The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-17
WEST DIP DIFFERENCES.
Probability That They Will End In
Expensive Litigation.


Mercur, Dec. 16.-There is likely t.
be considerable litigation about Yves
Dip property. Latham, Swenson ant
Conklin claim a certain tract of coun
/ try as the Snowstorm. j. NJ. Davis anC
others claim a great deal of the sam,
ground as the Big Hat, Miner & Shat
er's claim. The Pocket is also owned by
| the Snowstorm people, and several 9TH
ers report that the SnowStorm conflicts
/ with their claims. AS all the parties
propose to have their rights, there car
be nothing but an appeal to the courts
The recent ruling of Judge Street ir
the Tough Knot case will cut quite q
figure in the matter.
The Daisy now begins to show signs
of work on the outside; in short, the
ridge from Lewiston canyon to OphiI
locks like the beginning of new city
as boarding houses, shaft houses, etc.
are IN the various stages of construc-
ton on nearly all the properties.
a large force of hands are at work
on the Snowstorm, Big Hat, Daisy,
Pocket, Sego Lily, La CiGale, Cory
Rooster and other properties
On the Golden Reward group, the
property of the Mercur Gold Production
company. the buildings are completed
and the company is drifting on the
vein. The ore body is similar to the
one found on the other claims in that
vicinity, and the work of exploring and
blocking out ore is being proceeded
with
1t is rumored that work on the
Quaker will be commenced at an early
date and compromise will probably
be effected between the contestants.
In the Sego Lily the workings are
row in ore, although the depth is only
II feet. The values are low, it being
really the Gaping of the pay ore.
The Utica company held their cleo
ton a few days ago and elected the
following officers: A. c. Turner, presi-
dent; - Doan, vice-president; ]. B.
Mighton, treasurer; A. p. Senior, secre-
tary; A. Tanner G.. Jardine and Judge
Bowman directors. After the new of
ficers take hold, which will be in a few
days, the work of developing the prop
erty will be resumed
Murphy & Preble are doing a great
deal of work on the Syndicate group
and are finding values almost at the
surface. Their workings appear to be
just above the silver vein, which would
bring the gold vein very close to the
surface in that locality. They are also
doing some work on the Granite
Mountain group, which lies north of
the Syndicate.
Work on the Mercur Mammoth shows
good indications.
The Geyser is now using its new
tanks to some extent and will probably
increase the output gradually. AS soon
as the new boiler and crusher arrives
the COMPANY will be in condition to
treat 125 tons, or should they desire
to treat more, the addition of teaching
tanks will be all that is necessary. The
mine is showing uD well.
Work was have bpau rom rraapDad
at the Hecla this week, but examina-
ton has shown that some repairs on
the boilers were needed. The repair
ing is now being done and work on the
drift will be commenced as soon as this
is completed.
Mr.. Kellogg has ceased operations on
the East Golden Gate, his explanation
being lack of money to pay up. 1t be-
gins to look as if operations at that
mine would be permanently discon-
tinued unless a change of methods are
employed
The camp at Sunshine is quiet at
present, the shutting down of the mill
acting as a dampeIsson some of the
property holders in that locality. Work
AT the Red Cloud and Overland, how
ever, is still being prosecuted.
At the Gold Reserve arrangements
are being made for q great deal of
work. This property lies east of the
Overland. and should be in a good To-
cation. 1t is held by New York parties
under bond and lease and the sinking
of shafts on different parts of the
property will commence at an early
date.
j. NJ. Davis and others have a force
Of hands at work on property south of |
the Malvern and a great many people |
are working assessments on their |
claims west of Sunshine.