The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-02

property of the company, having a firm
conviction that the ore body was there.
AT last he has struck it, and the re-
ports received from the district yes
terday were to the effect that the indi-
cations are extremely favorable for a
large body of rock. A great deal
or development work is now
In progress at the camp and some rich
ore is being taken out of several of the
properties. The Marion continues to
turn out $4,000 gold brick every two
weeks. The commencement of active
operations at the plant of the West
Mountain Placer Mining company in
Bingham marks an era in the history
OF placer mining in this territory, and
the results of the first run will be
awaited with a great deal of interest
The Old Reliable is turning out con-
siderable gold. although the Stewards
nave not gone on record with any ship
ment since the resumption of opera
tons at the mine and mill The Gold
Dollar Mining company, whose claims
are between the Cottonwoods, has just
encountered a considerable body of
what is reported to be $40 rock. This
COMPANY has kept a force of men at
work since its Incorporation, endeavor-
ing to find the ledge which the mem
bers contend must be there, by reason
of their having cut number of string
ers which carried rock of great value.
1t is reported that shipments are to be
commenced at once by the company
should the development of the ore
body demonstrate that there is suf-
ficient of the high grade rock to merit
such a procedure. The final cleanup
is now in progress at Osceola, and as
bv the middle of this month the water
will be all gone, the gold dust must be
gathered by that time. When the last
nugget is taken from the floors below
the hydraulics it will be found that
the company has taken out as much
of the yellow metal as in 1893 The
five Crawfords of the Cane Springs
Consolidated Mining company, at Gold
Hill. are turning out the usual amount
of gold
The shipment of 100 tons of ore from
the Bullion-Beck to the lead mill at
Bingham, being made for the purpose
of testing the methods and determin-
ing which is the proper one for the
treatment of the ores, preparatory to
the construction of a 200-ton plant by
the company was made yesterday and
by Monday it should by sampled by
the smelters south of the city and for
warded on to Bingham. The company
expects to receive the returns by the
end of the week. There was some de-
lay in getting out the ore, as it was
not desirable that the special work
SnOulQ interfere WIN the regular 0p-
erations. Another dividend period for
the company is approaching and it is
intimated that there will be material
increase in the amount to be distribu-
ted amoung the stockholders over even
the $4,000 monthly record which has
been made for four months past
Reports received from Frisco yester-
dav were to the effect that the Horn
Silver concentration is running without
skip and turning out its full capacity
Of concentrates. which are leaving the
mill every other day. consigned to
the Germania. The three cars received
in the city on Friday afternoon have
not vet been turned in.
1t is expected that the new mill of
the Eureka-Hill will make its trial run
within the next few days. This is one
of the most complete and at the same
time most expensive plants in the
west.
Progress at the face Of the Ontario
drain tunnel is now considerably more
rapid than has been the case for some
weeks past, on account of the recent
on firmer ground. This fact
is a source of considerable comfort to
the local officers.