The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-22

plain of things being slow, and with
out doubt they are correct if they
speak in a comparative sense. Bust
ness in that camp is slower now than
it was during the excitement of
last winter. which reached almost the
proportions of a boom, but compared
with most other camps in either Utah
or Colorado, Mercur is quite lively and
a great amount of work is being done
there. both in the mining and the treat
ing of ores and in developing new
properties.
Prospecting may be considered as
practically over for the reason that
every inch of ground for miles and
miles surrounding the town of Mercur
has been located, and many of these
locations are being developed to a
greater or less extent.
A Herald reporter made a Short visit
TO the camp on Sunday and although
it was the day of rest there was every
appearance that Mercur and vicinity
was alive and active
The Mercur mill is working more
and richer ore than ever before and it
is likely the earnings for this month
will exceed the $72.OOO netted in Sep
TENDER.
The Geyser people are all cock-a-
hoop over the decision rendered by
Judge Richie in their litigation win
the Marion. The mill is working at
1ull capacity and the cleanups are very
satisfactory. The mine is looking
splendid and moup0alns o. gooa ere
are in sight and more being blocked
out right along. If Judge Ritchie's de-
cision is sustained when the case comes
TO the supreme court, the Geyser will
be one of the very best properties in
the district and instead of the stock
lowering around 81 per share it VIII
be sought for at three times that
figure.
The Marion, while sustaining black
eye by the courts decision, is working
away and, even if there is no modifica-
ton in their favor in the Judgment Of
the court, will still be valuable prop
erty. The Marion owners are largely
interested in the. Herschel, on when
development work is being prosecuted
and the almost certain indications are
that the Herschel viii prove a bo-
naNza.
There is a very strong impression
among the Mercur people that ore has
been struck in the East Golden Gate
by the deep drilling machine. The Of
about il, but the belief is strong that
they have got what they were after.
Little is being done on the Golden
Gate. The doors of the mill are closed
to the. public but experimenting in
treatment. OF the arsenical ores is going
forward and any day it may be an
nounced that satisfactory method of
handling these hitherto refractory ores
has been arrived at. Captain De La
mar is in France and is said to be
enlisting the skill of French chemists
to aid in the perfecting of mode of
treatment of the Golden Gate ores.
One of the properties which has
passed from the stage OF a prospect to
that of a mine is the Gold Dust. The
Cold Dust has a large territory. about
10 full claims, and ore running from 81
TO Sl2 ton is being taken out and
piled up for treatment when the mill,
which the company is surely about to
build, is in operation. DEVELOPMENT
work has been done to such an extent
that S2,0O0.000 worth of ore is now
blocked out in this property. and. still
the work goes on. Within six months
the Cold Dust viii be dividend payer.
Sinking is going on in the Hecla and
the Seals. In the former the shaft is
down $50 feet and Major Hall and his
associates feel confident the gold ore is
not far distant
There is not much doing in the
Rover. but work enough has been done
TO show that the property is all right
Frank Hines has a large force of men
under him at work on the Northern
Light, four miles from Mercur, and
the owners of this property are going
to be amply repaid for their faith and
Tor the money they have expended.
The main tunnel is in 40 feet and
shafts dot the hillside in half q dozen
places, While below drifting is going
on and fabulous quantities of high
grade ore are blocked out
The new mill is already in course of
construction and q strong force of men
and teams is employed in hauling ma
terial. Water is 70 be piped from Box
Springs TO the mill. a distance of about
& mile.
Across the gulch and on the other
SIDE Of the hill, about a mile from the
Northern Light. is the Antler. on which
considerable work has been done and
ore running S25 TO the ton in silver
gold. iron and lead has been encoun-
tered internationally in the tunnel for
the last few months. Now the body of
the vein seems 10 have been entered.
and a large quantity of ore struck lust
beneath the shale. The tunnel IS IN
12e feet, well tinnbered and in first
class shape. The bottom of the shaft
Is in ore and when the tunnel is run
another 80 feet it viii strike the shaft
and Messrs. Cowan and Wilkerson, who
have charge of the work feek co,1 5en+