The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-23
4 GREAT NINE.
A Fine Body of High GRADE ore
F0und in the Northern Light

Every stockholder in the Northern
Light mine, on Lion hill, Ophir dis
trict, who is keeping cases on the de-
veloprnents now going on IN TINS
famous old producer. cannot help put
feel eIated over the report brought In
from this mine yesterday by Superiii-
tendent Frank Hines.
Since Mr.. Hines took charge of the
Northern Light mine, large poales ol
gold ore have been opened UP In THIS
magnificent property, especially ON the
lower levels, where the existence OF the
yellow metal, in large quantities, was
not even suspected by its former OWL
ers.
In the deepest workings of the North
ern Light mine. in drifting from the
hanging to catch the footwall, a, ten
foot body of silver-lead ore was en-
countered last Saturday, two feet of
which assays &c per cent lead, 2S6
ounces in silver and SO in gold to the
ton. besides carrying high percentage
in iron; while the remaining eight feet
will run about 20 ounces in silver, from
SO TO s12 in gold and well in lead and
iron.
The ore zone in which this high
grade mineral was found is just south
of and running parallel to the great
body Of gold ore that runs from SIT to
S19 TO the ton, and where it was sup
posed that the breast of ore was about
ten feet in width. this has now been
proven to be over twenty, and the foot
wall has not as yet been found.
In The two feet of high grade silver,
gold and lead ore, above mentioned.
picked samples have been taken that
went 500 ounces silver and So in gold
to the ton, and nigh in iron. This body
has been prospected on in drift for
distance Of twelve feet, and sunk upon
fer depth of nine feet, and it shows
every sign of permanency. A carload
lot of this high grade ore has been
taken out and is now ready for ship
ment. and samples OF the ore brought
In by Mr.. Hines, which are as fine as
anyone could wish 70 see, are enough
to convince the most skeptical that the
Northern Light is destined to devotion
INTO oGle of the greatest dividend pay
ing mines in the west
Already this month the company has
shipped l2O tons Of gold ore to the
snelter, that averaged about SIS in
gold to the ton, besides a carload of
silver ore that went 1855 ounces silver
and $3.50 in gold, and it is the intention
now on TO make regular shipments of
nigh grade silver-lead ores from the
new strike. This in itself is sufficient
to make the mine famous. to say moth
IHS VI lNe great DO0lSS OF strictly low
grade gold C-es now exposed in this
property, for the working of which. ex-
elusive Of the silver ores the company
purchased the Northern Light mine.
To work the mine more economically
and expeditiously tunnel has been
started on the west side of Lion hill.
which, when completed, will cut the
great ore body already exposed at a
depth Of 1900 feet on its dip from the
outcrop.
AS soon as this tunnel is completed.
which will be in about forty DAYS. the
company will begin at once the con-
stTuction of a mill for the treatment of
the low grade gold. and the shipments
OF the high grade silver-lead ores will
then also be increased
Mr. Hines. in speaking of this prom
erty, says that in his opinion it is a
greater mine than any of the producers
in Camp Floyd district, and he esti-
mates, from the present showing. that
there are S4,000,000 of ore now blocked
out in sight, to say nothing of tie old
dumps, which, from measurements
made and assays obtained. are worth
S500000 more.
The Northern Light is the making of
wonderful producer. and with it's
large area, Of teaching and high grade
ore in sight, ought to make a great re-
cord for itself before another year rolls
by.
The company owns a fine spring of
water; the mine is only about three
miles from the railroad, and. taken
altogether, the outlook is most encour-
aging.