The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-13

Pork Record-Tom and Ed Stringer
have closed a contract with the Ores
cent company whereby they secure a
long term lease upon all the old
dumps OF the company from the
Walker & Webster down, and have
the privilege OF cleaning up about the
company's miIl-a privilege that of it.
self should net the boys a handsome
profit It was their intention TO use
the mill and concentrate the ore taken
from the old dumps above. but salts
factory arrangements could not be
made with the water company for the
necessary water required and that IA
ciIity had to be abandoned. They are
now having a number of hand jigs
built, which will be located n-ar con-
venient water in the canyon, and the
dumps worked into ore by hand power.
The lease obtained by the Stringer
brothers is quite valuable and they
will undoubtedly make money out Of
It as both are experts in that particu-
lar line and viii be able to handle the
dump rock at nominal cost The
fact that the water company hesitated
and finally decided not to supply the
Ill
expected condition of affairs. and
should matters SO shape themselves
that the company would desire TO re-
sumo operations, the chances are the
mill would have TO be moved or water
piped in from the hills at considerable
expense.
Only Bunches of Ore.
Several times since work was COM
menced in the Began Shaft rumors
have been rife of ore having been cut,
End strange to say, the report was
true in every instance, for ore was en-
countered each time, but only in small
punches. This week. however a report
got out that pay ore had been cut
and everybody felt elated, for an ore
strike enthuses everybody, even per-
sons who don't know where the prop
erty is located. An investigation
soon proved that another small pock-
ct bad been gone through which was
not of enough Importance to tempt
the management to follow it up The
ground in the bottom of the shaft,
however. is looking very fatteriug-
so much so that the men working
1herein are more anxious to take stock
in y1avment for their labor, and very
few of the boys will part with any
IF their holdings. The shaft is now
down some $50 feet, and it Is Thought
chat $50 feet more will cut the vein
FOR which the company is sinking.
Leasing Is Active.
} There is more ground being worked
An this district this year through
leases than ever before in the history
of The camp, and there IS a real DIS
-oosi+ion being manifested to take hold
end make substantial developments
IN the mart of both leasers and claim
soxvners. Everybody has apparently
decided that the bottom has been
reached and that any change in the
-f,t,,re will be for the better, and
with that feeling for an incentive
there is a corresponding desire to get
-a,,onerties in shape to take advantage
of any Improvement thd l; may I I,an
feS+ itself. The entire district SHOWS
o healthier spirit than has been seen
x;nce a year before the repeal Of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman law
Ind the writer is impressed with the
soai;af that 1895 will witness a revival
that will convince everybody that
nrosperity is returning to the mining
snd lstry.
shaft Going Deeper.
AS. mentioned in last weeks Record.
e;niTinr has been commenced in Onta-
% No rhaft. which will be sunk to
she .5O0-foot level as rapidly as pos
sihle. Notwithstanding the big drain
sl,nnel is beneath. the shaft is quite
r1-e+ and the boys are obliged to wear
rubber coats. boots and oiled hats, and
even tnen they gel wet No more Wis
stors vill be allowed in that part of
the mine until the work Is completed.
Camp Crosscuts.
The Ontario mill closed down this
r,ornirr for repairs, which will take a
week or syer.
me employees of the Silver King
r,1irse received their checks yesterday.
The Ontario will pay off sometime
rsx week.
The Creole company is making pre-
r,a,-afions TO build shaft house, and