The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-19
MERCUR ALL ACTIVITY.
Development Work Showing Up
Greater Riches Every Day.


There is no district in the territory
where development is so active as out
/ in Camp Floyd and each days work
shows up the riches of the district in
/ greater profusion than before. The
three mills are operating regularly and
their monthly output of product is not
| less than $4,000. Splendid progress is
being made with the erection CT the
necessary buildings for the Sunshine
mill, which will be one of the most
complete in the west, and upon his
return to the city last night Judge
Sherman stated that the ore bins are
now completed and the other frame
work is going into place. The tanks
are to be placed on masonry piers and
everything about the works is 10 be of
the most substantial nature. The de-
velopments in the properly are of the
most encouraging nature and the new
ore bodies being shown up are ever
increasing in richness.
Attorney Street and General Penrose
have returned from the district, where
they are operating on the Gold Dust
group with very promising results.
Their next door neighbor, the Rover.
is showing up III splendid shape and
word came from the camp yesterday
afternoon to the effect that the incline
being sent down had cut into d large
body of the regular Mercur ore with
splendid splasheS of the Vermillion Gin
nabar. The bond on this property ex-
Dires on the LIST and there is no doubt
expressed as to the action of the pros
pective purchasers, for they Will close
the deal, without question
In order that the trench for the air
pipe line of the Sioux might be rushed
20 completion, the working force on
the Ophir-Mercur pipe line was given
z change during the week, but II is
anticipated that the trench of the wa
ter system viii be completed down to
the Sunshine within the next few days.
The south end is now at the Glencoe
properties. AdVices received by Cap
tain Rhodes yesterday were to the ef-
feet that the construction of the
Worthington pump, which is to force
the water over the divide, IS being
rushed with ali the speed possible both
night and day, and a daily bonus of
$25 is being paid for the extra work
The shipment of pipe for the system
is being held for the completion of the
pump.
The south end of the district is now
the possessor of place where travel
ers may secure a square meal, the
boarding house at the Sunshine being
completed and open for the accommo-
dation Of the boss. 1t is not regular
hotel, but meals are served to outsid-
erS when requested. A saloon has also
made its appearance at the south end,
being located on the F'airchild group.
The Glencoe group is now being
worked in a number Of places by Mr..
Raddatz, who is Of the opinion that
the former development work was
thrown away through the wrong for
nation being followed. Experts who
have examined the property are con-
fident that values will be encountered
with development OF a systematic ma
ture.
Recent assays made from the ores
from the incline on the Red Cloud,
which is located in the vicinity OF the
Sunshine and owned by MeSSrs Wick
ersham and Miner, have given per-
fectly satisfactory results. the gold
content running from trace to 50.
The owners Of this property have just
let q contract for one hundred feet of
work. and active operations are to COM
mence at once-in fact, have already
commenced, in a measure. It is their
intention to push the incline down
is not then encountered to return to
the old shaft and, after sinking some
distance. do some extensive drifting
and cross-cutting.
The Mercur refinery is again in op-
Grafton and gold bars will be shipped
this time instead OF product. The mill
is taking care of between $50 and 100
tons of ore daily and the Salt Lake &
Mercur railroad is having all it wants
to do in taking care Of the delivery of
this ore and handling the other
freight and the passengers. Both of
its engines were busy until midnight
of Wednesday in cleaning up the work
Manager Jacobs came in from the
camp last evening and reports every
thing opera ting smoothly and an ever
increasing business.