The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-30

Mercur, Dec. 29.-Fred J. Leonard
was in town yesterday making ar
rangements for the resumption of work
on the Hecla. There is every reason
to believe he has completed his labors
and that work will be in progress
within the next few days.
The Big Flat is the latest to strike
ore. The ore body was reached yes
terday afternoon at the north end of
the property. Mr.. Davis commenced
the work of surveying the property
today, preparatory to going into court
with the Snowstorm claimants. The
status of the case seems to be that
the owners of the Snowstorm made
the first location, if the records are
right but it is claimed by the other
side that the real first locations were
made by the Big Flat people, and that
when the Snowstorm located they
DATED THEIR NOTICES BACK
about 80 days. AS the property is Il
big one, in a good location, and with
ore in sight both parties will do ali
they can to win.
j. NJ. Davis has just been to Provo
to consult with the Annie company,
new hoist on the property. Mr.. Davis
is figuring which will be the cheapest,
a gasoline or steam engine. Work
will be resumed early in January, and
the new hoist will be ordered within
the next few days.
Messrs. Windsor and Hudson have
gang of men at work on the Buck
eye running a 200-foot tunnel Good
ore has already been found on the
property and the tunnel is expected to
tap the vein in another place.
Another contract will be let in
few days for development work on
the Mollie Gibson. 1t is probable that
G.. L. Craft will do the work, which
will consist of sinking from the Co.
foot level and following the vein.
Work on the Ontario will soon be
resumed. A good showing has al
ready been made, the company hav-
ing five feet of ore that runs from 60
cents to $3.50 per ton.
C. l.. Dignowity is in Mercur prepar-
ing for the seasons campaign, which
he will soon inaugurate. AT his prop
erty, near the Mercur mill, he has
reached a depth of 3S5 feet. and eX-
poets to cut the ore vein at a depth
of $50 feet. He thinks the proper way
to explore some parts of the district is
by drilling, and he is at present MAX
ing preparations to put
TWO CHURN DRILLS
at work: one near the Mercur mill and
the other on the Black Horse group
in the west foothills. He has come to
the conclusion that the gasoline en-
CINE is the most economical in this
district. His experience has also
taught him the best kind of drilling
apparatus, and two complete new out
fits will soon be at work on his prop
erty.
In answer to question as to what
he thought about the Delamar locali-
ties, Mr.. Dignowity gave it as his
opinion that the valley will develop as
rich mines as the rest of the district.
His theory is that the vein in the val
ley raises and lowers as much as it
does in the hills. In places the wash
would be deeper over the ore vein
while in others it would be found close
to the surface. In locating the claims
the men found the groupings of the
ore veins at different places, and val
ues as high as 81 have been found.
Some of the boys have just discov
cred that where locations were faulty
others have located over them, and
there will probably be considerable
litigation on the proposition.
SALE OF THE DAISIES.
The Daisies have been secured by
Delamar on a bond, and there is every
indication that they will become one
of ''Delamar's mines in the near flu
ture
Ore of a good value has been found
in the South Daisy, which is being
worked by Captain Mcfarland. The
ore was reached at a depth of so feet
and gives good values. Three shifts
are at work on the property
The Mississippi has reached the ore
vein and is showing up good values.
The property is on the Omaha vein
and north of Ophir canyon.
The Brickyard company is busy put
ting in the compressor and in few
days will be drilling with a machine
drill
The Geyser is opening up its prop
erty on the West Geyser, and a large
body of ore has been uncovered, of
fair values. A car track is in course
of construction to the new workings.
The new boiler is in place and a new
crusher will be here in a few days.
A large body of ore has been dis
covered on the west dip, west of La CT
gale. The ore carries fair values. In
locating claims, the men at work for
the Golden Gate have found ore crop
pings at various points, proving that
the vein does not sink as had been
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