The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-09
Park City Notes.

The Record cont ms last week the
announcements of great many i'm
provements in the Park, among them
being the following:
w. NJ. Curtis is busy doing assess
ment work on some ground owned by
him and located in Empire canyon.
The Silver King company received
another car of powder this week, MAX
ing the second within the last month.
The King burns lots of powder, but
very little is wasted.
More machinery arrived over the
Union Pacific Sunday last for the DAILY
West company, and has been taken to
the mine. The consignment completes
the equipment of the plant, and there
is no doubt but that it will all be in
position and ready for a trial run by
the first of 1896.
Fred Flindt, who is interested in a
valuable group of claims at Mercur.
and who has had a favorable offer for
a lease and bond on the same. with a
heavy cash payment to begin with, has
been in the gold camp all week inves-
figating matters and may decide to ac-
cept the offer before he returns.
The Creole is reported to be looking
very we'll at the present time and
yielding a very favorable grade of ore.
The ore bin is loaded to the guards and
a big shipment will be made in the
near future. The ore body in the mine
is holding its own in good shape both
as regards size and quality.
The new galloWs frame at the DAILY
West has been completed, and is one
of the neatest and staunchest pieces of
work of that nature in the camp. AS
soon as the company's new hosting
machinery arrives and is placed in po-
eitfon. the Daily West will be among
the big plants of the mining world,
while her ore bodies will prove that the
expensive equipment was not mis-
placed.
"wednesday morning John Nelson and
James Gray left for Mercur and Skull
valley on prospecting trip and ex-
rect to find good ground and make
several locations before spring. They
have 4 first class camp outfit, a good
team. plenty of wholesome food and a
supply of mining tools, and propose to
find a mine if such a thing exists in
Skull valley. We understand that
Marshal O'Connell and James Neville
are interested in the expedition.
The writer was informed this week
that it was the intention of Colonel
Shaughnessy TO commence work within
the next two weeks upon the proposed
deep shaft for the Mayflower and La
dies Drum group Of claims in Wood
side canyon. But in looking over the
Ground we are of the opinion that
ground will not be broken until the
season turns again and the spring
months begin to crowd out the snow
and cold winds. So far there has been
no decision from The court on the suit
between the colonel and the Silver
King company.
Owing to the peculiar nature Of the
rock now being run through the Mar
sac mill, it has become necessary to
Law off six or eight men. Though the
batteries are working just as hard as
r,GssibIe. only about one-haif the usual
amount of pulp is made That fact
lightens the work all around, and after
making a thorough clean up through
out the entire mill and the grounds,
+he men were out of work and had to
he laid off until such time as the char
ncter of the ore resumes its normal
condition. The quartz in the rock is
of such a nature that it pulps very
slowly.
The Crown Point property above On
tario No. hosting works. which has
been closed down for several weeks to
give the interested parties time to ar
range matters financial among them
selves. will resume operations again
next week and developments will be
rushed to make UP for lost time. There
was no serious misunderstanding in
tle directory, but merely a disagree
rnent as to details. which have been
anicably settled. The property is now
equipped with a stear, hoist and every
facility for rapid work. and many per-
sons were surprised to see it closed
down.
Colonel william NJ. Ferry, who has