The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-21
SALT LAKERs IN IDAHO.
New Mill May Soon be Erected on
the I<eDtuck.

New Mill May Soon be Erected ON
the KeDtuck.
Some days ago The Herald contain
ed an account of some of the work
/ being done in the neighborhood of
Shoup, Idaho, by Salt Lake people,
among them Hon. Robert c. Chambers
/ Lemuel L. Goliath is now in Shoup
! Tor the purpose of examining the Ken
tuck group, which is owned by MIR.
/ Chambers and other Salt Lakers 1t is
anticipated that upon his report will
! depend the erection of large mill for
/ the treatment of the gold ores from the
! mines of the group. The Boise States
/ man has just had a special representa-
I tive in the northeastern part of the
! state, and in a letter to that paper the
writer has the following to say of the
/ properties owned there by Salt Lake
! people:
The Kentuck group is owned by r.
/ c. Chambers and other Salt Lake peo-
pie 1t has produced something over
half a million dollars. At one time
, there were slXty-fiVe men employed.
/ There is q. 10-ssamp mill on the prop
erty. which was erected twelve years
ago. The Kentuck has good roads be-
tween the mine and mill and has all
the necessary boarding and bunk
houses and blacksmith shop. There
are six tunnels, the longest of which
IS 700 feet and was run in on the ledge.
a force of four men is now at work
on the Kentuck, which has been lying
idle for a long time. These men are
running tunnel which is now in go
feet. They expect to crosscut the ledge
in about $50 feet farther
The air is full of rumOrS to the effect
that a large mill will be constructed at
the kentuck this season, but nothing
definite as to the company's plans can
be learned at Shoup. \ representative
OF r. c. Chambers is expected to ar
rive in ShOup some time this month, and
it is quite likely something regarding
the future workings of the Kentuck
property will shortly follow.
The Kentuck constitutes a group of
tWenty-three claims and two mill sites
and has abundance of water power
and plenty of fuel The mineral body
consists OF two large lodges, one ly-
ing with the Clip of the hill at an
angle of about % degrees, fiat lodges
being chara cteristic of this section.
The other ledge dips in many places
fully 10 degrees. The principal work
ings IN the Kentuck are down 900 feet,
with good milling ore in the bottom
of the winze. The tunnel which is now
being run will cut the ledge 800 feet
deeper than the lowest workings. The
lOIIlBI SUPERINTENDENT, MI. 11dlnSS.
states that there is enough ore in sight
in the Kentuck to keep the mill run
ming the year round, and other parties
who are acquainted with the resources
of the property claim that a 40-stamp
mill can be run for two years on what
is already opened up.
The Monolith and Golden Crest, sit
uated in Mineral Hill mining district,
one mile from Shoup on Boulder creek
h cir do Of n hi
are owned by Alex Toponce. This prop
erty is developed by six tunnels, the
longest of which is so feet, and an
incline following the vein IT'S feet. The
other five tunnels will average 100 feet
in length. Thirty-one men are en-
ployed and from twelve to fourteen
tons of ore is milIed daily. The mill
has been kept running since last Oc
tober. The bullion runs from SIG to 81
per ounce. Shipments have been made ]
regularly.
The Golden Block was discovered in /
1888. Owen Long has six men at work /.
on the property developing. The Gold /
en- Block has produced quite a good (
deal of money. At present there is one !
main tunnel in 120 feet, and an incline /
of 60 feet Ore was taken out all the /
way, and the face shows up a fine /
body of free milling quartz. Shipments |
averaging $50 gold have been made |
from this property. The Golden Block |
has been worked almost continuously |
under lease or bond since it's discovery.
The ledge varies from three to four
feet in width.
The Grunter mine is owned by Phil
lips, Richardson brothers, Waterman
and others. of Salt Lake. The property
has been worked for years on a small
scale. 1t is developed from tunnels
and open cuts 1t is expected some
thing will be done on the Grunter this
season. Prospectors who are acquainted
with The Grunter state that L is a
good property.