yesterday to see the COM
pany about pump
A RICH SHIPMENT.
During the week product valued at
$4,000 was shipped from the Mercur
mill.
WILL REDUCE THEIR PRODUCT.
Material is on the ground at the
| Marion mill for the construction of a
retort building, the company having
decided to extract the gold from the
product of the mill, thus avoiding the
| expense of sending it away for treat
ment. The retort has already arrived.
THE MERCUR.
There is little to report concering
this property since last issue. A large
force is still employed doing prospect
ing and development work in the mine
and on the surface. Fine bodies of ore
have been developed in the cuts which
are being made below the mine on this
side of the hill. The diamond drill is
! still boring away.
NOTES.
A change is reported in the Herschel
workings and it is thought the ore
body is near
Hon. Richard Macintosh and Sup
erintendent Charles Read, of the Dia-
mond mine. Eureka, New, came out
from Salt Lake yesterday, to take d
look at the camp and go through the
| Mercur mine.
The Tough Nut tunnel is in about
llo leel ana is SUN Delng pushed ahead,
and Bob Skinner says the showing is
good enough to work on The cross
cut made at 100 feet proved the vein
! to be 40 feet in width.
Jones and Dix are still pegging away
on their group down in the foothills.
near Silverado canyon, but no report
has been received lately as to how the
prospects are developing They stick
close TO their knitting over there.
John Scarborough is working steadi-
ly on the Democrat and Cleveland,
down at the mouth of Lewiston canyon,
and says he has as fine a prospect as
there is in the camp. He has a tunnel
in twenty-five feet, and is opening the