The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-05

tracing more attention than any other
mining region in Utah, mainly on account
of the gold discoveries at Mercur camp.
Miners are advised not to go to Mercur,
Utah with the idea of finding work, for
there are already idle men in the camp,
attracted there by the gold discoveries.
Work for a days pay is not very plentiful.
The supply of skilled mining labor exceeds
the demand.
The Northern Lights group of claims,
Mercer, Utah, have been sold by Mrs.
Kelly for $S5, 1000. There are six claims in
the group.
There isinouiry in Park City, Utah, for
ores which carry high percentage OF
zinc and it is thought that by next sum-
mer there will be plant in operation for
working this class of ore. Several thou
sand tons of Anchor mill tailings have
been purchased.
All along the Colorado River, where it
passes through the Henry Mountains,
Utah, parties of from two to six men are
hand-washing or shipping" as 1t is locally
termed. They are using washers and
toms, and some of them are said to be max
ing from So 10 So per day.
The placers about Green River, Utah,
are to be worked on a more extensive scale
than heretofore. Denver capitalists having
invested in them. A Bennett amalgama-
tor is to be used on the diggings.
The Woods dry placer machine, which
has lately been tested In Sante Fee County,
n NJ, is said to have treated gravel. with
success, that is valued at only 80 cents a
yard, which is a hard story TO believe for
anybody who knows anything about dry
washers. 1t is said Fraser & Chalmers are
to make the machines in Chicago.
The Cedric group of claims in Camp
Floyd district, Utah, have been bonded for
$4,000 by H. c. Lyder and P. ]. Carney.
The Marion Mining Company has pur-
chased the Herschel group of fourteen
claims, which lie south and west of the
Mercur, Utah. They are on top of the hill
and are partly developed.
A good many Eastern men are said to
he investing in the gold fields at Mercur,
Utah.
Reports agree that there are large lodges
of ore in Skull Valley, Utah, and the only
question is one of value. Surface show
ings are from 81 to S. per ton, but no
depth has been reached on any of the
claims.
1t is thought that La Plata, north of
Ogden, will soon become one of the great
est lead camps of the West.
The quartz groupings in Clay Canyon,
Camp Floyd district. Utah, was found two
years ago, but only now is their value be-
ing recognized. The discoveries are about
two and half miles northwest of Fairfield
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shine mine, but practically on the east
side of the divide.
Frisco, Utah, may be in the future
known as gold camp, as well as a silver
lead one, for several gold discoveries have
been made there lately.
The latest development in the Camp
Floyd region, Utah, has been the discovery
of what appears to be another large vein
or deposit. George Bits, manager of the
Guelph group, has secured all the claims
along the Well Canyon, or Swan Canyon
ledge.
Skull Valley prospectors are hopeful that
they have discovered another very rich
gold belt deposit, akin to that of Mercur,
Utah. The Lodges are large, but of low
grade.
II the Silver King mine at Nelson, B. c.,
all the prospecting is done by diamond
drill. They ran the drill in 800 feet and
found their ore body feet wide. From a
different point they bored to 900 feet and
the vein was feet wide, and at 800 feet
the ore body held its own. There is no
uncertainty about this and the company
knows it has ore at those depths.
The Bonanza and Young America mines
in Stevens County, Wash, have been
started up again.
Whenever tie Colville reservation is
thrown open it is expected there will be
rush of mining men to the country south
of Trail Creek district, where some excel
lent quartz Lodges are known to exist.
The advent of cold weather in the noun
tains stops in q measure many mining
deals, as prospective buyers would rather
''wait till spring" before venturing far out
of the beaten track to look at mines