The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-22

The Park City Record gives the fol-
lowing review Of operations at the
home Of the great Ontario:
A visit to the Cumberland group and
8. thorough examination of recent de-
veIopments made there brings to light
the fact that a nice streak of ore has
been encountered though not of suf-
fcient magnitude to create any great
excitement The ore was found in the
face of a raise run to make connection
with the old works on the hill above,
AMI While in a rather loose formation
above the tunnel level, gives promise
of opening out into a nice pocket of
mineral. O. e. Lawrence, who is in
charge of the work. is much pleased
with the showing, and by comparing
The conditions in the Cumberland with
those in the Creole and Woodside
mines. is satisfied that a considerable
quantity of ore will be the result of
me present strike. Not only that, but
he is convinced that by going below
the heavy clay seam, which the tunnel,
cross-cuts and the late raise have fol-
lowed and cut. and upon which the
ore found rests. more and better ore
III be found. The only drawback that
writer observes is the Iooseness of
the formation, and while ore has been
found, is satisfied that greater depth
viii have to be obtained before any
eeguIar or paying ore body is uncover
cd. though it is possible that the pres
ent ore chute may hold its own and go
down to the main ore body. The Law
renee bCys have done a. large amount
Of work on the Cumberland group ard
deserve to find a mine.
Camp CrosScufs.
The Anchor concentration is still
working only one shift, and at this
writing it is hard to guess when the
idle shift VIII be put back
In the election for reco~der Of Blue
Ledge and snake Greek mining dis
tricts. held Saturday last, John W
Gieger was reelected by unanimous
vote.
During the controversy between the
silver King and Crescent companies
last week over the right of the former
10 lay w-ter-pipe across Crescent
ground. Kearns and Weber We're forced
20 close GOWN tntit J4SF O4 ACCOUNT u
The shaft house at the Constellation
has been completed and sinking is now
zosng forward quite rapidly. Sinking
y-iE be the order of the day at that
property from now forward, and re-
mort of progress viii be about all the
news thai may be expected unless a
Soodv of ore is Unexpectedly encoun-
tered.
Sinking at the Lucky Bill is going
forward quite rapidly in spite of the
fact that the work of placing guides in
the shaft and fitting them with q
[rrosshead has not yet been completed.
A strong flow of water was encoun-
Tered during the present week, though
not serious enough to interrupt opera
fians Foreman Curtis is well satisfied
with the progress being made.
reporter of the Record was in
fornreo this week that the second con-
tact encountered in the King last
S5arch carries a strong percentage of
s.oId-especialIy that portion of the
s,eir king next to the footwall. The
1,ieresr assay to date, according to in
I'm, fiou received, is $500 worth of the
yellow metal besides the silver and
lead. which metals predominate next
10 The hanging wall The vein is strong
and regulal., ana as the Writer Is m
formed. the ore now uncovered viii
rxaen the present force busy for 8. num-
bar of years. The ore is different in
everv particular from that found in
ore bodies on tn, 500 and 900 levels.
ard il IS no wonder that the Kings
owners are elated.
The water tunnel being driven
s,,r,rs,eh the divide between Ontario
md FSmpire canyons through which to
s1s,Tne the oveIaow from the city reser-
,.oi,-s. was completed this week and
-e,,,,eofio,, has been made With both
-siIie and for the present at least no
I've trouble will be experience from
. scarcity OF water.
: c .ssi1 is still going forward in On
saSin No, 3 shaft. though il the pres
ont large volume of water Increases
I'LL en- ysijI be stopped in the shaft and
W., 9, = RIM from the 1902 level of No.
=, the purpose of draining the
-,xs,,,d The ground could ne easily
3 HANDLED by putting in a pump. but the