The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-25


of men under Foreman Jack Keatley !
began the work OF driving the Ontario !
drain tunnel from shaft No. to shaft
No. g. a distance OF LOCO feet, and the
work viii be crowded as rapidly as
possible, says the Park Record. When
the distance is completed It Will render
dry Che large body of rich ground lying
be Teen the two shafts and to date
practically UNEMPLOYED. As soon as the
drain tunnel is completed No. shaft
win be sunk to the l ,500-foot level and
the stand pipes, through which the
water from the Daily and the upper
workings of the Ontario is now con-
Quoted, will be done away with and the
mine will be in better shape than ever
before in its history. The electric light
plant al the mouth of the drain tunnel
was tested Sunday afternoon Of last
week and found 10 be IN perfect work
ing order. The lights will be turned on
probably tomorrow, as the delayed
parts of the distributing system have
arrived and are nearly all in place One
or the proposed uses of the new rover
is TO drive the machinery in the Narsae
mill, motor having already been or
dered for that purpose.
VIII Develop the Cumberland.
Oscar E. Lawrence arrived from Salt
Lake yesterday morning and AT once
began making q trail to the Ctumber-
land group Of claims on Treasure hill
laying III dnbers and other supplies
and getting ready to begin active de-
NelopmeTtS on the property Monday
morning next The cumberland yrouD
OF claims Was recently Incorporated end
IS now in the hands Of a strong cum
pany, which viii develop It in a sys-
tematic manner A strong forca will
De put TO work Monday and connection
win be made between The long tunnel
and~the old incline in 'Thich the rich
ore was found If that conue2tioo does
not uncover a body of ore the tunnel
WI Sc continued into the hill. Parties
Whu%1haFe made a study of Treasure
hill are convinced that The Cumberland
group viii develop into a mine, While
the men who are in contrib of the pro
perry are determined to prove 1t thor
oughly and find a mine If there is one
there. The Record hopes they viii I'M
cover the same vein over which The
owners and leaserS Of the Ewo CreoIes
are now seuabbiiDg, and tahe out a
snug fortune
New Incorporation.
On "Wednesday of this week Probate
Judge Henry Shields resolved sn CT
Teal copy Of the bylaws and certif-
cafe OIL incorporation of the ITj1Iah
Mining Company Of Chicago, Ia lie filed
IN the records of Summit cDnnty. The
rev company is incorporated under tie
Jaws of Iowa, and it's capital stock is
placed at $1,000, 000- No stock is to be
issued until paid for and it wilI then
be worcestershire. The sroun1 owned
or held. by the company is the DoIherg
group of claims, the location and sup-
posed value of which has been 5n0)ssn
Of time and time again in these col
unns The company has appoint
ed William W CasweH, the gen
deman in charge of the work
group, as its representative IN Park
CITY None of the gentlemen whose
names appear as officers of the COM
Tany are known in Park City, and
what the future of the organization
VIII prove to be time alone can tell,
Made an Assessment.
At meeting of the board of 6irec-
tors Of the Crescent Mining company,
held IN the 9Th of February, at Grand
RalisoS, Mich, an assessment, No, 5.
Of cents per share. was levied on the
capital stock of the corporation. Day-
able Immediately to Secretary Cole
The assessment becomes delinuuent on
March 26, and will be advertised for
sale. and uilesS payment is made by
April IS, stock viii be SOLD. This as
easement is levied for the purpose OF
paying OF a number Of OLD obligations
standing against the company, and is
not for the purpose of resuming opera
lions. for the company has fully de-
cided that no more ore Will be broken
IN me. Crescent mine until the silver
Question is thoroughly settled, and the
white metal working beside Its yellow
male.
Caxou Crosscuxs
The Marsac mill and refinery .re-
ceiVed its customary car of sulphuric
acid Thursday afternoon.
The annual meeting Of the Jupiter
Mining company will be held at Goun.
Gil Bluffs. Ia on Tuesday, March s.
Owing to the bad condition of the
roads the ore shipments show a de-
cided falling off this week and viii
continue TO run foT for several weeks
TO come.
Con Hunt IS a Park City man whc
has become , Interested in the gold
mines at the mouth Of Little Cotton
wood, and he believes himself and
mariner have stumbled on 70 a ricl
ind. The ore assays in gold SeTera
dollars to the ton right az the sur
face. while late Developments have
disclosed several chambers or worket
out slopes, upon the floor OF which
Considerable honey-combed quartz
ruf ma nigh in gold, has been found
afi6rzlfr Hunt thinks they have hi
,I5on some old Spanish workings Wf1icf
viii prove TO be rich when cleaned GU
and The ore reached. At present the!
are working a force Of men cleaning
out the old works
Cevlor Tea is now drunk Ia Europ.
FOR its purity ana economy. Blu,
Gross" Ceyion Tea is the general favor
ite.
GREAT TYLER-LAsT CHANCE CASE
Soon to be Arsued Before the Su
premr Court,
image John r. Mcbride left today TO