The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-11
PARK CITY NOTES.
Mining Items of Interest From the
Newsy Record.

MINING Items of Interest From tn,
Newsy Record.
The new blower for the Daily No.
still stands at the depot loaded and read,
Tor transportation to the mine, but II,
effort has as yet been made to move i
to the mine, hence it cannot be needed s,
badly as first reports indicated. The Daly
No. shaft has reached the 1,OO0-foot leve
of the Ontario, and a station is beine
cut.
Work was resumed at the Creole mine
! Monoay afternoon under the direction Of
FOREMAN Rhoden, a miner OF considerable
: experience both in Utah and other states
AFTER deVoting several days to cleaning
up ana puttlng the property in shape
sinking in the shaft was begun and is now
! gong forward rapidly. The Creole VIII
propabiy put In gas hosting engine in
] the near future.
The foundations for the new hosting
engine for the Daily West are now in
course OF construction, and it is expected
that the new machinery will arrive py
the time the work is completed While
lhe new machinery is beng placed, the
mine VIII be closed down, but as soon
as operations are resumed the force will
De largely increased and the property will
snow an increased output
another break occurred to the Anchor
ar compressor Wednesday morning and
II was OF such a serious nature that the
entire force had to be laid off until the
damage could be repaired. AS a result
OF the stoppage of work at the mine the
concentration had to be shut down Thurs
day morning, and the big works are now
silent as the tomb: 1t is thought the com
pressor will be ready for business and
Work resumed again tomorrow morning
This is the first entire shut down that
has occurred al the Anchor since the re-
SUMPTION of work after the big slump.
august Lubbock, assayer for the Ontario
company, returned this week from q
several days visit to the Centerville and
arlington mining districts, bringing
with MN number of specimens of the
ores in that district which he will as
say and learn their values. Some of the
rock looks fairly we'll and may show
reasonably good assays, Mr.. Lubbock says
owners In those districts are apparently
AFRAID to have strangers examine their
CLAIMS, and it is a hard matter to get
;tt the district on that account He
nave the time at his disposal, but in
the near future he will pay the Morgan
NINE in that district visit
Inc boSan company's big duplex piston
pressure pump arrived Thursday, was
taken to the mine yesterday and is nov
pelhg placed in position. and It is thought
mat 1t will be in active operation bv To-
morrow! morrow The pump was purchased
through l.. c. Trent, of Salt Lake and
carries guarantee of being able to raise
water $50 vertical feet. If it fails to do
that the company agrees to take the
pump back, pay freight on it both wavs
and forfeit $500 Sinking will be resumed
Just as soon as the shaft is clear of water,
Wh!ch viii not be very long after the
pump is in operation.
II is possible that the Crescent com
pany VIII resume operations on a small
scaie during the coming summer but
nothing definite will be decided upon until
PRESIDENT Whitney, who is now in Europe,
returns home, which will be eariv in
June Superintendent McGregor went To
New York to see him before he sailed to
Jay plans before him, but Mr.. Withey's
traln was delayed to an extent that he
barely had time TO drive from the DEPOT
10 the pier and catch the vessel, conse-
quently had no time TO talk business. On |
MS return, however, matters will be ar /
at once. If the proposed new
concentrating plant is erected there is |
no question but that the Crescent will he |
worked on an extensive scale.
me Anchor viii pay off Monday next. !
while the Silver King will run over its |
regular pay day for a few days and paw !
ABOUT the middle of the month The nav |
Jay was delayed owing to the bad condi- |
lon OF the roads which hindered ore hanI
ng last month. and the fact that the. d.
rectors did not wish to delay the regular
monthly dividend of Is cents per share
me boys will get their money about The
otn, which will then be before the Ontar-
o company liquidates.